I'm not surprised to hear that how absorbing information has changed given how we consume it has changed so dramatically in the past twenty to thirty years. From what I remember of my reading habits as a teenager, not being able to focus wasn't a problem but at that time I only really absorbed information from printed mediums or television. I didn't have regular access to a computer or the internet until I was in university. Online information consumption increased dramatically since I started working and my reading habits have suffered somewhat as a result. Mostly because I try to do read too much at one, as if books are like browser tabs.

I've started taking out less books at a time to try and remedy that but I also need to start setting time aside in my routine where I can read without distractions.