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The Reason Why I Put Down Non-fiction Books
I’ve cracked open the new adult’s, contemporary, and romance.
In case you were wondering, no, I haven’t sworn off reading non-fiction. That’d be ludicrous.
Self-help, business, money, or health and fitness books are great genres to read, don’t get wrong. They’re filled with information that’ll benefit your life and career.
However, I’d like to address the elephant in the room.
It’s a common assumption that when someone decides to pick up a book that’s fiction rather than non-fiction, it’s used as a form of escapism and entertainment—that there’s no real value in reading it besides that.
I’m here to tell you that’s utter bull crap.
Fiction is certainly an overlooked treasure—it aids your personal development in more ways than one.
Let me explain.
Creates understanding allowing us to feel empathy
“Humans aren’t as good as we should be in our capacity to empathize with feelings and thoughts of others, be they humans or other animals on Earth. So maybe part of our formal education should be training in empathy. Imagine how different the world would be if, in fact, that were ‘reading, writing, arithmetic, empathy.” — Neil deGrasse…
