Everyone in Tech Should Read Fiction. Here's Why

For many in today's tech world, novel reading is a luxury — something you might do once or twice a year, if you're lucky. It's often the first thing that goes out the window when times are busy.

Perhaps, if you're in the industry, you've convinced yourself that fiction doesn't matter. Isn't your reading time better spent with Flipboard or Zite or Instapaper, catching up on all those important articles and assorted long reads? Shouldn't you make sure you've read both of this month's major Jack Dorsey articles?

But if you're purely in the nonfiction realm, you're starving yourself and your work of an important resource. I was reminded of this when author Neil Gaiman gave a stunning lecture earlier this week (you can read the whole thing here.) Read more...