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Matt Haig on ‘The Midnight Library,’ Mental Illness and Winnie-the-Pooh
New York Times Podcasts·May 15, 2026
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Reading familiar childhood books helped him build up his mental focus and concentration during a period of extreme fragility and mental illness.
“And also it was it was kind of training as well. I was training my mind concentrate. Um to read was like, you know, it was like strength training of a mind in terms of trying to build up attention.”
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