What is the use of books?

Question

Books

Hello, what is the benefit of reading books of any genre not related to learning programming or foreign languages?
Memory will improve, brains will become more productive, learning will increase, or what? I immediately cross out literacy, verbosity and the skill of arguing with people, these books give but I don’t need it.

Desirable answers from smart people who were able to master well 1 any programming language and 1 foreign.
Thanks for your answers in advance!

Answer 1

Firstly, the practice of reading increases the speed of reading, which will inevitably come in handy in work, since a programmer reads a lot of documentation and textbooks. Secondly, reading contributes to the development of abstract thinking - the main tool of the programmer. Thirdly, reading develops imagination, which is also very useful in work. Finally, reading can be inspiring.

I read many books on various topics. I read materials on programming, politics, biology, astronomy, physics, chemistry, mathematics and many other topics. However, I have found that science fiction works best to activate my creative working mechanisms. For you, it may be something else - a good detective story, poetry, or even a love story. Perhaps the point is that creativity begets creativity. There is also an element of escapism to consider. Hours spent away from everyday worries under the active influence of interesting, creative ideas, cause an almost irresistible desire to create something yourself.

© Robert Martin

Answer 2

They pump memory, attention, vocabulary, logic, imagination, literacy, grammar, erudition.

Answer 3

If you replace literacy with culture, you will see the importance.
I recommend reading Shakespeare. What did it give? It turned out that the villains also have logic.
Or take Vysotsky (of course, listen to songs, not read). Can a Russian man live without him? This is such a wide range of situations (I'm not talking about rich vocabulary) that he far outstripped psychoanalysts.

Answer 4

Let me explain simply - the hr who will hire you is an ordinary person, and if you put up with it, then no matter how special you are, you will most likely go through the forest. well, if the cap didn’t visit you after that, then at that moment they evaluate more social. skills rather than technical ones - humanitarian hrs in 80% of cases. mimic :)

Answer 5

speed reading skills increase, first of all, for a programmer, this is probably important

Answer 6

Having fun is also a benefit, isn't it?
Good books are fun to read.
YES, and anything can come in handy in life.