Reading,
The hobby that takes you places without traveling.
Reading is considered a good hobby because it leads to the all-round development of your brain and personality. Reading can be done by anyone, at any age. It has a low barrier for entry as it is inexpensive. Moreover, reading also has substantial health benefits apart from enabling recreation.
Reading is Inexpensive
Reading is one of the most inexpensive hobbies you can have. You don’t need any special equipment or a specialized area or room. The books you are using when practicing your reading hobby are also often available from a library for free, and if you’ve bought some books to read, they can generally be resold or swapped later.
Brain Development
Reading helps to develop our brains. Researchers have found that
reading stimulates specific brain activities. Scientists and
researchers can measure and analyze the actual brain reaction when we
are reading. In an important study done at Emory University
researchers could pinpoint what parts of the brain are influenced when
reading. They found heightened connectivity in the left temporal
cortex. This is the area in the brain associated with language
receptivity. This brain connectivity influences the way you handle
real-life situations. So, apart from being a pastime, reading is
causing something productive to happen in your brain – every time you
read.
Social media, but really,.. for books.