Ask just about anyone else, and they’ll give you a dumbfounded stare.
However, reading fiction has some hidden benefits regardless of who are you.
Lets take a look at a few of them.
Psychologicalstudieshave found similar results.
True empathy’s impossible.
This is nourishing, redemptive; we become less alone inside.
It might just be that simple.
If nothing else, reading fiction gives you the chance to put yourself in others' shoes.
Hopefully, that’ll make you more empathetic, more understanding, and more open to new ideas.
Science fiction prepares us for the future and works as a testing ground for all kinds of thought experiments.
Change is all around us.
Characters succeed, fail, learn lessons, and deal with new situations.
We know that change is always coming, but we’re better at reacting to it as a narrative.
If we’re told just the facts, we’ll zone out.
If we’re told a story, we’ll be a lot more interested.
This helps us prepare for all types of situations unconsciously.
Fiction Breeds Curiosity
We’vementioned timeandtime againthat one of the most important facets of learning is curiosity.
As it turns out, fiction is a great starting point for this.
Reading a lot of fiction gives you the vocabulary to do this well.
They allow people to see patterns where there is chaos, meaning where there is randomness.
Only one student recorded that all he saw were geometric shapes on a screen.
The more stories you read, the better you’ll be at telling your own story.
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