Why you should READ LESS*

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*as in putting less pressure on yourself with how MANY books you read, but rather focusing on the QUALITY of what you read. Basically, quality over quantity (as is the case with many things in life). Enjoy!
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SOURCES:

Benefits of Reading Books:
www.healthline.com/health/benefits-of-reading-books
The brain in your pocket: Evidence that Smartphones are used to supplant thinking:
www.academia.edu/30785306/The_brain_in_your_pocket_Evidence_that_Smartphones_are_used_to_supplant_thinking
Reading Literary Fiction Improves Theory of Mind
science.sciencemag.org/content/342/6156/377
Your Brain on Reading (Why Your Brain Needs You to Read Every Day)
medium.com/swlh/this-is-your-brain-on-reading-why-your-brain-needs-you-to-read-every-day-a472b04da2e0
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CREDITS:
Andrei Terbea - Lead Animator
Stefan Popa - Assistant Animator
instagram.com/jtefe.ro/
Nicoleta Toader - Producer
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MUSIC:
"Delusional (Instrumental)" by Spring Gang
"Sudden Death (Instrumental)" by Sightless in Shadow
Outro song: Joakim Karud - "Loudness & Clarity"
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#Books #OneBookAWeek #Reading

Some might read the title of the video and think "oh, cool, I don't have to read, I wasn't going to anyway". If that's the case, I suggest you watch the entire video first. Reading is very important, it has many benefits for your brain, and unfortunately, school prepares us from a young age to see reading as a chore or as something unpleasant. Then there's the other type of people who only read Personal Development and Self Help books, and that's mainly who I'm targeting with this video. The Self Help industry is making billions of dollars every year, often selling sub-par written content that gives the illusion of personal growth. There's so much more value in a novel, or a history book, than you will ever find in the average Self-improvement book. So although I'm talking about why you should read less, the moral of the story - spoiler alert - is why you should read more, or why you should be more selective with the type of books you're reading. Looking forward to the conversation in the comment section.

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Andrei Terbea
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Happy to see the positive response to this type of video! Been reading the book recommendations you guys are leaving in the comments and tbh there's a lot of exciting stuff I want to read myself now haha! Keep 'em coming! 📚
radu Diaconu
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Gugăl foarte epic AMhistoryr moment
Tophatarco L
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I like world war 2 books
Random Things 2.0
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5:34 gugăl, buna asta!
Giridhar Kavali
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Make a video on that vegan Teacher
Sarah Siebert
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Happy birthday! My birthday was on the same day lol ❤️
Xyan
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5:35 : *laughs in romanian spelling*
Merciless Mode
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My favorite book is William Gibson's Mona Lisa Overdrive I love cyberpunk as well has Gibson so it was an incredible read
Bogdan Răzvan
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I just can't get over the fact that he spelled Google in romanian pronunciation on his mobile🤣🤣🤣
Alex.M. Rotaru
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The Slight Edge bye Jeff Olson!
Patman_For_Sure
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Does reading AMhistory comments matter?
Alex.M. Rotaru
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No sorry! (I'm not sorry in fact but I hope your comment was a joke! 😅)
Dan Horea Bota
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Loved how you spelled google, only us vampires would understand it :)))))
Kate Gilliland
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Reading books for school with 50,000+ words: I hate this, reading sucks. I’ll never finish this. Reading y/a romance, sci-fi, and fan fiction with 100,000+ words: piece of cake, binges it all it one week or less.
Maj 1000
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Lol I read like a thick book every month not every week lol that’s a bit too much for some people
LEONESSA
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that book needs to be thick
Immanuel Marshall
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I like reading philosophy books
AgerioPH
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Ive completed 41 books all of it come from 1 series name kirov i recommend it and it still ongoing. and many more if you include fanfiction.
AgerioPH
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Also during my reading session of kirov i usually complete about 1 to 2 books a day
Toast Malone
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Wait you read books 🤨
GrEEnBlade L
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I read books but I’m a school kid so it’s necessary
Sir Deadpool
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Reads hentai Reads fan-fics Reads comics: Smrts 100
Galligator
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Ahaha, the end XD But I have a question. I was thinking of getting a Kindle because it's hard for me to buy English books unless I'm willing to wait for months. As long as it's reading, would your brain be stimulated in the same way as a physical book?
RTX Morshu
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happy new and terrible year
Manvel Msurian
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Heroes of Olympus. The lost hero Book
Ooga Booga Boy
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I love I am Legend, I watched Pewdiepies review the book and I fell hard for it, as cliche as it is, book>movie
DanTe
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while i initialy quit in quiters week thankfully i got back and starting to stop eating sugar again and whoo boy my arms never looked better
Kuuke
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Lol those last 2-3 minutes are bullshit, I haven't read a book in like 6 years and I can perfectly do all the things mentioned that books "enhance", I haven't read a book but yet I speak 4 languages and can legally teach 2 of them, this book praising shit is absolutely retarded and makes no sense whatsoever
lil zyclone
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Epic lol XD😂👌💯💥💥💥
a5.drx1
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some teachers at my school discourage people from reading manga, comic, fiction books etc since they are quote on quote useless to your brain which is quite rude
tavi plays
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I have never read a book that I wanted to read in my life nice vid tho I agree with the arguments even when I read a book for school I felt my brain being more active
The cowboy
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If people look for fiction i would suggest the necronomicon, which is a collection of horror like tales in one big book.
bin
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One question who read books these days I thought poeple just play minecraft in stuff.
prod. Clockwork
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@Oyuntsetseg Lkhagvaa how are you going to judge someone elses spelling whilst spelling ''grammar'' wrong
bin
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@Oyuntsetseg Lkhagvaa ok
Oyuntsetseg Lkhagvaa
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@bin it's incredibly funny
bin
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@Oyuntsetseg Lkhagvaa how is that funny ??
Oyuntsetseg Lkhagvaa
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@bin imagine being such a virgin you put that much effort into a yt comment lol😂😂😂
Hana Abuaali
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So, I love reading fiction (especialy if it is about magic) but as I'm growing up I don't know how to look for new books. Can somebody suggest good fiction for people in their mid 20's? I used to like throne of glass series and six of crows when I was in high school
Floupel
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if im interested in history should i take a history book about vikings, greece mythology and japanise history phichose those are the things that im interested in
B1ueJay
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Why read when u have this man
the zodiac
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Gugal naw gulag
Quinten Boskma
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Even though I don’t read much, a series of books I really like is: Rangers Apprentice. It’s a fantasy book which kind off takes place in medieval times, there are about 14 books in the series and the ones I’ve read are very good. Personally a book category I like is information books about certain fandoms, such as Star Wars or avatar, or basically whatever you may like. So you can learn more about the world or the science in the fiction (pun intended). For example books about how lightsabers work, if your into that sort of thing, or maps of the worlds from the fandom. Hope this helps 👍
L. N
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online books, not big fat books🤣 idk why but if I have to read the same exact book, I prefer to read it online than to read it in big fat book version. Big fat book turns me off for some reason, it makes me think I'm too dumb for it🤣🤣🤣 but when I read online books, I can like almost finish the whole book in a day. Like if there are 500 chapters I can at least finish 200 chapters in one day! Which is equivalent to 200 pages in a book. Well I hope so🤣but yeah I do like reading but online! I don't get why this happens to me, but yeah generally I prefer online book. Yes I do use wattpad 😂 and yes I do have webnovel
The Game Assassin
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A good book to read if your into action would be Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six
ArchWillhelm
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The Witcher books are good for grim fantasy from a foreign author, and please for the love of god don't count other English speaking countries for foreign authors.
Lawrence Lazy365
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Who was that guy on the "apple" section of the video.
Homeboi the Meme
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Saying that you should read a book in a week is a lot like saying you will exercise every day. Sure, there are the dedicated, who read 300 page books in a week, and people who do 1 hour of Very Intense workouts, But there are also those who just read a 20 page book and consider walking to the bathroom from gaming a workout. It's a vague definition, and that really is what causes it to seem to fail. The vagueness. If I have any advice for some goal-setters, here are some: - Write it down in a spot that you will see every day, studies show that people are 42% more likely to do their goals than people who don't - Be Specific. If you are vague, then you will see minimal progress, as explained earlier. - If you fail, don't give up, instead, see it as progress. Even if you only read 10 pages of that book, it's still progress nonetheless. Every failure is progress because your skills get slightly better each time you fail, until it gets to the point of you able to conquer that challenge easily.
Bartek Chmura
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Thanks for the advice
formagiu bogdan
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Cum merge lumea-Noam Chomsky,sper că am scris corect. Nu am terminat-o încă,dar mi-a captat atenția cu totul
iloveglyn 123
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really if u wanna read books this year, go for it. but dont go from not reading books to reading a book every week. maybe do a book eveey 2 weeks. something that keeps you in the game. so ur minds want to shutdown reading do many books that u lose motivation. it is like going to the gym for the first time skin as hell and lifting what the rock lifts, its just unrealistic. and if ur gonna read books, set how many pages u wanna read per book. it could start at 200 pages per book then 300 then 400 and so on
iloveglyn 123
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and also listen to what andrei said about genres of ur book. sorry im only half way in the vid. so if u wanna know how u can start a business then u would have to be at the youngest 20. but dont think u can start a business right now. plan how ur gonna do it. but if ur a slow reader like me (luckily i have a pretty good vocabulary for my age and im not gonna tell u my age cos i dont wanna brag), then go read fiction so it excites u while learning so u would probably have to be in ur last couple of years in primary school or be in early secondary school.
iloveglyn 123
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so the moral of the story is be reasonable.
TheLostOne145
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I say read what you want to read
Pocket Sized Viking
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Me in 6th grade reading 400 page books in a few days: first time?
Pocket Sized Viking
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The undiagnosed adhd mood is slamming full chapter books in less than a week as a form of escapism and being told you're so smart and gifted
Clent Blaylock
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I read a collection of books called "the Magic thief" about a thief in a world of wizards trying to become one himself, without losing who he is and avoiding the law at the same time. You guys shout try it too if you haven't.
Timmy Gray
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I'm interested in history books
Creamtastic23
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So.....reading fan fictions is good for me 😳🤚🏾
The Human Vacuum
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Stephen King's Christine. I watched the movie, and I'm planning on finishing up the book. Listening to sound track to enhance the experience.
Jeffery Jerome
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Andrei, I like your choice of book covers man. 2:01
Sylth
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I recommend the fantasy serie "codex alera" written by Jim Butcher :)
verynaiice boii
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hey Andre, you should make more videos like this and pretty much grind. BUT as long as it's healthy for you! u have really good commentary, research, and infographics. Plus, u discuss really good points which I can guarantee will appeal to pretty much every person. keep it up, talented artist!
Clara C.
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I don't really have many recommendations given that I don't know if the book titles are the exact translation from Spanish to English and viceversa: The Mages by Lev Grossman Beats of the night by Tochi Onyebuchi The Peculiar by Stefan Bachman The book with no name (anonimous) A game for the whole family by Sophie Hannah And classics that I quite enjoy are Phantom of the opera and Hyde and Jekyll
UrLocalAK47
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Andrei: Why you should read less Me with my doujinshis: Should I
Johnny
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5:35 gugăl :))) shoutout to all romanians watching this video, vă salut
Allean Klien Bonita
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I read Francis of the Filth once per month lol
i have kids in my basement
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2020 will pass its negativity to 2021 and it will be much worse
sleepy gunpla boi
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i guess i am a cognitive miserliness , me feel sad
sleepy gunpla boi
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me looking at google lens
LGD GAMER
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Does reading a fictional story give the same result?
JOHANAN ABRAHAM
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The Alchemist by Michael Scott is a great series. Check it out.
Reporters Khan
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"The reading ideas these gurus give", pulls out dan lok 🤣
Xyr2x4
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Manga.
Nezbedník
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kind of stupid that you get forced to read books or you get a bad grade
Ben M
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Last kids on earth
Moee Hefin
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boi! how many fkin ads do u have on ur damn vid
Joan Historillo
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"Words are the most powerful weapon of communication" The title: **a noob trying to beat a pro**
Ginger Lynx
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i read about 2 books per day roughly 300 pages each
ChaseyBoyJones
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Hey, your fourth link’s article has a problem, I think the website took down the article for it.
No-Named-Noob
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What I expected: Why you should read less What I actually learned: Why you should read more
Shalow Stuff
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"How to think like a roman Emperor" by Donald Robertson is my favorite at the moment. It combines psychology and philosophy, giving examples by reinterpreting the life of Marcus Aurelius.
vipin srivastava
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I have read lots of books ,mostly friction my favorite are the famous five books . I have also read books like the alchemist and it was a epic book .
Yash
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Anyone got any book suggestions I'm a beginner and this video has convinced me to start reading
Yash
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Read a couple of them but ty
san p
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@Yash the one and only ivan Pax The book Thief The percy Jackson series Harry Potter Wonder One of us is lying
Yash
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@LO KI def will try it ty
LO KI
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Rich dad poor dad great book
Malcolm Odell
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Miser rhymes with Pfizer
Touya Todoroki
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A series I read recently is called shadow children it’s about a society where there is a shortage in food so the government made a law where you’re not allowed to have more than 2 children and if you have a 3rd child that child will be killed
Clara James
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If you dont like reading i reccomend graphic novels, its a good start but an important thing to know is that eventually you should read no picture books. but graphic novels are a good start
Leopard Gecko people
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My fav book was, chronicles of Narnia: The Dawn Treader
ali255
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LOL THE FIRST AD IS ABOUT READING 30 BOOKS EVERY MONTH
Kabooomof
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My mother gave me a book for Christmas... i haven't finished it yet... i feel so guilty...
Shoyo Nagito
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I love the death note series I’m on the last book.
Alex Bou hadir
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Book series recommendations: Harry Potter A Series of Unfortunate Events Percy Jackson
Joakim J. Anfinnes
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my favourite book is a book called «Medicinal Plants of Norway» - I think the title speaks for itself. For all the people who are not norwegian i’d recommend «The 48 Laws of Power» written by John Greene.
That Person
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I was already ahead of the trend cuz in elementary I was the gifted kid who read 15 chapter books a month. Long story short mental health went 📉📉📉 so now I need a month to read a short book
모아clowns
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When I was younger I read so many books. But I didn’t read them in hopes of making me smarter. I read them because, quite frankly I had no friends to hangout with and I had nowhere to go. I read almost every book that interested me and it ended up helping me tremendously in school. It helped me cause I either read the book so it was easier to summarize or it helped me with my writing. But once I realized how much it helped I started to read more, “better” or “smarter” books but it just made me kind of hate reading. I still don’t read as much as I did before (I used to read so much I read while eating and it was hard not to. Now I use my phone 😔) anyways. Moral of the story, don’t force yourself to read. Just read books that you would want to read. Reading is for enjoyment that just comes with a couple of benefits just like a lot of hobbies.
MUSTAFA AKDAĞ
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bruh when ı was watching this video i got a commercial and it is the same people who andrei is crittisizing(sorry english is not my first language)
Madhurima Das
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Aah just made my day, this video
Chris Yadav
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My fav book is Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the Universe
Adrian Acson
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Here in my gawage
William
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You can pirate books And put them on your phone. Need I say more
Brandon cortez
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1:33 great 2 G.O.AT.S ONE video
Jared Bezos
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This video was very helpful by the way. It opened up my eyes to the importance of reading
Thadarkestlord
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I got a fucking audible ad ahahaha
Rizza Ramirez
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True. Ive seen people brag about how many books they have read for weeks or months. I tried it too but didnt go well. Im not a fast reader type of person. they are great i envy them but Im much comfortable reading slowly. then write my thoughts after every chapter. if fast i prefer listening to audiobook 😃
Anti
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Some great books I recommend are Alex Rider, Percy Jackson, Artemis Fowl, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, The witch, the wizard and the wardrobe and a really cool book, the dangerous book for boys which has history, skills, how to make stuff, information about animals, etc.
Bread Crum
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Last kids on earth is a cool Series that’s my opinion
Gabriel Gomes Correa
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Me: That's the first time I see Paulo Coelho as an example in a English video (I'm Brazilian by the way).
Jalen Curtis
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Me: *sweats nervously at my new year resolution of reading one book a month*
Zainty
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to the people reading books, i reccoment the book “Speak” by Laurie Anderson. its a pretty good book. it covers up a bunch of things that people or even you have been through. (dark things) my english teacher and my teacher has been reading this book together as a class, and so far, its pretty good.👍🏼
Isaac Anaya
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Slaughter house 5
Alveexe has stopped working
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I would recomend scythe from neal shusterman. This is a book mainly for teenagers and is for those who likes sci-fi.
Zachary Jankovski
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I’m a huge fan of Sherlock Holmes
presley norris
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i recommend the haters by jesse andrews- it’s a quick and fun realistic fiction about a group of teenagers who form a band and run away to go on tour it’s a fanstastic book
EKV Gaming
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. Guys read less
Omega Leon
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Me reading all the fnaf novels
Ofentse Mwase Films
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I haven’t read a book in Years. Let me get back into it.
BlockyAndBox
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I read over fifty books every year, I’m not even trying, I just like reading before I go to bed.
Phediso Latakgomo
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Do articles count?😂😂💔else I’m just like you😂😂
Hazzmatt_dude Animations
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I've read one or two this year,but I barley do it. I really need to get back into it.
MikeAnimation !
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lol