Did you know that almost 25% of Americans have NOT read a single book in the last year?

This includes print, electronic, and audio according to a Pew Research Center survey

Reading is a skill that expands our minds in endless ways imaginable and comes with a multitude of health benefits.

Reading allows humans to view the world with with a whole new mindset. Those who are avid readers have increased intellectual ability and capacity for “brain building.”

Reading stimulates the parts of the brain responsible for empathy, emotion, decision-making, and autobiographical memory.

As a result, this keeps you sharp while helping to reduce the risk of dementia and cognitive decline.

9 Ways Reading Makes You Smarter:

 

More Statistics

  • People aged 15–44 in the US spend 10 minutes or less per day reading.

  • 43 million US adults possess low literacy skills.

  • 27% of adults in the US didn’t read a book in 2018.

  • 6 additional minutes of reading per day can significantly improve kids’ reading performance.

  • Children who read at least 20 minutes a day are exposed to almost 2 million words per year.

  • Reading could help reduce mental decline in old age by up to 32%.

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