How many times has someone told you that reading is actually healthy? Yes, you read that right. Reading encourages the brain to develop and work faster, but it also affects mental abilities, mood and feelings. Is all this true? Why is reading good? It seems incredible to you that someone has decided to persuade you to read books, when you know why you should, but do you remember, when was the last time you read a book? That's why everyone needs to list many reasons to remind us how much reading is needed.
READING RELIEVES STRESS
What do you do when everything is over your head and you simply can no longer withstand the stress and everything that surrounds you? Many women choose to listen to music or take a walk in the fresh air, but researchers from the University of Sussex argue that it is better to choose reading. Their research has shown that the most effective way to get rid of accumulated stress, and compared to walking, music or drinking coffee - reading! In a sample of thirty people, two-third of the respondents felt nervous when reading, after only six minutes. Another group of respondents who underwent a test with listening to music showed that in 18/30 cases they need seven to ten minutes.
The next time you feel that you have reached the boiling point and when someone's face would serve you well as a punching bag, take a deep breath, make tea and take the book in your hands.
GET RID OF INSOMNIA
Reading has proven to be one of the effective ways to eliminate insomnia. If you spend time looking at your cell phone, tablet, or laptop before bed, the light these devices reflect sends signals to your brain that it's time to wake up. In the case of reading under a dim light, the opposite happens - the brain receives a signal that it is time to rest and relax.
READING DEVELOPS A FEELING OF EMPATHY
As you read the book, especially when it comes to fictional events and characters, you can convey emotions and identify with the characters as well as the story. Studies have shown that people who read such books, later in real life, can identify more with the emotional problems of people around them and generally strengthen a sense of empathy for those who are weaker and more helpless.
BOOST BRAIN WORK
Scientific research conducted at the University of Emory shows that reading a new book, in fact, makes you smarter. It was found that after reading the book, the brain analyses new data for the next few days and provides measurable changes in the work and functioning of the brain. Scientists claim that reading speeds up work and increases the capacity to learn and store new information and data.
SELF-HELP BOOKS REALLY HELP
According to recent research by an informal group of psychologists, psychiatrists and therapists, reading has become one of the more effective ways to combat clinical depression. Women and men who read books on self-help and the fight against depression and anxiety managed to reduce the amount of stress in a period of one year significantly. The group of respondents who underwent classical therapeutic treatment showed an unenviable number of cures, and this group needed more time and money and often with the use of medical therapies and antidepressant pills. It’s not that these tips in self-help books are some revolution. They’re just an incentive for your brain to realize that you can do anything.
READING MAKES YOU MORE ATTRACTIVE
An intelligent, eloquent and educated person is attractive to other people, regardless of gender. People who can talk about everything and always have a topic for discussion, attract more attention in society. Read books, enrich yourself and your mind, and stay a star in society.
CLEARER VISION, GOAL AND OVERCOMING LIFE'S DIFFICULTIES
Researchers from the University of Ohio responsibly claim - the more you read, the more you get to know yourself. What does this mean in practice? Reading can motivate you for new work tasks and goal setting. Perhaps just reading a book can be a source of inspiration for you to take further steps or encourage you to change the existing situation in which you find yourself. Perhaps the character from the book can only be an example of how to do something, and maybe you can fully imitate it and apply it to the situation in your life.
PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO READ ARE MORE SOCIAL
Surveys conducted on social networks show that people who read regularly tend to spend more time in society and actively participate in various cultural activities. They follow the events in the area more often, go to the cinema, the theatre and meet new people with ease.
READING MEANS BETTER MEMORY
Just as you exercise regularly to keep your body in shape, so does reading keep your mind in good shape. With each new piece of information you read, you force yourself to think more and react faster. When you read something new, the brain stores and analyses it, which increases the space for "storage". The brain is more active and stimulation by reading has a positive effect, so you will remember and react better in later years than people who do not read actively.
ENRICH YOUR WORD FUND
Reading is useful on several levels. With each new book you read, you come up with new words and terms that are not used in everyday speech with colleagues at work or friends while drinking coffee. It often happens that you do not know the meaning of a word, but by repeating it in different places in the new reading you read and based on the context in which it is, you understand what it means and find ways to use that word in the future. It's okay not to know everything, but reading is an opportunity to learn and learn something new.
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