How many remember the phrase :
"Don't disturb you father he's reading the newspaper" ?
or something pretty close to that affect.

Now, in today's world, few set aside 30 minutes ,
to actually read entire articles, in depth, from beginning to end.

Items like twitter, facebook, instagram, etc. are all about Brevity.
Scan, on to the next, next, next,next without much deep thought.

Thinking is a skill, that can be honed, but there has to be a will to use it.

Edward de Bono : ""Little attention is paid to the skill of thinking. There is a belief that information and intelligence are enough. Intelligence is like the horsepower of a car but thinking is the skill with which the car is driven. There are some highly intelligent people who are poor thinkers and some less intelligent people, who are better at thinking.""