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03-18-2018, 04:13 AM | #1 | |
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"Why Reading Books Should be Your Priority, According to Science" | Inc.
Christina DesMarais. (March 15, 2018). "Why Reading Books Should be Your Priority, According to Science". Inc.
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03-18-2018, 11:35 AM | #2 |
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You might consider who reads the posts at MR, I doubt 1% of MR Forum readers would fall into that category.
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I actually gone over 20 years without reading a book. I think I stopped reading when I got out of high school in 1988 and did not read again to 2010 when Ibought my first ereader.
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Does reading a newspaper count as reading? My father does not read books, but he does read the newspaper.
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03-18-2018, 04:55 PM | #7 |
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Those studies appear to show correlation, not causation.
It may be that those who are better educated tend to both read more and also take better care of their health. |
03-18-2018, 05:05 PM | #8 |
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While I am sure my reading about dragons and magic will improve my health and extend my life, I am not so sure about all those romance tales sold. I also might have a differing opinion of what constitutes a "better education" and its effect on health (mental and otherwise).
Luck; Ken Interesting "Science" results from Pew, compare their percentages in the post about AudioBooks. (Both posted by Froide) Last edited by Ken Maltby; 03-18-2018 at 05:16 PM. |
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My husband rarely read, until after I got my first Kindle in 2009. That sparked his interest, and he reads every day now. He doesn't have a lot of time to read, but retirement is about 3 years away, so I expect him to read more then.
I have two SIL’s who don’t read at all. I don’t understand it. A house without books never feels right to me. I rarely read print books now, but still have books in every room in the house. |
03-18-2018, 09:34 PM | #10 |
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Per a Google search mental activity, including reading, seems to reduce the chance of developing Alzheimer's. I hope so as I am going on age 74 and want to avoid mental ability loss as long as possible.
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I am in a similar position but am a few years younger. |
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03-19-2018, 08:01 PM | #12 | |
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And that's why in addition to reading books, I digitize them. I figure struggling with CSS is good for the old noggin... However, reading has always been a priority since I first learned how. TV not even remotely close to a priority. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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03-25-2018, 11:00 PM | #13 |
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Almost exactly the same for me. Ebooks on the compaq ipaq started me in 2000. Then one day I decided to take up reading as a bad habit. I started with Harry Potter, dicovered mysteries, then all sorts of other genre. About 500-1000 books later ...
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I was also one of those snobs who think only paper books are REAL books. For several years I was seriously annoyed with Amazon (where I bought most of my paper books) for pushing their Kindle editions at me every time I visited their webpage. I didn't want to see that crap! Then in 2011 it dawned on me that there was no longer any room for books in my apartment, unless I wanted to move out myself and leave it to them. My books had practically taken over my home. I got my first Kindle then and never looked back. |
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