👋🏼 Hi guys, hope this video gave you some motivation to pick up a new book! 📚 After spending hours looking through the scientific evidence, I'm convinced that fiction is more than just an interesting story or fancy vocabulary. Compelling novels get us to think about the world from a fresh perspective, and if you have any recommendations, please comment them down below! Keep safe and healthy, and I'll see you next week! ✌🏼

"Use what you learned from another world, so that you can make yours a better place" -quote invented by me as that's how I see good fiction stories

“Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.” ― G.K. Chesterton

"Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It's a way of understanding it." - Lloyd Alexander, the author of THE BLACK CAULDRON

One way of describing fiction is "the escape from reality".

I read fiction mostly to escape reality it's always a little heaven to me, started at a very young age got into trouble then in the school😄 because I do read them every free time instead of reading school works. It's makes me know more about world around me and love how it's makes one see world from other people perspective 🥰🥰

I like when books describe things in detail (How the walls looked like, what kid of flowers were in the vase, what kid of furniture was in the room, etc) idk it just makes me feel more present. It makes me appreciate the little things around me. I love poetry. I also like philosophy, and every character has their own in a way.

Sebastian is such an inspiration not just for aspiring medical students but in general. Thank you for always giving us such encouraging and engaging content! ❤️

I've been a fiction reader my whole life so watching you Discover this world is awesome. Totally gonna follow you on Goodreads

The fact that you read ''The Fault in Our Stars'' makes me so happy

Hey brother, Your study with me session's are helping me a lot... Will you please take these sessions 2-3 times a week.. so that studying will also be my habit..🤭 Thank you so much, for everything..🤩 Regards from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

As a English Literature student I totally agree with what you say. I think you can learn so much from books, and especially fictional ones. :-) Just out of interest I have a short question: Most of the time when I talk to guys at my university and we talk about books I realize that they only, or at least most of the time, read non-fiction books. When I talk to women it‘s often the opposite. As I said, it‘s only based on my personal experience. But do some of you noticed something similar? :-) Also when I see KZfaqrs uploading videos like „Why you should read more fiction“ or „Why I started reading more fiction and not only non-fiction anymore“ it‘s mostly men.🙈 My brother is actually one of the few men I know who enjoys reading fiction much more compared to non-fiction books. (Not as if I‘m judging that one is better than the other one obviously. There are just different. And I was just curious.) 😅

Fiction books are a beautiful escape from reality. Also, I've been following your reading journey on goodreads and it's inspired me to read a lot more than what I already do.

When his intro is the literal reason I read fiction... Because I relate to the characters and they give me new outlook

Oh my. How much I love him😭 (Especially more after he mentioned those quotes for the novels)❤

I mostly read non-fiction books, however Sebastian’s video make me want to read more fiction. Great vid as always Sebastian!

This is sooo amazing!! I try to explain this to my folks since they believe that I’m “wasting” my time by reading fiction and should stick to non-fiction but I try to explain that it’s way more! They just don’t get it :/

thank you for this video mate, I too am trying to get into fiction & really feel i’m getting somewhere finally

Every genre in fiction offers something different for everyone too. Falling in love with different genres gets you to appreciate how complex we are and makes you realize that in almost every facet of life it takes way more than you'd originally think to understand a situation or someone before you make a conclusion. Stories helps me to explore the somewhat darker side of society and individual personalities (thrillers like Gone Girl, We Need to Talk About Kevin), helps me to recognize more of my own values and bringing it more cohesively to the fore (Brave New World, The Fault in Our Stars), or helps me to see people afflicted by trauma, abuse, addiction or loss embark on the journey of healing, all the ways it impacts their lives and the layers of their life they address on their journey, and that the pain, their trauma, their childhood, their addiction doesn't, define the character.

Hearing him say " a Medical Student from Australia " always gets me .. Excellent work , Keep going Sebastian !

Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth - Albert Camus 🌼

Thank you so much for your video. I read Brave New World when I was in my twenties ( I'm 49 now) . I barely remember it but thanks to your video I think I will reread it. I also have "where the crawdads sings lying on my bookshelf for the past year. That will be my next book to read as soon as I finish the one I'm reading. A book i will highly recommend is the kite runner by Khaled Hosseini. A beautiful and moving story about a frienship between two boys in Afghanistan in the seventies. It gots everything : frienship,Afgan culture, racism, religion, the consequences of war, but also love and forgiveness. That books really tore me apart emotionally! Thanks for the video again and good luck with your study !

I love that you give a scientific perspective to fiction reading. Now I have receipts to show cocky non-fiction and non-readers HAHAHAHAHAH Noted your book recos :) Keep us posted!

I could not agree more, Sebastian! Fiction novels allow us to live other lives and experience other perspectives while in the comfort of our own home. Love this take :)

You're an inspiration in so many ways! I love that you talk about the importance of personal development and recreation along with academics. Keep it up! ❤

I always admired the characters personalities and try to understand why they're behaving that way.

Such a great opening! I had a similar experience! I come from a scientific background and used to only read non fiction! I was missing out so much! Thanks for making this video!!

Literature is an art. I have the opposite struggle: I can not read non fiction... I recommend you to read Stefan Zweig's books. He is one of the greatest writers ever.

I like that he goes through the comments and likes them.

I used to dislike fiction until I was 28, then I decided to start reading it again and now I love it. Maybe disliking fiction is an adolescent thing.

In a way that im convincing myself to write a fiction not through by knowledge but in a way to focus more in emotions. Also, I want to convey the millenals and the old ones they need to move on to help them realize the importance of both fiction or not.

I follow these channels to guide me on what to read next.

Omg! I hit a jackpot discovering this channel🥰🥰🥰

I really enjoyed this video. Recently, I've been getting back into reading after being in a slump during quarantine and the first book that I picked up was fiction. It reminded me why I enjoyed reading.

I love Where The Crawdads Sing! Glad to see others appreciating it :) Keep up the great content! 🙏

I love this!! Always felt a bit sillier than my friends who were reading enlightening self-help books or educational memoirs of events and people in comparison, but there's really nothing like a good story! Starting medical school this year and just found your channel, awesome vid and I've subscribed! ❤️

I love reading! I haven’t had much time for my own reading during semester, but am looking forward to reading more over summer when this semester is over. Requested to follow you on Goodreads 👍🏼

You have unbelievable editing skills... keep going man

I appreciate this video. I read 30+ nonfiction books a year and typically view fiction as being strictly for entertainment. Your explanation helped me understand that there can be value in fiction beyond entertainment.

I love reading fiction! You travel to so many places! I’m hoping to do lots of fiction readings this year on my channel

I've just found this channel and you are already one of my favorite KZfaqrs

I'm a big advocate for reading fiction, playing video games, and watching movies. Media is made to be consumed. Fiction improves empathy, vocabulary, critical thinking and expands our experiences. Great video!

Loved this video! We read Brave New World in school during our English courses. Definitely have to read Where the crawdads sing, it has been on my reading log for a looong time now 😅

Ohh thank you a lot for the inspirational video😍😍🙏🏽🙏🏽I would try to challenge me too. Greetings from Barcelonaa🌸🌸🌸 I cant wait to watch the next video🙆🏻‍♀️🙆🏻‍♀️

Nonfiction good for logical improvements, fiction good for emotional improvements

So like if anyone is still watching this video and commenting let me know if I’m only person… I have a lot of difficulty reading fiction, not because I don’t think it’s valuable. But it’s because I write my own stuff, so when I read someone else’s writing, I’m not really reading it the same way most other people who enjoy fiction are reading. I’m doing that well at the same time thinking about things like style, narrative structure, plot points, etc. all of this really gets in my way. Plus, the benefit that most people get from reading fiction, I already do with the actual stories of the people in my wife, so I don’t really feel as though I benefit from it nearly as much. I kind of want to turn that off when I read fiction, but I haven’t been able to. I’m not saying that I haven’t read any fiction LOL but it’s about 5% of the books I read every year, the vast majority being nonfiction. I’ve been trying to get it more toward 50-50, but it’s been extremely difficult

Excellent summary of the benefits of reading fiction, bravo and let me wish you a large audience for this very good job !

for the last 10 years of my life most of my readings was nonfiction because some how i felt guilty of reading fiction but now i believe that fiction books is actuly as good as nonfiction books ..even better .i've always liked reading fiction but i used to read only rommance novels. last year i decided to read thriler novels and i liked all the books i read. the problem with me is that i stick too long reading one genre and i am afraid to explore things. i am really struggling this year to read because of social media and all that. but this year 2022 i'll be better manging my reading time and put it as a priority.

Do you know brazilian literature? If you are interested, read Posthumous Memories of Bras Cuba of Machado de Assis (bigger brazilian writer). It's so good fiction and was published to 'Penguin Books' for the english-speaking countries. ✨

I like reading and writing, for now i write a short story "four hours to Explosion", i start writing because i believe i can show many different places and characters and storys for readers.

Somehow, even just listening to you motivates me a lot. So much so that when I do school works, I sometimes just play your vids on the background as though you're my subconscious egging me on to finish my tasks lol. this was amazing content as always, Sebastian!! thanks a lot

Recommend Five Feet Apart!🙈 and thank you for your sharing🙆🏻‍♀️

It's an absolute honour to share the same name as you. Great work m8, keep it up

Thank you for this nice review! Especially the quotes motivated me to read more fiction.

awesome. thanks for this fresh perspective!

I think I have never consciously read a novel in my life. Thanks for expanding my horizon, son!

Omg thank you for this video Sebastian,the editing was amazing ,I hope you make more videos about books. 💙💙

I love your channel 💚💚💚

Wauuu, you are my inspiration. I'm a medical student form Mozambique in Africa. I'm really think about open a channel on KZfaq to talk about books I read. YOU ARE MY INSPIRATION. Youhave a big fan😍

I recently discovered you and can I please say how hopelessly in love I’m with you and your videos?! I’m grateful

This video is everything I ever wanted to express

Your voice is so soothing

You never fail to impress me bro. Keep up the good work

yeah fiction is my favorite

Nice video !

Great video! Love the editing

U r kinda inspirational and motivating and creating a comfortable vibe😊

Loved the quotes!

Thank you so much...I wanted something like this😃

thank you so much Sebastian, Best of luck!

this is so good! i used to read a lot of fiction books too, maybe I'll buy and read books more later on!

I really love your content, It's amazing how on youtube you could stumble on people from different parts of the world, (also your channel was one of the channels that inspired me to start my own). Keep it up :D

Assignments, exams and homework, just school in general, is really taking a lot of my time and mental space away. At this point I really wish I catch fever or cold or something so that I can relax and enjoy reading in my bed. Sigh

It seems I heard you mentioned The brave new world. There is an adult TV series, I read the book due to the TV series.

I love your channel 💓💓💓

Thank you so mach. I from Brazil .🇧🇷🇧🇷

Wow this is some new concept ! Bingo

The only friends i have, are characters from books.

I loveeee your channel ♡

The message + the videography

Hi sebastian, thank you so much for the books recommendation 😘😊❤

I started reading back when I was in middle school, and it was the fault in our stars! up until now I can never forget how that particular book by John Green changed my life! It is true I guess that you'll need one book to get captivated in reading.

I recently began reading as a habit back in December 2020, and in February I finished "Brave New World", and I completely recommend it to anyone who wants to read a futuristic dystopian as well as a classic

Great vid, reading fiction also makes you a better emphatic physician, to practice narrative medicine

You inspire me so much Sebastian, keep it up!!

I didn't have any books only the Bible I only read that, now I really have to go and get some books.

Hi, i'm from Tunisia , i follow your videos it's very interesting thank you. I think that reading fiction improves English also.

I also started my reading hobby and it's addiction from fault in our Stars 🌈

Open a book and get transported to another world. Close it to return home. These are my 3 favorite books: - The Texas-Israeli War:1999 - The StarKing by Jack Vance - Great Fighter Jets of the Galaxy 1 by Tim Gibson

I rly liked how you described this

Hey Seb, I just started the habit of reading when I saw your Instagram post of holding 3 books in a lib, that somehow made me think that ' If I'm motivated by a post when I complete the task and upload same way can motivate someone else' Now I completed 2 books but it's not completely fictional and if you are interested go on 1. The Monk Who sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma 2. Atomic Habits by James Clear Btw, thank you for your post :) Stay sharp

Reading an honest author of fiction is the most truth and reality you’ll experience. Reading Orwell, Dostoevsky, Steinbeck is more truthful than the New York Times.

Your analysis of what you've learned is just amazing! Plus research skills are just WOW!

saw dan brown's masterpiece and i never clicked this fast 😂😂❤️

I thought I was the only one !

God bless you man

U r best and ur videos are world's best video 😻....when u send video I got stress free....

i've been trying to tell my stem friends (i guess im a part of that i do maths) to read fictional books! thanks mate imma send em this vid

Sebastian upload another video of study with me..... they are really inspirational and motivational.... I am really waiting for another one

I love fantasy! It's awesome. Have you read mistborn era one? One of the best fantasy series in my opinion. It's the series that made me fall in love with fantasy.