Reading Makes You Smarter!
Given the options we have all around
us these days, why would anyone ever read a book? We have movies to entertain
us, video games to mesmerize us, cell phones to distract us, and the latest
reality TV to give us something to talk about. If that’s not enough, our
computers finish us off, turning us all into proper modern zombies. With so
many buttons to push and screens to stare at who has the time or patience to
read a book? Why should you bother anyway?
Because reading makes you smarter!
Reading books gives your brain a workout like most modern technology never
could. Whether you’re into novels or non-fiction, horror or romance, paperbacks
or digital readers, the act of reading makes your mind work in a different way.
And the benefits aren’t just short term. Reading now can have a lasting impact
on your life, all the way into your twilight years. So put down your video game
controller and pick up a novel, and start realizing the advantages of reading!
Not convinced? Fine. Here are 5
reasons to read more books:
5
Positive Benefits of Reading More Books
1. Increase Your Vocabulary: Reading helps you to learn new words, not just synonyms for
words and concepts you already know, but words you may never have even thought
of! Articulate people make good first impressions, whether meeting new friends
or in a job interview. It may not be fair, but people who express themselves
well just seem smarter.
2. Exercise Your Brain: The concentration and comprehension required when
reading books gets those synapses firing in your brain. Reading is an active
pursuit that forces you to think, compared to watching television where you
simply sit and take everything in. And many studies show that older people who
continue to keep their minds sharp are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s
disease and other forms of dementia.
3. Broaden Your Knowledge:Reading about a subject that might be foreign to you such as
a law drama, an adventure with a physicist as the protagonist, or a military
thriller can open you up to all kinds of new ideas. You’re friends will be
stunned when you can explain the in-depth details of the latest sensational
media trial. You don’t have to tell them you learned it all from a John Grisham
novel!
4. Reduce Stress: What’s more relaxing that sitting outside and reading a
novel on a lazy summer day? Many of our lives are packed full of
responsibilities from morning to night. Taking a few minutes to slow down can
do a great deal for your mental health. Reading is an activity you can do at
your own speed, without flickering images in your face.
5. Flex Your Imagination: A good writer will paint a picture of characters,
settings and scenes, but they can only do so much for you. The rest is up to
your imagination. In TV and movies everything is given to you, but with books
you have to come up with the details on your own. Reading encourages an active
imagination, in adults as well as children.
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