Does reading make you live longer?

?Reading books can improve the quality of your life.

Hello, I know you clicked on this article to find out if reading actually makes you live longer. Well, I don’t want to drag out the answer and make you wait in suspense until the end of this article. The answer to the question is “Yes”. Studies have shown that people who read every day lived up to 2 to 3 years longer than the people who didn’t read at all. Doesn’t it raise another question? Why would a reading habit make one live longer? I had the same question but I figured out the importance and benefits of reading habits the hard way. If you are interested in finding out why, this is your article. Let’s look into the positive impacts reading habit has on our lives and how it improves the quality of our lives.

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Readers are superhumans?

Rich Imagination and Memory:

Reading non-fictional works can help one to improve their visualization which in turn caters to the improvement of memory as your mind will imagine the setting of the scene, analyze and differentiate each character based on their unique qualities, and connect the plots. When you read, you need to remember what you've read before to understand what's happening now. This can help you get better at remembering and using information in different parts of your life. In other words, the networks that carry the information in your brain get stronger as you read daily.

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Knowledge of oneself:

There is a saying that if you read more, you can write more because reading habit improves one's vast knowledge of vocabulary and the construction of sentences in multiple ways. Readers tend to add Writing to their every day habits. Yes, it is journalling, most of the time. Journalling and reflecting on it later helps one to understand oneself better, canceling out being clueless in life. Understanding yourself is underestimated. Your dreams or goals in life can only be attained by you. Without knowing yourself, you can’t be sure of your goals or how you can attain your goals. Readers have the ability to understand anyone better and also to understand their strengths and weaknesses. Readers know exactly where they are and where they want to be. The most intelligent or successful person in this world knows exactly how to articulate his or her emotions or thoughts because they are aware of themselves more than anyone else.

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Knowledge of the world:

Let it be a history book or biography of someone, by reading these you will get to live many differnt lives in your lifetime. Reading helps you to gain experience of what other personalities went through in their life. It gives one the knowledge of the world once was and at present. Being informed about the world you live in is just as important as understanding yourself to lead a proper life in this world.

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Focused Mind:

To achieve one’s goals, one has to be focused in their work towards the goals. Reading habit is known to improve your focus and attention span as you indulge in learning new facts or upcoming plots while reading. You delve into the content you read. Readers are likely to be focus-minded people. This helps them to put their mind to focus wherever they want for a particular time to get whatever they want.

Less stress:

I would be wrong if I said readers don’t get stressed at all. They do. But reading the books they like will abate their stress and help to improve their sleep quality which will let them wake up the next day with needed energy and hope. One can face anything the day holds, with a relaxed mind.

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Self-contentment:

Most of the readers find contentment as they accept the reality on their terms and make their life as happy as they can make it to be. They accept themselves. Reading helps you find calmness. Readers find balance in their lives. In other words, they find their momentum in life. Feeling content can assist you in making the right decisions, even when situations are chaotic.

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You can improve the span of your life by improving the quality of your life. In other words, you need to take care of your brain and body. One way to do that is by adding the habit of reading books to your daily routine. Reading will let you strengthen both your mental health and physical health. Reading will let you find success and happiness in life. Reading habit abates stress and gets rid of an unhealthy mindset. It improves the quality of your memory, thought process, focus, sleep, and life. Let's read and improve the quality of our lives.

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