Reading used to be a luxury, but now it’s a necessity of life. Reading for pleasure or reading informational works both stimulate the brain. Anyone can educate themselves by reading and embarking on a limitless journey of learning.
For many people around the world, learning stops when they finish school. However, it doesn’t necessarily have to. Reading has the ability to teach people more than classes or lectures. There are countless stories of people around the world teaching themselves and becoming self-educated, successful individuals in society. Reading books, magazines, newspapers, or any other type of text can open a world of endless possibilities.
Never Stop Learning
Some of the most successful people in the world attribute reading to their success in life. Warren Buffett spends about five or six hours a day dedicated to reading. If one of the most successful investors of all time spends multiple hours every day reading various texts, that must mean it’s beneficial in some way or another.
Any type of learning requires the brain to be stimulated somehow. Some read to pass time while others read to continue their lifelong journey of learning.
Reading is essential because it takes us to places we have never been before, both literally and figuratively. Nobody can achieve all their goals in life without reading. A college degree requires reading as does a degree from a trade school. Learning is limitless; reading opens doors that were never there beforehand
Journey of Learning: Mind Over Matter
Learning cannot occur without ignorance. Everyone is born a blank slate. Learning is universal, people all around the world can literally changes their lives by never stopping their learning experiences.
Reading brings opportunities that couldn’t have been imagined in the first place. Nobody learns everything over night. Like life itself, learning is a journey that cannot be rushed or forced; reading leads to countless possibilities throughout a journey of learning.
Throughout life, the journey of learning takes different paths. Some may be arduous while others are more relaxing. Learning has varying degrees of difficulty; anyone who puts mind over matter can learn more than they would ever think possible.
Pleasure and Improvement
Reading is not limited to one purpose.
There are many different types of learning, but for the purpose of this example, two will be highlighted. Learning for pleasure and learning for improvement are completely different.
Reading and learning for pleasure comes from the imagination running free while reading and learning for improvement often comes with a specific goal in mind.
Both can ultimately lead to self-improvement. Novels are useful because the allow the mind to run freely and think creatively. Informational and nonfiction books are also vital to learning because they present facts and stories that can be examined and studied.
Everyone has a favorite type of book they tend to flock to. Reading allows the mind to flourish. Those who stop reading for improvement find themselves in the same place (literally and figuratively) for decades on end. While shows, movies, and other forms of visual media can be informational, they don’t nearly open the mind as much as writing.
Reading: An Essential Piece of the Journey of Learning
Reading is no longer a luxury, but mandatory to be successful in life. A lifelong journey of learning doesn’t come easily. Reading is simple but still cannot be done easily.
Anyone who has been through high school and/or college knows how important reading is to one’s academic success. However, reading goes far beyond academia. Reading expands and improves the brain through multiple exercises. Muscle memory comes in hand when reading complex material. No matter the reading level, reading something informational or even a novel proves to be healthy as long as it’s not done in excess.
Reading allows people to improve their life and continue learning. A journey of learning never stops for any reason. Life has learning moments in almost every second.