Article ~ 'Benefits of Reading'

What are the benefits of Reading?

~ By Gurpreet Kaur ~ 

If we go on talking about reading, it's advantages, the topic is very vast. Many of us love to discuss the books we have read, the plots, genre, themes, etc. I personally love to read novels. My reading includes 'Harry Potter series', 'The tale of two cities', 'Dracula', 'To kill the mockingbird', 'Twilight series', 'Carrie'....... 

Whether you go for Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' or 'Mother' by Maxim Gorky, Books are great source of knowledge and information. Reading influence a personality of a person. 

It can open up those segments of mind where you can't individually visit. 

A Study says that Most of the successful & famous personalities have reading as a part of their daily life. 

 Following are some of the important benefits mentioned of Reading ~

1. Reading enhances Vocabulary 

2. It improves focus & concentration of mind

3. It also beneficial as a hobby & pastime

4. It improves your knowledge about various aspect & things. 

5. It inspires you to write by own

6. It helps you to inculcate different type of values, foreexample, empathy. 

7. It makes you more creative & imaginative. 

8. It removes stress and anxiety 

9. It is essential to build your personality. 

Let have a deep look through above points. 

1. Enhancing Vocabulary 

Reading helps to add-on new words in your vocab. Your grip on that particular language get improved. When you come across a new word, you search for it and make it fit with your content, it will become easier to remember the word linked to the content.

 

 It is obvious that you wouldn't  memorize every word/sentence you have read in one reading, but atleast, among 100 words, you remember 10 words or more. 

2. Improve focus and Concentration

When you read your favorite topic or book, your curiousity about the topic get you involved deeply. By usual practice, your focus & concentrating on a subject matter get better. The problem of distracted mind get solved. 

3. Beneficial Hobby & pastime

It is difficult to get on studies, because we find it boring. But if you do your hobby, you feel better & happy. This is what we can do with reading, whether you are reading your textbook or your favorite story, we can make it a hobby, it will prove a beneficial pastime. You surely gain with it. 

4. Enhance Knowledge 

When you read something your knowledge about the topic get added. You learn so many things, e. g. culture, psychology of different kind of persons, things you've never used, different places, theories etc. 

5.  Inspire you to write 

With the reading, your own imagination starts working. You start thinking accordingly. You come across various types of thinking pattern while reading. You learn how to present your thoughts & emotions in writing. However, It improves presentation skills in writing. 

6. Inculcate values

BooKs helps to inculcate different type of values. When you read you get empathetic about the characters, about the person who is writing, about his/her emotions. It brings positivity. 

7. Improve creativity & Imagination 

Those who write have higher level of creativity & imagination. They have created the scene in their minds. Everybody think differently, so their lot more to think & feel. Readers' imagination starts racing amazingly with the story.

8. Provide health benefits

Reading help us by providing many health benefits. It reduces stress levels & help us to cope up with depression as it brings positivity & happiness. 

9. Improves the Human personality 

 Reading is very vital for building overall personality of a Human being. It's not only bring you from darkness to light by providing knowledge. But also it develops mind, it feeds the mind & soul. It give you a feeling of wholeness. 

I'm really sorry for limiting the innumerable advantages of reading to numbers. The rest effects you will see by yourself. 

These benefits are for those who believe in the magic of Reading. 

If you want this magic happen with you, you just have to take a initiative.  

~ Falling Drops is with you ~