I didn't read fiction for around five years for this reason, but actually, there's some pretty compelling evidence that fiction (or, stories, rather) can help g

I didn't read fiction for around five years for this reason, but actually, there's some pretty compelling evidence that fiction (or, stories, rather) can help grasp difficult concepts better than non-fiction. Chip and Dan Heath's "Made To Stick" goes over how we remember stories naturally much better than data/information not in a narrative/story. For my part, I can't think of any non-fiction that could prompt curiosity and attention to detail like the Sherlock Holmes series, or the process of gaining self-mastery like Musashi.