Special benefits of reading books regularly.

 

“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body”. Joseph Addison said this 300 years ago. And modern scientific research has proven this to be true. Just as exercise keeps our bodies healthy, reading books can keep our minds healthy and happy. Just as a good book opens the eyes of the human mind, it also helps to illuminate the mind by expanding and developing knowledge and intellect. The explosion of all the beginnings of human thought can only come through books.

Books are the makers of the human future. Books are the best resources for human beings. With which no earthly wealth can be compared. One day all the resources of the world will be destroyed, but the knowledge gained from a good book will never be exhausted. It will keep the lamp of knowledge burning in the heart forever. Each book is like a window. Just like everything can be seen outside through the window of the house, the future can be seen even by reading books.

The contribution of the book behind the success of all the successful and famous people in the world is undeniable. Because they are successful today because they have used the knowledge gained by reading books. That is, books lead people to success. As many of us may know, all those who have reached the pinnacle of success today are interested in reading books. Despite being extremely successful in life, they do not deprive themselves of reading books. They enriched themselves every day by reading books. Early in his career, Warren Buffett read 600-1000 pages a day. He said - "Read 500 pages like this every day. That’s how knowledge works. It builds up, like compound interest. All of you can do it, but I guarantee not many of you will. "

Bill Gates finishes 50 books each year. Mark Cuban reads books for more than 3 hours every day. Elon Musk has acquired the science of rocket science through reading books. In addition to gaining knowledge, doctors recommend reading books for at least 1 hour daily for physical well-being.

A book does not just provide information, it asks questions and teaches new thinking. Why read a book? What exactly is the need to read books? Let's find out how much the book helps us to stay physically and mentally healthy –

1. Helps in acquiring knowledge

The most basic purpose of reading a book is to acquire knowledge. People who are thirsty for knowledge run after acquiring knowledge till death Those who acquire knowledge by reading books regularly and apply the correct knowledge in their real life, they are ranked among the best people in the world.

By reading books regularly, the brain's information capacity gradually increases. So that they can deal with any critical situation in life with the present intellect. In other words, even if you have a shortage of financial resources in times of crisis, there will be no shortage of acquired knowledge. So the more knowledge one has, the easier it will be for him to face any challenge.

The scope of our knowledge is greatly expanded through reading books. The more books can be read, the more knowledge will increase. Inside the book is a collection of unknown information. When we read the book, we will be able to get acquainted with the various types of information contained in the book. Whether it is fiction or non-fiction, books can make a person truly wise. And knowledge always enriches a person.

2. Creates emotional stimulation

Most of the diseases that our current generation is suffering from are directly related to stress. Such frustration is the name of a great terror to the present generation. If they had not been in despair and sought knowledge, the word despair would not have become an epidemic today.

One study found that reading habits helped prevent two diseases called "Dementia and Alzheimer's". The stimulation and excitement created in the human brain as a result of reading books help to keep the human brain healthy. The brain is just as important as any other part of the human body. Just like we exercise to keep our body healthy, reading books is especially important to keep our brain strong and active.

3. Increases concentration / attention capacity

Reading books on a daily basis increases the power of concentration - this is what has come up in modern research. The habit of multitasking increases as our attention decreases as we constantly roam the virtual world. As a result, our stress levels increase, and productivity decreases. But when we read a storybook, our attention is drawn to the world inside that book. As a result, the habit of reading books increases our concentration. 

Reading books is a very useful strategy to increase people's attention. Whether in the workplace or in the study, success is not easily achieved in work that is not done with full attention. So if you want to do any work with attention, you must increase the ability to concentrate. And there is no substitute for reading books to increase concentration. Incidentally, those suffering from Attention Deficit Syndrome should make it a habit to read books regularly. This is likely to reduce their problems to a large extent.

4. Increase vocabulary

The more a person reading a book is aware of words, the more a common man lags behind. Books are an impeccable style of increasing human vocabulary. The more books a person reads, the richer his vocabulary.

Those whose vocabulary is improved, they use those words in their daily life without knowing it for a while. Which allows them to present themselves to others very easily and clearly. Of course, no one knows how helpful it is to be able to express oneself clearly in one's career and even in one's personal life. Even books help people gain confidence.

Reading books indifferent languages at home and abroad will increase the number of new words in our bag. When a writer writes a book, he does research on many subjects. His research on words is not less. And we can easily learn those words by reading books. As a result, we can make our speech clearer, more beautiful, and more meaningful by using those words when we speak. And a person who has read many books can easily discuss various issues with others. It improves personal life and also increases self-confidence. You have to read books to learn a new language. ” A book is like a garden carried in the pocket ”- Chinese proverb.

5. Gives peace of mind

Books give people a lot of peace of mind as well as knowledge. Usually, we find a quiet and secluded environment while reading books. Because if you read a book in a quiet environment, you can easily pay attention to it. Moreover, the natural beauty of the place, the open-air expands our thinking power even more. As a result, our brains at that time kept all thoughts away from consciousness, except for certain topics in the book. Resulting in a kind of peace of mind.

At the end of the day, about 60-70 percent of the people are busy with TV or social media to improve their mood. But if that time can be spent reading books, then it is possible to acquire some knowledge along with rest. Moreover, the damage to the eyes is caused by watching social media or TV. If you read a book, it is not likely to happen.

Again when we read our favorite books we feel much calmer and serene. Especially when we read spiritual books, peace comes to our mind. Studies have shown that reading spiritual books lowers blood pressure a lot. Again a self-help book shows us a new way of survival when we are in despair.

6. Increased memory

If the reader is asked to tell about a book immediately after reading it carefully, he will be able to easily summarize the whole book. Because in general, a person's brain has the ability to remember the whole thing for a while or a little longer. But if after 10 days he is asked to tell about the same book, even if he can tell, much will be left out. Because the brain then fails to remember the whole memory. But there are many who can remember the content of the book for 10 years, not just 10 days. This requires a lot of practice. Even if you read books little by little at a certain time every day, as a rule, the memory of the brain continues to increase. As a result, it becomes easier to remember much earlier. So there is no alternative to reading books to increase memory.

 When we read a book, we have to remember the innumerable facts inside the book. Suppose you are reading a novel, be it love or historical or political or detective series or someone's autobiography. But you have to remember the name of the character of that novel or story, history, place, the purpose of the novel, plot, sub-story, everything. Otherwise, you will not enjoy reading. When we memorize this information, our brain has a lot of exercises that increase memory power. Books also make new connections to our brains, increasing our curiosity and ability to remember.

7. Helps to reduce stress: -

 In 2009, scientists at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom examined heart rate and muscle tension monitoring and found that certain activities helped reduce our stress. They found that reading a book for just six minutes reduced stress levels by up to 68%. Which is much more effective than walking (42%), drinking coffee (54%), or listening to music (61%). Things that make us inattentive or increase our stress levels are greatly reduced by immersing ourselves in reading books. Because by reading a book we can reach an unknown world in an instant. This is our daily reality, society relieves us from the various sorrows of the world, even if only a little. As a result, our stress is reduced a lot.

8. Learning from the experience of others: -

He who writes a book expresses his long experience on every page of his book through writing. In the light of his knowledge, we get the opportunity to be enlightened and enrich ourselves. Have you read Napoleon Hill's book "Think and Grow Rich"? The book has 238 pages. Do you know how long it took the author to write the book? It took the author 20 years to complete the book through various researches. If a person's normal reading speed is 250 wpm then it will take 6 hours to finish reading the book. Then you think you can know twenty years of experience in 6 hours. Then think why reading books is important? In one book, the author discusses the ups and downs of his life. You can learn from their stories and find out which way you will succeed. Books make the brain uses for new experiences and for thinking.

A book is a product of long-term knowledge, research, and thought of one or more authors. A writer who has written a book after 10 years of research and thought - you can get that ten years of knowledge in a few hours or a few days by reading that book. One line of a book can change your life. But to write that line, the writer may have had to think for years.

Many successful people write about their thoughts and philosophy, especially in self-improvement books. Explain how they solved a specific problem on the way to success. By using that method, you may be able to solve a similar problem very easily. But if you have not read the book, you may have to struggle for a long time to find that solution. Or maybe you can't find the solution. Suppose again that you suddenly want to know more about the pyramids of Egypt. If researchers had not worked hard to write books on the pyramids, you might have had to work hard to acquire that information and knowledge over the years. Or because of a lack of time and opportunity, it would not be possible for you to know.

It might take you ten years to figure out how to turn a new company into a big company. But a book written by a successful businessman called Zero to One may save you many years. Reading the book will bring you the knowledge and experience of other people. Which will increase your knowledge as well as your decision-making ability manifold?

You may think that giving five hours behind a book is a waste of time. But think, the knowledge gained in these five hours may take you five months or five years ahead. You may never talk face to face with successful people like Peter Theil or Bill Gates. But a book was written by them, or written about them, maybe enough to know their thoughts, to know the secret of their success.

A book can be the best way for you to know how a great scientist or man who died a hundred years ago lived and how he thought. ” The art of reading is in great part that of acquiring a better understanding of life from one's encounter with it in a book. "- Andre Maurois

9. Increases imagination and creativity: -

The more books you read, the more your imagination grows. Because we can connect with the world that is described in the book by reading the book. Sometimes books take us on a short vacation. Because by reading we can run from one end of the earth to the other. Inside the book, we can perceive new images, new descriptions of new worlds in new ways. As a result, the imagination of our thinking world begins to grow.

10. Increase writing power: -

Reading books regularly increases our ability to express our thoughts. The skill of writing also increases like speaking beautifully. Familiarity with the different writing styles of different writers also finds its own writing power.

11. Increases Critical Thinking and Discovery Thinking: -

Another benefit of reading books is that we develop critical thinking. Suppose you are reading a detective novel or a mystery story, you can unravel the mystery before you finish the story. It stimulates your brain and increases your thinking ability.

Reading books helps a person to discover new topics or information. Books play a huge role in solving a problem or inventing a new way to achieve something. Reading books can add a new hobby or a new profession to his list of favorites. Which he has chosen as his profession and achieved success. The search for knowledge begins with reading books and realizing it.

12. Meditation for soul

To get peace of mind, you have to take your favorite book to a secluded place. The natural beauty and open-air will further expand the reader's thoughts. Which is never possible to find in sitting in the library reading. Reading a book for a while will take away the tiredness of his whole day in an instant.

13. Feelings of sympathy: -

A sympathetic mentality is created by reading books. In 2013, Harvard University conducted research on reading books on a number of volunteers. Among them, fiction, non-fiction, and some general books are allowed to be read. Among the 5 tests, it is seen that those who have studied fiction have done well. In some tasks, such as how to act or express what the facial expressions will be. This means that they have the ability to feel the stress of others, which scientists call "Theory of mind". Here it is proved that by reading a book based on imagination, a sense of happiness and sadness is formed with the character. In real life, too, these people are much more sympathetic. So Virginia Woolf says- "Books are the mirrors of the soul."

14. Creates a sense of self-esteem: -

By reading books, people learn to understand the value of good and bad human qualities in society. So a sense of self-worth is created which cannot be so much otherwise. If you can't show respect to yourself, you can't learn to show respect to others.

15. Dialogue Skills: -

Needless to say, vocabulary and proper application of words can be learned by reading books. And in real life, using them in the right place or using them in conversation with someone increases the ability to communicate well, as well as the ability to speak logically in line with the words of others.

16. Helps to sleep better: -

Many people have a problem that sleep does not come. Spending time on a mobile phone or laptop before going to bed also reduces the chances of deep sleep. So research has shown that if a good book can be read before going to sleep, the brain cells quietly wander in the realm of imagination. Due to which sleep comes very early. As a result of the peace of mind, the tendency to fall asleep is also created. Reading books at night can be one of the best ways to avoid social media addiction.

17. Mutual communication

Communication is a very important part of our lives. Which is the only way to build good communication through reading books? People who read books can easily communicate with others. They know what to say in any situation. And how to talk to whom. Those who do not read books are not aware of many things.

Those who know nothing actually have nothing to say to others. If you want to continue in society, there is no alternative to communication. Just as reading a book helps to spread knowledge, it also helps to be a good reporter or presenter. Only a book can connect people to the world.

18. Appropriate entertainment media

 Books are the most useful friend in your leisure time. By reading books you can easily know and understand different things in your leisure time. In leisure time books will put you in a beautiful environment that you will not find in movies or on the internet.

Conclusion:

There is no substitute for reading books to take care of the intellect. Almost all successful people in the present and in the past practiced it seriously. The body needs nutritious food and exercise to grow. Similarly, the growth of intelligence also requires the practice of knowledge and imagination. So make it a habit to read books.

A famous saying of Syed Mujtaba Ali - "The bread and wine will run out, the lover's black eyes will become dim, but the book is eternal - youth - if it is such a book."