Reading 1,000 books changed my brain

I freak out on videos like this, wondering if they're interesting enough for anyone to listen to and end up trying to cram as much as possible in as little time as possible - I ended up cutting my intro from 3 minutes to a few seconds.

BUT I hope my point still comes across ok! Reading has genuinely changed my life and brain - and these are some reasons I love it.

Also as a side note, what I'd have liked to expand on a bit more are our attitudes towards reading: I don't think everyone "should" read, and forcing ourselves to have "reading routines" is a proper pain and can suck the joy out of it all. I do believe it should be fun and there when you want to do it!

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To make your life easier:
0:00 Intro
0:49 Making friends in your mind
2:16 Creating new realities in your brain
3:24 Turning on my brain's radio
4:40 Unlock hidden parts of my brain
6:22 Learn about my own brain

[vnagarik]

Wow! this girl speaks at 3X and yet, she's so clear! lovely & insightful.

[nataliesoutlet]

Your expression and feelings towards books is so beautiful! ✨ I can especially relate to authors unlocking certain expressions that I often can’t explain in my own life. Excited to look into your author recommendations 🙂

[mexicanmax]

Managing a restaurant after high school for 7 years, becoming an engineer in my early 30s, learning to code for a year, learning about cloud computing, and now watching your videos changes my life

[filipewnunes]

The connections that we begin to make after reaching a certain number of finished books are amazing. It gets easier to learn new things, to understand people around us and our own feelings. The one habit that changes everything in life.

[Beenchillinggggg]

I feel like reading books helps clear mental fogginess. It is as if our minds could be seen as our personal rooms and reading is the act of cleaning our rooms (minds).

[razak]

I read a lot of books. But I have no idea what I’ve read because my mind keeps wondering off to other things. I guess non-focused reading is better than no reading. I’m not going to give up.

[DoctorAzmain]

Some fantastic points here! Most of my reading has been medical textbooks in the last 7 years 🙈 I miss slipping into another reality in my imagination like when reading Harry Potter. And it also helps me understand the real world, express my emotions, and relate to my patients. I have no doubt my communication skills and empathy have benefited from the books I've read. I'm definitely going to make an effort to read more fiction after this video! 😊

[ChrisInmanDrums]

Your comment around 4:50 about not grasping a feeling if there’s no word for it is fascinating. I’ve just finished reading “The Idiot Brain” and it’s mentioned that if, as a culture, we don’t have a word for something, then it is borderline impossible to really understand it, nevermind explaining it to others. So what your describing is a very real, neurological phenomenon!
The extent of our language is inextricably tied to our comprehension.

[StellaHikes]

I really loved your perspective on this! I haven’t read nearly as many books as you have but everything you had to say had me feeling extremely seen and understood in my feelings about the books I have read! 🥰 Thanks so much for sharing!

[karlahernandezhealthylifes]

Hii, so glad you are talking about your books again! Really love this kinds of videos

[gannahossam]

Loved the passion and genuine appreciative energy in this video. It’s always amazing to hear how books have changed the minds of people!

[minhtongthanh]

My struggle: I feel overwhelmed by unexplored emotions when reading books and sometimes feel miserable because of it

[chitru]

Loved this video. I identified so much with your thoughts about how reading books help us. The idea that resonated with me the most is the ability to know yourself better.

[julialedra]

Oh wow! You have put into word my exact feelings towards books! My favorite one is noticing things around me and finding new ways to express myself as I read about characters feelings.

[chahatpathak]

Your video is so relatable..Quite often I feel nobody matches my frequency, understands me or there is nobody with whom I can have a deep talk but when it comes to reading I feel like there is someone who has the same thought process as me just like your video is so relatable..

[NiinaSKlove]

Yes, yes, yes! Seconds into this video, I thought, - how amazing is it that we can sit here in our own home and watch this video. I believe that promoting reading is essential, and I am genuinely happy to see that you have made this video about reading books. I love books; I have been obsessed with letters since I was two years old (I didn't care that much about other things, lol, letters were my obsession back then too!) Letters that you can create words with - how wonderful is that?!? Words you can put on paper and make a poem or a story of some sort - and if you visit your local library or bookstore, you can indulge in books of all kinds! I love how well you're describing your experience with reading books, what they have done for you, how much they have given you. This video was a great way to start the day with - thank you! 😀😀😀😀

[ZoeysMusings]

Love this! I'm a bibliophile at heart and miss being able to read a book a day. This is motivation to get back into it. Reading has always been an escape for me sincee childhood and now that in older, it's a way of better understanding people, the world and myself. Not to mention how amazing my vocabulary becomes 😁

[Lavendermama]

I found your channel yesterday.
I've watched 3 videos so far and find them interesting and entertainment.
Thank you so much for sharing with us.

Have a wonderful day. ✨🐦🐰🐶

[irenesanz]

I love reading, but I'd never thought about books this way. It's beautiful. I'm definitely switching the radio on to appreciate my next book even more.

[michchow]

Love this video! I also enjoyed how you described the way reading expands our imagination and transports us to another world other than our own.