When was the last time you read a book?
Do your reading Habits gyrate around Facebook updates and tweets? Even if you have completed one good book in your life, you know it gives you a feeling of transcendence. By the time you've completed this post, you should be encouraged to pick up the last book you have been meaning to finish or start afresh, and successfully develop the habit of reading in a day.
"We can have innumerable Mentors"
- Mark Zuckerberg had Steve Jobs, Bill Gates had Warren Buffet, Warren Buffet had Benjamin Graham. Mentors have this phenomenal power to influence our lives in a tremendous way. Unfortunately, some of the great mentors namely Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr, Sam Walton, Nelson Mandela are not alive. But, their wisdom has been articulated with finesse in their autobiographies and biographies.
"Reading is to mind what exercise is to the body"
- Studies have found that becoming engrossed in a novel enhances connectivity in the brain and improves brain function. When you read, you have to spend time "Thinking" so that you can comprehend better which invariably leads to better and a sharp memory. Similar to solving puzzles and playing chess, reading is a great way to exercise your brain and keep it healthy.
"Relaxation and Tranquility"
- Reading Fiction allows you to forget about your day-to-day troubles and to transport yourself to a fantasy world that becomes a reality in your mind’s eye. Reading spiritual books can bring you a colossal sense of calm while people with severe depression can benefit from reading Self-Help books. Reading is, therefore a mini-vacation for your brain.
"A Great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading"
- Reading increase our wit and imagination. Whenever you read a fiction book, your imagination takes a flight. The more you read, the more imaginative you become. In the new world, your imagination works at its best as you try to see things in your own mind.
"Broadens your perspective"
- When you read a book with assenting worldview, it reinforces your belief. If you read a book with an opposing worldview, it broadens your perspective and causes you to question the wrongs and the rights.
"...a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge"
- One of the primary benefits of reading books is its ability to develop critical thinking skills. Reading helps you detect patterns, solve problems, and grasp new information as if you were living in the characters shoes.
"Builds Vocabulary and Improves Writing Skills"
- Reading more tends to give us exposure to plenty of words. Having a more varied range of words to express, helps in putting our point across easily. Just as artists influence others, so do writers. Reading a well-written book affects your ability to become a better writer.
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