Why Should We Read a Book

Why we should read a book?

Rabina Dayal
4 min readJan 9, 2021
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Tyrion Lannister put it best: “A mind needs a book like a sword needs a whetstone.”

The ability to read is more important than other skills. Every time you read a book it allows you to learn new things. It can expand your vocabulary, increase wellness, train your brain like we train the body to achieve a healthy body, lower stress, and discover something new about yourself. We are in an age that is overflowing with new information. Reading more will enhance critical thinking.

People often don’t understand the benefits of reading books, some say it’s a way of wasting time, money, and most important energy. Some find it boring, however fact is opposite to such mindsets, there is a various reason why reading is important and beneficial.What we want actually to get all benefits of reading without reading a book.

The most important question is why reading a book is important? Well, a book is a store of knowledge and experiences, it has several advantages. Mostly for entertainment, printing is a fairly cheap way to reach people in different ways than the internet allows for. Reading helps your brain to more active and it gives your brain a different kind of work other than watching TV, listening to the radio.

Famous People who love to read too-

Here what most famous people say about reading benefits?

  • Bill Gates- Books are the best way to explore new topics that interest you.
  • Elon Musk- I was raised by a book. Books, then my parents. He read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica at the age of nine and science fiction novels for more than 10 hours a day.
  • Warren Buffett- The key to success is reading 500 pages of material every day. That’s knowledge works. It builds up, like compound interest.
  • Dr. A. P. J Abdul Kalam- Books are my favorite friends, and I consider my home library with many thousands of books, to be my greatest wealth. Every new book, based on some new idea inspires me and give me a new thought to ponder.
  • Benjamin Franklin- An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.

Some benefits of the reading book:-

  • Increase Your Vocabulary- When reading, you’ll expose yourself to more words, which allows for understanding on another level.
  • Improve Focus and Concentration- When you read a book, all of your attention is focused on the story, the rest of the world just falls away, and you can immerse yourself in every fine detail you are absorbing.
  • Reading Increase Creativity and Imagination-Reading your imagination and Creativity increases, It gives you different ideas and understanding, Good reader from a young age can become a good writer, Reading sparks the imagination, When you read, you are taken into the new world, This thing nurtures your brain to develop ideas for new worlds and other possibilities, this sparks the imagination. Reading helps you to understand differently.
  • Reading Help in Making Neurological Connections- Reading a nonfiction book or an article expecting to learn something, and come away thinking the content was too obvious. There’s a good reason for that. Sure, sometimes you simply pick up a book that is at a level of understanding you’ve passed. However, put the pride away a little bit and read books that don’t feel like they’re making you smarter.
  • Reading Reduces Stress and Helps in Sleep Better- If you are struggling to go sleep at night and worry about other things, 10 min reading a book can do wonders for you. A night-time routine that involves reading can help you sleep more, but make sure that you’re not reading on an electronic device, as the light from devices has been proven to suppress melatonin at night time.
  • To Learn from Masters -Reading self-help Books, You can learn from the masters and people who have already been through that situation and can also learn how to tackle them and get success and happiness in our lives. Through books, you can gain experience Of life through famous and experience people. You can understand life from masters perspective, and can also learn from them to move ahead in life. Books can help you to understand life from the perspective of mentors who had gone through that situation, which you are going through right now at present, so through books. You can learn how to tackle them, “AS IT SAYS THE BEST WAY TO EDUCATE YOURSELF, IS TO SEE HOW MASTERS WORK AND PRACTICE”. You can’t see them but you can learn from them through their books and can learn the art of life.
  • Reading Can Bypass the Binge Watching from Time to Time- There is nothing wrong with watching a television series or movies from start to finish in a single weekend. But binge-watching TV probably needs to be an occasional treat rather than your main source of intellectual stimulation. According to researchers, that prolonged watching TV, especially for children may change the brain in unhealthy ways.

Reading is the most important thing in our life, hence we should make it our daily habit, just like your body keep your mind also fit and healthy, every aspect of our life is important, so take care of your body as well as your brain. Children need to read as much as possible because the effects of reading are cumulative. However, it’s never too late to begin taking advantage of the many physical and psychological benefits waiting for you in the pages of a good book.

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