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I legitimately could have taken months to further recover from my breakup at the start of last year if I didn’t have my English class. Frankenstein changed me man

I am a historian by speciality, but I have derived much more wisdom and creative power from literature than history. The Count of Monte Cristo is among my favourites.

7 Habits is still (and always will be) a banger though; I read it 15+ years ago and there's a quote in it from the chapter "Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood" that completely changed how I approach the world and have now adopted as a principle by which I live: "The best lawyers know as much about their opponent's argument as they do their own". That's what empathy actually is (we confuse sympathy with empathy nowadays), so it's ironic that lawyers were used in the example...or is it that good lawyers are actually empathic and we've just developed a stereotype about them? Hmm...

I have learned more from reading challanging literature and moved my non-fiction reading to history.

As a Salesman, I read a lot of Sales Books. I will say that one of the book that most influenced me was a fiction story ''The greatest Salesman in the World'' and not all the other non-fiction sales books I read. The story stayed with me, unlike the other books.

Really connected with your point about reading what interests you and you will find meaning through that. My fiance and I have started reading to each other while the other one cooks dinner. We recently just finished Tom Papa - You're Doing Great as he is one of our favourite comedians, expecting it to be very light hearted and funny. We definitely had some good laughs throughout the book, but it was also filled with some very insightful life lessons and more sombre / reflective moments. It actually made these sections of the book the most memorable, as they were quite unexpected within the context of sillyness the rest of the book had.

great video

I love fiction ngl it’s like an escape to a different world and able to meet characters that i possibly relate to

thats life, snoopy

I thought I was the only one who viewed those “self-improvement” books as almost useless. They literally repeat common sense and label it as something life changing. I learned much more about real life from reading COMICS and fiction. But I think those self-improvement books can build a good foundation for the beginner readers. Try everything and see what interests you the most. Just keep reading.

Great video, 400k views well earned.

I’ve started to use AI to ask what are the themes in a specific novel. This helps think more about what is going on and the wisdom the novel is telling me without giving spoilers

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nonfiction shouldnt be reduced to garbage self help books

Encouraging people to read is great! But fiction vs non-fiction is a matter of preference. Some people appreciate when a writer gets straight to the point. But i do understand your point of view.

Reading is a tool and a book is a medium.

Self help is cringe

Tbf there's a lot more to Non-fiction than generalised "self help" essays. Self help is a genre, non fiction is a category within which many genres coexist.

the matter-of-fact way authors of non-fiction present information just doesn't work for me. life is much more nuanced, and these nuances are more effectively illustrated by flawed multifaceted fictional characters trying to navigate their ways through complex realities. the empathy one develops for these personas allows you to chew on valuable information more deeply, whereas non-fiction typically encourages a cursory skimming of written wisdom that just doesn't stick unless you force it via spaced repetition (essentially studying); it was from reading herman hesse's Siddartha that i finally REALLY understood that wisdom, unlike knowledge, cannot be imparted (at least not very efficiently). the narrative format, despite how short the story was, really did it for me because i felt like i WAS Siddartha throughout the entirety of the novel.

Yes bro,,, yes… fiction supremacy always

This is actually great advice

Not to be that guy, but the last name of Alexandre Dumas is pronounced "doo-maa" :)

ngl man ur advice changed my mind about READING . reading shouldn't neccessarily be used as a form of getting an idea for a life change but IT SHOULD BE FIRSTLY OUT OF ENTERTAINMENT AND CURIOSITY . i wish sum1 couldve told me that before and thank you for this video

self-help books are shit! An-ex self-help book reader. You get way more knowledge from a story and characters than a boiled-down hammered bullet-point on how to improve yourself. And most self-help book can be easily summarised in a one line. which also means they are overwritten,

just read books that are not twilight or 50 shades of gray .p

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True, the way anime has changed me and taught me so many lessons, no one ever could❤.

I’m convinced at this point that reading is overrated. I would advise people to go out and experience life. Too many people are at home with knowledge that they’ll never use. While there are many great people out there that have never read a book but can write one with all the knowledge they got from living life. So go out there and be your own book. You will learn much more than reading.

You have somewhat convinced me to try out fiction books. I have always been a good non-fiction reader and used to avoid fiction, thinking it was a waste of time. However, after hearing your perspective and seeing things through your lens, I am truly convinced to start exploring fiction works too. That being said, I would like to share some thoughts. You mentioned that non-fiction books mostly consist of instructions or bullet points. To some extent, I think that’s not entirely accurate. For example, in *The 48 Laws of Power*, the author doesn’t just list the laws or rules; he also includes historical stories that explain these concepts. These stories stick in the reader's mind, making it easier to integrate the lessons into real life. Now, I do agree that reading the entire book won’t suddenly grant someone power or mastery over manipulation. The key lies in trying out the concepts practically. Moreover, most non-fiction authors don’t promise instant results or transformation. Instead, they emphasize that applying even a single idea from the book can make a difference. Another point I want to highlight is the mindset people often have about non-fiction books-that they must read the entire book, similar to fiction. This approach needs to change. When it comes to non-fiction, readers don’t necessarily have to read the whole book. You can pick a chapter, apply what you’ve learned, and then move on to something else, leaving the book aside until needed again. Anyway, your video was really well-made, and I loved your aesthetically pleasing background. Thanks to you ❤, I’ll be starting my journey with fiction books from now on! I’d love it if you could also reflect on the points I mentioned about non-fiction.

Can you recommend a list of fiction books? Would love to get into it

I think we have a big enough issue with people not reading at all to be elitist about which sort of books people should be reading. Regardless, I think a large part of this argument is representing non-fiction as nothing more than the stuff you get at the front of Barnes and Noble or Waterstones. It would be like if I made a video called 'I am begging you to read some non-fiction bro' and the only fiction books I showed were Colleen Hoover (who does those books for women which are basically just p*rnography). There are plenty of non-fiction books which are great in a variety of fields. I prefer non-fiction because I spent years in an academic environment - I am going to learn more about the fall of Rome when I read Edward Gibbon and Ammianus Marcellinus than if I were to read a fiction work set at the time. The trick is to just find non-fiction which is geniunely good and not the sort of self-help 'get my life together' slop you see in airport book stores. Best way to do it would be to buy from the internet. Find a niche circle or forum for the area of non-fiction you want to read about, then ask people for their opinions on the best books. For example, I found David Chandler's 'Campaigns of Napoleon' by going to a Napoleonic history circle and getting recommendations, and it was one of the best books I have ever read.

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0:39 he ain’t him

Maybe I'll read the 2-3 page explanation below the quote that feels like talking to author

Thank you so much for saving out timr and making it genuine and authentic. Thank you again dude

That's my issue with nonfiction. I lose in the characters. Rather than learning from them, I get immersed in the story. By the time I find myself back, the story ends.

Fiction gains more diverse wisdom in interpreting curiously but you have to read constantly or u will forget... Non_fiction is direct and time saving and can be applicable practical

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Whilst I DO agree, I'm not too sure weather learning a small amount of lessons deeply is better than memorising a large amount of lessons. also, when it comes to self help books. you know what your going to learn and that you _are_ going to learn something; but fiction doesn't provide those benefits.

In my experience self help can aid you in better understanding the ideas in fiction and why they work or why they don’t. 48 Laws of Power and Seduction for example has helped me engage more deeply with all forms of art. The Art of War, Machiavelli’s The Prince, so on.

Omg i have read the art of thinking clearly; i can smell color now; who is Arthur Conan Doyle, does he play for Sunderland?

I like this theory very much!

Beautiful message + simple video = perfect message delivery. ❤

Disagree. Since early childhood (diagnosed later in life) I has both Major and Endogenous Depression, an inferiority complex, an anxiety disorder, and several other less damaging issues. All of these have been fully removed from my system in my lat 40s via, in part, by non-fiction books that provided insights into human nautre. Of the several fiction books I read, nothing useful to help me resolve my soul issues. I don't dislike fiction, I just don't read them if I'm looking for potential useful informtion about problems or developing\improving something. Also, based on your video title, you have no interest in encouraging girls?

non-fiction = self-help ???

Used to be reading mostly non fiction. I like your idea and now is about 39% onto the 1300 pages of The Count of Monte Cristo. Thanks!

For the comte de monte cristo of Alexander Dumas , the film put aside the essence of the book. They make it look like more a journey of vengeance, what is understandable to make a blockbuster, but the book is more about resilience, deep doubt about his choices, the way he is torn by this necessity of vengeance and his love for the woman. The way he is human in the book is completely ignored by the film . So go read the book before watching the film ! Great video though 🎉

"Those who tell the stories rule society." -Plato Fiction ought not simply entertain; a composer, an author, a musician's purpose is to make people better.

subbed. great edit.

This UA-cam Video is right. Honestly, whenever something shitty happens to me, I don't think of self-help books and how to get over what happened, I think of Don Quixote and see what I can extract from there.