Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 21 hours ago

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​@fourcornersofthepage joins me to discuss how our reading experiences translate to empathy, emotional contagion, or altruism.

Watch our first discussion about Book Difficulty: youtu.be/SrDR-zFb6vw?si=CaTNPddkAzA5zhH5

Watch our second discussion: Music in fantasy: it’s not one-note! youtu.be/67JaSg_Egz4?si=JVvR79wv6fy2RhPm

Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
1:40 Does reading make you empathetic?
2:37 Types of Empathy
13:18 How rushing affects empathy
15:58 Empathy and reading outcomes
20:20 Emotional contagion
31:49 Emotional contagion vs empathy
35:05 Rereading and analysis
37:30 Themes and emotion
40:20 Slowing down
44:53 Journaling and reflection
48:07 Suppressed emotions
53:49 A Monster Calls (Spoilers)
56:40 Closing thoughts

FIRESIDE DISCORD:
discord.gg/7cqjh2pKrU