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TBR (To Be Read): Reading is vicarious, but a life of the mind is necessary for well-being
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Books are not only a form of art, but they are also entertainment and time-fillers.
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SINGAPORE – There is that trite saying that those who can’t do, teach. A comparable formulation that I have been pondering for a while is that those who can’t live, read.
The most avid readers tend to start young, at a time when their peers are out kicking a football or typing up a storm in group chats to arrange post-school hangouts.
