presoak@lazysoci.aldeleted by creator to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 7 months agoReading is a kind of trance. A state of modified consciousness as powerful as any drug. And we all know what drugs can do.message-squaremessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down133
arrow-up134arrow-down1message-squareReading is a kind of trance. A state of modified consciousness as powerful as any drug. And we all know what drugs can do.presoak@lazysoci.aldeleted by creator to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square40linkfedilink
minus-squareI_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoSo if it’s only because of intense, prolonged, daily concentration, then wouldn’t things like video games, watching TV, or even just a normal day of work at a white collar job count? Does taking a long drive count? How about studying for a test?
minus-squarepresoak@lazysoci.aldeleted by creatorOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoTo a degree, yes. But reading is especially potent that way.
So if it’s only because of intense, prolonged, daily concentration, then wouldn’t things like video games, watching TV, or even just a normal day of work at a white collar job count? Does taking a long drive count? How about studying for a test?
To a degree, yes. But reading is especially potent that way.