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It’s a rainy dreary day and you have nowhere to be, so you pull out your favorite novel and begin to read. What many might not know is that, through the action of reading a fiction novel, you are learning how to empathize with others. Americans are beginning to care less about others and more...
How literature is helping people navigate mental health issues
Does reading fiction make you a better person? Moneycontrol 2 hours ago © Chanpreet Khurana Does reading fiction make you a better person? In a new episode of the Polis Project podcast, author Mohammad Hanif sardonically says: “I’m not one of those people who thinks that people who read books or write books are inherently better than those who don’t…you have some very well-read monsters.” He was specifically referring to the rooms of lawyers and judges, “made up of big, fat books”. However, this view is at odds with those of many who insist that reading, especially works of...