Fiction is really the genre that changes lives. Novels build imagination, boost empathy, make us wiser. Facts can only go so far
Sigh, CEOS. All those productivity hacks: Rising early, scheduling apps, Pomodoro techniques, kaizen checklists, blue-sky thinking, endless pivoting. And of course, they all love books – worthy self-help tomes, memoirs of other CEOs, marketing bibles strung up by case studies. Fiction? No thanks. Story books are a waste of time.
The Underground Railroad, offers a better understanding of American slavery than most history books.
Building worlds as a story unfolds builds our imaginative powers. Ask any fan of the Dune books.India’s urban-rural divide and social systems are well conveyed in The White Tiger (2008).