Not smart enough for books
Not smart enough for books
I see people talk about how they understand the nuances and read between the lines when they read great books but I don't think I'm emotionally intelligent enough for that.
I tried reading To Kill A Mockingbird a few weeks ago because everyone is always talking about it but I couldn't keep up. It felt boring and i knew something was wrong with me. I left it for The Silent Patient and actually finished it.
I'm not very good at this emotional intelligence stuff and I know it, i want to improve and that's why I think i should read, specific types of books even. I see clips of movies on reels and see everyone talking about the hidden meaning and "the heaviness of the scene" but a lot of times i don't understand.
Does anyone else also feel this way? Has anyone made it out of here? Do you have to be out through hell to understand others?