22 Dec 5 Importance of Reading Books in Students’ Life
Books are considered the best friends of students. Reading books builds confidence and sharpens the mind.
As said by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam –
“Learning gives Creativity, and Creativity leads to Thinking, Thinking provides Knowledge, Knowledge makes you Great.”
Books play a significant role in students’ life. It helps students improve their reading fluency, making them quick and confident in their respective language, reading different books leads to gains knowledge in various fields.
The importance of books in student life can be known from the following:
- Exercise for Your Brain
Scientific studies say that reading is an exercise for the mind; it makes people more intelligent and leads to a razor-sharp mind. Reading books makes students aware of the various societies and cultures across the globe. Therefore, reading also increases the blood flow and improves connectivity in the brain.
- Gain Valuable Knowledge
When you read something for sure, you learn something, that is how reading more leads to gain more knowledge. Reading different books allows students to gain more knowledge about other cultures, history, science, and a lot more.
- It Helps Improve Focus
Being concentrated and focused for long periods is essential to being productive and successful. Cal Newport, the author of Deep Work, writes:
“To remain valuable in our economy … you must master the art of quickly learning complicated things. This task requires deep work.”
- Improve Your Ability to Empathize
Another most important benefit of reading books is that it improves our ability to empathize with others. It helps reduce stress and improve relationships with others. According to a study, when we read stories that explore characters’ inner lives and emotions, our ability to understand others’ feelings and views improves.
- Improve Your Communication Skills
One of the benefits of reading books is that it helps improve communication skills. Reading every day can improve your vocabulary and improve your thinking capacity. When you read, you tend to learn different new words, which increase the ability to communicate more confidently.
Reading books is not just an exercise for the mind but the soul; it is also a significant habit to facilitate children’s complete and all-around growth. If students get the habit of reading from an early age, they start enjoying it, which automatically improves their thinking capability and much more.
Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything- Plato
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