I have already read 35 fiction books in 2022! As well as several non fiction - reading is EVERYTHING! My vocabulary has expanded so much, I find I am able to communicate much more easily with people as well as being able to express my feelings in a much clearer way!
Dang thats really good! I dont have alot of fiction books. My books usually consist of dense reads on philosophy, psychology and forensics. Im barley at 10 lol
I for one get annoyed that so many books are adapted into some form of screen medium. One may picture a character a certain way and then suddenly an actor can ruin the way we pictured the character. I’m proud to admit that I have not seen a single Harry Potter movie! And I always refuse to look at it when someone watches it in my presence. I’ll leave the room or leave the residence. Harry Potter is good enough to experience in written form only, and doesn’t need a screen adaptation to back it up.
I recently read The Familiar Dark by Amy Engel. I'm a young adult male living in a city. Reading about a single mother living in a small town who's only child was murdered was a very different perspective. Even if it's not a true story, it showed me a lot of the horrors women face in the modern world. There's some pretty dark stuff in there but empathy wise was very valuable as some problems Eve faced in the book are actually experienced by a lot of women.
This was so interesting - I love hearing your perspective on topics through the lens of brain science. I've always loved reading fiction too, I guess for me it is also nice to do something that doesn't involve a screen. Especially as I use my laptop most of the day for work.
@@living_m2414 absorb more of the info - I suppose you could rewind or rewatch a lot, but it's pretty easy to just redirect the eye to insure you understand clearly
Once again I think the youtube algorithm for showing me your channel I just saw 2 videos and I already in love with your channel . Keep up the good work mate . (+1 subscribe)
Fellow Jewish brother, and fellow non-religious one (like most of us, thankfully, and I'm spiritual as well), Daniel Radcliffe, the Harry Potter actor. ^_^
Hi I just recently found your channel and I think it's good. I am a reader meself. But I haven't been reading for a while and i recently just got back to reading but after reading few chapters headache strikes. Is this normal?
I'm a 59 year old male and last read fiction in my last year of school in 1983. My issue with fiction is that because the characters don't exist (other than in the author's imagination) and as such I can't get invested in what happens to them because in the bigger picture it doesn't matter. You might therefore think I think reading fiction is a waste of time...not so...if you enjoy reading fiction then it could never be said to be a waste of time. My wife said my empathy and EI is lacking sometimes and she believe that my unwillingness to read fiction contributes to this. I had to study English Literature at school and I absolutely hated it because we only ever read fiction. I consume books constantly but always non fiction.
I’m 54 years old and felt the same way for the last 29 years that I’ve been reading history biography business success etc. but I always felt a void , I was always in the low track English as it was called at school for the not so smart ones, I decided recently to read English literature & I’m loving it, I’m trying to catch up on all I’ve missed, since this my own choice and not school it is a wonderful pursuit, just recently read Dickens Great expectations which was great reading, I’ve also just read the shorter ones, Fahrenheit 451, Animal Farm , All quiet on the western front to name a few, it’s worth it, believe me, once you seriously start it is worth every minute of your time!
I kind of understand this. I like reading, but it feels like a waste of time in the grand scheme of things to me. But, I just picked up a fiction for the first time in years. We’ll see if I make it past the first few pages lol.
@@kabutler70Dickens books are always too wordy where he uses 100 words when 10 words would have. I read Animal Farm at school and it was just so depressing. I'll stick to non fiction.
@@peterreed9566Sounds like you have a narrow bandwidth where it concerns variety in the content, so it makes sense you'd want to read nonfiction, which has a narrower expectation of the reader as far as style. I have to agree about wordiness--I don't think most people like that. You mentioned finding a book depressing. You can ask a librarian to recommend stories with happy or satisfying endings. You never know--you might find a series you love.
For those who replied, I started with the Percy Jackson series. At first I was so thrilled about it, I read the first 5 books in a blink, I remember reading one of them in 2 days. Then I started to read friends recommendations. One of the better was "The book thief". I also bought "Dracula" and "1984" both of them an interesting read but not my favorite.
Some time ago, I was trying to examine if there was any benefit in reading fiction (since we all run to self-help books at least one in our lives for help). I came to the same conclusions as you but failed to find a synthesis of the ideas that were running through my mind… Glad there’s this video for anyone who has the same questions!
Consider Remaking this Video? It feels like your guessing at the end of your sentences. Your pace is to slow to retain people. Flush out the Idea and make the B-role match better. Reading fiction, like Dune, The Name of the Wind, or the Da Vinci code, Stimulates the wandering mind in a way nothing else can. Your Doing Great Jack. This Video Idea Has the Potential to Pop
I disagree it's a waste of time. I can get all the things mentioned from fiction. And If I want fiction I'll watch a movie thanks. Just more efficient to be a more effective man in this world we live in.
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If you'd like to read the research behind this, all the links are provided in the blog article here: www.jackclose.com/fiction/
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I have already read 35 fiction books in 2022! As well as several non fiction - reading is EVERYTHING! My vocabulary has expanded so much, I find I am able to communicate much more easily with people as well as being able to express my feelings in a much clearer way!
Dang thats really good! I dont have alot of fiction books. My books usually consist of dense reads on philosophy, psychology and forensics. Im barley at 10 lol
@@equaa7557 To be fair, those are much harder to get through, but it’s still great you’re reading!
Damn that's some serious numbers! Couldn't agree more that it helps make communication much clearer!
@@JackClose 😁👍
how do you read soo much??
Reading fiction before I go to sleep is also a great form of decompression as well.
I for one get annoyed that so many books are adapted into some form of screen medium. One may picture a character a certain way and then suddenly an actor can ruin the way we pictured the character. I’m proud to admit that I have not seen a single Harry Potter movie! And I always refuse to look at it when someone watches it in my presence. I’ll leave the room or leave the residence. Harry Potter is good enough to experience in written form only, and doesn’t need a screen adaptation to back it up.
I write fiction. ☺️😊
Really?
What is the story?
Same here. Science fiction!
I recently read The Familiar Dark by Amy Engel. I'm a young adult male living in a city. Reading about a single mother living in a small town who's only child was murdered was a very different perspective. Even if it's not a true story, it showed me a lot of the horrors women face in the modern world. There's some pretty dark stuff in there but empathy wise was very valuable as some problems Eve faced in the book are actually experienced by a lot of women.
Four ways to knowing something
1. Science
2. Reason
3. Imagination
4. Intuition
And
5. Selfishness
including maths ?
Man I absolutely love this content as an aspiring reader and psychologist in training. You deserve so many more subs
Great, glad you enjoyed it!
My man is on a roll with all of these videos. More people should know about your channel, you're amazing, keep bringing em!
I think you deserve more subscribers, You provide value
I started reading Game of thrones book
Good luck with it!
Amazing video, Jack! I’m rereading the HP books and it’s amazing! Gonna read the paper you referenced. Thanks for sharing with us!
This was so interesting - I love hearing your perspective on topics through the lens of brain science. I've always loved reading fiction too, I guess for me it is also nice to do something that doesn't involve a screen. Especially as I use my laptop most of the day for work.
Yeah couldn't agree more, I always read before bed because I don't want my phone to be the last thing I look at!
Books helps to improve my imagination.....
Reading Friction books relaxes me ,if earlier i have non friction and hard book to understand
your content is so underrated. keep it up!
Thanks Justin, will do!
Great video man. About to send it to my friends for a listen.
Thanks Arish!
Great channel. High quality with thorough research. 👏🏽👏🏽
Watching fiction happens at a fixed pace (movies, tv, etc) whereas you control the pace as you read
What impact do you think controlling the pace has on a person?
@@living_m2414 absorb more of the info - I suppose you could rewind or rewatch a lot, but it's pretty easy to just redirect the eye to insure you understand clearly
The video is really great!
Once again I think the youtube algorithm for showing me your channel I just saw 2 videos and I already in love with your channel . Keep up the good work mate .
(+1 subscribe)
Cheers Aziz, I'll give it my best shot!
Cool!
I love your story telling in this video
So interesting but so underated😢 i hope that you will get popular some day🫠
so excited to read more thank you
Just recently loving reading books, Jack. Love your content. Feedback: your background music is too loud (at least to me) whilst you’re speaking.
Thank you for the feedback!
Love the editing 👌
I ❤reading only fiction
I wanna start reading as soon as possible. Which kind of books should I start with ? I am shy but I need to develop confidence. Thanks😊😊❤️❤️
Great video👍
Thank you!
Fellow Jewish brother, and fellow non-religious one (like most of us, thankfully, and I'm spiritual as well), Daniel Radcliffe, the Harry Potter actor. ^_^
Fiction stimulates imagination and makes different synapses in the brain than the reality.
Hi I just recently found your channel and I think it's good.
I am a reader meself. But I haven't been reading for a while and i recently just got back to reading but after reading few chapters headache strikes. Is this normal?
Man keep doing video come on
Which accent is this?
I am really struggling
Maybe it was the background music
I'm a 59 year old male and last read fiction in my last year of school in 1983. My issue with fiction is that because the characters don't exist (other than in the author's imagination) and as such I can't get invested in what happens to them because in the bigger picture it doesn't matter. You might therefore think I think reading fiction is a waste of time...not so...if you enjoy reading fiction then it could never be said to be a waste of time. My wife said my empathy and EI is lacking sometimes and she believe that my unwillingness to read fiction contributes to this. I had to study English Literature at school and I absolutely hated it because we only ever read fiction. I consume books constantly but always non fiction.
I’m 54 years old and felt the same way for the last 29 years that I’ve been reading history biography business success etc. but I always felt a void , I was always in the low track English as it was called at school for the not so smart ones, I decided recently to read English literature & I’m loving it, I’m trying to catch up on all I’ve missed, since this my own choice and not school it is a wonderful pursuit, just recently read Dickens Great expectations which was great reading, I’ve also just read the shorter ones, Fahrenheit 451, Animal Farm , All quiet on the western front to name a few, it’s worth it, believe me, once you seriously start it is worth every minute of your time!
@@kabutler70you should check out anthem by ayn Rand. Great read
I kind of understand this. I like reading, but it feels like a waste of time in the grand scheme of things to me. But, I just picked up a fiction for the first time in years. We’ll see if I make it past the first few pages lol.
@@kabutler70Dickens books are always too wordy where he uses 100 words when 10 words would have. I read Animal Farm at school and it was just so depressing. I'll stick to non fiction.
@@peterreed9566Sounds like you have a narrow bandwidth where it concerns variety in the content, so it makes sense you'd want to read nonfiction, which has a narrower expectation of the reader as far as style. I have to agree about wordiness--I don't think most people like that.
You mentioned finding a book depressing. You can ask a librarian to recommend stories with happy or satisfying endings. You never know--you might find a series you love.
Everytime i read, i dont remember a single word or what i read. Do you have any tips?
Read one passage and summarize it in a piece of paper
I would like to start to reading more fiction, can anyone recommend to me a good book?
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is my current read - love it!
Try athem by ayn rand
What genres do you like to read?
For those who replied, I started with the Percy Jackson series. At first I was so thrilled about it, I read the first 5 books in a blink, I remember reading one of them in 2 days.
Then I started to read friends recommendations. One of the better was "The book thief". I also bought "Dracula" and "1984" both of them an interesting read but not my favorite.
I knew my English Literature A level was related to my Biology and Chemistry A levels somehow.
Some time ago, I was trying to examine if there was any benefit in reading fiction (since we all run to self-help books at least one in our lives for help). I came to the same conclusions as you but failed to find a synthesis of the ideas that were running through my mind… Glad there’s this video for anyone who has the same questions!
Thanks María, don't get me wrong... I still love a self-help book every once in a while still
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interesting b-roll footage choice there 3:10
Consider Remaking this Video? It feels like your guessing at the end of your sentences. Your pace is to slow to retain people. Flush out the Idea and make the B-role match better. Reading fiction, like Dune, The Name of the Wind, or the Da Vinci code, Stimulates the wandering mind in a way nothing else can. Your Doing Great Jack. This Video Idea Has the Potential to Pop
Please give rid of the music. Thanks
3:10 U got sum u wanna say XD
I disagree it's a waste of time. I can get all the things mentioned from fiction. And If I want fiction I'll watch a movie thanks. Just more efficient to be a more effective man in this world we live in.
Basically it relaxes the brain or it is light reading which distress the brain