Why You Should Be Reading More Fiction

There’s more to life than self-help books.

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I struggle with building habits. I’m lazier more often than I am productive. And I don’t always do what I say I’m going to do.

But there is one habit that I have never have a hard time sticking with. and that’s reading.

I’ve always loved to read. As a kid, I devoured book after book, and the need to read has never really left me. I even studied literature in college.

Every night before I go to sleep, you can find me tucked up in bed with my nose deep in a book. Without fail.

But you won’t find me reading the latest book on entrepreneurship or how to get more work done in less time. No, I almost exclusively read fiction.

I know what you may be thinking. But Maria, what could you possibly gain from reading fiction?

But the truth is I get so much more out of reading fiction than I do reading non-fiction. Here’s why you should consider reading more fiction too:

Fiction is fun.

I’ve seen a lot of articles on Medium claiming that “these 10 books will change your life” and the list is almost always non-fiction books. But where does it say that what you read needs to change your life? I’ve read plenty of…