For many in today’s tech world, novel reading is a luxury — something you might do once or twice a year, if you’re lucky. It’s often the first thing that goes out the window when times are busy.

Perhaps, if you’re in the industry, you’ve convinced yourself that fiction doesn’t matter. Isn’t your reading time better spent with Flipboard or Zite or Instapaper, catching up on all those important articles and assorted long reads? 

But if you’re purely in the nonfiction realm, you’re starving yourself and your work of an important resource.

Read the full story: Everyone in Tech Should Read Fiction. Here’s Why | Mashable

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