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97: Reclaiming Conversation by Sherry Turkle

Bookworm

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Reading Fiction Helps the Reader Improve Emotional Intelligence

Reading fiction is a way to combat the lack of empathy created by Constant phone use. Fictions, you know, it's dessert Mike. It's not necessary too sure but we've seen what that lack of focus on conversation and other soft skills emotional intelligence skills has brought us to right so I don't know. You could get the same benefit from Prioritizing conversation which is a big thing I got from reading this book Not to jump all the way to the end, but that's the big takeaway here is create more time and space for conversationNot fictional conversation where you're peering into the world of other people  I think more beneficial at least for me is the actual conversations themselves

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