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Positive Impacts of Reading Books

Positive Impacts of Reading Books.

A book can mean so much more than just a reading tool to a lot of people. It can change the way you are as a person.

Reading can make a lot of positive impacts on a person’s life. It is basically the best hobby you can take up.

Reading books not only kills your boredom, but also provides knowledge, broadens your vision, and exercises your brain.

Reading on a daily basis can be very beneficial to your mental health as well.

And the pleasure of embarking on a brand new journey with every book is something that’s incomparable.

Ernest Hemingway rightfully says “There is no friend as loyal as a book”. Because, even if your friends leave you, a book and the knowledge it gave you will never leave.

Here are some positive impacts of reading.

Reduces Stress.

A person’s life is truly hectic. From homework as kids to a 9-5 job as an adult and everything in between.

Their duties and responsibilities grow as they grow older. Thus, increasing the level of stress.

Taking up physical hobbies help a lot in reducing one’s stress. But the problem with this is that people don’t have enough time.

So, reading books can actually do the did.

The benefit of this is that you can be anywhere in the world and no one is going to judge you for taking out a book and start reading.

This is a hobby you don’t have to sweat for.

Builds Vocabulary.

Schools and colleges sure provide us education. But in order to be better, we practice. Be it work or our passion.

Reading regularly helps to make your vocabulary strong and better. You come across many different words, phrases, idioms, and quotes you might’ve never heard in schools.

You learn the meanings of things most people wouldn’t know.

Your command on the language also becomes better by making a habit of reading.

Improves Brain Function.

Our brain is a 24-hour machine that keeps on working and running at all times. We witness and treat right away if there is something wrong with our body.

But oftentimes we tend to neglect our brain and forget that it is, in fact, the hardest working organ of our body.

So, taking care of it must also be a priority.

You cannot give your brain physical training but you can work it out mentally.

Reading lots of books keep the brain active and exercises it. It prevents the brain from losing the powers it has.

It mentally stimulates your brain preventing mental diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia in the future.

Strengthens Imagination Power.

Imagination is one of the most amazing gifts human beings have gotten. It surprises me sometimes on how creative people can be.

But the problem with creativity and imagination is that it’s not going to emerge unless you work your brain.

Every book you read takes you on a different journey. It gives you a different lesson, introduces you to a different world.

Thus, your imagination power becomes better and better with every chapter. Your creativity grows inside your mind making you a better thinker.

Expands Attention Span.

As human beings, it’s pretty common for us to get easily distracted. Our life is so hectic and we’re stressing out most of the time. Paying attention to something or someone becomes daunting.

Your attention is divided amongst a lot of things. From family to job to social life, you’re supposed to handle everything well.

Today, if you don’t multitask, you probably fall behind.

But, you know how hard paying attention to someone really is right?

You’re constantly worried about so many things you hardly have time to concentrate on important things.

But this can change if you have a habit of reading books regularly.

When reading a book, all your attention is in one place, i.e. the book.

You’re too focused on the chapters that you barely think of other things. Your life, for just a few moments, is inside that book.

Your power of concentration and attention span drastically increases if you read more books every day.

Develop Critical Thinking Ability.

One major problem people have these days is that they speak without proper knowledge, conscience, and logic.

We all know dangerous half-knowledge can be. Yet most people who don’t read much doesn’t seem to care.

In a way, we’ve all become ignorant and self-centered.

But reading books regularly can change that behavior in a person.

The more you read the more knowledge you gain. The more knowledge you have the more confidence you gather.

Critical thinking is one very important skill that most of us, sadly, don’t possess.

This skill helps us look at things in every way possible. It makes our understanding of anything deeper and better.

It sharpens our minds and makes us think and interpret the situation.

This helps in real life as we become more knowledgeable, logical as well as careful.

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Priya

Talks to self, more than others. Watches "the Office" all night and quotes Michael Scott all day.
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