Category: Fiction
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Is Escaping Really that Bad?
How Escapist Fiction Provides Necessary Mental Breaks that Improve Overall Well-being Stress recovery through psychological detachment – Research in occupational psychology shows that complete mental disengagement from stressors is essential for recovery. Immersive fiction creates this crucial psychological distance from daily pressures. The “mental vacation effect” – Neuroimaging studies reveal that reading engaging fiction activates… Read more
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From Entertainment to Enlightenment:
Finding Joy and Meaning in Some “Fun” Reading Why even beach reads and thrillers can enhance our psychological insights Beach reads and thrillers often get dismissed as purely escapist entertainment, but they could actually contain surprising depth and wisdom: Tricking the Brain! York University did a study that demonstrated that reading fiction featuring diverse perspectives… Read more