For most of my life I have been a fan of reading and I can always remember being told that it was good for me. Are there any reasons besides acquiring knowledge that it is beneficial for the brain?
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This is a completely personal and anecdotal answer, but I feel like reading is an active process for my brain. As opposed to watching TV or scrolling social media where my brain is passively receiving information, reading requires my engagement in order to remember things and imagine/visualize the scenarios described.
It feels like I’m exercising the brain because if I spend too long being “passive”, I actually can get pretty depressed or anxious.
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