Renaissance writers and thinkers modified the idea of the monk’s cell to create refuges in which books were the only company.

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According to a Gallup survey from 2022, Americans are reading fewer books per year than ever before. And the time that people spend reading has dropped over the years, too.

A "good life" may be made up of more than happiness and meaning. A new book suggests that there's a third vital dimension: psychological richness.