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