Reading Fiction is Helping Me More Than I Knew
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hey if you're reading this sorry for disappearing i have been taking care of myself and i hope you have been too!! talk more soon ❤️
You might think that it was an editing error at 4:08, but you'd be wrong. I wasn't reading notes, I was actually reading an entire novel in 20 seconds. I know, it's impressive, but when you read 1000 books a day you develop some very impressive speed reading techniques.
jk yeah I messed up but RUclips has a cool new editor so it should be fixed soon, thanks for pointing it out everyone ❤️
I think it was a cool moment, seeing you relaxed, pacing a little bit and then onward you go again.
It's joke? I actually believed you although I had my doubt. You just sound very convincing most of time
Doesnt matter i found it cute lol
Spoiler for people who read comments before watching
MorrelGayLife shut up
Favourite fictional quote from Skyrim:
“What is better - To be born good, or to overcome your evil nature though great effort?” - Paarthurnax
my knee hurts
Silence is the music of life.
Wow great quote. Thanks. I need to check out Skyrim
Being born good is better
You always remind me to read more. I really like reading but never take the time.
So true
I'm so happy to hear that. I feel like we all struggle to take the time, but we're always glad when we do... sometimes a little reminder is all you need!
@@thejohnfish do you pick books just by how you feel or is there a limit of sites for you etc?
Julian i end up reading yt comments....
@@haretztj4682 hahaha
I once came across a post that says:"We fall in love with stories... not because we understand them, but rather because we feel understood" and thats so very true. When I am so busy with my studying Fiction sets my mind free... fiction shows me that there is more in this life than the hectic work I am surrounded with. XD and its quite refreshing... Great video!
Sometimes taking a break from nonfiction helps me. Fiction is like a Break. A break that's quite interesting and someway teaches a life lesson. Have a great day!
Do you have any book recomendations? :)
@@Zannet24 What kind of stories do you like? Mystery, science-fiction, romance?
Start with a genre you're interested in and look on Amazon for the best sellers in that category. Or do a google search for "top 10 detective stories", or "favorite detective stories", etc. That's a good start. :-)
@@biancaaguglia3742 yeah I'll try, thanks for the help :)
I would like something with all of that maybe. I really love doctor who. So some mystery, aliens, robots and so but also a little bit of romance.
Zannet24 I am currently reading 40 rules of love... and I am enjoying it really. “The shock of the fall” and “A monster calls” were great reads.
"That is part of the beauty of literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you're not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong". F. Scott Fitzgerald
Glad to see you posting again man! I'm doing a speech on you and how college vloggers helped me achieve my dreams of getting to college in my Intro to Public Speaking class next week. Thanks for the inspiration man, I'm using your growth book as a visual aid haha.
So amazing! You should get someone to film it and post it, I'd love to see it!
That is so cool! It never occurs to me to do that kind of content for my assignments. It's true tho, loads of college vloggers helped me too. All the best for your speech!
I’m glad you made this. I’m passionate about making films and writing stories, but I used to be embarrassed about my passion. Everyone in high school wanted to be a lawyer, work in STEM, be a teacher, something useful. It wasn’t until I went through some rough times and coped by immersing myself into works of fiction that I realized a key value of entertainment. The reason why we love the characters on TV, stories, etc. is because we can empathize with them. When we go through rough times, it’s sometimes difficult for the people around you to understand, but we can all perceive music and stories in our own way, a way that makes it seem like the work itself empathizes with you, like support to hold you up.
In this day and age there is more emotional support needed than ever. You're actually on a very useful path, if you do it right you may even change peoples lives for the better.
@cuya_ct That's crazy, I was going through some rough times personally and the only thing that brought me relief and stability was reading too. I agree, we do undervalue the usefulness of entertainment for that reason, that connection to stories that often we consider to be trivial.
Love this channel, love you for leaving this comment.
"I used to be embarrassed because I was just a comic-book writer while other people were building bridges or going on to medical careers. And then I began to realize: entertainment is one of the most important things in people’s lives. Without it they might go off the deep end. I feel that if you’re able to entertain people, you’re doing a good thing"- Stan Lee
so what do you do?
@@sierra3644 what do you mean?
I highly recommend reading fiction books as they are one of the best way to learn about human beings, feelings, morals and interactions🤔 we, as humans, love to see ourselves in some characters and imagine what we gonna do if we were in their position
Personally I notice that I've become more calm and kind to others merely by reading fiction, I found some role models that I wanna be and I become more understandable. Reading fiction helps me to understand why people do the things they do, why we are different, why we suffer and so on🙂
Also fiction is a great way to get into reading and enjoy it and have fun. The problem that almost many readers face with reading is time. We want to finish as many books as we can in each year so that we learn more, but then we feel depressed and we see reading as a chore that we have to do otherwise we may fall. However, this is completely wrong since what we do by that is suffering, reading is not a war we wanna win, it is a family that teachs us, changes us, makes us happy and what's more importantly help us to think,deal , express ourselves and know our purposes in life 😥
my advice to all readers is to read once you feel you're in the mood of reading. it's ok even to read one book in a month, at least you'll enjoy more, and you'll understand the significance of the book. I mean there must be a story, an idea or a message the author wanna send😊
You have a really good message going there, it's so easy to breeze through books without learning anything. Even I am guilty of it from time to time. Yet fiction can be whatever we want it to be. It can be an object of adoration, a way to better ourselves, or simply an escape from reality for relaxation and entertainment. There's no wrong way to read, and as long as you get what you wanted from the book, that's all that really matters.
Isn't it a good way of indoctrinating yourself? I mean you're just taking in what some other person thought up. It could influence you negatively or at least you should read a variety of things.
Kalton est I'd like to understand your idea better, would you be able to elaborate your idea more? Since for fiction books 99% of them are about a character overcoming a challenge, I'm not completely sure how it would influence someone negatively, unless the protagonist is doing bad things like manipulating people to get what they want. I could definitely see you idea applying to other literature like the Communist Manifesto, considering how that idea has been the catalyst for millions of deaths.
@@aaron6087 Well, authors have a certain degree of discretion to choose how the "good guys" live or what they believe and also how they cast the "bad guys" or struggle. Especially nowadays with Hollywood you often see almost exact parallels with politics or whatever politically correct message might be put forth. For me, art works best when it separates itself from what we are and creates its own world and leaves itself as open-ended as possible. So, you can't really relate to one or another side more and so that you can actually feel like you're in another and not in anyway influenced by our world.
I also feel like our entire structure of storytelling has become lazy. Good vs. evil (instead of more mixed or gray ideas) and stories that are structured around similar plot points of have to find something or retreading adventure stories like Pocahontas/Avatar. I guess these are more a consequence noticing patterns on my part. I'm sure for a younger audience they might not notice.
I do think storytelling is amazing and people do love hearings myths, but we need to be critical observers. Art is supposed to be that way. You're not supposed to agree or like everything in a story or book. It's okay to take what you like and take out what you don't.
As far as consuming media and books, I think it's good to do, just so you can indulge and understand what it is, but then you also have to treat it just like you would any other distraction. Books are not any more "intellectual" than video games or any other hobby. Books can be addicting and time-wasting as well and as a person, I would hope people would work on their goals and make sure they don't spend too much time reading. Keep an account of how you organize your time and you'd be surprised at how much time you spend doing things that are leisure and also how much time you spend doing routine things (bathing, commuting, eating) and then figure that you probably spend very little on actually accomplishing y our goals. This is where we need to pay attention and sometimes cut out books and distractions.
I think it's good to indulge in life's pleasures, but then reach a point where you focus on yourself as well. You won't be able to read all the books you want and do everything. Maybe you can come back to it later, though, after you've focused on your own career/goals.
Karlton est I can definitely agree with you on how books, movies, and other forms of art shouldn't need to cater towards being politically correct, as that would counter the whole point of a book being a form of escapism. For the structure of storytelling and good v.s. evil that's more on personal preference. I can always enjoy a book from the villain's PoV, and even though they may be a rarity there are still hundreds to choose from due to the wealth of literature in general. There will definitely be books focusing on grey ideas considering that's an even less nichey topic, even if it is still a minority. Though books can be a source of addiction--as many things can be, I wouldn't categorize them as being time-wasters. There's numerous benefits you can get from reading, and I find that as long as it makes you happy that's all that really matters.
Similarly to you though, I generally get caught up in my own goals, and my own leisure goes on the back-burner from time to time. There's nothing wrong with wanting to accomplish your goals, but personally, I find that it shouldn't replace your happiness. Accomplishing your own goals may very well bring happiness itself, and often times it does, I still wholeheartedly believe that leisure time is necessary. Whether you think reading fiction isn't worth your time, and that you'd rather be accomplishing something is completely up to you. What you spend your free-time on is your decision, just remember that you shouldn't let your goals overshadow your own personal life. As long as you're not consolidating your life to a checklist and secluding yourself from others, you'll be much happier in the future.
do you got a podcast? cuz you really have a calming voice and you words are so thoughtful you’d be amazing ;))
Madeleine i agree, he needs to make his own podcast haha awesome
@Classic So what!
@Classic I noticed it, but it doesn't bother me/
Classic we don't care and it's cute 🤷🏾♀️
I agree!
i ate 7 fruit roll ups watching this video
Idk why, but I thought this was really funny!😂
Timo Tini thanks man i appreciate it, ill try and break my pb and eat 8 next time
omg same but ate two perfect oranges
If you ate 7 fruit roll ups, and this video is 7:25 min; then you ate one every 1:03 min
Big if true
Im a french guy who learning english by looking your videos. I love u John
Start reading more in english too. It helped me a lot. I'm Portuguese.
Sweet
I like to learn my listening watching videos too, and his videos are pretty easy to understand
@@zediogo_t Olá, não és o único pt aqui
I'm in Ukraine and fully switched my you-tube contant in english. This is effective decision. I'm agree so reading a books significantly improving language skills
I have been reading fictional books since I was 6, so when I found your channel I saw you weren't really reading those and I felt that I was behind you as a person. I started reading non-fictional books but MAN they felt like chore so I stopped it after a few weeks and I stopped counting how much I read a day because it just stressed me out. Never been more proud of re-reading Harry Potter for the 10th time. Thank you John for making these videos!
My mom loves the fact that I read and she is very supportive but my family always tells me that it’s a waste of time... they say that I should read good books that teach me something such as science, math, or history.
I think that’s some bs... anyways, thank you for this video. I feel better about what I reads now!
You can gain a lot mor reading fiction than textbooks. So you keep doing you. Trust me the pay off is worth it. Whenever I see anybody reading anything, even if it’s a fiction novel, I smile. P.S I am also an avid fiction reader myself
Read both, that’s the best advice I can give you
fiction books are like cheat sheets for life that are fun. you learn about different types of people, understand them, and in the best readings, understand yourself more clearly
"The value of fiction comes through building empathy with human characters." Love that. So true! Fiction is great :)
Another thing that reading fiction does is stimulate your creativity. Seing something with another pov is super helpful in some instances, i really enjoy reading fiction. It takes me to another "state of mind" and my brain get super creative. Also reading a lot of fiction makes it easy to write fiction, you can have super original essays.
It also helps with connecting words to pictures, since you're visualizing the scenes yourselves rather than being given the scenes from videos/movies.
rex4522 totaly agree!
Also helps to understand others
Every good fiction has a message, the art is in how the author tells you this message. My humble recommendation is Mistborn from Brandon Sanderson!
Literary fiction is so powerful and influential. It is no wonder dictators burn fiction - literature contains all forms of human thought and experience. It uses language and human creativity to examine our condition as people and individuals navigating existence. Literature is a manifestation of our desire to understand and to be understood. We cannot have empathy without literature.
Your openess and humility is magnetic!
John! Welcome back we've missed you!!!
Honestly one of the best videos I’ve watched on RUclips. I agree so much with what you mentioned in the video because I used to do the same thing. Disregarding fiction and solely focusing on nonfiction books was so foolish. There are just things you have to learn through fictional novels and characters that help your understanding on topics that reading solely nonfiction can’t provide.
Love this John! Excited to link back in Boston!
You have discovered the exact thing, which is the reason why I have chosen to study literature and literary theory. Fiction/literature is the key for us to come to grips with life. Be that through different view points, different religions, convictions and different experiences. Great to have a video from you again! Been having some similar struggles with "where to next" and "what do I realy want out of life". Best of luck with your journey 👍😊
Hey John! Great to hear from you! John, dig deep into the power to choose context for your mind. That helps choosing and shaping identity! To increase ones own initiative to choose context to think about. Power of Initiative to make choices for quality of context for the mind leads to quality of identity. Consistent identity leads to quality of life! I hope everyone reading this can be inspired into ever evolving journey with ones own identity! Enjoy the ride!
Man,I just want to thank you for everything that you have done for me this year and the years to come,now I am set to be a very motivated student and athlete . Jhon Fish I wish you the best year of your life and keep up the great work. Sincerely from Croatia 🇭🇷
Yay! John is back!
Please read "The perks of being a wallflower" if you haven't already. I love that book. I wasn't into reading books (both fiction and non-fiction) but after reading this, it changed me.
I started it 2 hours ago, im halfway through, crazy book..
I honestly love fiction so much, it's what I read most. I have always found it way more helpful to get through a story and then come to my own conclusions about human behaviour, society and even myself. A book that really made me think and feel empty inside is Nothing New On The Western Front (I'm not sure if this is the English title, I just translated) by Erich Maria Remarque. It really made me think about what I'm doing with my life and about what chances I even possibly have. I'm around your age, so I'd really suggest you read it, but I live in a completely different place with different worries, so I'm not totally sure if it would have the same effect.
I'm glad to see you're posting again!
I've been convinced from watching your videos that you almost always have the solution to negativity, unproductiveness, and bouts of sadness. It's defiantly inspiring but also a bit hard to put into action when you're going through a rough time. You alluded to some of your struggles and honestly I am so glad you did. Knowing that even the people I look up to or those who inspire others have "weird" months with struggles reminds me of the importance of allowing yourself to be human and not having everything sorted out all the time. Reading fiction will definitely help me feel understood, but so will watching your videos! Keep it up ❤️
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Took me a good 35 seconds to get this joke
Joke of the year
This was a bad joke 😭😂
Took me two scrolls. Scrolled once and I thought it was the Read more joke. And then the second scroll... OH...
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Hi John! Not sure what your thoughts are on poetry, but Walt Whitman has really helped me think about some of these questions that you're thinking about. Whitman's works are so thought-provoking and definitely aren't what you would think about when you think about poetry.
Hope S. You're the second person today I've come across talking about Walt Whitman. Also came across his name while reading When Breath Becomes Air. Gotta check this Whitman guy out~
You’re my favorite motivational speaker. I literally always feel so incredibly inspired after watching your videos, whether they’re vlogs or whatever. Keep going, you’re amazing
Definitely admire your vision, level of intellect and the way you express. Keep making these videos you won't believe how much it helps.
And the best part is that I'm on the same path and point in life as you, but not as sophisticated or dedicated. so you motivate me alot!
KEEP DOING YOUR THING!
This is by far my favorite video you’ve made so far. The content is authentic and personal just as fiction is. Thanks for the inspiration!
You inspire me John, I had a Literature class this semester and this video had me nodding in agreement with you. Fiction can be the most effective resource for Human consciousness and human values. I love how you understand this and I hope people listen to you.
Your videos help me so much with school and life,before watching these I wasn’t taking the time I needed to to take care of myself which made my mental state a mess,but then I watched your videos and now everything is fitting into place,thanks John 🙂👍🏼
Next: Watching Anime is helping me more than I knew.
if an anime app sponsor his video :P
Nope they aren't real interpretation of how our minds work ... They could seriously hurt your personality...
They do actually
Could u elaborate?
Arpanjot singh good anime movies and series have a powerful msg or more, sometimes. A Silent Voice for example. Most of ghibli movies actually. It depends on the kind of anime one watches, but personally I think they’re really powerful
I liked how organic and insightful this vid was
Honestly this is the most inspiring content on RUclips. Thanks so much John. Keep up the great work!
Awesome to see another video come out John!! I really enjoyed your thoughts on how we can relate to Fiction more then we think we can. As an avid reader myself it gave me an interesting perspective to think about. You are a huge inspiration to me and I can't wait to see what you come out with next!
Ever since I watched your video about pledging to read a book per week, I myself have been doing so as well!! Thank you so much for the continuous motivation! You’ve really inspired me and impacted my life positively :)
Good to see you back! This really makes me think about fiction reading in a different light. Until now I most of the time saw it as something to shut off my brain for a bit, but you are right, there is so much to learn from fiction as well! Thanks! Looking forward to seeing the next videos! Also, I am very happy that the Growth Book is now available for international shipping. Definitely going to get one as soon as they are available! :)
I love that you find lessons within every aspect of life and share that new found knowledge with us. As you grow in your journey, you help others grow in theirs.
Yes ! Fictions are absolutely amazing :) I’m an American and British Literature Student and when you go into the details of the stories, you can find elements that you would never have noticed just reading the texts. What is interesting is that behind the books there is always a story, an history, an author, etc and all of that adds another level to the books and it’s soooo interesting :) and sometimes life changing !
Reading fiction helps me to cope with life. I have fallen in love with reading❤️
You're completely right about finding a bit of ourselves in each character of the fictions. But for me personally I like to find a little bit of the author in each character, settings, plots. It amazes and interest me how one person could develop such creative different things in one story flow yet each piece of it explains a bit of the writer itself, which no writer, no individual has ever been the same. I think that what makes fictions so rich, immense, fascinating, and addicting. I hope rather than focusing on what parts that are similar to ourselves or our own views, we shouldn't miss out a whole bunch of new different ideas and minds out there. Fiction is a very wonderful way to be connected with others.
Btw I really like and support your contents. Best of lucks on your channel, I will be waiting for the next videos!
I'm glad you are back!
welcome back john.. and thank you for this inspiring video!!
The way you talk about your future is how I talk about mine as well, just asdfghjkl excited about what's to come. Also, I've always only read non-fiction books because it was easier for me to pay attention since I knew it would be useful to my life. I had trouble with fiction books because I'd always be wondering, "But how can I apply this to my life?" So since it's always been a challenge for me I've been trying to read more fiction. I think it's healthy to escape reality for a while and work your imagination. Definitely a relatable video.
Every video he makes hits home for me. His struggles, his successes. I love it
new video .. oh thank you John :) me too! I'm reading a fiction book, it helps me to be a good person. so many lessons I can take. Keep helping people by sharing your thought !
This is the first RUclips channel I’ve ever seen of its kind. I’m mind blown that this content exists. It’s meaningful, personal, relatable, wonderful speaking/story-telling. But I think my favorite part of this is that it feels genuine....it’s refreshing to see a RUclipsr who doesn’t just put out clickbait/mindless content for views.
What a wise, calming guy. I love watching your videos whenever you put them out.
i'm glad you made this video, because it's an issue that comes up a lot with the people around me. i go to an engineering school where i interact with a lot of incredibly smart, passionate people. people ask me what i do in my free time, and my answer is always "read!" and then when i tell them what books i've been reading lately, stuff like thrillers and contemporaries, i can tell that they become more dismissive of me, and sometimes i even get responses like "oh, it must be nice to have time to read stuff like that" which is super frustrating! because i think that reading fiction definitely has made me more empathetic, and more interested in other people, and kinder and in general a better person. so when people tell me that i'm a good listener, they don't realize it's because i read fiction. it's super duper frustrating and something that i wish stem people in particular would be more open to, because i think that the human experience is learning about other human experiences and letting yourself look through the eyes of someone else for a little while, even if they're fictional. also i got into this school by writing about how much i cry when i read so CLEARLY it's working for me lmao
Excited for your videos to come!
It's good to see your video again .. one of the reasons I go to fictions is to seek an escape from real world and immerse myself in a different world. Another reasons is that it lets me imagine, and visualize which is relaxing and stimulating at the same time. Developing empathy and understanding why people do what they do is also an important reason. But the most important one is to learn from others' mistakes and triumphs.. instead of always learning from my own mistakes
Thank you for this post! Had the same perspective on fiction; hadn't yet reached a conclusion. I look forward to what I might find, now.
Thanks for making these amazing vids John!
A few days ago, i quarreled with one of my friends bc he had such a shallow perception about literature. He said he was disgusted by romanticism, thinking literature to be only consisting of stupid best seller love stories and such. I was irritated bc literature is very important to me, it has taught me so many lessons that i couldn't have learned otherwise, so I acted aggressively. Seeing this video cannot be a coincidence, I know, we haven't talked for days, i hope things will turn out alright. And thank you for always reminding us the gravity of reading, actually I'm a book worm but sometimes bc of school work and other things in my life I just cannot find the *inspiration* to read. It's been kinda like that recently but I hope I'll start again soon ✨
I picked up on the struggling in your personal life and the issues you’ve been facing. Some use RUclips to explore their issues or to provide examples for others. I think the word you use more than once that is so critical to your self - to who you are and how you’ll develop is empathy. Very few people can be truly empathetic. They can be sympathetic but empathy is a whole different thing. You’re excitement in your self exploration is nice as we loose that as we age. the being buffeted around cn be to much fr soe to take so they hang on to something which feels safe but doesn’t solve anything. I’m
I completely empathize with everything you convey in this video. Please keep making videos and upload what you’re reading?? I’m in the process finishing up Crime And Punishment, and like, it’s oddly cathartic haha
“It’s about building empathy and understanding who you are through seeing yourself in other characters” hits me deeply.
I relate so hard with this. I don't personally hate fiction or necessarily go out of the way of avoiding it I naturally find non-fiction to be more enjoyable. I'm usually buzzing with ideas and things to do right after reading a good non-fiction book.
Gotta say that I've had trouble finding enjoyable non-fiction books, and I've begun to avoid a lot of it. Any recommendations of nonfiction books you fell in love with, I'd love to broaden my perspective of them.
so happy to see a productive channel reading fiction! i don't know why reading fiction is not that popular in usa/canada, compared to those productivity & self-improvement books but reading good fiction is one of the most beautiful things in life. you learn so much from a novel then you can learn in a whole course maybe. it helps you to understand the world, the people around you, and helps you to develop a different angle on many issues. it helps you to be more empathic, because in good fiction there are many complex characters and they show you that world is not black and white. most people are grey, and you can learn that through fiction. books let you to have many more experience than you will ever have in your life. keep going!
and DEFINITELY read classics if you did not, there is not enough time for a college student to read ALL, but find what you like most and definitely go through them. and i'm saying that as a philosophy major, sometimes just one novel can teach you more than a couple of philosophy books, because as you read you develop a bond with the characters and that helps you to internalize more.
Your videos are helping me more than i thought.
Never a fan of "reading". It always felt boring but i have started reading more and more rather than spending all day on videos and social media. Oh boy it did bring such a change.
Everytime I get a notification of your Chanel I just get so exited. ❤️
Thanks. All my life, I read non fiction, thinking reading fiction was a waste of time. But I realize now that human character interactions and connections could be better understood through fiction. Thanks for explaining so beautiful. God bless!
Glad to hear you rediscovering fiction. I doubt if many people are ready for the most valuable lessons in fiction.
Love your book videos! They always inspire me to read more
Glad to see you back bro! Love your vids!
Keep doing what your doing, this gives me inspiration to do well in school (even tho I’m still in junior high and read more, please continue to make more content🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Glad to see you still making videos :)
Welcome back man I missed your videos
were super glad u posted again
John u always motivate me for reading new stuff.
I recently fell in love in reading books be it fiction or non fiction
But i started this journey at the end of lockdown post pandemic and my college started and i couldn't get the time to read. But now i have vacations starting after my mid terms and your video has given me the inertia to start reading again
Will make sure to add a dedicated reading time everyday even after school re starts
Glad to see you back. Good video 👌
thank you very much. youve changed my life for the better. please keeep doing what you do
Fiction actually puts you in real life situations with the help of characters of the novel. I believe learning more from fiction than non - fiction.
I love this channel so much. Keep up the good work!
Your channel is a gem man.. take care!
Welcome back man , whatever is going on. , just keep pushing ,keep grinding , we are all here supporting you !
I am happy you came back!
Its a really cool video! You makes me want to read fictions : D
Man I hope you read this I really want u to read this.
So it was around 3month ago when i first stumbled upon your videos and to be honest i wasnt really impressed. But somehow RUclips’s algorithm did not let me ignore ur videos, and I started to think why. RUclips’s recommendation system is based on what I search mostly on google and here on RUclips so I thought to my self alright let’s give this another chance. So I basically started watching 2-3 videos of your channel a day. And I’m so glad I did. The reason I did not like it the first time was because u reminded me of who I was a couple years ago; ambitious, longing for knowledge and succes, organized etc. and I couldn’t help but realize that I am not that person anymore, but more so I realized that I wanna be that person again. Through these videos I started missing my crazy-organized self who finds the beauty and comfort zone in studying and bettering myself. Your videos create value on so many levels. They are educational and motivational. Your content is exactly what I have been needing. I’m really really thankful for you, because whenever I find it hard to study for finals or just getting my daily chores done, I remind myself, like hey this guy is going somewhere and u should be like that again too. Please always create such high value content and never change my man. I’m sure I’m not the only one your videos help finding their old habits and motivations and roots. Thank you x
I actually wanted to read more fiction! Since I'm home I'll be grabbing Wuthering Heights off my shelf. What you said about learning from fiction is so true! I learned more about myself through that book because I realized how much my environment affected me emotionally and how that affected the way I treated myself and others. Catcher In the Rye, which I read in 10th grade, made me realize I wasn't alone in my depression. In college I'm studying Middle Age text and it has definitely aligned with my hopeless romanticness (love=magic...lol). Your videos are always on point and concise and remind me of my love for reading xo
Wuthering Heights is awesome. My advice is to read the dialect parts out loud until it starts to make sense, or else you'll get bogged down.
There is a soothing magic happening while you're talking. For non-english speakers like me found it helpful simply just to listen to your voice.
I've been dealing with things by reading fiction this fall as well :) I think fiction is very beneficial in that it allows one to see a point of view very different to their own. If understanding each other isn't one thing we need more in this world, I don't know what is!
Your experiences have been very fascinating. In many ways, your experience reading various types of books echoes my own experiences, albeit nearly a decade before yours. Thanks for sharing.
Great stuff, John. Even the plug for Audible which is a great resource for readers. Happy reading. Always look forward to your posts.
Nice to have you back Johnny!
I love you man! You’re amazing!
What? I was just thinking of your videos! Glad to see you're back dude!
What an inspiration. You are a legend Mr Fish.
Good timing I was struggling with whether I should read fiction or not. Thanks for your insight.
I really like this channel!!! Thank you John!!🙋♀️
Great video, answering the hard questions with great non trivial answers.
Literally......You just make truly inspirational videos and upon hearing your stories I get a reflection of myself too😀
Love this ! This is just what I think about fictions,I read all kind of books but I’m obsessed with fictions, I could say fictions made me who I’m today and helped me shape my value and beliefs ..I would like to see your best fictions list video 🤓👍
Welcome back John...
Keep taking care of yourself.
In the end the people that truly enjoy your journey will always be here.
I really enjoy the content in this channel. Thx buddy.
Awesome video, John. Your videos truly inspire me to better my character overall.