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Benefits of Reading
10 Benefits of Reading and Why You Should Do Every Day - When was the last time you read a book, magazine or perhaps
article of websites on the internet? If you are one of the many people the
countless who have the habit of reading is irregular, you may lose some of the
benefits of reading. But hopefully it does not happen after you read this
article.
Keep reading, because below are some of the benefits of
reading that you must know.
10 Benefits of Reading is Awesome
1. Stimulate / Stimulate Brain
Research has shown that stimulation of the brain can slow
the progression (or possibly even prevent) Alzheimer's disease and Dementia, as
it keeps your brain stay active and prevent it from losing its ability.
Just
like muscles in the body, the brain needs exercise to stay strong and healthy,
so the phrase "use it or you'll lose it" is appropriate to describe
this condition. Puzzles and games such as chess, have been studied to help
stimulate brain development.
2. Reduce Stress
No matter how much stress you have at work, in your personal
relationships, or other problems that countless you face in everyday life, it's
all going to slip away when you are busying themselves in a reading activity.
A
well-written novel can move you to another realm, while an interesting article
will distract you and make you are at the moment, letting the tension drain
away and allows you to relax.
3. Adding Knowledge
Everything you read will fill your head with some new
information, and you never know when it will be useful to you.
The more
knowledge you have, the better you are equipped to cope with any challenge that
you will face in the future.
Besides, this is food for your mind: when you find yourself
in a bad condition, remember that even though you might lose everything you
have - your job, your possessions, your money, or even your health - knowledge
could never be taken from you.
4. Enriching Vocabulary
It runs in accordance with its title: the more you read, the
more words you get, and it certainly would open the way to become your everyday
vocabulary.
Being articulate is very useful in any profession, and know that
you can talk to your boss with confidence could be a big boost to improve your
self-image.
In fact, it could help in the development of your career. Because
the people who are good in reading, articulate, and has extensive knowledge
tends to get promotions faster (and more often) than those with mastery of
vocabulary is lacking.
Reading books is also important to learn a new language,
because it will expand the words used in context, thereby improving writing
skills and eloquence.
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5. Improve Memory
When you read a book or a novel, for example, you should be
given a wide range of characters, their background, ambitions, history, shades,
as well as various grooves stringing each story.
It was quite a lot to
remember, but the brain is something extraordinary and can remember these
things with relative ease.
Amazingly enough, every new memory that you create
will create new synapses (brain pathways) and strengthen existing ones, to help
you remember the memory in the short term and stabilize mood. Cool is not it?
6. Strong Analytical Thinking Ability
Do you ever read a mystery novel is amazing, and solve the
mystery themselves before you finish reading the book? If so, you are able to
put critical thinking and analytical work by taking points from all of the
details given and sort them to determine "who did it".
The same ability to analyze the details is also very useful
when you need to scrutinize the content of the story; determine whether it is a
well-written story, whether the characters well developed, whether storyline
running smoothly, and so on. If you ever have the opportunity to discuss the book
with others, you will be able to express your opinion clearly, because you have
taken the time to really analyze all the aspects involved.
7. Improve Focus and Concentration
In the era of internet and remarkable technology today, our
attention as if pulled in a million different directions when we do a lot of
activities every day.
In a span of 5 minutes, the average person will split my
time between working on the task, checking email, chatting with a few people,
see the twitter / facebook, check the smartphone, and interacting with
co-workers. This type of behavior causes increased stress levels and lowers
productivity.
When you read the book, all your attention is only focused
on the story and you forget about the other things that are outside the book.
Try to read for 15-20 minutes before work, on your morning commute (you can do
when sitting on public transport for example). You will probably be surprised
at how much more focused you after you arrive at the office and started to
move.
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8. Better Writing Skills
If you are a writer, reading course will be very supportive
of your profession. In the same way in which musicians influenced each other,
and painter using a technique previously developed by the master, as well as
authors learn how to arrange the words by reading the works of others.
Another
writer's style always will influence your own writing style. It also goes in
tune with the expansion of your vocabulary.
9. Tranquility
In addition to accompanying relaxation while reading a good
book, it is possible that the subject you read can bring inner peace and
tranquility. Read spiritual texts can lower blood pressure and brings deep
calm. Read self-help books have been shown to help people who suffer from mood
disorders (mood) specific and mild mental disorders.
10. Free Entertainment
Although many of us want to buy the book, but some books
have a fairly expensive price. For those of you who have a low budget, you can
visit your local library.
There should tomes countless with a wide range of subjects
and they continuously provide new books so that you will never run out of
reading material. Unfortunately libraries in Indonesia is less evolved and you
may have difficulty locating the library in your town.
But in this digital age you do not need to worry. Internet
is widely available in free e-book that can be downloaded and read on an
e-reader, iPad or your computer screen.
There is a genre of reading for every
person on this planet, whether it be classical literature, fashion, biography,
history, self-development guide, romance novels and much more. All you need is
your strong desire to start reading regularly.
So start immediately pursued something to read!
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