Great idea! Just picked up Breakfast at Tiffany's. Hope Holly gets together with George Peppard! I mean Fred.
Posted on 08/29/2019 2:27:35 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
Up until the last thirty years or so, reading was the most common form of entertainment. These days, technology has been steadily replacing the entertainment of reading a good book. According to a statistic from the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Center for Educational Statistics, fewer than half (48 percent) of adult Americans read literature for pleasure.
Reading on a regular basis, however, provides amazing benefits to the health of our brain and our mental well-being.
Reading has the power to reduce stress, whereas other forms of media tend to increase stress. TV and the Internet require short bursts of attention and come with tons of distractions, noise, and fast-paced visuals...Dr. David Lewis-Hodgson, of the Mindlab at University of Sussex in London, conducted a study that demonstrated how reading impacts our stress response. Subjects’ stress levels and heart rates were increased through a variety of tests and exercises, and then they read for a mere six minutes. The results showed that reading reduced stress levels among participants by 68 percent, with some seeing stress levels lower than before they had started the experiment.
Reading also enhances our creativity. As we read about new concepts, ideas, and information, we engage our imagination and are more creative in the real world. Although a book or story may provide lengthy descriptions of characters, plots, and scenery, our imagination and creativity bring them to life in our minds. From a social standpoint, reading makes you a more informed and engaging person. No matter the genre you enjoy—novels, biographies, nonfiction, self-help, or any other—you always gain new knowledge and insight and something new to talk about with others.
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OK, I went to the library on digital and checked out Greg Gutfield’s “The Joy Of Hate.”
Great idea! Just picked up Breakfast at Tiffany's. Hope Holly gets together with George Peppard! I mean Fred.
Not anymore. Today it's "Kill your Internet."
What if there was a show on TV, where you were watching people read?
Wait for it to come out on NetFRix.
#1 - glasses
Currently reading Game of Thrones - Book 1 of the series. I'm hooked! And I have never seen the TV show.
Heinlen’s “Red Planet” has been re-released in it’s never before seen original version. I just read it from the library on digital.
I wonder if they consider reading the Bible as reading for pleasure.
Once i got a Kindle, there was no looking back. Almost never watch TV other than some older movie on DVD. Prefer reading while relaxing and let the wife watch her drivel.
Got rid of a huge pile of paperbacks, some of which I got a digital version for the supposed re-read. More that a few hardbacks as well. Freed up a lot of room. Amazing how they pile up over the years if you were always a reader.
4. Expand your horizons - Although you may be tempted to read romance novel after romance novel, broaden your horizons by exploring new genres. Not only will you learn more through exposure to new concepts, information, and vocabulary, but it may even help you develop new interests.
3 & 4 rather contradict each other.
Same thing happened to me!
I have been a reader for most of my life.
I try but I cannot enjoy the kindle.
So I use the library instead. Have two small but well run ones.
Pretty much my story. I read my Kindle while the wife watches drivel. Sometimes I have to put in the earplugs to block it out!
Um.... open a book?!
Um.... open a book?!
Funny I recently re read Herman Wauk’s books on Winds of War.
I was surprised it didnt hold up as well as I expected. By holding up I mean that although it was a good story, the time that it was written, the late sixties, show through in the story about the thirties and forties.
I think I just might re read the all creatures great and small series.
Recently re read some Heinlin. Could not finish the Foundation trilogy plus two. Held me spellbound in the seventies.
Funny I recently re read Herman Wauk’s books on Winds of War.
I was surprised it didnt hold up as well as I expected. By holding up I mean that although it was a good story, the time that it was written, the late sixties, show through in the story about the thirties and forties.
I think I just might re read the all creatures great and small series.
Recently re read some Heinlin. Could not finish the Foundation trilogy plus two. Held me spellbound in the seventies.
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