How I Fell Back in Love With Reading 

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I’m tired of being on my dam phone 📱 I wanna fall in love with reading instead

I saw the title and thought “this must be an Audible sponsorship”

You make me want to swim to the library and grab a few books right now Mr. Fish

"I loved my world, but I wasn't a Wizard"- John Fish

I've always been a reader, but now that I'm in college and taking classes that are actually somewhat challenging I'm really seeing the benefit of having that background in reading. The biggest example is having read so much sci fi, specifically Philip K Dick, has really helped me understand more abstract philosophical material like metaphysics.

Following John fish since a year has really changed my life

Hey can you please make a video on your favourite books

I started reading 10 pages a day...Now i can't stop.

This video was, in the words of the great John fish, "TREMENDOUSLY BENEFICIAL."

Been watching your vids since last year and you really gave me a new perspective on life How working hard and maintaining self discipline really gave me the satisfaction and the sense of accomplishment I have never cared about in the first place And you are the reason I'm totally obsessed with book (I haven't read non-fiction yet but I will surely do) I just wanna say thank you for all the efforts you put in your vids it means alot to all of us

I like that you didn't bring up Harvard even once. You are extremely inspirational John. I absolutely love your channel. 🙂

Dude. You're honestly a legend. Listening to you just talk really makes my day. Thank you for showering us with such enriching content.♥️

I LOVE your reading videos! At the beginning of the summer, I was averaging a book a week, but due to some work complications, I got sidetracked for a few weeks. Now I’m back into reading and loving every day of it 😍

i pass by your appartment every day on my way to school and it feels weird knowing youre that close

This is awesome! So many people struggle with this thank you for sharing!

I’ve always liked your videos, mostly cause I’m into coding & technology but I’ve always felt like there was something more to them. After this video, and a couple of others, I finally understood. It wasn’t the way your dit them or the creativity of the content: it was the love that you put in them. Especially in this one I genuinely felt the emotional side of the video and, having lived a similar experience, I could totally relate to it. Congrats for the great contents you make and good luck for the future. From Rome, Italy.

This is the exact thing that happened to me, oh my God! I can relate to this on a profoundly deep level! From loving to read fictional books (to the point that I'd read them over and over again because no other books were available) to hating reading for about 4 years or more (from 7th to 11th grade), to slowly getting introduced to personal development books after 11th grade, and actually buying them towards the end of 12th, and now, this is an awesome way to satisfy my curiosity on any topic that I might be interested in! Thank you so much!

I feel like I can really relate to you and how you got back into reading. I remember when assigned books from school started to take over, and I lost the joy I had for reading. A couple of years ago I got back into reading, and I credit two books for it: *High Altitude Leadership* and *Start with Why* These books really changed my mindset and my life, and I couldn't be happier. I am so glad to have found your channel, and join you on your journey. 👍

You are my favorite RU-vidr of all time John! You are such an inspiring person. Please keep the content rolling😊

love your videos so much . I set my reading challenge this year " 50 book" and I kinda about to quit but your video push me so hard to my library. Keep the good job👏

Hi! I just wanted to say that your videos are really inspiring and helpful, I hope you continue making these kind of things. Have a nice day!

Jhon you have made it possible for a lot to break the barrier and grow up ... thank you jhon

I just love your videos! They're so motivating that right now I want to commit myself to read more and explore new worlds.

I subscribed to your channel when there were 10,000+ subs. Today it turned to 610,000+ subs. It must have been a long journey and I’ll continue to support your channel because you provide us significant content and they are very helpful. Guess what? I live in Boston and not so far away from Harvard👍🏻

Reading was a chore for me too. Thank you for offering a new perspective!

I loved reading books too! I'm slowly getting back at it and your lists at Amazon are so good!

Its weird but what i do is listen to the audible but use the physical book. Its like someone is reading to you, and its way faster and less tiring than any other method. I love this combo!

How you articulate yourself and the detail of your experience is gracefully and beautifully. I subbed. Classics and modern should always coexist

Thank you so much, your description just applies so well onto how I feel. Right now I am in this school type of book-relation state (what a word), feeling kind of stuck with all the books I have to read for school, not leaving enough time for the ones I was actually enjoying during summer break. The good habits I gained during the holidays are gone again and I often end up finding myself not reading at all... However this made me remember how I used to feel about books and motivated me a lot to keep going and try to make more time for personal reading. Thank you❤ PS: I've also been trying to get more into python recently so your live stream/video with jade on that was really helpful too! PPS: Not a native speaker, correct me if I made any mistakes😅

One of the first nonfiction books I read was Outliers. That led to Business books, which then led to Science and Technology, Mark Zuckerberg, Gates and Stephen Hawking, and then to biographies. It's been great, thanks so much for the video!

i miss reading so much, it was such an escape for me and i dont know what happened, i want that joy and happiness back.

this made my Saturday a whole lot better

I hate seafood but this fish is definitely an exception. Love you John, thanks for the advice♥️

I fall into reading again and I love it I haven’t read a good book since high school 💙love from Dubia

John. I'm Tanmay Arvind, 10th grade, from India. Just wanted to say thank you for all the advice. Trust me, you haven't a clue of how much you've impacted so many lives, including mine. I've actually seen a change in my productivity, and I really wanted to thank you for it. As a fellow Harvard aspirant, it would be great to get any advice from you.

Thank you so much! I’m in 7th grade right now and used reading as an escape in elementary. Until I started middle school and reading became a chore I dreaded. I could tell my vocabulary had plateaued and oddly enough even my love for learning. I’ve been longing to get lost in a good book like I used to for awhile now. Your video is what gave me the push to do it. Thank you! ❤️

reading it's not the habit of most people! but it's good to have motivation like u to push us forward!!

"My first impression was a very strong one," repeated the prince. "When they took me away from Russia, I remember I passed through many German towns and looked out of the windows, but I didn't trouble myself to ask questions about them. This was after a long series of fits. I would always fall into a sort of torpid condition after such a series, losing my memory almost entirely. Even though I wasn't entirely without reason during these times, I lacked the logical power of thought. This would continue for three or four days, and then I would recover myself again. I remember my melancholy was intolerable; I felt inclined to cry, sat and wondered uncomfortably. The consciousness that everything was strange weighed heavily upon me; I could understand that it was all foreign and unfamiliar. I recall waking up from this state for the first time in Basle one evening; the braying of a book woke me up, a book in the town market. I saw the book and was extremely pleased with it. From that moment on, my mind seemed to clear." "A book? How strange! Yet, it's not so strange. Anyone of us might fall in love with a book! It happened in mythological times," said Madame Epanchin, casting a wrathful glance at her daughters, who had started to laugh. "Please continue, prince." "Since that evening, I've had a special fondness for books. I began to ask questions about them, as I had never seen one before. I immediately came to the conclusion that this must be one of the most useful things-informative, engaging, patient, and inexpensive. Thanks to this book, I started to appreciate the whole country I was traveling through, and my melancholy gradually faded away."

well, you also inspired me to read books to learn new things in the past. Last year i read 34 books after i saw one of your videos about books. I also intended to read more like you, but things came and thins passed, so i had some time issues i guess. At the end, this year i also make a new year resolution like you and i m intended to read more books than 34 as quantity this year. Well at the end all i can say is to thank you. After starting read books i felt like i become more wiser.The way i see the world changed.The way i thought has changed. So thank you to inspire me.

WoW! After watching your video I am totaly inspired and I want to make a reading plan like you!Tks 4 sharing!

I love to read but my biggest struggle is fitting reading time in with all of the textbooks I have to read. Def going to try to have at least 20 mins of leisure reading for myself a day though... it relaxes me as well! Awesome video! ^_^

I’ve started reading so much more recently :)

Our reading stories are the exact same Starting out loving it, hating it, rediscovering the love for it. At the same points in life too. Makes sense though since youre only a year or two older than me

He really loves what he is doing. And it's motivating

I fell in love with books again by just reading. But reading something that really entertain me. I read the tales of Hans Andersen and them pride and prejudice. I fell in love with the stories , and begin searching for more books.

Really liked this video. I have also in the last couple of years started reading more!! Audible is awesome!!

I’m glad that I have divided attention, cause all I could think about while listening to him is how cute of a human he is 😂😍❤️

Been doing It since I first met your channel,really helpfull and enlightening for my life.

I hear you, man. Great ideas here. Keep sharing.

Much respect John

john fish you are a true legend!

Such beautiful sentiments and how very right you are on all counts

Good to see that you fall in love with reading books 😊

Love your content!

John you re the best youtuber, your videos are awesome, you re awesome!!You influenced me on looooot off things., 🙏🙏thank you just thank youu ❤

You aren't missing anything on Instagram !!! Soo true

I love the Atlas shrugged and The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand on the shelf, objectivism is a beautiful concept.

Very inspiring video! Just take time to read🥰

Great reading and coding skills are good skills to have, John. I don't know what your parents did, but i salute them

I clicked on the video and was like “there’s probably an audible sponsorship in this right” and ~boom~ nonetheless I enjoyed this, thank you John

I personally didn't enjoy to read, just like my family. But eventually, I started to read and realized how good it's for me. The school has never been easier, I feel like I can use my brain effectively, I also can analyze a text easier and just overall find learning stuff, even if it's utterly used, I still feel like it's fun to know. This wasn't an easy task, however, It took a lot of hard work because as mentioned before, my parents don't like reading. I started reading books like 47 by Walter Mosley, the water will come by jeff Goodell, then I went into romance and philosophy like Yukio Mishima with "no longer human" as well as "spring snow", and also "stoner" by john Williams which is probably my favorite book. After reading these books I wanted to take an easier approach to read, also because I was at school at the time so I started reading books like "divergent" and "inside the whispers", as well as "Ella minnow pea" which I hated but I'm glad I'm finished with them. After that, I took a more scientific approach with "the sixth enticing", "storm in a teacup", and "survival of the sickets". Right now I'm reading Paul Johnson's book "A history of the American people" and it's pretty good, I highly recommend it if you're a semi-history geek like me. The point of this comment was not to show how many books I've read but instead to show you how you can read many different genres of book, that's what makes them some captivating cause every time you read you're doing something different, it's not the same thing every single time. I get bored easily and reading, although a hard task at first, has actually helped me satisfy my needs for fun.

Got back into reading for fun a year ago and im in love! Its soo much fun!

I would really like to listen to your podcasts! Sometimes its much more comfortable to listen than watch the video. Thank u!

I read 42 books since november and I am very happy about this fact :)

Me encantan tus videos , greetings from Bolivia 😛🇧🇴

Keep inspiring John...

You inspired me to do the same, reading 52 books in 2019, and as of this week (#37) I am at 45 books. It really became addictive and I feel like I learned a lot from all those books. Thank you.

I had a very similar experience to you. I was an avid reader when I was a child, I devoured Roald Dahl, Jacqueline Wilson, Enid Blyton, pretty much anything I could find. However I am not an analytical reader, I very much read for pleasure or to learn. For the past 6 or 7 years I would read a book every few months, reading between 2 and 10 books a year. At the end of 2019 I go really invested in a YA dystopia series and it kick started my reading journey. I made a pledge that I was going to read 24 books in 2020. It is now the 14th of June and I have read 46 books this year. Reading is now my favourite hobby. I identify as a reader again and it’s been a wonderful journey.

I've genuinely fallen in love with Dan Brown's writings. I love seeing historical theories. Also, I've recently taken a liking to Stephen Hawking, and best off of research, I have come up with my own hypotheses and theories, on cosmological phenomena, structures of the universe and abnormalities like theoretical time travel. Reading changed my life, and I'm really glad to see someone like you talking about it.

Hmm, good advice. I started thinking of basically everything as a chore when I first got depressed 13 years ago and getting out of that mindset is very hard. I've only recently thought about going back to reading.

Thanks john I kinda needed that

That cute accent when you pronounce the name of Mihály Csíkszentmihályi. :) Anyways, I totally agree with you, thanks for sharing your thoughts about this topic with us. Greetings from Hungary. :)

you are very motivating! Thanks for the video :)

You have taught me the importance of reading books thanks

My first ever video was about how great reading is !

You're quite awesome. You have a beautiful character. Keep up this awesome work.💪💪

Amazing, but don't forget to find time for just silence too. It cleanses the soul and rejuvenates the mind.

Wow, I recognized the building behind you. I actually live a few blocks away from you (old montreal) 😂

Beautiful video! Can relate to it😊

I've never related to a video more. It's like you're in my mind 😭

Would love a video of you talking about your favourite books!

I have learned a lot with you!!!!! thanks :)

exactly like you said - the more you read, the better you can make connection between topics

Getting some inspiration whenever i watch your videos !!!....

Can you make a book recommendation video it would be great by the way amazing video thanks for motivating

John, your Edifier R1280T monitors are inverted (left-right)! hahahah Great video, thank you for your content!

Hi john fish.I like your video too much.you be like a teacher .Good teach and motivation to me .thank guy for this video.

You speak my language ❤. Awesome video.

Love the color of this shirt on you!

Tip about spark notes: do read bits of the books bc esp in discussions you'll need to provide quotes and talk or even write abt specific scenes. It's just choosing those :)

I'm a simple man, I see John Fish's video, I like before watching it 😂

I want him to do a bookshelf tour so bad!!!

I don’t even like reading but the way you describe it makes me want to read

You inspire me so much thxs 😉

John, you should upload a video talking about your favourite books!

Thanks John Fish! You really are quite motivating when it comes to reading. What's your take on annotating books?

Yo John! I recently watched your video on studying for Exams/Tests and found it really helpful. Could you please make a similar video on presentations? I find these videos really helpful at school.

People who follow John on instagram knew this was coming! 🙌

lol i love that "and we would just analyze them to death" so honest.