6 Benefits of Reading You Need to Know

Reading is opening a window to the world. Do you agree? Reading is not bound whether it is a book, a newspaper, or a magazine. Reading is also not tied to the type of our reading, whether it's novels, short stories, articles, biographies, or poetry.

Reading has proven to be very beneficial for us. Successful people have very routine reading schedules. They know, reading is a shaper of one's quality. What are the benefits of reading? Let's see!

1. Adding Knowledge

This is the main element of reading. Every time we read a new reading we will get new knowledge. We will become aware of what is not known. And thus will continue to benefit no. 2, namely:

2. Strengthening Brain Cells

The human brain is the center of a human's life. The brain consists of billions of brain cells. The speed of delivery of information between brain cells is very fast, the speed is as fast as lightning! This is truly amazing, because that is why we are so quick to accept something new, like trends; whether it's fashion, technology, or business. The more we use our cells to receive new information, the speed of delivery will increase. We create a toll road for the information we will receive , said Anthony Robbins, in his book entitled Awaken the Giant Within .

A fast scan via Insta-gram can confirm something everyone else knows: People love inspirational and famous quotes. They are loved by us in hand-lettering that is amazing. When they are the solution of the Photoshop project, we even like them. We publish them on t-shirts, we hand them on posters, and also we tattoo them onto our own bodies. But why? What can it be all about quotes and mantras we detect motivational?

"Learning to read is like lighting a fire; every syllable spelled will become a spark that illuminates. " (Victor Hugo)

Besides that, our brain capacity is really big. Our brain capacity can reach 2.5 petabytes or 100 million gigabytes ! and the more we use it, our brain will be sharper ! Just like a knife that continues to be sharpened, after a long time will be sharp. For that try to read even for a while. If it's routine, you will get a big profit.

3. Adding Life Experience and Lessons

When we read a story, sometimes we are immersed in the story, whether the story is fiction or non-fiction. In a story there is a lesson that we can learn. In addition, our experience can increase when we read a story. Suppose we have never been abroad. But we have read a story set in a foreign country. At least you can know the description of those places, right?

One of the books I like is the Musketri Trio. The novel tells the story of a poor young man who was passionate about pursuing his dream. His name is D'Artagnan. His dream is to become a musketri. Difficulties after difficulties confronted him, but he did not give up. There are really many lessons to be taken. For that I recommend at least one month, you need to read a story, a short story, or a novel. I am sure, your life will be more colorful.

4. Give Inspiration

Sometimes we need inspiration, and often we feel we don't have inspiration. Read it ! You will not know what you will find later. That would be a very big surprise.

Inspiration can be in the form of ideas or things that make us amazed. For example JK Rowling. Who's do not know? He was a single parrent , who was struggling economically, even had time to ask for help from the King of England. But now he has become one of the richest people in the world. It is all thanks to hard work and strong belief. He created a novel. He stole time for typing on his university computer. Even when the novel is finished, the obstacles don't stop there. He had to face rejection several times by the publisher. But he still struggled, until the novel was published, even adapted into the film! Now, I want to ask, are you able to be like him?

5. Eliminate boredom

Are you bored? Let's find something surprising by reading. You can immerse yourself in reading that you like. I recommend reading humorous reading. Why? That will make your mood good. Or reading reading that motivates you to do empowering things! This benefit is related to the 6th benefit, namely ...

6. Relieve Stress and Relax

When you read things that make you enjoy, relax, laugh, and make you happy, you will obviously get positive energy. Or maybe you are stressed and tense. When you read, your focus will be diverted towards what you read. Thus you will feel better.