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Literature is a great time-saver
We have a general sense that bookshops are filled with deeply important things.
It might seem like a big waste of time, but it is ultimately the greatest time-saver, for it gives us access to a range of events and emotions that will take years to try and experience directly.
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Benefits of literature
Literature is the greatest 'reality simulator'.
- You can safely experience what it's like to get a divorce or kill someone and feel remorseful.
- It lets you speed up time. It gives you the keys to the palace so you can assess yo...
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Books are not a distraction
We tend to treat books as a distraction or entertainment. But it's far more than that. It's really therapy.
Literature is a tool to help us live with more wisdom, goodness and sanity. Therefore, we should prescribe books in response to various ailments and classify them according to the pr...
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Writers make us feel sympathetic to ideas and feelings
In books, writers open our hearts and minds. We find descriptions of who we are and what events are really like.
In the best of books, writers find the words to describe the fragile, weird, special experiences of our inner lives. They don't judge as harshly or as one-dimensionally as the m...
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