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Why does book reading make some people so passionate? Quora knows best - For English learners and others
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In my opinion, yes, it used to be true, a lot of people were passionate about reading books.
Now most people are using social media. They have less time and less interest in reading books.
Some still do. They will tell you that books are the only source of wisdom.
It is a matter of opinion or preference. I personally doubt that.
I was once passionate about reading books, too. I thought if I read a lot of books, I will get a lot of knowledge. I went to the university library quite a few times to find useful books. I was reading them. May be I learned a bit. But, I think I learned a lot more from observations, impressions or conversations with other people.
Try it yourself. Pick a place in the world you want to learn more about and read a book about this place first. Then use Flickr and YouTube to get visual impressions of the same place. See what works better for you.
Books often get obsolete by the time they are published. They are also often biased, since everyone’s point of view is different.
It may be possible, I would argue, to be equally intelligent`even if you are not reading books often, but listening to conversations, read a lot of freshly published stuff (online), listen to music lyrics, and make your own opinions,
All these tips do not apply to classical literature, though. Classical works do actually have a lot of wisdom because people are reading them for decades and even centuries, and they are still relevant. Same is true for good music and good lyrics in this music.
So, it is, ultimately, up to you. Find something to learn from, whether its books or anything else. My personal advice, though, is not to rely on books or TED Talks as a source of wisdom. Sure, there are a few ideas there. But, perhaps, there are more things to learn through conversations, thinking, asking questions, and finding your own answers.
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The answer comes from Mikhail Kotykhov.
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Full transcript:
In my opinion, yes, it used to be true, a lot of people were passionate about reading books.
Now most people are using social media. They have less time and less interest in reading books.
Some still do. They will tell you that books are the only source of wisdom.
It is a matter of opinion or preference. I personally doubt that.
I was once passionate about reading books, too. I thought if I read a lot of books, I will get a lot of knowledge. I went to the university library quite a few times to find useful books. I was reading them. May be I learned a bit. But, I think I learned a lot more from observations, impressions or conversations with other people.
Try it yourself. Pick a place in the world you want to learn more about and read a book about this place first. Then use Flickr and YouTube to get visual impressions of the same place. See what works better for you.
Books often get obsolete by the time they are published. They are also often biased, since everyone’s point of view is different.
It may be possible, I would argue, to be equally intelligent`even if you are not reading books often, but listening to conversations, read a lot of freshly published stuff (online), listen to music lyrics, and make your own opinions,
All these tips do not apply to classical literature, though. Classical works do actually have a lot of wisdom because people are reading them for decades and even centuries, and they are still relevant. Same is true for good music and good lyrics in this music.
So, it is, ultimately, up to you. Find something to learn from, whether its books or anything else. My personal advice, though, is not to rely on books or TED Talks as a source of wisdom. Sure, there are a few ideas there. But, perhaps, there are more things to learn through conversations, thinking, asking questions, and finding your own answers.
342 views View Upvoters
The answer comes from Mikhail Kotykhov.
Quora.com
https://qr.ae/pNoXDI
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