Reading versus Socializing

Reading versus Socializing

https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/hasn9/reading_versus_socializing/

Do you prefer staying in some nights and reading?

For example, on a Friday night, are you OK with just being in and reading?

Prose before hoes.

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As long as there remains a choice between the two. When books become the sole option, chances are you’ve become a shut in.

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It’s always good to have a balance. But there are certainly days where I like to avoid people and just curl up with a good book.

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Sometimes I just want to escape to unwind and fiction books work well for that. Other times, you just want to get out and do it instead of read about it.

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Can books fill the void of social connections in life?

Books: the friends that never cancel plans or leave you on read. They’ve got your back, 24/7.

https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/13omp3w/can_books_fill_the_void_of_social_connections_in/

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Books are amazing, but they do not replace social connection. That is an inherent human need.

That doesn’t mean you need to be out and about all day every day, but that you need to speak to people and interact positively with them. Chatting around a water cooler, etc.

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Books are great but they only go so far. I spent high school reading books because I had zero social life. I was the weird goody goody kid people liked for the most part, but not enough to get invited to birthday parties or to hang out after school. It was uncomfortable at first, but I eventually found my people. That doesn’t mean book characters still don’t impact me. They are still as real as actual people and, in some cases, have helped me cope with certain situations better than “real” people.