@Binati_Sheth
Binati Sheth
@Binati_Sheth · 2:23

Books Changed my Life #WorldBookDay

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And if my dad, who made the story, changed the order of the story, I'd be like, say, order me precise, the story in the correct order. Obviously, I fell in love with stories ever since I was a little kid. And even though my parents couldn't afford it at that time, they bought books for me, picture books, those fairy tales and such

#WritingAndBeyond I still remeber the first story my dad told me followed by my first picture book. #WorldBookDay #books #reading

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@Ramya
Ramya V
@Ramya · 2:57

@Binati_Sheth

And also I remember my older sister. She isn't as much into reading as me because she was in a higher grade. She had the Liberty to take a lot more books from the library and she would just borrow books for the sake of it because she was supposed to take them out and she would just come home and hand them over to me and I would just devote them book after book, all the Nancy Drew and the classics, whatever I could get my hands upon
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@Binati_Sheth
Binati Sheth
@Binati_Sheth · 4:18

@Ramya Sends a virtual, bookish hug.

During our times when world was slightly more tolerant but books were not available. Now that books are available, somehow people have become slightly intolerant. So even if they are available, it's like it's a bit of a risk to read it. So yeah, I mean, reading has always been a privilege and I'm so glad that I had it in whatever limited form that it was available on to you mentioning borrowing books in the library and such
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@Ramya
Ramya V
@Ramya · 3:22
Hey Binati, I was laughing so much listening to your reply. I sincerely hope fresh answer isn't on Ask Swell and I could totally picture you of pulling that book out of his bony hands and rushing off to read it in the safe confines of your classroom or your home. So yeah, thank you. Thank you for such a lovely reply. Yes, reading has always been a bit of a privilege. Back then it was the scarcity of books
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@Binati_Sheth
Binati Sheth
@Binati_Sheth · 2:36

@Ramya eagerly awaiting thy DM milady! @Swell loving the product!

So instead of immediately responding with something as we do on podcasts so video interviews, we here have the option to listen to someone, then contemplate it, then think it over some more, and then respond, which is, I think such a great way to have a conversation, something that we are missing out a lot on courtesy of the way most of us have been communicating online. So thank you for giving us this lovely opportunity courtesy of this platform. So yeah, some slow appreciation as well
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@ElasticBD
Greg Dickson
@ElasticBD · 4:55

Not your typical book story

It was a fascinating series, five or six books, I think. I really love reading those. But the interesting thing is that my reading comprehension improved dramatically. And now I read very quickly. I'm told it just seems like normal for me. But I ended up writing two business books and a self improvement book with my wife. I wrote two business books, one on how to buy a business, one on how to write a business plan. And I was an accidental author
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@Binati_Sheth
Binati Sheth
@Binati_Sheth · 5:00

@LifeOrigami Congratulations on your illustrious career. Reading gives so much more than it takes 🥲

So, yeah, I'm glad it worked out for you. I actually read equal parts fiction and nonfiction, and I would say maybe slightly pushback on what you said about fiction. Yes, you need to be scaled. But I think with writing fiction, people are being honest about things they're not being honest about in real life. Right. I can take so many examples tolkie Namita Atwood
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@ElasticBD
Greg Dickson
@ElasticBD · 4:17

@Binati_Sheth whoa… thank you, you abetted a question I didn’t know I was asking

It's like this monster that I've been, this invisible monster that I've been trying to wrestle, and I've been dealing with, and it just stood in my way. So just a very sincere thank you. And I love your pattern of nonfiction in the morning and fiction at night. That's interesting
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@Binati_Sheth
Binati Sheth
@Binati_Sheth · 0:42

@shivamgupta2383

There are things about us that we don't really think are good. Like, for example, my voice. I think I have a very heavy voice. I'm not a fan. I call myself a scratchy truck. So your compliment means the world to me. Thank you so much, Shivam. And thank you for listening. Bye
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@Binati_Sheth
Binati Sheth
@Binati_Sheth · 5:00

@LifeOrigami @LifeOrigami Sometimes Shower thoughts like mine have merit. Who knew!

So I talked to some people on LinkedIn. I talked to people on random calls that I'm on courtesy of my job as a creator. I'm a ghost writer for nonfiction. So talking to people made me realize, okay, this idea just might have some legs. That's when I sort of prematurely concluded that maybe this is it. People who are rational and who prefer logic go for nonfiction, ie
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@ElasticBD
Greg Dickson
@ElasticBD · 4:56

@Binati_Sheth I’m jumping in

I'm literally going to write a chapter as a story and then write the actual nonfiction part of the as if I was observing myself in that chapter and insights and lessons and tips and strategies. So see how it turns out. But it's going to be quite the adventure. I'm going to try to create a framework around a mental framework or a structured approach to it to keep myself on track, because I can sure. I started writing as an accident
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@Binati_Sheth
Binati Sheth
@Binati_Sheth · 4:55

@LifeOrigami The pandemic and the lighthouse!

We saw people were anxiety for a bit but following that there was like a burst of creativity, whether it was in the Sciences, Newtonian, print, GPI and so much more, or the entirety of the Renaissance, which was so good for literature, art, all of it, architecture, you name it. And the Renaissance had left its beautiful branch on it. I don't know
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