When was the last time you read? And we’re not talking about the back of your cereals or a bunch of tweets. We mean an actual book or a serious magazine. If you lost the habit of reading or that you never did, here’s why you should start reading right now.
Reading allows mental stimulation and that has been proven to slow the progress of Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Your brain is a muscle so keep it active and reading is one way of doing it.
You’ll expand your vocabulary because the words you read make their way into your head and thus, into your vocabulary unconsciously. Being well-spoken and articulate can boost your self-esteem and help you in your career as well-read and knowledgeable people tend to get promotions more quickly.
As you expand your vocabulary, it’s only normal that you improve as well as your writing skills. Reading a well-written book has direct effect on your own writing as you get influenced the same way you tend to use the same words you read about.
Reading also improve your analytical thinking skills. Indeed, the more you read, the more you get the ability to analyze details and you can give some constructive notes about the way it’s written and the characters.
You’ll have better focus and concentration by reading more. Indeed, the world stimulates us in so many different ways, the TV shouting in the background, the phone ringing every second noticing us emails, texts, tweets etc. When you read a book, you need silence, you need to focus and the world is on mute. This is a pretty nice break from the daily noise we live in.