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Neil Pasricha: Cultivate Happiness & Live An Awesome Life

The Rich Roll Podcast

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The Importance of Reading Fiction

57% of Americans read zero books last year. According to the 2011 annual review of psychology only reading fiction opens up the mirror neurons in our brain responsible for empathy compassion and understanding. We're losing our capacity to engage with books we're losing our ability to fall into lives and less able to identify and relate to the people around us massive issue so I am very bullish on books you know this about meYeah I am obsessed with reading booksI think it's very important for a trust based cohesive society to exist right you have to.

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