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Genre: Education
Date of upload: Sep 22, 2022 ^^
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Top Comments of this video!! :3
I’m actually not much into fiction but after watching Dune as a movie I decided to at least listen to an audiobook Dune while doing cardio. And I must say that even just listening to fiction actually made me feel better. Now I’ve watched your video and starting to think to finally try to read more fiction, not only non-fiction. Will try to give it a go and see the results. Thanks for the tips!
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After a few years suffering from anxiety and depression, I noticed a considerable change after going to the library again, nowadays I go there at least once a week and I'm doing so much better ! I'm still not as fast a reader as I was as a teenager, but I'm ok with that 😄
And yeah, I totally agree with you about Stephen King, Revival was a great novel, and I could rave about his books for days !
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I had a strong love of fiction books since my early childhood. Lay on my stomach, flip through the pages, and transport. It made me the person I am today.
My favourite book has to be "The Tale of the Fitness Bro Who Skipped Neck and Trap Exercises and Angered the Sky". Such a cautionary message, glad I read it at an early age, but it is never too late.
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I read a lot of fiction as a kid into early teens but fell out of it as a teenager as I got busy with school/work/smartphones. I usually listen to sleep help audiobooks but they sometimes leave me feeling overwhelmed with all the things that "I should be doing" when I just want to simply and relax. Fiction sounds like a good solution.
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Hey, haven't watched the video in full yet, but I already have to say that starting to read fiction this year has been a game changer and impoved every other aspect of my life.
I started as most start coming from this path of endless desire for a constant productivity increase and self improvement. From there it all started with "Atomic Habits" by James Clear. Even though I am not really a fan of the book in hindsight, the one thing that stuck with me was reading and being able to shift my focus away from all the noise of our daily lifes and unimportant drama to things that can be thought deeply about and are much more relevant in life.
A book on whatever topic helps me to collect my thoughts and really think about stuff not just in the surface level way social media has taught us to, but more deeply and engaging or critical. It has so many advantages... you start to understand how other people can think and feel, you're gonna be more empathetic, curious and a better listener. This in turn helps to really, and I mean really care about the people around you. Of course the drive for productivity never went away but now I pity those who cannot get rid of it for a moment and step back to see the bigger picture.
Make sure to decouple reading from productivity. It shouldn't be an item on your todo list and you don't want to reach some magic number of books at the end of the year. Keep it sustainable so you're just having fun. And it's ok to skip a book if you don't like the first 30 pages. I always have one fiction, one non-fiction and at least one book in english on my table so I don't feel like I need to get through ONE specific book before I can start the next one.
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@merphynapier42
1 year ago
Thank you SO much for having me on for this video, ya'll production value is amazing and the video turned out so great! I had so much fun chatting with you as well!
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