Thursday, November 7, 2024

HOW DOES READING BOOKS INFLUENCE YOUR PERSONALITY?  

An apple a day keeps the doctor away; similarly, a delightful book keeps the negativity away from life.  

In the 21st century, we can approach everything with merely a single click on the internet, but the technology still can not replace books.  

Until now, books are: 

  • The man’s best friend. 
  • A great advisor. 
  • A stress reliever. 
  • A partner of loneliness. 
  • A mentor.  

Most people find entertainment as a source of refreshment, but the ink smell of printed books refreshes a book reader.  

WHAT IS PERSONALITY?   

  • Our ability to communicate with others  
  • Approach toward life can be positive or negative depending on our personality  
  • Acknowledging other people’s feelings, difficulties, and efforts to create ease for others.  
  • Our tactics to handle the stressful situation  

You have a remarkable personality if you think about yourself and also consider other people’s emotions.  

SIX BENEFITS OF READING BOOKS      

Books have a key role in building your personality. They are your secret advisor who teaches you everything without uttering a word.  

  1. COGNITIVE INTELLIGENCE  

It is your mental ability to learn something new, sense of judgment and ponder on existing information. It develops with reasoning and experiences.  

Reading books also helps you to enhance your logical thinking.  

  • Book reading stimulates certain parts of your brain and boosts your brain activity.  
  • When you remember the book’s storyline, your ability to memorize things also increases.  
  • Thrillers and plot twists also trigger the emotional ups and downs in the brain.  
  1. STRENGTHEN YOUR BRAIN  

According to MRI, it has been proved that book reading improves the complex network of signals and networks in the brain.   

Especially in the somatosensory cortex, the brain’s response to movement and pain also gets stronger as your reading habit matures.  

Do you know the straightforward way to upgrade your brain?  

More you engage, enhance the activity of your brain.   

Our whole-body function depends on the brain, so life will sort out if it is enlightened and knowledgeable.  

  1. EMPATHIZE WITH PEOPLE MORE EFFECTIVELY 

Books are of two types: they can be fictional and non-fictional. Whatever type of book you are reading connects you with the characters.  

You can feel the pain and happiness of those who do not exist in the real world. But this feeling has an immense impact on your real-life life:  

  • You can realize other people’s issues more effectively.  
  • Instead of looking down upon others, you will make an effort to create a better world for them.  
  • A better understanding of  people’s feelings and emotions.  

Your perspective for other people will change. You will appreciate second person flaws and not mock them because you understand the pain of bullying.  

Books help you become a better human being, a solid requirement in today’s world.  

  1. MENTAL DISORDERS DEVELOPMENT DECREASES  

Book reading eases the way of treating several mental problems. Recent studies show that daily reading habit can even prevent Alzheimer’s disease.  

Even depression can be dealt with by this method. A depressive person finds himself lonely in this chaotic world when no one understands him; the book becomes his partner in the dark.   

With time, it is the book, not medicine which fills his dark and depressing life with an array of hope, satisfaction, and courage to face the world.  

  1. BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY AND COMPREHENSION  

It is hilarious when people buy tons of dictionaries to boost their vocabulary.  

Vocabulary and comprehension cannot be crammed. If you do not know the meaning and employment of a word in the sentence, you cannot memorize it.  

The easiest way to enhance your vocabulary is by reading books. Words are easy to remember when they are present in the context.  

After completing the book, you will realize that your vocabulary levels up without cramming.

  1. STRESS RELIEVER  

After a hectic day, your mind is a complete mess. You come home completely exhausted, and think there is no way to replenish your energy.  

NO, book reading not only refreshes you but also helps you to combat your stress level.  

When you are stressed, your sleep cycle also gets disturbed. Instead of screen exposure during bedtime, a single page of the book relaxes your mind and body and sends signals to the brain that it is time to sleep.

After a sound sleep, you become stronger and more passionate about-facing life’s challenges.  

CONCLUSION  

While studying about the struggles of other people, if the sudden notion comes into your mind is: 

If they can do it, I can also achieve it. That is the progressive attitude book, built-in people.  

It is never too late to adopt the valuable habit. Starting from reading a single book page daily, you will become addicted to the books one day.  

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