When was the last time you grabbed a book in your hand? Does your techno-savvy life allow you to catch hold of a magazine or a newspaper in print?
If that good angel of yours is currently sitting on your shoulder and smiling at you, it means you need to pause for a while and think. If you too belong to the category of countless people who don’t have a regular reading habit, you are missing out on the real pleasure of life!
Here, have a look at the 5 life-changing benefits of developing a regular book reading habit.
Reduces Stress
Be it money matters, relationships, or any other issue that you face in your everyday life, stress finds its way in. It is a normal human reflex reaction. You can’t avoid stress but you can draw your attention towards an engaging short story or an interesting novel. This will, gradually, let your mind sweep in what the storyline is, letting all the tension drain out without any efforts. You will be present in the present moment and yet be taken away into an entirely different world.
Increases Mental Stability
Reading is like meditating. It draws your attention towards your own self with the help of a medium. While you are meditating, the rhythm of your breath drags your attention towards your thoughts and your inner self. Similarly, while you are reading the words act as a medium and draw your attention towards your beliefs and opinions. This helps in improving your mental stability.
Improves Decision Making Skills
When you start reading on a daily basis, you become connected with the thought processes of the authors you read. This will lead to building your own beliefs and opinions based on the readings you undertake. Hence, it is very necessary to pay attention to what you are reading because when you read, as it determines the decisions you make.
Helps you Understand Others
Most people think empathy is synonymous to sympathy. In reality, empathy needs a deeper understanding of the situations and what one feels in those situations. If you implement reading into your routine, you would easily be able to put yourself into others’ shoes.
Improves your Memory
Books come up with characters, backgrounds, ambiance, plots, sub-plots, all weaved with beautiful textures of words. The continuous involvement with these elements builds up new spaces for the new information, strengthening the existing ones. Your brain cells know how to take that action!
Planning to cultivate this habit of reading into your life? I’m sure you will.
