Have you ever noticed the difference when you read a book with long chapters or short ones? If the two books have the same number of pages, and imagining that they are equally interesting, I’m most certain that you will be more motivated to read the one with the short chapters faster than the one with the long chapters.
What happens is that when the reader finishes a chapter and the next one is short, even if apparently he doesn’t have the time for it, he just thinks “well, the next chapter is JUST 2 pages long” and he keeps reading. If the next chapter is long he’ll just leave it for latter.
Chapter’s endings are seen as milestones, and people usually don’t like leaving them unfinished. If you want to encourage people, with lack of time, to read your content, write short paragraphs and short chapters.
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I completely agree with that!... and I have a example in Randy Pausch's book, "Last Lecture", writen in short chapters by ideas he wanted to leave to is friends, family and students, before dying!
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