I can confirm as a child who had access to and a healthy appreciation for both good books and video games, I was about half as likely to have foisted upon me “something more productive to do” if I was reading than if I was playing video games. The power of burying your nose in a book, not only do you learn something, but people leave you alone.
I learned at a very young age to never mention out loud that I was bored, or even appear bored. That was part of the reason I read so much.
I can confirm as a child who had access to and a healthy appreciation for both good books and video games, I was about half as likely to have foisted upon me “something more productive to do” if I was reading than if I was playing video games. The power of burying your nose in a book, not only do you learn something, but people leave you alone.