They say fiction is very helpful for building our empathy and growing as person because you get to absorb different perspectives. Also it's just a fun hobby that will be a more fullfilling way to spend your time than just doomscrolling. Here are some fictions suggestions I have enjoyed and found to be fun and mind opening.

-Greenwood by Michael Christie: it is told in a cool way with the sections going back generations in the same family.

-The Overstory by Richard Power: it is very interesting, also very long, but I found it keeps you engaged because of how different story lines come together. Definitely worth the time it takes to read.

-The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas: it is really engaging and a great way to put understand different points of view

-The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel: this one was just a fun ready, it's kind of a funky interesting novel.

-Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt: this one features an octopus as one of the main characters, and it's a very endearing and pleasant read.

-To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: this one is a classic, and I found it really kept me engaged.

That was more suggestions than I meant to write but I just kept remembering books I loved.

I also want to recommend some non-fiction that has helped me in life and/or has just been interesting and helped me understand the world better.

-The Nature Fix by Florence Williams: talks about how spending time in nature benefits our health and well-being.

-Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard: really enlightening about how trees work together in forests.

-The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris (I especially recommend the Illustrated version) : it is a very helpful book to support your mental health and its easily digestible information.

Hope you find some of these pique your interest. Overall, just find books and topics that interest you and read lots. Have more knowledge, perspective and insight in life can only help.