5 Benefits to Start Reading

 Books are one of my favorites mediums of information they basically contain anything you want to learn about and allow you see into the lives of people you normally wouldn't get to meet in you daily life. Not only that the knowledge they have within them is life changing. That is the power of books they let dead people communicate with you and leave information for the next generation.

That's why if you're not reading you are doing a great disservice to yourself. There is a type of insight from reading a book that you cannot get from any other medium out there. Today I want to share with you the advantages you get from reading and you should start reading.

1. Books Make You Smarter- The more you read the more you will learn about different topics and concepts. Not just that you will surely encounter words that you won't understand which will challenge your intellect. This will prompt you to look them up as a result expanding your vocabulary making you not only more knowledgeable but enhancing your communication skills with a larger artillery of words. 
2. Books Build Discipline- If  reading books is something you don't do often then that's even more reason to read them. Reading books is an action that takes focus and in order to focus on things you must have discipline. It's easier to go watch Netflix or play Fortnite but you won't be learning much. That's why it's much better to pick up a book even if it's only for 15 mins a day this will strengthen a good habit in your life and help you grow as person. 
3. Reading Lowers your Chances of Alzheimer's Disease- Reading is a mental exercise as it turns out mental activity diminishes your probability of having Alzheimer's Disease. Actually, people who read are 2.5 times less likely to develop Alzheimer's than people who don't engage in much mental stimulation. 
4. Reading Makes You More Creative- Reading helps stimulate your brain, it also help you visualize things which is one of the core skills used in creativity. When you read it's like a movie is playing in your head this helps you escape reality and allows your imagination to run wild. You and I may pick up the same book but have different personas or images of what is going on in the story. You may imagine the main character in a totally different manner than I would that is your imagination at work. 
5. Reading Can Literally Change Your Life- Reading is a form of getting in touch with a mentor. Whether they're dead or alive books have the instructions to navigate your life they can teach skills from some of the best in the world that otherwise you would have no access to. They can help you from making the same mistakes other people did so you don't have to make those same mistakes in your life. Employ what you learn in books and you will never be the same person ever again. 

Overall, reading books is an activity that has many benefits that will allow you to grow in many ways if you choose to give it a chance. You shouldn't look at it as a drag but as a way to have fun because growing and being a better you is always fun.