Why You Should Read for Pleasure
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
- Reading helped me transform my life. Here’s how, and here’s why you should do it too.
In this video I go over a few different reasons why you should make time to read a book (for pleasure) every day. It doesn’t take long - just 5 minutes a day will add up. There are several benefits for reading, I touch on just a couple of them, including academic success, learning from great minds in the world, and serving as a keystone habit to propel you forward with other positive life changes.
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Reading is food for the mind .
Med School Insiders You channel have become my favourite channel on youtube. Love you man :))
@Vela S haha :D
When breath becomes air is a life changing book.
Im not a med student rahter business, but I found your videos really informative, keep em coming man!
I actually set a goal this year to read one book every month to help improve my skills before the MCAT next year. In January, I read The Dry by Jane Harper, and for this month it'll be When Breath Becomes Air :) I plan on reading all of the books you suggested in the description as well.
I'm questioning why this video can't reach million views although it was very supportive and motivating
All the Light we Cannot See by Anthony Doerr is a fabulous book that someone on a plane recommended to me. Very thought-provoking so far.
Kachou Fuugestu thanks gonna check it out
This is a fantastic article! I do think you might still be missing out, though, if you only read Nonfiction. Don't get me wrong; I think you're right, and the last thing I would want to do is turn anyone off just READING.
Fiction, though, adds a host of benefits, even on top of the ones you've listed in your video. Fiction improves your emotional intelligence and general empathy skills, as you're forced to see things from the perspective of imaginary characters in hypothetical situations, and ask yourself "What would I do?"
Plus, it's fun. If you enjoy watching TV series or movies, you might even find you enjoy the books those shows are based on, even more than the shows themselves. I know I almost always enjoy the book more. The book has depth that, for various logistical reasons, the screenwriters and producers just couldn't fit into the screen production.
You also get the benefit of imagining in your own mind what your favourite characters and settings look and sound like, as opposed to relying on the cinematographers' vision.
You mention you've got a Kindle Paperwhite. That's awesome, because I've written a fair bit of fiction, and it's all available in the Kindle Store. Look me up. ;)
E-readers are amazing :)! You can put a ton of books on them and it's not as heavy as most books
really? i was bullied all through kin-12th because i liked reading. Never stopped me though. haha :)
dulce luna Me too.
dulce luna I
"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body." ~Joseph Addison (I love your video and am going to share it with my ELA 8th graders. :) Thank you!
Im in year 6 (10YO) I saw my teacher just staring at my book because it was so thick, this book was Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix btw, I ended up reading the whole book in 5 days. Im an obsessed fangirl
I'm reading When Breath Becomes Air .. and I'm falling in love with it !! ..
I'm reading When Breath Becomes Air for Dr Pual Kalanithi .. and I'm falling in love with it .
btw ; your videos are so great just keep going and I would like to see a video about medicine from you .. keep a good work ...
Also, I loved reading comic books. I never got smarter. I realized it's also about what you read, not how much you read.
I would not have known what a keystone habit was if I hadn't read the book 'the power of habit'. my life has been transformed radically since I started reading every day.
Your channel just became my new favorite! Looking forward to watching all your old content and hopefully many many new videos to come.
I just started reading the power of habit and it's very interesting to think of how habits take such an important role on everyone's lifes and how we can mold them to our advantage. Thanks for the recommendations, I already have deep work on my Kindle paperwhite ;)
I Love this channel
I have kindle paperwhite, but I don't agree that we should read in the dark especially before sleeping. The one main reason is that blue lights kills sleep. Thanks for sharing your experience.
As a writer I've started reading John Truby's Anatomy of a Story and I don't plan to stop from here onwards.
I'm currently reading "how to talk to anyone 92 little tricks for big success in relationships" then I will read "the art of war" or "how to get control of your time and your life" or "the psychology of winning"
this channel is pure gold...TY for creating it :)
I completely agree, reading for pleasure is actually very critical for personal growth. Although I exclusively read non-fiction titles now, with a strong preference for biographies. Currently reading "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly, makes me appreciate females in STEM even more.
First, thank you very much for all the time and effort you put into this channel - it's a great help!
I'd like to criticize your first argument though: You (seemingly) concluded from a correlation in a study that starting to read would help improve, which implies a proven causation instead of a correlation. It could be another underlying cause that created the correlation - then starting to read itself wouldn't help at all.
This argument stuck in my head throughout your other arguments and almost defied the purpose of this video for me.
Also, people might catch up on seeing causation in other places where there's only correlation - please make sure to NOT be mislead!
I am trying to set my mind on reading something that is conducive to a healthier lifestyle right where I am without infringing on my current schedule more than 15 min a day
I used to read a lot before medschool but now everytime I do so, I feel like I should be reading about medicine. I definitly need to take time out solely for pleasure reading.
Thank you for your time. you doin an excellent job. I'm reading 2 books call " the intelligent investor" and "how to make money in the stock market". I am a premed stud. this chanell is worth watching
all of Robert Greene's books, and the biography "Napoleon, A Life" By Andrew Roberts was one of the best books I've ever read. Napoleon was absolutely remarkable.
Seriously, though, get a Kindle paperwhite, guys. You can read with that thing in broad daylight with the brightness all the way down and the battery lasts for weeks with regular use. Great product.
Right now I'm reading Ursula le Guin's The word of world is forest. Haven't finished it yet but it's great so far. Strong recommendation for sci-fi lovers!
Just finished Being Mortal by Atul Gawande. Now on to The Shining!
please start a podcast I will listen to this man for hours I swear
Really great video.
Thanks for watching!
I'm reading "How Emotions Are Made"
Thank you!
In HS, I invested a lot of my time reading manga books and watching anime. Now as an adult in college, I find myself reading the novel versions of the manga/anime before bed. It helps me sleep better at night. It also does help with the visual/cognitive skills, because a lot of it is working an imaginative plot.
Kindle is cheaper yes. But, nothing substitutes a physical book.
Is reading journal articles considered as "recreational reading"?
Rafiq I think so.
Anything you read, from which you get enjoyment, is considered "recreational reading", in my opinion.
Anything you read by your own choice is considered recreational reading in my opinion. 😀
Thank you from south africa
please do a episode on a breath becomes air when you get a chance. I can only afford to give my time away to one book . I really wanted to know if it's really what I want to read.
Today is May 18th. I have read 295 books since August 14th 2016. I think I have beat my friend in reading. She has only read 27 books.
I'm 16 I don't like reading all the much but maybe I should start now so it won't be a problem in the future
You should just follow your interests , go o the library and just look around or look things up on the computer and find what you are interested in . It doesn't matter if it is fiction or nonfiction . what ever holds your interest . try different things. Good luck !
Outliers, but in spanish version. Cz I enjoyed so much reading this book in english and Indonesian version.
What about fiction? Most of the stuff in the description is nonfiction.
I like it too, but does fiction have the same benefits?
Hey thankyou you're the best!!! Superhelpful video
Deep Work by Cal Newport and currently reading Tools of Titans by Tim Ferris
I love these videos! Thank You
I will read A Wind in the Door.
hey ,
its inspiring to know how u balance your life but wanted to know how to fit in the social life.
if i didn't read i would DIIIEEE
I'm currently reading "Nothing is true and everything is possible" by Peter Pomerantsev. It's about post soviet Russia and Putin's politics including KGB's actions, so deffinately the good choice :)
Thank you for sharing❤️
Have your heard of "How Doctors Think"? I'm thinking about picking that up.
thank you for the great video
I've never ever read a full book my entire life and was a straight A's student. I'm blessed!
Is there a specific genre that you think provides better productivity and learning? Nonfiction over fantasy perhaps? or would you say it doesn't matter as long as you keep going
Great work sir ..... Keep it up
Thanks for the video! I discovered your channel just this week and it's already a great help :)
I wanted to ask you about the findings you showed at 0:55-1:25. How can you tell if these correlations are due to true causation, or if they are just correlations and nothing more, meaning that starting to read more now will not necessarily create all of those changes?
Very insightful, I can do 5 to 10 minutes a day.
I plan on reading" America the Beutiful " by Ben Carson
Awesome
This is scary... I just finished the Elon musk book and I've read about 200 pages in the Steve jobs book
do you have a goodreads account we can follow?
yay! it's a good way to keep tabs of books you want to read and even do yearly reading challenge :)
I want to study medicine currently studying for biomed ugrad but read philosophy as a hobby. My next book is taking animals seriously by david degrazia!
you should recommend several books to read periodically!!
I don't think most oeople can finish a book in a month by reading 5-10 minutes every night. I'm a slow reader, about 30 pages/hour if the book is easy like a novel. that's just 150 pages per month for me. I read an hour almost everyday while on train and strugling to finish a 500 pages long fantasy novel for more than a month xD
or maybe it's that I'm just too slow a reader, much bellow average. any feedback would be interesting actually...
Be a slow reader, you actually benefit the most, cause you will try to apply what you read
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Yes?
Robert Greene The Concise Mastery
What if I just read fiction? I only enjoy fantasy like Wheel of Time etc. Still helpful or are only boring books good for you?
It seems kind of suss to me that reading would lead to the qualities shown at the start of the video. couldn't this be due to a third variable like socio-economic status? i.e. higher SES allows for greater opportunity to read but also might fully mediate some of the other characteristics when taken into account.
Wish Lanterns: Young Lives in New China, written by Alec Ash
I just hate reading, i only read for College because i know i'll fail the class if i don't read and understand the material, but i still hate reading.
I just don't know why....?
you should read Shoe Dog by Phil Knight! it's amazing and unconventional (memoir by creator of Nike)
sa I've read that! You should try out lean in - Sheryl Sanberg and Being mortal :)
waiting for Cssandra Clare's Lord of theShadows to be released by the end of May!!! >w
Live it! By Jerrick Robbins
Freakonomics is so great
@medschoolinsiders
When you say read books for pleasure. Does it matter which genre of book. I mean have it to be biography, factual books or can it also be thriller, fantasy, etc?
I am not intellectual enough for books but I guess I can try some of them out, thanks for the recommendation! Great video!
but on a side note, I want to be a doctor but I have been feeling so discouraged lately, because alot of things have happened where I literally have to start all over from the most basic mathematics classes just to get into the sciences :/ I know i can do it, but time and money is an issue as I am practically independent. What should I do? should I focus on my current major for now and hopefully get in those classes by next year (really impacted school, bad advisors) I dont want to be so much in debt I am underneath the poverty line already, help! anyones advice is appreciated.
Ничего не поняла , но очень интересно
does reading the newspaper for 30-40 minutes a day helps?
The claim that reading makes you a better student seems pretty flimsy. Correlation does not equal causation. It's more likely that better students simply like to read instead of reading causing better students.
Do you recommend the paperwhite over an ipad air mini? and why?
Hi Jay, what are your thoughts on audio books vs. actual reading?
isn't staring at electrics like a kindle bad before going to bed though
what about audio books?
In another video you said you should never read in your bed. In this video you said you should read 10 minutes before bed. What's up with that?
To be honest I didn't find reading interesting until I found out that I loved talking.
What about audiobooks?
Stephen King's "The Stand"
What are your thoughts on audio books?
lol i quite like reading but i still hate school.
The everything store has been a good book so far for me. I've also read the Elon Musk and Steve Jobs book you mentioned so I think you'd it! It goes into a lot of detail on the rise of Amazon and Jeff Bezos.
Correlation doesn't equal causality.
Do audiobooks count????
I'm friend with google
Does audiobooks count?
Is it wrong to read things in the screen instead of paper? I like to read online articles..
How do you animate your videos?
Correlation is not causation. The video doesn't really provide answers to the question in the title.