Why reading should be your priority, according to science

More than 25% of adult Americans have admitted that they have not read a single portion of a book during the past year.

That's what statistics from Pew Research Center say.

If you're among those people who don't read at all, then we'll bring you the science that supports reading is the best thing for you in many different ways.

Reading exciting books helps you to be more open - minded and creative

According to research conducted by the University of Toronto, research participants who had read short, extinguishing stories had resulted in much more open-mindedness than readers of the essays.

The authors had said that since reading nonproducing books allows students to learn about a particular matter, it may not always help them to think about it.

People who read books live longer

At least that's what Yale University researchers who had studied 3,635 people older than 50 have found that those who read books 30 minutes a day live on average 23 months longer than magazine readers or those who do not read at all.

Apparently, the practice of reading books creates a cooperative commitment that improves many things, including vocabulary, thinking skills, and concentration. It also affects emotional intelligence, social perception, etc.

Reading 50 books a year is something that is easy to achieve

Although reading a book each week may seem impossible, it is actually something that people with the most demanding agenda can easily do.

Successful People Read

That's because successful people are highly able to improve themselves at any moment. Hundreds of successful individuals have confessed in interviews that reading books has helped them to achieve what they have.