in the world where entertainment is
right in our hands you may ask yourself
what is the point of reading in today's
fast-paced world reading is becoming a
dying habit because there are fast
alternatives to consume on social media
I've read about a book a month so I'm
gonna give you my top 10 reasons on why
reading is important and why you should
read one reading is food for the brain
in my opinion this is the biggest reason
why reading is important just like how
our body needs food to sustain itself
and function optimally our brain needs
to continue learning new things to
function at peak performance the best
part is that you can read fiction and
nonfiction to get this benefit studies
have shown that reading has the power to
change your brain structure which makes
you more empathetic and improves
cognitive processes by reading more you
become smarter since you're consuming a
lot of information and you keep your
brain in top shape there's this quote
from Game of Thrones that sums up this
point nicely my brother has his sword
King Robert has his Warhammer and I have
my mind and a mind needs books as a
sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep
its edge tyrion lanister to you become
better our conversations books help
expand your vocabulary which you can
then use to express yourself better your
speech will then be more refined and
intelligent also since reading widens
your knowledge you're empowered to
participate in an interesting
conversation or if the knowledge you
gain from reading you can add a unique
perspective or sustain your argument in
this case reading nonfiction can be
better because you can learn about
topics that show up more often in a
regular conversation like technology but
there are also instances where reading
fiction can be better like when there's
a new popular movie out based on a book
and you read the original source
material 3 you can get mentored by a
successful person for a very cheap price
think about how much a successful
person's knowledge is worth deep are
willing to pay millions to have lunch
with Warren Buffett
if you're a normal person like me you
don't have that kind of money but with
books you can get mentored by a
successful person for less than $50 a
book is literally their exact words
ideas mindsets advice and even
experience of the author put into a
collection of papers it's almost like if
the person is right there next to you
speaking to you 75 of self-made
millionaires reported that they read at
least two books a month the knowledge
you can get from reading is
irreplaceable for reading improves your
focus and concentration in our
fast-paced world today our attention
spans were really short reading a book
can help fix this because when you read
your attention is only focused on the
story and you can be fully immersed you
might even achieve a flow state where
you are a hundred percent focused and
forget about the world around you try
reading for 10 to 20 minutes before work
on your morning commute and you might
find yourself more focused and
productive at the office 5 reading opens
your mind as a reader you will interact
with different stories from different
people with different ideas and beliefs
this helps open your mind and be more
accepting of others as well as improve
your ability to judge other people's
character 6 reading helps relax you when
you are reading something good your mind
is more relaxed and the subject you're
reading about might even bring inner
peace if you're reading fiction while
you may not be fed to images and sound
like when you're watching a movie you
can experience the images and sound with
your imagination the feeling you get
from finishing a book can be better than
the feeling of finishing a Netflix
episode 7 reading helps improve your
memory whether you are following your
favorite character through their journey
or remembering tips on how to make more
money you will be using the memory area
of your brain and keep it active when
you really need to remember something
important it will be easier every new
memory you may create sign APS's or
brain pathways and strengthens existing
ones
so memorizing will get easier
a reading helps you make decisions
better when you are armed with all sorts
of knowledge making a decision can be
easier because you see all possible
options you can make educated guesses on
how each choice will play out and pick
the one you like best 9 reading can help
you sleep better it can be hard to sleep
when there's a lot of things going on in
your mind reading for a short period of
time can help push away what is
bothering you internally also we also
use electronics late at night which
don't exactly help us sleep better
because bright lights signal our brain
it's time to wake up reading a book
instead can help but make sure you put
it down once it's time to sleep 10 you
become who you are meant to be this is a
bit cheesy but by reading you can change
your personality or beliefs books open
up completely new worlds for us to grow
and develop as a person do you read
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