Faryal Rizwan
3 min readMay 11, 2022

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I always wonder in these times when everyone is busy in their hectic schedule and yet some people make time for reading a book

Until I started building the habit of reading.

If you are interested in reading books or you want to make a habit of reading then this blog post is for you.

If you understand the significance of reading it is more likely for you to start reading.

A study shows that reading strengthens academic performance and social engagement.

If you are going to get anywhere in life, you have to read a lot of books said to the author Roald Dhal.

Most importantly through reading, we can afford to travel the world travel back in time and take a sneak peek of the future.

RELIABLE KNOWLEDGE;-

Books provide you with intensive knowledge unlike any podcast or a 10min youtube video.

You are more likely to absorb things about the topic.

Books are proofread, and edited critically and we’ll research.

And they are the most reliable source.

It reveals different concepts and different cultures throughout the world.

It improves the intellect and also makes us more familiar with different cultures and civilizations,

Build Empathy;-

It can help hu, mans to develop empathy in their lives.

Empathy itself comes with great benefits as it helps us to connect with people and develop helping behavior.

According to research, long term fiction reader tends to develop a Theory of mind that means they have a better understanding of emotions.

Also, their perspective of seeing the world becomes broad.

Research states that there is a strong relation between literature and empathy

Develops Communication Skills;-

Communication the key to personal and professional success.

The more we read it helps our brain to link cause and effect which the focal point of any argument.

Reading can lead us to expand our minds and learn new stuff.

If you are reading the well-written book it’s to structure our thoughts and that the way we start thinking in sequence rather than just hopping around with our thoughts.

According to research, there is a high probability that readers build high speaking vocabulary

Improves Mental Health;-

Research shows that self-help books can help a lot in stabilizing your mental health and reduce stress.

The idea of reading as therapy called bibliotherapy.

UK National Health Service prescribes their patients to read well for some conditions.

The research found out that 30 minutes of reading can improve blood pressure, heart rate, and psychological distress.

So well are stressed and develop anxiety on time to time and its better to read books of our favorite genre to gain som,e perspective.

Enhance Imagination;-

As EINSTEIN SAID ‘’Imagination is more powerful the knowledge’’

If you are watching a movie then you are unable to imagine because you are seeing the who scenario in front of you there is no need for imagination

But in reading the imagination part is left for the reader.

We are living the character through our imagination is a wonderful experience and it cant be stated in words.

It opens our minds to possibilities and notions and enables us to explore the world through our imagination.

MY TOP 3 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BEGINNERS.

  1. Stillness is the key by Ryan Holiday
  2. How to be a bawse by Lily Singh
  3. Malcolm x The autobiography

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Faryal Rizwan

A writer in professional ways who is passionate to express herself through words.