presoak@lazysoci.al to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-22 days 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-square40fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down131
arrow-up136arrow-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.al to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agomessage-square40fedilink
minus-squareI_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days 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.alOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days 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.