Wescoat.Phycological Benefits of reading by

National University

wescoatl — 2025-10-03 13:34:25 UTC

"Reading expands a person’s appreciation toward other life experiences the reader is not personally experiencing, especially when reading topics that are not related to that reader’s job or lifestyle"

Wolf and Barzillai 133

wescoatl — 2025-10-03 13:35:41 UTC

"By the time the expert reader has comprehended a text at a deep level, all four lobes and both hemispheres of the brain have contributed significantly to this extraordinary act."

Wihelm and Smith 5

wescoatl — 2025-10-03 13:37:07 UTC

‘Perhaps our most striking finding was that the informants drew deep pleasure, in all cases, from using their reading to help them become the kind of people they wanted to become, a kind of pleasure we termed “inner work”

Roberts and Billings 143

wescoatl — 2025-10-03 13:51:06 UTC

“The more fluent students become as readers, writers, speakers, and listeners, the clearer, more coherent, and more flexible their thinking will become.”

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wescoatl — 2025-10-03 13:57:35 UTC

Becoming a stronger reader requires so much of the brain to be activated. This much stimulation makes readers better thinkers.

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wescoatl — 2025-10-03 14:00:26 UTC

Since reading helps you understand other experiences you may not understand it may spark your interest in new things. This in turn will help you become the person you want to. You can't expect change if you're not educated on what you want.

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wescoatl — 2025-10-03 14:02:38 UTC

being a more flexible thinker can make it easier to become a better you.

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wescoatl — 2025-10-03 14:07:11 UTC

It makes sense that reading gives individuals a greater appreciation for others if their is so much cognitive function involved. When most of your brain is activated by an activity like reading your likely to stay engaged and understand others.