To Read.

What happens when you cannot attain an experience firsthand?
You ask others who have or you read.

What happens when you are despondent and suicidal?
Well this is a little tricky, you do the deed or in this case the 'sin'. If you do not, you take drugs. If you do not, you hire a therapist. If you do not, you read; about what others have gone through or more like HOW others have gone through.

What happens when you are unsure or feel inept with something?
You read.

What happens when you want to impress someone intellectually? Wait let me rephrase, what is one of the methods to make yourself look less dowdy?
You APPEAR to read.

What happens when you feel tired?
No, you don't read. You sleep.