Why should you read regularly?

Deepika Singh
4 min readMay 28, 2022

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Benefits Of Reading Regularly

In today’s era, reading is not just confined to reading books, newspapers or magazines or anything that is present in physical form but it has increased its structure digitally. Today you can easily read any article, novel or anything you desire to read with the use of your intelligent gadgets like smartphones or laptops. With the help of your smart gadgets, you can read anytime and from anywhere at your convenience. Lots of people love to read books so they carry books with them which is also a very convenient way.

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Reading has lots of benefits in one’s life whether you read books, newspapers, stories or read articles or novels through digital modes. Let’s move on to the benefits of reading regularly.

These are some of the important benefits of reading:

1. Develops your vocabulary:- Reading regularly develops your vocabulary to the great extent. As you read books, novels or articles you get to know and learn new words and their meanings every day. By trying or using these new words in your conversation you will be able to improve your vocabulary and pronunciation.

2. Improves memory and your mind power:- Reading is an exercise for our brain, regular reading makes our mind super powerful. Like we go to the gym and work out to make our body physically fit, just like that reading helps to strengthen the functions of the brain and helps to maximize the speed of learning. It becomes very easy to remember lots of things when you read regularly, your mind becomes more active. If you read fictional novels your mind develops the skill of problem-solving and easily tackles any situation.

3. Reduce stress:- Most of the time working continuously for hours made you feel dizzy and tired. You started feeling stressed because of your duties or responsibilities. In that case, reading helps a lot in reducing your stress and making yourself comfortable.

When you start reading any story, you will be able to divert your mind and go into your own space of mind for a little time. This helps a lot in relaxing your mind and your stress flees away.

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4. Self-improvement:- Reading tends to be a very good habit one can build. As you read more and more you will be able to get more information and your way of thinking also changes. You will be able to think more openly and can easily differentiate between right and wrong. Reading makes a person see things in different ways and makes him calmer and more knowledgeable and provides the opportunity to enhance his/her personality or identity.

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4. Build more focus and concentration:- With the increased use of technology, we can get anything with ease like food or groceries, accessories and clothes by simply placing orders through apps or websites. Our lives become more dependable and make us lazy. We barely make any efforts to focus on solving any problems, we simply set a reminder for different occasions, important meetings and for any other events. Keeping yourself more occupied with reading for half an hour can improvise your focus and concentration. Your mind will start remembering many more things and won’t get distracted easily.

5. Enhance productivity:- When a person reads regularly his way of thinking automatically broadens up and he has different views for every situation. Reading various fictional and non-fictional stories improves your imagination and enhances your productivity and creativity. An open mind can visualize more new and creative ideas.

6. Improves your communication and writing skills:- Through reading a person gets to know a variety of new words and can improvise communication and writing skills. When you learn new words and try to use these words in your day to day conversation will eventually help to boost your communication skills. While writing anything whether in your personal or professional life like writing blogs or your office reports your writing skills naturally improvise because of reading regularly.

7. Better sleep:- Reading an hour before going to bed helps you to get better sleep as reading makes your mind relax and calm. It would be best if you read a physical book instead of reading on screen. Reading helps you to fall asleep faster and deeper.

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“ Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary.”__ Jim Rohn

Once you adopt the habit of reading your way of living and thinking completely changes. Thus, reading regularly enhances your knowledge and thoughts and is also the best way to entertain yourself.

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