Does reading make you a better person?- via Reader’s Digest

Read Voraciously Books, Reading February 3, 2017January 19, 2017 1 Minute

Check out this article to see how reading fiction can improve your ability to express empathy.

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Published by Read Voraciously

Published February 3, 2017January 19, 2017

Alyssa says:

February 3, 2017 at 12:40 pm

I feel like this explains why so many readers tend to seem more mature — they’re also able to process emotions better. Thanks for sharing!

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1. Read Voraciously says:
  
  February 3, 2017 at 12:43 pm
  
  Absolutely! We are processing the characters emotions throughout our reading experience so we get more practice 🙂
  
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TheAliceFan says:

February 3, 2017 at 10:25 pm

Nice sharing! Good to see the arguments correlating reading and empathy, though I do feel there are just some people which do not develop enough care towards reading in general, resulting in reading as means of building empathy ineffective to some extent 😦

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1. Read Voraciously says:
  
  February 3, 2017 at 10:32 pm
  
  You raise an excellent point! I do agree.
  
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Frank Frisson says:

February 4, 2017 at 1:57 pm

I would say no, reading can make you a bit of an insensitive zombie if, like me, it’s something you do every day. I love reading, but there are people in my life who need my attention too, but sometimes I’m too far off in another world to give it.

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Mika says:

February 8, 2017 at 4:59 am

Thanks for sharing this! I love the article omg

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