lunar_eyes2022 t1_j0sx2em wrote on December 19, 2022 at 4:07 AM

Reading has helped a lot in my career. I am a healthcare worker and I deal with a lot of patients. I’ve had foreigners as patients before and reading has helped me connect with people and has also enriched my vocabulary and grammar. But I don’t read to advance my career haha I read to escape. I’ve been reading fiction all my life and it has helped me cope with a lot of stressors in life.

sorensrn t1_j0t14lj wrote on December 19, 2022 at 4:43 AM

Yes! Absolutely agree! It is so much easier to work with your foreign patients when you're a least a little familiar with where they're from! 100% agree with your whole post!!