It is indeed going to be a greater challenge in this Digital world. It would have been easier earlier as there was a great craze for reading - I remember my own college days where we would not drop a novel until we finished reading it completely (used not only to be a thrill but, knowledge as well). The situation today is entirely different as the current generation depends MORE on the gadgets (Mobile/Calculator etc.) without taxing their brain which indeed is not a healthy sign. AI and ML (ChatGPT) have further reduced the strain of even getting through the exams - Cut and paste.
The only option you have at this juncture is to try your luck on 'Psychology' which may provide tips of the current status of one's mind before you thrust reading habit into them. All the best.