3 Benefits to Reading Books: You Can’t Write If You Don’t Read

Reading books drastically improves memory and cognitive health, while Tiktok, alcohol, and poisonous foods continue to destroy them. Improve your mind, your writing, and your business by reading.

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Anyone writing on Medium should be reading something every day.

Those who read can tell which writers don’t by their articles and their “best-selling” self-published work. We can tell what is factual, relevant research on an article and what is an opinionated statement ripped off from a viral Tiktok video.

The point is, even if you are not writing, everyone has something positive to gain from reading every single day. If you have time to scroll through social media, respond to several text messages, or binge-watch the last season of Ozark, you have time to read.

Here are three positive benefits reading can have on your memory and creativity.

Reading Improves Memory and Cognitive Health

Halt the rapid process of cognitive decline and memory loss by reading a book for an hour a day.