Ingrijpen bij boekverslaving

In de post ‘Addiction to addiction, the horrifying reality‘ verwijst Mind Hacks naar een parodie op Cracked.com die de draak steekt met de trend om een goede gewoonte wat al te snel als verslaving te betitelen.

Boekverslaving komt als eerste aan de beurt. Ik vind het hilarisch, vooral omdat er altijd zoveel zever is over de verslaving aan computerspelletjes en internet.

The first on the list is the scourge of book addiction. We know that reading can affect mood, interfere with sleep, cause arguments, lead to financial difficulties and, in some instances, has caused violence and even revolutions.

Book junkies are thought to be driven by a need to repeatedly experience literary pleasure, a desire to escape from the unpleasant realities of everyday life or a profound insecurity about not fully understanding themselves and the world.

Luckily, Cracked has outlined the warning signs for you to look out for:

Technology has obviously made books unnecessary, so the sight of even one book in a friend’s home should be cause for concern. If the person has gone as far as to purchase an entire special shelf to hold all of his books, it’s probably time for an intervention.

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