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AnnotationsAnnotationsDecember 20, 2006 Those Who Read Fiction Better at Reading People“Read any good books lately?” may serve as more than icebreaker. It may give you insight into whether your companion is empathetic or at least so claims the the author of the article below. However, thisseems to me to be one of those “chicken or the egg” propositions. Are individuals who read fiction already more interested in people or do they become more interested after reading fiction? Perhaps a combination of both? What does it say if you like to read fiction and non-fiction equally as well. And what if you like to read biographies? I will read ANYTHING including instructions for installing light bulbs. Does that mean I have a deep empathy for lelectric illumination? I would like to think that my brought reading tastes provides me with a deep interest in people with all of their infinite variety and range of tastes. What do you think? Those Who Read Fiction Better at Reading People “Books say: she did this because. Life says: she did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren’t.” If you’ve ever longed for the solace of the novel on your nightstand or found yourself thinking about its characters long after the book was closed, you will likely relate to a new study that lends credence to the, previously unstated, feelings that reading fiction evokes. People who read fiction are more empathetic and able to judge people and social situations than people who read non-fiction. A study published in the Journal of Research in Personality and led by Raymond Mar, a doctoral candidate in psychology at the University of Toronto, found that people who read narrative fiction often have improved social abilities, while for those who read non-fiction, the opposite holds true…. MORE No Comments »RSS feed for comments on this post. Leave a comment
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