We tend to stick to reading books we enjoy—whether it’s fiction or non-fiction, a specific genre, or a particular author. No surprise since our mind likes patterns, predictable outcomes, familiar experiences over unfamiliar ones. But isn't it bad to read mostly the same things? The ideas we pick up from our reading consolidate our biases … Continue reading Why It’s Good to Read Books You Don’t Necessarily Like
Or do they only keep us in a comfortable bubble and create the illusion of betterment and knowledge? The smoker trying to quit smoking. The introvert trying to become more outgoing. The young woman or man having doubts about her or his sexuality. The diffident person trying to make their way into the world... They … Continue reading Do Self Help Books Really Help?
You know that feeling when you wake up but it doesn’t look like morning outside? When it’s so overcast you almost have to turn on the light. When the bare branches of the trees shiver against the gray sky. And people on the streets walk with their head down, sunken in their coats, and then … Continue reading Why Bad Weather Doesn’t Get Me Down (Most of the Time At Least)
