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How Does Reading Affect Your Brain
Let me explain the WHY part.
Whenever you read a book or have a conversation, the experience causes physical changes in your brain.— George Johnson
I love to read.
I fell in love at a time I don’t even remember.
I grew up in a tiny remote village where most people were farmers, and 99% of the farmers never went to school.
My father somehow did some schooling and joined the police force. I was lucky that he used to read a lot, pretty much all the time.
He loved fiction. However, he never encouraged me to read what he used to read but always encouraged me to read textbooks.
Sometimes, I used to keep his novel inside a textbook to enjoy the taste of a story. Fiction has the power to take you anywhere, and if the writer is good at storytelling, you feel like you are one of the characters.
The second most important reason I love reading is my physical structure. Yes, you are right, my physique. I used to be skinny and tall at a very young age.
As you may know, farming in underdeveloped countries is a physically demanding job. Therefore, in the early sage, I forced myself to study; to study more, you…
