Reading helps…

  • reading actually makes your brain work better
  • thirty minutes of daily reading dramatically impacts the physical symptoms of stress
  • reading helps you learn deeply as well as broadly
  • reading helps you expand your own imaginative world – students who read for pleasure had higher levels of creativity
  • reading improves memory
  • reading will help increase your attention span, making it easier to concentrate
  • reading improves your vocabulary and communicate better
  • identifying with a character going through a similar struggle alleviates feelings of isolation and loneliness
  • reading builds empathy, which increases your ability to connect with people
  • reading is addictive, but harmless and leads to better brain health

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