Episode 174 Why the world needs your world

Today’s Topic How reading and fiction help in more ways than entertainment

If you are anything like me. You feel a bit guilty when you set a side time to create fictional work. Best case scenario in our minds is that we create something that enough people enjoy to help us feed our families.

However, the reality is that it could take years to build up enough fans to start writing full time as a fiction author.  And for most of the people I know who write creating good books can feel more like a resource drain than an investment in our future.

We need to realize our fiction is more than just entertainment

Reading books actual paper books is a good thing for people to do. And reading books that entertain people can help in more intangible ways than non-fiction books. 

However, most people do not know the intangible benefits of writing fiction.  Join Michael and I as we look at the benefits people receive reading fiction.

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More than possible fame and less possible fortune People need to escape Improves peoples focus Improves creativity Improves cognition Increases empathy Helps elevate boredom People prefer using electrical shocks over being bored Just think: The challenges of the disengaged mind

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Reading Fiction Improves Brain Connectivity and Functionhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-athletes-way/201401/reading-fiction-improves-brain-connectivity-and-function

7 Benefits of Reading Literary Fiction You May Not Know http://www.lifehack.org/307436/7-benefits-reading-literary-fiction-you-may-not-know-2

Just think: The challenges of the disengaged mindhttp://science.sciencemag.org/content/345/6192/75?sid=386a6acc-cf07-4e73-b2ad-7b57fde43d4c

 

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