Why Reading Books Should Be Your Priority, According to Science
Inc: 3.15.2018 by Christina DesMarais
More
than a quarter--26 percent--of American adults admit
to not having read even part of a book within the past year.
That's according to statistics coming
out of the Pew Research Center. If you're part of this group,
know that science supports the idea that reading is good
for you on several levels.
Reading
fiction can help you be more open-minded and creative
According
to research conducted at the University of Toronto, study participants who read
short-story fiction experienced far less need for "cognitive closure"
compared with counterparts who read nonfiction essay.
People
who read books live longer
That's
according to Yale
researchers who studied 3,635 people older than 50 and found
that those who read books for 30 minutes daily lived an average of 23 months
longer than nonreaders or magazine readers.
Reading
50 books a year is something you can actually accomplish
While
about a book a week might sound daunting, it's probably doable by even the
busiest of people.
Successful
people are readers
General
America’s
Most Literate Cities, CCSU
2016: Book
Reading 2016, Pew
2012:
Improving Adult Literacy Instruction: Options Practice Research, NAS
2007:
To Read Not To Read, NEA
2004:
Reading At Risk, NEA
Adult
2009: Literacy
of America's Least Literate Adults, NAAL 2003
2006:
Literacy of America's College Students, AIR
2007: Literacy
in Everyday Life, NAAL 2003
2003:
National Assessment of Adult Literacy, NAAL
2000: Programs
for Adults in Public Library Outlets, USDE,
NCES
1992:
National Adult Literacy Survey, NALS
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