TheCOVID-19pandemic hit numerous industries hard.
Amazingly,booksmade it through relatively unscathed.
But also, reading is just plain old good for you, and just about everyone knows it.
The mental and emotional benefits of reading are fairly obvious.
But reading also gives you some surprising physical benefits as well.
“Losing yourself in a book is the ultimate relaxation,” Lewis told The Telegraph.
He also noted that it doesn’t really matter what pick you pick up.
Based on these numbers, book readers can add almost a year to their life.
It’s similar to how cognitive behavioral therapy affects your mind and body (viaJournal of Psychotherapy Integration).
Moreover, these findings proved true regardless of the gender,education, wealth, or health of participants.
The glorious smell of old books and a longer, less stressful life awaits you.
