21 Reasons why the hobby of reading can make you a happier person. Contents from a forwarded Email.

1. Reading For A Happier You

2. reading
Here are 21 reasons why it’s the best,
most productive hobby
you could ever have.

3. 1. Forget about your daily routine.
Unfortunately, life isn’t
always like the movies and
can sometimes be
monotonous. There’s
nothing that will transport
you away from the
mundane minutiae of your
routine better than a book.

4. 2. Experiences.
You are able to experience
places without even traveling.
You can learn about different
cultures, people and places.
Historical context will come
alive as your eyes dance
across the pages of a novel.

5. 3. Develop your imagination and creativity.
Your brain stretches as you create
pictures in your mind. Once again,
those pictures are unique, personal
and may serve as inspiration for
your job, school assignments
and everything else.

6. 4. Cheap entertainment.
Well, it’s true.
You can
literally read
for free.

7. 5. You become a smarty-pants.
Reading expands your brain and
gives your creativity a chance to
come alive. It improves your
writing skills and vocabulary,
which is great because nothing’s
more attractive than intelligence.

8. 6. Topic of discussion.
I’ve used books to lead
great group discussions an
infinite number of times.

9. 7. Inspiration.
Your favorite book quotes
will always serve you
with inspiration.

10. 8. You’re already clued in
when books become movies.
Lean over and whisper, “I bet
he does this…” in the ear of
your movie companion and
watch in amazement
when you’re right…
Nostradamus, who?

11. 9. It improves your writing.
It’s no secret that reading
improves your grammar and
vocabulary, which can
improve your grades and
communication skills.

12. 10. Reading is a versatile
form of entertainment.
You can do it on the train, in
waiting rooms, on the beach
and pretty much anywhere
else your heart desires.

13. 11. Reading expands beyond books.
Newspapers, blogs and online
articles are just a few
examples.

14. 12. Reading is fun.
It can be relaxing, funny,
exciting, thrilling and much,
much more.

15. 13. A distracting mood lifter.
In a bad mood? You don’t
necessarily need a
psychologist; you need to read
better books. Your favorite
book will help you to forget
about your problems
for a while.

16. 14. Self-improvement.
Through reading, you will begin to
understand the world better and in a
much deeper way.
You will begin to have a greater
understanding of topics
that interest you.
For example, how to build self-
confidence, how to make better plans
before taking action, how to memorize
things more efficiently and so on — all of
these modes of self-improvement
stem from reading.
Through reading, you create a structured
path toward understanding and taking better
actions in the future.

17. 15. Improve understanding.
The more you read, the more
you understand. Reading
increases understanding for
the rules of life, which will help
you better adapt to society.
To play well in a game, you
first need to proficiently
understand the rules.

18. 16. Preparation for action.
Before you take action on anything, where
should you seek help and guidance?
Reading is an essential way
to help yourself.
In today’s world, getting reviews and
feedback from other people can greatly
impact your subsequent decisions and the
pros and cons of each potential choice.
Read about how to cook a meal, how to
play chess, or where to take a family trip.
Read the menu before ordering food and
read the manual
before using a new gadget.
These can all help you become more
prepared for whatever is ahead of you.

19. 17. Communication tools.
Communication is the most important
tool that reading can transmit. As you
read, you understand more and thus,
can communicate better with people.
Communication is one of the most
important tools to use each day to
connect with each other. If you don’t
read, you can’t even connect with the
world and what people are discussing.
Reading connects you with the world.

20. 18. You get to read other people’s minds.
While reading, you can actually
see how characters think, act
and feel. This will help you to
understand how real people
think, act and feel.
It’s like a superpower.

21. 19. Boost imagination and creativity.
Reading exposes you to a
world of imagination, which
reflects that nothing is
impossible in this world.
Through reading, you explore
different angles to things you
already know and you
understand how different
actions lead
to different results

22. 20. You will date smarter people.
Don’t we all want to date
smart people who make
us laugh and who inspire
us? Beauty comes from
within. It is a cliché
thought, but a true one.

23. 21. Boost your self-esteem.
Reading makes you a
better person and
helps you to better
understand yourself and
the world around you.

24. “The reading of all good books is like conversation with
the finest men of past centuries.”
― René Descartes
The End
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