5 Ways to Reading Skill Make you More Creative

The health and psychological benefits of reading books have long been studied. If you peruse the long lists of findings from these studies, you might think that reading is a kind of super-activity or a miracle drug that makes us more creative, healthier, and smarter.

The problem is that we mostly spend our time reading blogs, tweets, magazines and other short content. While it's great for keeping up with the latest information and news, it doesn't help our minds like writers do.

Reading is an activity that forces the reader to focus and overcome distractions. It is this focus that acts as a catalyst for us in the creative fields (designers, writers, marketers, etc.). Focus and concentration are among the many benefits of reading books that will help you get creative.

By training your brain

One of the most common stereotypes about reading is that it is a "brain exercise". Like our bodies, our brains need to exercise every day to stay fit. Mental fitness is just as important as physical fitness. However, we don't prioritize exercising our brains like we do in the gym to keep fit.

Reading half an hour a day (books, not blogs, news, magazines) stretches these brain muscles. The book forces you to imagine, think and use your imagination; Because you need to understand and understand the ideas and arguments in the book.

By increasing focus

We live in a fast-paced world where we are surrounded by devices that provide us with messages, data, knowledge and all kinds of information that we cannot process and digest. It can be a huge situation, but there is a simple solution.

The book takes commitment and active focus, and your mind completely absorbs it. It trains your brain to read the words and figure out what they mean and why they are written that way. You build images, ideas, and opinions into your head just by reading lines from a book. You will use logic and critical thinking to process and understand the concepts and ideas the author has conveyed to you. The more you train your mind to focus, the easier it becomes. Better concentration leads to clear thinking, but reading leads to better concentration.

By reducing stress

Lots of research has found that reading is the best way to relax rather than take a walk or even listen to music. Reading relieves tension in the rest of the body by allowing the mind to focus and escape into a literary realm. A recent study showed that just 6 minutes of reading can slow your heart rate and relieve tension in your muscles. The same study found that reading “is more than a distraction, it is an active engagement of the imagination because the words on the printed page stimulate your creativity and cause you to enter a fundamentally altered state of consciousness.”

By boosting your self-confidence

Another benefit of reading a lot of books is that you eventually get a great vocabulary. Vocabulary increases exponentially the more you read. Having more words to use will make you a better means of communication, and being able to communicate your ideas will increase your confidence in them. You will have a great foundation unleashing your imagination by drawing on your own ideas.

By expanding your knowledge base

Reading books enables lifelong learning and an insatiable thirst for knowledge. Books are windows to the world through which you can glimpse the past, present and future of cultures. You can find an amazing amount of information about how things work in life. The more you read, the more you know. You become a better problem solver, a better conversationalist, and a fast thinker. In whatever creative field you work in, these skills are very useful.