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Eureka13
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14 Jul 2014, 11:01 am

http://elitedaily.com/life/culture/date ... en/662017/

One of the interesting bits was a discussion of Theory of Mind and how reading improves one's ability.



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14 Jul 2014, 11:52 am

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There?s something irresistible about someone you can learn from.


That, for me is true. The rest of the article...hmm...I get how a reader could be more understanding and how it can open their world view, that is quite interesting. I find the rest is assuming quite a bit.


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15 Jul 2014, 8:07 am

What about those who read non fiction (and non biographies)?



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15 Jul 2014, 8:12 am

I am not sure I understand but I did not bother reading the article.


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15 Jul 2014, 8:31 am

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This type of reading, according to TIME magazine?s Annie Murphy Paul, is called ?deep reading,? a practice that is soon to be extinct now that people are skimming more and reading less.


An unfortunate truth, but I doubt it will die out entirely.

When I was little I could read 2-3 short novels in a week, but I never noticed the effects. The world of fiction and the world of people was separate.



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15 Jul 2014, 10:00 am

Books were my first escape.Once I learned to read I went from being the kid that annoyed the teachers to their pet book worm :D I can read faster than most,so I devoured books.I love the way they smell,sweet from the tannin in the paper I guess,the library smell.I have two book cases full,and still I collect more.


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15 Jul 2014, 10:01 am

The_Face_of_Boo wrote:
What about those who read non fiction (and non biographies)?


They should expand their horizons......



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16 Jul 2014, 1:52 am

I read that article last week and thought it was pretty cool.


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