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Apply your new habit

A reading habit can help you in numerous ways.

  • Browsing through a book can calm you as part of the daily bedtime routine.
  • It will also replace bad habits like looking at your phone before bed.
  • Audiobooks can help you get fit. A study found those who listen to a great audiobook at the gym are more prone to exercise regularly.
  • Reading can improve your focus and short-term memory.

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Audiobooks

Audiobooks

Research found that audiobooks stimulate the brain differently but just as deeply as reading.

With print books, you need to provide the voice, imagine the tune and rhythm of speech, the intonation, stress of syllables, and so on. All this gets provided for you when listening to...

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Why you should embrace books

Reading is essential for a healthy brain. Reading continues to develop the brains of adults and might help slow down or even stop cognitive decline.

Regular readers show more empathy for other people.

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How to fit in more reading

We often struggle to find time to read. That's why we need to start small.

  • Read five pages of a book that interests you every day. When you are comfortable with five pages, try ten, then twenty.
  • The book should interest you. Reading a book of your choice makes the ...

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Improve your bedtime routine

To improve your bedtime routine, try doing something relaxing before bed, such as reading or taking a warm bath.

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1. Focus on Building the habit

1. Focus on Building the habit

To succeed long-term, you need to develop new reading habits, so that reading is something you do without resorting to conscious effort and willpower.

You may decide on a night routine, reading a bedtime story to lull yourself to sleep. If you do this frequently enough, it can become a part...

Build A Routine and Follow it

Planning out and putting your reading time in a calendar can help you read regularly. Find out at what time of the day you have 15 to 30 minutes and develop a routine to read at that time.

If you can muster 30 minutes daily for reading, it can be extremely beneficial in the long run. With ...

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