Wondering why reading books is so important? Everyone can imagine that it promotes our personal development when we read books more often. Nevertheless, in our fast-paced society, reading is often neglected by many people. There are simply too many things to do and other things to pass the time with. And yet there are so many incredible benefits for all of us if we regularly read one or two bestsellers.
In this article, I would therefore like to give you some convincing arguments for reading books regularly. Let's go!
Here is a brief overview:
- Ideal, soothing balance
- Promote communication skills
- Improve social competence
- Become more creative and imaginative
- Strengthening relationships and partnerships
- Get healthier and prevent illness
- Increase the variety of topics of conversation
- Improve charisma
- Facilitate more critical questioning
- Becoming more empathetic and learning empathy
- Increase writing skills
- Become more focused and attentive
- Improve foreign language skills
- Preserving mental abilities
- Improve general knowledge and expand horizons
- Fall asleep easier and sleep better
- Benefit from free books
17 advantages: Why is it so important to read books?
There is a cornucopia of benefits! You will quickly realize that reading not only makes you smart, but also basically positively influences all areas of your personality development. Whether health, appearance, performance or knowledge.
"Books are a uniquely portable magic."
Stephen King (more at Reading quotes)
Use the following advantages and reasons to motivate them to read more often!
1. reading is an ideal, calming balance
Do you know what a Sensory overload is? It is a state of mental overload of our body due to too many stimuli from our environment. Reading a book lets you escape from this stress and creates a soothing balance.
2. reading promotes communication skills
Those who read regularly not only promote their own Vocabulary, but also the Formulation capability. Those who can express themselves well ultimately enjoy endless advantages in their private and professional lives. Improved communication skills are a crucial reason for reading.
3. reading improves social competence
It has been proven that regular book reading also improves social skills. That's what makes it so important in childhood. Children's stories teach basic values for moral behavior. Skills that can ultimately determine the course of a person's life.
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4. reading makes more creative and imaginative
This argument for reading books certainly makes sense, doesn't it? The more you escape from your everyday bubble and think about new, previously unknown things the more your own creativity and imagination expand.
The Diving into new worlds can ultimately have significant advantages - for example when solving problems in everyday situations.
5. reading strengthens relationships and partnerships
The Shared reading also promotes the depth of your own relationship. I can confirm this from my own experience. It's nice to have a block out certain time slot in the week, where you can come to rest together.
You also get to know the other person even better and can in-depth discussions that go beyond the everyday "madness".
6. reading makes you healthier and prevents illnesses
Why is reading so important? Because it calms our soul. Less stimuli means less stress. That's why reading books after a Yale University study even the Extend life.₁ In addition, the regular, Protect mental activity from dementia in old age.₂
Reading is also wonderfully possible, while you Out in nature is. Another way to do something good for your health.
7. reading increases the variety of topics of conversation
This argument for regular reading is almost self-evident. Who reads can have a say! And always has new topics of conversation ready in everyday situations, so that conversations can be kept going better.
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8. reading improves charisma
Surveys among singles have shown that People with an affinity for reading are more intelligent, more interesting and therefore also more attractive have an effect on others.₃
All the more reason to pick up a book more often, right? Hand on heart: Who would you rather talk to? With a person staring at a smartphone or in a person reading a book?
9. reading facilitates more critical questioning
Reading books is also so important because it improves our analytical skills improved and our Attention span extended. This is simply because we are only exposed to a few stimuli when reading and have to link many sentences into a story. In the end, it is easier for us to question things and recognize untruths.
A study from France has also confirmed that reading helps us to do this, Distinguish important from unimportant.₄
10. reading makes you more empathetic and teaches empathy
Another reason for reading books is definitely to promote our own empathy. Articles and stories give us Insights into other worlds and culturesso that we have proven better empathize with other people or even animals can.₅
A high degree of empathy, for example, is a decisive factor for long-term success. sustainable lifestyle.
11. reading improves writing skills
If you read good books, your writing skills will also improve.₆ You basically expand your own skills automatically, as you new words and appealing sentence formulations of good authors and acquire them.
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12. reading makes more concentrated and attentive
Every day, we receive an endless amount of stimuli that puts our ability to concentrate to the test and reduces rather than improves it. Reading, on the other hand promotes our concentration and, as already mentioned, improves our attention span.
Simply because less stimuli are piling up on us and we have to concentrate for more than 10 seconds to understand the contents of a book.
13. improves foreign language skills
How pronounced the learning effect of foreign languages is, of course, depends primarily on the language in which you read a book. I now read most books in English and have noticed an absolute improvement in my language skills. Also because translations are displayed directly in the e-reader if I don't know a word yet.
But even in German-language books you can - quite automatically - find the one or other Pick up foreign word. For me, this great advantage of regular reading is generally still quite underestimated.
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14 Reading preserves mental abilities
Do you want to stay young and fit for as long as possible? Then you should read books more often. Because that will keep your mental faculties sharp - and delays the progression of Alzheimer's disease, for example. Another good argument for reading books regularly, don't you think?
15. reading improves general knowledge and broadens horizons
Books come in all colors, shapes and genres. Every time we read a book, it makes us a little bit smarter. For example, we learn more about forensic analysis from a crime novel. And from a historical book, we learn more about the history of a country. Reading Increases general knowledge - and lets us think outside the box. That's what makes it so incredibly great!
By the way: Even from a bad book, we can learn that even authors are not infallible and omniscient 😉.
16. reading makes it easier to fall asleep and sleep through the night
Who before going to sleep reads a book instead of staring at the bright smartphone screen, can change the own Improve sleep significantly and also fall asleep much more pleasantly and easily.
Because reading is relaxing, Brings us to other thoughts and makes us forget the events of the day. That's why you should make it a conscious bedtime ritual and set aside time for your mental regeneration use
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17. reading is mostly free
There is another very important argument in favor of reading books: it is practically free. Both in the Library (make sure you get a library card!), as well as on the e-reader, you can borrow or download thousands of free books and learn new things.
Also in public Book boxes and book cells you can always grab a free book you haven't read yet. Or swap books with friends from time to time - that also protects the natural resources of the earth. Further proof that you can save money through sustainability can.
Knowledge is not expensive! Of course you can also buy books buy used. In addition to the flea market, good places to go are, for example eBay Classifieds or Medimops*.
Frequently asked questions about reading books
Is it bad if you don't read?
It all depends on what goals and dreams you are pursuing in life. Never or only very rarely reading a book, for example, can have a direct or indirect negative influence on your own Alzheimer's risk and Stress level, on Salary and the Life expectancybut also to the Ability to concentrate and the Partnership take.
What does reading do to the psyche?
If you read books often, you regularly stimulate your own brain cells and thus promotes his cognitive abilities. For example, you improve your concentration, communication, reading and writing skills. You are also much more balanced, stress-free and creative.
What do you say about people who read a lot?
People who read a lot of books will also Bookworms, bookworms or book addicts called. In addition, frequent readers are offered a greater verbal intelligencean increased Empathy and larger General knowledge said.
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Reading books - too many reasons to do so!
Those were pretty good reasons to read, don't you think? Anyway, now you know, why reading is so important. Personally, my only regret is that I didn't realize this earlier in my life and wasted far too much time on useless things. Of course, there has to be time for nonsense too - but a little less would probably have done the trick. 🙂
"Everyone who knows how to read has it in their power to magnify themselves, to multiply the ways in which they exist, to make their life full, significant, and interesting."
Aldous Huxley
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Do you have any questions or can you think of any other arguments for reading? Then just write me a comment.
Stay inquisitive,
PS: I believe that reading makes you happy and productive. You can also take a look at the most valuable Habits of successful people which I have compiled for you in the next article.
References:
₁ Avni Bavishi, Martin D.Slade, Becca R.Levy: A chapter a day - Association of book reading with longevity, available at https://t1p.de/cun3. [22.03.2023].
₂ Miguel Arce Rentería, Jet M. J. Vonk, Gloria Felix, et al: Illiteracy, dementia risk, and cognitive trajectories among older adults with low education, available at https://t1p.de/r403. [22.03.2023].
₃ L. Pernkopf: 7 out of 10 singles say: Reading makes you attractive - but Facebook, Twitter & Co. don't count (as at: 21.04.2017), available at https://t1p.de/2×27. [22.03.2023].
₄ EMOTION Verlag GmbH: Why reading is so important for us (as of 01.01.2020), available at https://t1p.de/n72b. [22.03.2023].
₅ David Comer Kidd, Emanuele Castano (2013): Reading Literary Fiction Improves Theory of Mind, available at https://t1p.de/sc8w. [22.03.2023].
₆ Steve Graham, Michael Hebert (2011): Writing to Read - A Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Writing and Writing Instruction on Reading, available at https://t1p.de/6pqq. [22.03.2023].
