7 Benefits Of Reading Daily

Today more than ever, books are accessible and even cheap objects. We have different formats (hard cover, soft cover, pocket, digital formats) that make it increasingly easy for anyone to access the reading. It is accessible, it is varied… However, how much time do we spend on it? If you don’t remember the last time you read a book, something is wrong. Reading daily brings us benefits that we should not miss.

Reading enriches us on a mental level, helping our brain to function optimally. But we mean reading books, not magazines or newspapers or your favorite blog. It is necessary that the reading be carried out in a deep way, connecting characters, actions and chapters, and comparing these with the real world. Here are some of the reasons why you should start looking for a book right now (and what to do next).

Higher emotional intelligence

Reading allows us to empathize with very disparate characters, whom we follow during their adventures. Many make us experience feelings that we already knew, and that makes us put ourselves in their place. Obviously, we will apply this exercise to real life more often if we are in the habit of reading often.

Better vocabulary

It is one of the aspects of reading that is best known. Reading daily allows us to establish a connection between the words we use orally and those we read. The more we read, the more vocabulary we will know, especially if we vary the literary genre.

Knowledge of the world and general culture

This is true regardless of whether we are reading a chronicle or a fictional story. Even the most fantastic readings drink from legends, stories, or other types of stories that exist in our world. By reading we can have access to a multitude of useful or simply curious data.

Better spelling

Another well-known benefit of reading. And it’s true: reading makes us write better ; it is much more useful than memorizing a huge amount of spelling rules. The more we see a written word, the more easily we will remember how it is written.

No more stress

Taking a break from our obligations (and, above all, from our worries) to read on a daily basis is very beneficial. We are not only dedicating that moment to ourselves, but we are also applying our concentration to something that grabs the mind. If we are focused on what happens in the book, we will lose interest, at least for a while, in our tasks.

Critical thinking

The more we read, the more trouble we will run into (in fiction, of course). This will allow us to position ourselves in the face of the conflict, since few people choose not to form their own opinion about it. Likewise, during the reading, the characters will inform us of their thoughts on the problem, and this will allow us to position ourselves for or against what they say, and even change our mind.

Fun and entertainment

Nowadays the content that we consume in an audiovisual way is much greater, and sometimes we forget that our imagination is our best source of audiovisual production at the time of reading. I imagine how the characters or the places they visit are very entertaining because we adapt them to our tastes, experiences and desires.

What do we do to meet our objective?

It is not easy to start reading if we are not in the habit of doing it. Some people lost that habit, others never had it. Now that we know that reading is important, we can focus on how to make it possible on a regular basis.

• Understand that reading is  enjoyable : it is difficult, if you are not in the habit of doing it, to understand that reading is fun, empowering or even discovery. But it is important to give you the opportunity to show it to us.
• Try to see each book as an accomplishment – the positive feeling behind the accomplishment of completing one book can make us want to start another.
• Take your book everywhere : either in physical or digital format (although this strategy works better if the book is physical), having the book on hand can make, if we want, that we use a trip on public transport or a time in a waiting room reading, instead of looking at our phone.

• Read when you need a moment alone : connecting habits strengthens them and makes them last longer. If we turn our moments into reading moments we will be doing just that.
• Read what you like : it is not essential that we finish the books that we started. If you don’t like the book, you shouldn’t read it. Dedicate your time to another who catches you, since the moment of reading should be related to positive experiences.

Finally, it is important to understand that the process is slow and that from morning to night we will not read frequently. Starting simply and gradually will help us make it a habit. And once there, let’s enjoy and share the experience.