Reading fiction hones our deep focus skills like nothing else because it puts is into a trance-like state in which we go deep inside our minds. As we read, we create images and scenes to accompany the words on the page. The process is intensely pleasurable, and this is one more reason to cultivate deep focus. It feels good. It’s the cheapest, deepest pleasure that’s always there.
In a Trance
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