Explaining the value of reading fiction TLDR: If you were…
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Explaining the value of reading fiction
TLDR: If you were asked, how would you explain how reading fiction is as beneficial or more beneficial than self-help or professional development reading?
Apparently it’s national reading month. The HR team at my job sent out an email to employees listing the favorite books of a few people from across the company (it’s a big company).
Unsurprisingly, every book listed was a self-help or professional development genre pick. If the HR team had asked me I’d have told them my favorite book was Middlemarch or East of Eden or Frankenstein and they probably would’ve asked why fiction instead of a book directly related to my professional life.
I always struggle to articulate this, but I believe being a prolific reader of fiction contributes more to my personal growth overall than any book from that genre.
If I had to explain, I think I’d point out studies that show an increase in empathy in readers of fiction. But I think it’s more than that. I think reading fiction widely, both more modern works and the classics gives the reader a sense of culture, cultural perspective and a better understanding of the human role in the making of history. Additionally it think reading fiction across genres and reading the classics creates a deeper understanding and skill for of communication, both written and spoken.
If you were asked, how would you explain how reading fiction is as beneficial or more beneficial than self-help or professional development reading?
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TLDR: If you were asked, how would you explain how reading fiction is as beneficial or more beneficial than self-help or professional development reading?
Apparently it’s national reading month. The HR team at my job sent out an email to employees listing the favorite books of a few people from across the company (it’s a big company).
Unsurprisingly, every book listed was a self-help or professional development genre pick. If the HR team had asked me I’d have told them my favorite book was Middlemarch or East of Eden or Frankenstein and they probably would’ve asked why fiction instead of a book directly related to my professional life.
I always struggle to articulate this, but I believe being a prolific reader of fiction contributes more to my personal growth overall than any book from that genre.
If I had to explain, I think I’d point out studies that show an increase in empathy in readers of fiction. But I think it’s more than that. I think reading fiction widely, both more modern works and the classics gives the reader a sense of culture, cultural perspective and a better understanding of the human role in the making of history. Additionally it think reading fiction across genres and reading the classics creates a deeper understanding and skill for of communication, both written and spoken.
If you were asked, how would you explain how reading fiction is as beneficial or more beneficial than self-help or professional development reading?
#entertainment
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