How Does Reading Affect Your Brain

How Does Reading Affect Your Brain

For me, reading is a passion.
 
It was during a moment that I can't even remember when I first fell in love.
 
During my childhood, I lived in a small, distant community where the majority of the residents were farmers, and 99 percent of the farmers never attended school.
 
Although he did not complete his education, my father eventually became a member of the police force. The fact that he used to read a lot and pretty much all the time was a pleasant surprise for me.
 
He enjoyed novels. On the other hand, he never urged me to read the same novels that he used to read, but he did encourage me to read textbooks frequently.
 
Sometimes, I used to keep his novel inside a textbook to enjoy the taste of a story. If the author is skilled at storytelling, you will feel as though you are one of the characters in the novel. Fiction has the ability to transport you to any location.
 
My physical structure is the second most essential reason why I enjoy reading so much more than anything else. Yes, you are quite correct about my physique. Even when I was very little, I had the appearance of being tall and slender.
 
As you may know, farming in developing nations is physically tough work. Therefore, in the early hours, I forced myself to study; to study more, you must read more.
 
The rest is history. Now, I have a flexible budget to acquire books.
 
In fact, I have more books than I read in my lifespan.
I used to think that if I bought a book and I didn’t read it, it was a waste of time.
 
I don’t believe that way anymore; today I buy books if I like the author, the title, and especially the topic if I am working on the subject.
 
You know learning should not cease. I honestly feel continuous learning is the only way to grow.
 
Anyway, that’s enough history on how I fell in love with reading. It’s time to study and justify the term—how reading has the capacity to modify your brain.
 
It’s so natural that before we began reading, we glanced at all of the forms and patterns on the page.
 
After that, the back of the brain gets these images and processes them in the same way as any other.
 
They go to the temporal lobe next.
 
What is the temporal lobe?
The temporal lobes reside behind the ears and are the second biggest lobe. They are most typically connected with processing auditory information and with the encoding of memory. — Queensland Government
The brain’s letterbox, in this instance, is where the black items are first identified as letters in a word.
 
Information from the letterbox then passes to the frontal lobe and other regions of the temporal lobe, where we identify the true meaning and pronunciation of the word in an experienced reader.
 
This entire operation takes less than half a second.
 
I know what you’re thinking, though:
 
Why does this happen?
Research suggests those who read 30 pages of a book every night have greater activity in the left temporal lobe, where memory is located in the morning.
Reading has also been connected in several studies with lower chances of dementia and emotional management, which may assist to explain why many people find that reading.
 
This means that in order to gain the greatest benefits, you must establish a habit, which is what I’ve been aiming to achieve by performing 30+ days of challenges; as a consequence, I’ve found out how it operates and have a fundamental grasp of it.
To start with, I’ve been reading the everyday nonfiction stuff Stoic on my Kindle each morning.
It’s a brief read—four pages take less than 10 minutes—but it’s a terrific start.
 
My goal was to mislead my brain into believing that since I’ve already read something today, I may as well read a little bit more. So far, it’s working.
 
Since this tiny experiment, I prefer to read instead of going on social media.
 
If a book is good, I always feel encouraged to attempt putting what I’ve learned into practice, but after a few weeks, I still need to recall everything the book taught me.
 
This is where the Kindle helps a lot.
It comes in helpful for me to note passages that have struck my head and keep them for later reference.
 
I attempted to compress them into a concept page, but this was too much extra work, and I didn’t really stick to it.
 
However, I added a reminder to see the highlights each Sunday for 30 minutes from the book I was reading.
 
Over the previous few weeks, reading has helped me construct a constant cycle where I’ll read a book, underline the finest sections, and then repeat each Sunday.
 
It motivates me to read more!
 
I have adopted this practice of putting books across the home, especially near the bedroom side tables. It helps me to read before going to bed.
 
I’ve persuaded myself that this doesn’t have to be for hours; it may only be a few pages, but at least read anything.
 
This practice has actually been difficult for me to continue when I’m exhausted and can’t be bothered, so on some days, I’ve given myself a break, but on most days, I’ve been keeping to it, and it’s been working.
 
The bottom line
Start small and develop a store of your information, read it, and schedule reading periods as I do each Sunday.
 
I just started my website, where I will publish my book reviews. It will also help me recollect the book, especially the major parts, and share it with my readers.
Here are the 7 brain reasons to make reading a habit.
 
It helps to strengthen your brain.
It lessens your tension.
It expands your knowledge.
It helps to boost your memory.
It increases your concentration.
It increases your communication skills.
It enhances your mental wellness.