1. Makes You More Empathetic
Reading is a way to escape your own life, and can take you to faraway lands, other times, and put you in other people’s shoes. By viewing the world from a point of view that is not your own, you become more empathetic.
In fact, “the currently predominant view is that literary fiction... can be linked to the human capacity to comprehend that other people hold beliefs and desires and that these may differ from one’s own beliefs and desires”
Simply, reading helps you understand people from their points of view, not just your own.
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