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AgentSonnenblume t1_ivu2eix wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in What are your "reading goals"? by basketsnbeer

Yeah but reading is different from watching TV shows IMO, that’s probably how other people perceive it as well. Watching TV for me is a lot more passive, with a book I’m more engaged, it calms me down more and I feel I’ve learned something after almost every book, even in fiction. TV for me is pure entertainment.

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[deleted] t1_ivud5qz wrote

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AgentSonnenblume t1_ivudjsp wrote

Yes of course, but it’s still not the same for me. Idk watching TV just doesn’t require effort for me, educational or not (unless I really really want it to), whereas reading inherently feels like doing something worthwhile/productive. And it takes me more effort to sit down and read rather than watch Netflix or go on social media. I think that’s quite a common sentiment.

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[deleted] t1_ivudp4u wrote

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sbirmier t1_ivv0ju7 wrote

There have been endless scientific studies that reading improves brain health and functions such as memorization and vocabulary.

It's not an opinion that reading is more productive than tv, it's a fact.

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