What gives a person reading books? What are the advantages of reading over other available leisure activities?

Surely, many of us have learned the unshakable truth since childhood - it is useful to read books. But to whom and why is not entirely clear. What does reading books give a person? What is their advantage over other sources of information? And, if it really exists, then why do people read so little now?

The modern world and the desire to go (and sometimes run) in step with the times and fashion make their own adjustments to our lives. Whether we like it or not. And now, quite often, an evening in front of the TV or a computer “shooter” is preferred to a dear heart of a volume of world classics. Yes, and the necessary information can be "fished out" from other sources - audio casts, films, media, various webinars, and just notes from the World Wide Web. In addition, reading books, even with a great desire, may simply not be enough time. So it turns out that in our time, more and more often people answer the question: “What book are you reading now?” They say, "I don't read books." This is especially true of the younger generation, which literally from the maternity hospital is surrounded by many convenient gadgets.

Of course, it is not for us to judge whether this is good or bad. Time does not stand still, and, rather, it can be argued that all changes are quite expected and natural. Agree, it is rather strange to expect from a modern student that he will sit and write an essay (by hand!) In the library, having shoveled a mountain of literature. No, of course, he will rather enter the topic into the search engine, and a good Google will give him several almost finished works - take it, choose it, compose it, and you're done! Yes, and world literature, most likely, he will read through the digest - there the same "War and Peace" was briefly interpreted in eight to ten pages, and it is immediately clear who is who and why. Read it - and go ahead, take the exam. And, if it “rolled” once, the second, the third ... Do you think the child will see the point in reading the “originals”, will he enjoy the very process of reading books?

The question is moot. On the one hand, positive illustrative examples of "reading" relatives and friends can certainly arouse anyone's interest in reading. And especially in a developing person. But what to do if only the “Russian-English Dictionary” and “How to Hammer a Nail Properly” are on the shelves in the library of the parental home? Yes, and the child sees mom and dad reading maximum glossy magazines and yellow press? It is unlikely that he will show interest in the world classics of literature, right?

And the phrase: “He should be taught at school!” is not an excuse. They will teach you something, not a single student has yet received a certificate without being able to read in principle. That's just "be able" and "actively use" - things are frankly different. And especially for books.

The older generation has its own legitimate "excuses". First and foremost is the lack of time. Undoubtedly, the employment of modern man is very high. But only here there is one “but” - according to statistics, the most successful people read a lot. Is always. Are you saying they are less busy than everyone else? This question is not here to offend or provoke anyone - no, it's just food for thought. And, as always, only you have the right to decide what to do with it.

What is it about reading books? Let's take a closer look..

Scientists identify 10 main reasons why reading books for a person is a very useful and important activity:

1. Improving imagination and boosting creativity. When we read books, we ourselves draw a picture of everything that happens in the plot. Words take on new life, transforming in our imagination. Sounds, images, smells of the story being read are “drawn” in our head. Such exercises miraculously train the brain, namely its “creative muscles”.

In addition, reading "foreign" works can provoke us to generate new ideas. It is not so important whether it will be the idea to write some work yourself or invent something new, or simply an idea-an impetus will come to solve a long-standing problem. The main thing is that these ideas can help change your life. And, perhaps, the lives of other people too.

2. Good mental health. According to scientists, reading can slow down and even prevent such serious problems as dementia and Alzheimer's disease. And all because when reading, the brain is constantly in good shape, it is active, that is, in fact, this is the same exercise for it that physical training is for the body. Those people who have read a lot in their lives, later begin to notice age-related deterioration in mental abilities and memory compared to "non-reading" peers.

In addition, the rhythm and richness of the book can calm the psyche and help the body get rid of stress. Now this is especially true, because a huge number of people experience stressful situations every day.

3. Confidence in yourself and your abilities. Researchers' observations have shown that reading books helps people become more confident. It is not surprising, because a well-read person is usually erudite, able to demonstrate fundamental knowledge in a particular area in a conversation, as a result of which he involuntarily begins to behave more collected and confident, his self-esteem is at an adequate level.

4. Increasing vocabulary and improving overall literacy. It probably doesn't take long to explain here. When reading works of various genres, a person often encounters unfamiliar words, terminology that is not usually used in everyday communication. You can look up the meaning of a word in a dictionary, or you can simply understand it from the context.

5. Good dream. According to researchers, systematic reading of pleasant literature before bedtime can improve sleep. And this is understandable, because the body gets used to such a regime, and soon reading becomes a signal for the body - going to bed is nearing. In addition, after such a soft falling asleep, you will be much more cheerful in the morning.

6. Improving attention and ability to concentrate. In the modern world, we are used to constantly combining several things, dividing attention between the Internet, telephone, communication with other people and a host of other things. But due to such a division, the quality of a particular process is often lost, the ability to concentrate on a single particularly important matter is lost. When reading, we are obliged to focus on the content of the book, not being distracted by everything else. In addition, reading books helps develop objectivity, the ability to make informed decisions.

7. The development of memory and thinking. According to scientists, people who read books regularly, at least for one hour a day, train and improve their memory. Naturally, every day they remember some new information for themselves. Those who “boil” every day in the same environment, information and ideas do not train their memory, and, therefore, are not able to remember more.

In addition, in order to understand the book and further unfold the plot, you need to remember many things: the characters of the characters, their relationships, and other details. This greatly trains both memory and thinking. When reading a book, we tend to reason more, to imagine a lot of details: the appearance of the characters, their clothes, the surrounding stop. All this helps us to fully understand the very idea of ​​the work, to feel it “taste”. Reading books develops analytical thinking. Reading people see and identify patterns many times faster than non-readers. Thanks to reading books, our mind becomes sharper, stronger and faster, brain connections are strengthened, and intelligence in general increases.

8. Development of sociability and empathy. Reading books also improves our speech skills, the ability to beautifully, clearly and clearly express our thoughts in words appears. The talent of the storyteller increases, communication becomes easier and easier. People who read are much more likely to be interesting conversationalists and impress people than those who don't list reading as their favorite things to do. Of course, because the first always have a lot of new topics for conversation, gleaned from literature.

In addition, reading can cultivate in a person a tendency to empathize with other people. There is a unique chance, as it were, to "be in the shoes" of another person, to look at the world through his eyes, to see his feelings and thoughts. Even (and even more so) if his world is very different from yours. A reading person stops looking at everything that happens from one point - he becomes able to better feel others and empathize with them.

9. Expanding horizons. Of course, books can give a person a huge amount of new knowledge! The world of a non-reader is usually small. After all, any other sources of information, even more popular ones, are capable of providing small grains of all the knowledge that is around you. Reading books reveals to a person all the greatness of the world, such as it really is.

People who do not like to read books live only one life - their own. Book lovers, on the other hand, have free access to a huge number of lives of real and fictional characters, they can live with them their feelings and experience everything that they experienced. There is a unique chance to draw life experience and lessons from other people. This in no way interferes with the acquisition of your own experience - on the contrary, by observing cause-and-effect relationships in a particular work, you can warn yourself against making mistakes.

Also, reading books is the second most informative way (after traveling) to learn the culture and life of other peoples and countries. Reading literature about different countries helps to discover, in fact, a new world, here, in your comfortable chair, without crossing the threshold of the house.

10. Self improvement. Among other things, reading books can help a person understand himself, learn a lot about himself. He can find unexpected solutions, take a fresh look at his life. Putting yourself in the place of the hero of the work, and asking yourself the question: “What would I do in the place of this character?”, You can get an unexpected answer. And often even get a hint on practical aspects of behavior.

Reading books, a person eventually forms his own worldview, his view of the world deepens and expands, values, beliefs and principles are revised and formed. Many books are able to motivate and inspire self-realization, self-improvement, and increasing your results. In addition, a reading person remains young for a long time - after all, old age begins with aging of the brain, and this does not threaten an enthusiastic reader!

Of course, here we have named only the most popular reasons that encourage a person to read books. Surely you have your own secrets about this. Maybe you just love this meditative state, close to weightlessness, when you are absorbed by an interesting work. Or you're looking for story ideas for your new book. Everyone finds his own reasons that are important for him. The main thing is that the book should bring joy and pleasure, give strength and taste of magic. Is this not a miracle invented for the benefit of all mankind?

Anna Kutyavina

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began to take shape in what would later become pictographic writing and hieroglyphics (the appearance of alphabets based on phonetics will have to wait a little longer).

Since then, the word "literate" has become synonymous with the word "smart".

The historical and social significance of writing is enormous. In fact, it was a million times cooler than the invention of the bow, the wheel, or, say, the internal combustion engine. Because it was then that humanity managed to cope simultaneously with time and space: from now on, the word and, accordingly, knowledge on this planet have gained immortality.

But, understanding this enormous historical significance of reading, we often do not think about what it did to a person at the physiological level. No, this is not about glasses and stoop.

How the brain works while reading

Now, while you are reading these words, your brain inside the skull is blazing like a Christmas tree, which is perfectly visible in tomographic studies. While your eyes jump over the lines (yes, it sounds strange, of course, but that’s how we read: generally smoothly, but with occasional jerks, it’s like watching a freezing video), work is in full swing in your head. Neural signals are frantically rushing through the closets and rubble of your giant temple of the mind, desperately shaking all sorts of rags and hastily looking for the meanings of hastily deciphered symbols.

It looks something like this:

Hey, are we looking for "gritty"? No one saw "hard-nosed"? Where the hell are all the synonyms? So ... "dry", "wrinkled", "bitten" - no, this is not at all ...
- Yes, just hang a picture of an old boot in front of his nose - he will figure it out somehow.
Too late, we've already gone! Now we urgently need "pemmican"!
- "Gnarled Pemmican"?! What is it all about? They all went crazy there, didn't they? Drive the context, loafers!
"A hardened pemmican stuck in an old Crow's wampum!"
- God!
- Fast, fast! We're late!
- What does he even read?
- "My life among the Indians."
- Oh, exactly, the Indians, bli-i-in ... Again, the active dictionary can be thrown out. We'll have to dive into childhood, into the Coopers of all sorts of ibn Fenimors ... And there such associations are found - such teeth, such mouths! They devour it - and you won’t have time to utter a word!
- But because you don't need an active dictionary of five hundred words!
- So, we develop as best we can ... by regular reading ... hmm.
- That's it, I can't do it anymore, the synapses are falling off. Hey you there, primary! Hint to him that it's time to go to the toilet - drive to the sphincter of the bladder, let him help out of old friendship!

We rarely think about what reading has done to us on a physiological level.

We perceive sound information much less dramatically, because our brain evolved under conditions in which the ability to quickly decipher sound signals was very, very important. The sneezing of a leopard in the distant bushes instantly brings such order to the synapses that you don’t even have time to realize anything, and your legs have already developed an average cruising speed of forty kilometers per hour.

Reading is different. The texts do not flash before us as black and yellow spots, do not lick themselves carnivorously, do not show you the amazing elasticity of the mammary glands of a beauty from a neighboring tribe. These are just small black icons, crawling like a miserable centipede on a white paper sheet.

To turn them into meaningful signals, your brain has to strain as hard as it can. And he has few helpers. Listening to someone else's speech, we perceive the speaker's intonation, his breathing, the degree of his excitement and enthusiasm, and graphic symbols do not give even this.

When you read, the primary visual cortex is activated first. She seems to be making a mold of the word. After that, this cast is sent to the angular gyrus, where, according to the visual form of the word, its acoustic analogue is found, stored in Wernicke's zone *. “It is in Wernicke's area that the word is understood, and at the same time its representation in Broca's area, located in the third frontal gyrus, is activated. The activation of Broca's area after understanding the meaning of speech, due to the participation of Wernicke's area, is provided by a group of fibers called the arcuate bundle. In Broca's area, information from Wernicke's area leads to a detailed program of articulation. The implementation of this program is carried out through the activation of the facial projection of the motor cortex, which controls the speech muscles and is associated with Broca's area with short fibers ”(Human Physiology. Pokrovsky V. M., Korotko G. F. et al.).

The more and better you read, the faster the process happens. For people with the best reading skills, it takes a tiny fraction of a second, so that they almost do not "hear" the word they read, while people with poor reading skills literally say each word to themselves.

If the brain is so hard to read, then why torture it?

Why go to the gym? No other load is as complete and versatile exercise for the brain as reading. No chess, logical problems and crossword puzzles will not provide such a load, because they involve much more limited areas of the brain. Thirty minutes of reading a day reduces, for example, the risk of developing Alzheimer's in healthy patients over forty-five by almost a third (these data are confirmed by the group of Inna Slatsky (Tel Aviv University, Israel).

5 questions about reading

1. How to learn to read quickly?
Practice. The more you read, the better the skill. And also try to learn to read without repeating the words to yourself, but simply gliding through the lines with your eyes. At first you will not understand anything, then you will slowly get involved.

2. Why do I pass out while reading? It seems like I read half a page, but I don’t remember anything?
Because your brain took a short pause and arbitrarily stopped processing incoming information. This also happens during the receipt of sound signals - at lectures, for example. It's okay, as long as it doesn't happen too often - give your attention a kick and reread it. If you black out too often - once every 10 minutes or more, then you have ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder. It is also amenable to training, although in the USA and Israel, for example, they prefer to treat it with medication, especially in children.

3. With the development of technology, books and reading go by the wayside, don't they?
Never before has mankind written and read as much as it has been writing and reading since the advent of the Internet and SMS messages. What exactly it writes and reads is another story, but most of the inscriptions on all sorts of ancient steles are not very different, say, from posts on gaming forums: “Today, I, the Great Mumuk, trampled thousands of enemies with my fifth, and vile Bubuk I I will catch and release his intestines.” More or less like this.

4. It is now widely believed that it is not necessary to accustom a child to reading too early - everything has its time. Is it correct?
According to the author of this article, only pests can spread this opinion. The earlier a child learns reading skills, the easier it will be for him to read and the more books he will learn at a time when the information received is especially well fixed in memory.

• Go with the book you know where.
• Switch from private transport to public transport.
• Read books from phones and computers.
• In general, mechanically read everything that was at your fingertips if you have been sitting for three minutes and doing nothing.
• Reread books you have already read. It's better to know 20 books well than not remember a damn thing about 100 books you've read.
• It is better for an inexperienced reader to read what he likes, and not what he needs to read (“How can a cultured person not know the Heptameron ?!”) or prestigious (“How, have you not read Telluria yet ?!”).

But improving the quality of the brain is not at all the main profit from reading. Let's leave aside education, cultural level and the ability to maintain a secular conversation (practice suggests that in secular conversations, for some reason, Murakami, Tolstoy and Dickens are very rarely mentioned, the names of Yoji Yamamoto, Coco Chanel and Slava Zaitsev are much more common there). Expansion of vocabulary can also be achieved not only by reading: listening to audio books, for example, or simply communicating with well-read interlocutors will inevitably make your speech and your thoughts much richer. Much more important is the ability of our consciousness to respond very well to bibliotherapy.

Access to other worlds

This term appeared in the middle of the last century, but the treatment of mentally ill and simply mentally unstable people with the help of books began a hundred years earlier (by the way, our compatriot I. Dyadkovsky was one of the pioneers of this case). Precisely because reading so actively engages virtually our entire brain, it can radically change our mood, well-being and attitude. Roughly speaking, if our stressed and depressive brain paints us a sad picture of the devastation of the world in general and ourselves in particular, then the situation can be improved by forcing this brain to intensively process other pictures - with fluttering butterflies, pink elephants and brave Indians stealing blond beauties.

Bibliotherapy is an opportunity to go to other worlds in search of spiritual comfort

And no cinema stood next to it, because not one of the greatest Tarantino will be able to make your brain believe in the true reality of what is happening. Precisely because a simple visual signal, a picture from a screen, in our head does not undergo even a tenth of the processing and decoding that a printed word goes through. Here, read the sentence slowly:

In the heart of a dark forest, on a gnarled branch of an old pine tree, hangs a small white porcelain teapot with a green rose on its side.

Do you know what we just did to you? We made you imagine this forest, this pine tree and this stupid teapot. You personally pulled them out of non-existence, the way you saw them, and from now on they will stay here forever. Our congratulations. There is no other way to go so well and so reliably into other worlds as reading. And the better reading skills a person has, the faster and more actively he devours pages, the deeper and more complete the illusion. This, by the way, is one of the reasons why people who read a lot and voraciously rarely become drunkards and drug addicts - because they do not need it. Tens of thousands of realities are already at their service, helpfully opening their accessible pages for them.

Finding an illiterate person in the modern world is not an easy task. Secondary general education is enshrined in the Constitution of Russia. Schools are literally fighting for children, because funding comes after the students. The more children, the more money the school receives.

But even despite such state care, there are citizens who do not read and speak Russian well. Of course, we are not talking about foreigners or guest workers. Rather - about the victims of the so-called pedagogical neglect.

Valera

For his 43 years, Valera never learned to write and read correctly. Photo: From the personal archive / House of diligence

Valery Kucherenko 43 years old and he's homeless. Valera lives in the Noy house of industriousness near Moscow.

“I skipped school, somehow they made it to the 8th grade,” the man recalls his school years. From a young age, Valera wandered and, as he himself admits, did not think about the future: “I regret, of course, that I didn’t study,” he says, “sometimes I read something and I can’t get into the meaning, I’m stupid.” Valera has no documents, no family, and now she has no job. He has arthritis in his knees. “I could get medical treatment, but who will take me,” Valera sighs, “I’m a bum.”

Valera is very afraid that one day she won't be able to walk. After all, then he will become completely useless to anyone. While he lives in the house of industriousness, along with the same Russians without documents, like himself. Here, no one is asked for a certificate and is not required to follow the rules of spelling.

Illiterate every 20th

Emelian Sosinsky helps compatriots without documents to get back on their feet. Photo: AiF / Ludmila Alekseeva

There are many people like Valery in the house of industriousness. According to the director of the institution Emelian Sosinsky, every twentieth who gets to him, can not read and write. “Most often I find out about this when we undertake to restore documents,” says Emelian, “we start filling out an application, and sometimes they can’t even write their last name correctly - they have to rewrite it several times.”

“Basically, the illiterate are the children of alcoholics,” says Emelian Sosinsky. The fate of everyone is like a blueprint - an orphanage, a correctional boarding school, alcoholism, a prison. But in ordinary life, illiteracy does not bother them in any way, the main thing is that a person knows how and loves to work and work, - says the director of the house of industriousness "Noy". According to Sosinsky, in the modern world, literacy is not the main skill. Books have long been supplanted by television, computers and the Internet. And if you want to read, then you can download any work in audio format to the gadget.

Unlike the usual computer literacy, the homeless have mastered it. Photo: From the personal archive / House of diligence

By the way, despite their illiteracy, the guests of the house of industriousness successfully use computers and use social networks. And most importantly, they think well, especially money. “When it comes to salaries, everyone here is literate,” says Emelian, “they think just fine. Of course, I would like them to read, for example, spiritual writings. But with the level of education that most homeless people have, this is useless, they simply won’t understand anything, so we tell them ourselves.”

Illiterate soldiers

Military commissariats are also working to identify illiterate conscripts. Photo: AiF / Sergey Osipov

While scientific companies are being intensively created in the country, the military registration and enlistment offices are also working to identify illiterate conscripts every call. So, for example, according to the military registration and enlistment office of the Volgograd region, in 2014, 40 people who had no education were registered. As it turned out, for the most part, these young people do not have the ability to learn due to their health.

“We would be happy to study,” says Vasily, the father of one of these conscripts, “but due to a birth trauma, our son has a delay in psycho-speech development, it is difficult for him to study. Of course, he tries, we invite special teachers, we do it ourselves, but, according to the military commissariat, our son is illiterate, because he never attended school.

Assistance in the eradication of illiteracy

Enormous work has been done in the Soviet Union to eliminate illiteracy. By 1939, almost 90% of people aged 16 to 50 were taught at least some kind of literacy. And by the end of the 60s, the USSR was recognized as the most reading country in the world.

Poster from 1918. Photo: commons.wikimedia.org

“Older people still have this craving for knowledge, they love and want to read,” says a specialist from the State Institution “Kirov Complex Social Center for Assistance to Persons Without a Fixed Place of Residence”, Volgograd Elena Novikova, but we cannot offer them anything new. All literature in institutions such as ours is old, left over from Soviet times. People are interested in adventure, humor, so that a person can be distracted. Deep literature is not up to them.

To date, there is not a single point for the elimination of illiteracy in the country. But there are evening schools. Any person from the age of 15 who does not have a school education and wants to receive it can enter such a school. The age of the person wishing to study does not matter, but documents are required. Which most of the modern illiterate people simply do not have.

You can help with the literature of the State Institution "Kirov Complex Social Center for Assistance to Persons without a Fixed Place of Residence", Volgograd, by donating books to the address:

Volgograd, Borodinskaya, 18 or Volgograd, the village of Veselaya Balka, 46.

Help the Christian house of industriousness "Noah":

Yandex.Money account: 410011204559941

Bank of Moscow card: 4652 0687 4008 0536

Sberbank card: 6762 8038 8051 845 631

Recently, the fashion for reading, fortunately, is gaining momentum. A person who does not read books is perceived by most of the youth as limited and not having a sufficient level of intelligence. No matter how rude it may sound, it is really worth thinking about the horizons of a person who is limited to glossy magazines / image boards / news feeds in social networks - emphasize the necessary.

But I will not be ironic about those who neglect literature. One of my acquaintances (of course, not reading) once said the phrase: “Yes, what's the point of reading, it does not bring any benefit.” At that moment, I completely lost all words from indignation. After all, a person who loves books is well aware of the benefits of reading.

Therefore, in this article, I want to take revenge on my friend and talk to you about the benefits of reading.

1. A person who reads always has an advantage over those who neglect reading.

First of all, a well-read person always stands one step higher than the one who can count the books read in his life on his fingers. And here we mean the attractiveness of the reading person for the opposite sex. Remember the Big Bang Theory slogan that read "Smart is the new sexy"? When a person leaves the age when the appearance of a partner meant literally everything, there is a desire to see in his partner not only a beautiful picture, but also an interesting interlocutor. And what can you talk about with a person who does not read?

2. When you read, your fantasy is at its fullest.

Isn't this a reason for a creative person to read a lot? Only a book lover knows that feeling of disappointment while watching another film adaptation of another book. After all, when reading a filmed book, you imagined everything in a completely different way, brighter, richer, more beautiful. And then a significant part of the work was thrown away, the event was depicted not as described in the book, but main character kinda weird...

3. You have something to do with yourself.

Imagine the situation: you just woke up, it’s wildly cold outside, so neither you nor your friends have any desire to leave the house. Your day turned out to be completely free, and you planned to spend it watching movies, a series or a computer game. And here, due to an accident at the station, the power is turned off for the whole day. What to do? Horror! But you have a great way out of the situation - a book. And for the whole day you are immersed in another world, watching your own movie in your imagination, which is much better than the movies that you wanted to watch. And what would a person who does not read books do in such a situation?

4. The book allows you to get away from your problems for a while.

And you don't need a lot of alcohol or anything to make you forget. Just pick up a good book and start reading it. After a couple of dozen pages, you will not notice how you stop thinking about your problems. You will simply escape for a while to another world. And who knows, perhaps in this book you will find a solution to your problems.

5. Books give you a deeper view of the world.

By reading, you become calmer, make more informed decisions, and choose your social circle more carefully. And this is not due to the fact that after reading a dozen books, you have gained a lot of knowledge. It's just that any book requires the reader to think about what is happening in it. And this habit of thinking about the work is transferred to events from real life.

6. Reading brings variety to life.

If you don't have the opportunity to rush around the world right now, read a book about a country or such a trip. When you return home from a long journey with the main character, you will notice that your desire for a change of scenery has been somewhat satisfied. Of course, books cannot replace real travel, but an adventure novel will act on you like a vitamin from the blues.

7. You will make new acquaintances and friends.

Books are close. Every reading person knows those moments when it turns out that one of your friends also read a book you recently read, and it also turned his mind around. There is nothing more pleasant than sharing your impressions of what you read and finding support in the words of the interlocutor. And, of course, in the age of the Internet, you can discuss books on forums or somewhere else and find new like-minded people.

8. You will have something to pass on to your children.

This is where the books themselves take a backseat. The important thing is that you will have enough information and knowledge to give your child good and wise advice. A developed imagination will allow you to invent your own fairy tales, and a parent who tells a fairy tale rather than reads it causes much more admiration for the child. Well, you can come up with a more interesting story.

9. Reading people are easier to learn.

This pattern has been noticed for a long time - a person who reads books is easier to learn than one who neglects literature. It is not known what exactly gives such a result - more developed thinking or already acquired perseverance - but the fact remains.

10. Beautiful speech.

A book lover will outperform a person who prefers to avoid reading. And there is absolutely no pleasure from communicating with someone who has a meager vocabulary. Who wants to wait until the interlocutor remembers the right word, replacing the gap in the speech with a lowing like: "Uh ... uuu ... this is ... like ... in short."

In conclusion of the article, I want to say that you should not go to extremes and replace all activities with reading. There are many worthwhile films, the Internet is full of useful information, and computer games can also develop some skills. So keep a balance in your hobbies and develop.

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