Reading Benefits

Reading can be a healthy way to unplug from daily stressors. It can help you disconnect from the world and immerse yourself in the world of the book.

Reading trains your brain to retain new information by creating new memories.

Reading requires you to sympathize with the emotions of characters. Studies have found that reading fiction can help readers understand what others are thinking.

Reading uses your prefrontal cortex, which controls your concentration and attention.

A study found that book readers had a 20% lower mortality risk than non-readers.

Reading can improve your vocabulary to an impressive extent.

Reading can help kids develop vital writing skills by growing their vocabularies.

Reading keeps your brain active and can improve your memory, focus, and concentration.

Reading can improve the quality of your sleep.

Reading can improve your critical thinking skills and your ability to answer practical knowledge questions.

Fiction can allow you to temporarily escape your own world, while nonfiction self-help books can teach you strategies to manage symptoms.

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