Reading fiction increases your social and empathy skills according to an article in the Yorkshire Post.
I can't find any mention of a control group, or of a before and after test, or anything that would establish cause and effect. But hey! Why waste a good headline just because there are no facts to substantiate it! And don't we all want to believe that having our nose in a book is actually good for us? (Well, I know I do!)
9 COMMENTS:
Your cat needs glasses. It shouldn't need to get that close to the page.
You're right, MAJ! Although it isn't my cat but it definitely needs glasses.
Well there is a sort of ongoing experiment thingy happening with this Prof Oatley and his gagn and yay - look a book out by him about this phenomena!! LOL!!!
Yay for reading! Take care
x
That cat looks like it took catnip to stay awake for the test.
Interesting article. Being a Bookworm, this caught my attention. I've added a link to your blog from my own bookwormbitesback.blogspot.com
Love that cat.
I find this really hard to believe, but I WANT to believe it, so I will.
Kitty, yay for reading indeed!
Stacy, hehe, so that's what they use it for!
Debbie, thanks for popping in here and I'll nip over to your blog and say hi!
Tara, my feeling precisely!
Yes, I definitely choose to believe it!
Simon, a wise decision!
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