3 TOP BENEFITS OF READING REGULARLY!

Most people want to improve their lives. We want to understand more, enjoy our lives more, think more clearly, and find satisfaction each day. But, like others, you may wonder how to develop these abilities.

The truth is that you most likely already possess the most important skill necessary to greatly improve your day-to-day life already. It's just that most people choose not to use it.

In this video I am going to share with you 3 essential abilities that you can get by simply reading for 10 minutes each day. This video is the first in a collection of videos I am making about the activity of reading; it's benefits; how to enjoy reading; what to read; and so forth.

I would be greatful, if you enjoyed this video, if you would consider sharing it with others. Thank you.

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I wish you joy in your reading.

0:00 intro
0:58 Concentration and why it matters
4:48 Vocabulary and why it matters
7:45 Thinking and why it matters
11:33 How to enjoy reading

[markkavanagh]

Does anybody else feel there is a connection between the constant searching for new videos on YouTube and the habit of constantly looking for new books and not finishing any.
My bedside locker is piling up with half read books.
I feel like my brain has been rewired. Might be time to go back to a dumb phone again.

[monet]

I have always told my children that reading is the most important skill. If you can read, you can teach yourself anything! Thank you for a really fine presentation.

[susanfisher]

I am a lifelong reader since age 5 and I cannot begin to express how it has enriched my life. I can’t imagine not reading every day. Reading has allowed me to travel in my mind to so many places and times and cultures, which has expanded my mind in ways I am not even aware of.

[Randomequestrian-pmhl]

What a wonderful reminder of the many values of reading. My mum became terminally ill when I was 4; she taught me to read, and to relish it. She always said "When you have a book in your hand you are never alone". This gave me solace when she died 5 years later and, despite a wonderful family and career, I continue to advocate for reading as a vital element of what is today called "self-care". A good book is one of life's most reliable joys.

[santievandermerwe]

I have always been an eager reader, but I must admit that lately I will more often browse social media. It leaves me dissatisfied, and preoccupied, as if I am eating snacks while I am really craving a solid meal. My circumstances have changed radically over the last two years and I suddenly have the luxury of time. I need to start reading with purpose again.

[vladiatorfilms]

I like how he addressed the folks who couldn't get past 30 seconds after 30 seconds.

[MLLatUtube]

Very good points! I don't know how people can exist without reading.

[janeonthecoast]

Avid reader from 1967 ( aged 5) to 2010. Reading about 7 books in 10 days in 1999 and even wrote two myself. Now? Am down to one a month in 2024. Thanks for the kick up the behind. Needed to hear it.

[dillymcdilly]

"I do not describe the world I see . I see the world I can describe " don't know where this quote is from ...but I fully believe it ! Thanks for a great video. Time to go back to my book.

[caewing]

All three points are on true. I read aloud to my children nearly every day and all three of us have a great vocabulary, can concentrate longer than other children their age, and we think deeply about things. It’s amazing what reading does for your brain.

[cherylsykes]

I’m a person born in the middle of the last century, long before computers, internet, etc. But, I’ve always had something I value far more than electronic media. Actually, I consider it the most valuable item a person can have; it’s a library card.

[margaretinsydney]

Tristan, thank you for this reminder. I, too, am a former constant reader who now spends hours and hours on YouTube. I watch good stuff, mostly, but I notice my attention span has shortened.
I'm going to put this down now and pick up a book.😊

[fernandamurari]

Hello! I do agree with you. “The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.”

[rwxxctc]

I can't remember learning to read as a child, I can just remember reading! It seemed as if it all came naturally to me from day one. Now almost 70 and retired, I've currently got three books on the go.

Incidentally, many of your comments, in this and other videos, can apply to listening to classical music, too.

[aisrmc]

Hi Tristan- I'm actually a concert pianist and can safely say astronomy has no influence on my day to day life 🙃

[terri]

Tristan, this was an outstanding video, one that is much needed in today’s world! I am ever so grateful that not only can I read, but that I thoroughly enjoy reading!📖 If I lose the internet, my life doesn’t come to a screeching halt. I have shelves of books in all sorts of genres, and thus I am never at a loss for “something to do”.🤗

[SevenUnwokenDreams]

I've been an avid reader since I was 4 or 5 but with social media and smartphones I let myself get distracted so my concentration really dulled. Last month I began to spend as little time on my phone as possible and now I can read for long stretches. My days seem to be pleasantly slow. I feel I have a lot more time; more day in my day, if you will. One thing I will say, though, is that just reading ten minutes a day isn't quite enough - I need to also spend less time online. If I am only reading ten minutes a day but spending 3 hours on social media, I find that after a while I can no longer manage to read for 10 minutes straight.

[susanallison]

Brilliant Tristan. The very best. Thankyou,

[JFM]

I only became a regular reader when I received a Kindle, as a gift one Christmas. I went from reading 2 o 3 books a year to reading 2 or 3 per month. It truly helped me rediscover the pleasure in books.

[LarrytheLiquidator-wcpj]

Great video! Very valid points. Since watching your channel, I've read four classics and I'm 75% of the way through Great Expectations. Thanks for your channel and all that you do.