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Is reading productive?

>> No.17488263

i listen to audiobooks on double speed while firing thru my anki flashcards for mandarin, ni hao, nigga.

>> No.17488303

>>17488250
if you dont feel shit at the end of a day, than yeah, but you have to ask yourself, do you?

>> No.17488445

>>17488250
No

>> No.17488469

as being educational, yes. even fiction improves your vocabulary and speaking

>> No.17488863

If you are reading something related to your job yes. If not it's just entertainment, nothing wrong with that.

>> No.17488946

>>17488250
Doesn't matter

>> No.17488951
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>>17488250
In general yes, because it is an active hobby, unlike jumping between unrelated youtube videos in vain. A productive mindset sees everything in front of the eyes as potential tools for getting goals accomplished, and this is an active predisposition. The more you read the more easily you can distinguish between well thought out deep and abstract texts and generic half-aped creations. It's important to notice that the love of reading is within the more general love of language, and verbal intelligence is the strongest predictor of success compared to other "intelligences". This indicates verbal intelligence comes the closest to a human g factor.

>> No.17489023

>>17488863
soulless take, are you American perchance?

>> No.17489146

It builds character.

>> No.17490796

>>17488250
Yes. Taking notes makes reading more productive.

Ironically I do not take notes because I feel like its pointless and I'm impostor-ing myself for stop writing in the middle and just toss my paper to trash.

>> No.17490868

>>17488250
If reading isn't teaching you reality and how to actually live a real life, or it isn't helping you hone your skills (which in this case will be primarily literary), then no, it is not productive. It is a substitute for actually living life and just as harmful and wasteful as playing video games. You really need to learn how to take a good story as inspiration for you to go out and live as well, rather than a temporary escape from your crap life you refuse to work toward improving.

>> No.17490949

>>17489023
>perchance
Is it possible that I am speaking to a pseud?

>> No.17491358

>>17488263
Keked

>> No.17492686

>>17490949
The consumerist beast has been found

>> No.17493059

>>17492686
is "perchance" an anti-consumerist dog whistle?

>> No.17493609

>>17488250
dpends on wot ur reading