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Why read books and what to do if you don't want to read
Bright, noisy, fast flow of information from smartphones instills in us what we call clip thinking. We get used to short formats, and it becomes difficult for us to absorb large amounts of information, dulling the ability to concentrate, impairing memory, performance and attention. But reading books can help bring back all these useful skills. Reading improves performance. Distraction is a serious problem for modern man and one of the main consequences of fragmented clipped perception. We are distracted all the time - by news, social networks, phone, e-mail, so that even one simple task can take hours. What a business efficiency! When we read, we direct all of our attention to the text and hold it for a while. That's how we practice the skill of focusing, which is retained and can be used, for example, when performing the task at hand. And the more we read, the sooner the brain gets used to concentration and helps us stay focused longer and thus work faster and more efficiently. Why you lose interest in work and what to do to get it back. We need to understand that reading makes us less suggestible. Reading teaches us to analyze, build logic chains, draw conclusions and even gain experience. Neuroscientist Marianne Wolfe, in her book "Proust and the Squid. The Neurobiology of Reading" confirms with scientific evidence that reading engages the same areas of the brain that are triggered by real-world experiences. People who read are better at seeing cause-and-effect connections and are more difficult to compel because they have the skill to process and make sense of the information they receive. Those who prefer visual formats to reading are easier to manipulate through emotional images, that is, it is easier to manipulate the brain with vivid images. According to a study published in the British newspaper The Guardian, reading enhances not only logical thinking, but also emotional intelligence - that is, it improves the ability to understand the emotions of others.