Reading is Fundamental!

Karen Hunter Is Awesome!

Women's Empowerment Network

Entrepreneurship, Karen Hunter, Mental Health, Women, Finances, Female Empowerment, Women's Empowerment Network, Society & Culture, Business, Health & Fitness, Entertainment

5.0 • 687 Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Karen explores the transformative power of reading and breaks down the cognitive and emotional nuances that distinguish the experience of finishing a physical book from listening to an audiobook.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Karen Hunter's awesome.
0:11.8	I'm Karen Hunter, and this year I want you to read.
0:14.9	I want you to crack open a book.
0:16.8	I want you to put your eyeballs on a page, and I want you to allow your imagination to soar.
0:22.5	And I'm talking about literature in particular. So I was recently doom scrolling. Actually,
0:28.2	my scrolling isn't dooming because on my Instagram feed, I only get like puppies, jokes,
0:36.1	history lessons, and inspirational quotes from people like
0:40.0	Tony Morrison and Jane Fonda. That's what I'm rocking with. Okay. So I came across this
0:45.3	Instagram post. It was from a 2011 film called Detachment, which as I'm watching it, I actually
0:51.4	went back to watch it. I remember it.
0:54.4	It starred Adrian Brody as a schoolteacher.
0:58.1	And in this particular clip that was going around on Instagram, I said, this is something that I want to share with you.
1:05.1	So take a listen.
1:08.6	What does that mean?
1:11.6	To take something in.
1:13.6	Okay, excellent.
1:14.6	To absorb.
1:15.6	Anyone?
1:23.6	Everywhere all the time.
1:25.6	So what is ubiquitous
1:30.3	assimilation?
1:32.3	Always absorbing everything everywhere all the time?
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