๐ฅ๐ข WEEKLY CHALLENGE TIME! ๐ฅ๐ข
๐๐โกThis weekโs challenge will take just a few minutes a day and will make a surprising difference in how you feel!
๐ Your challenge: Find a book youโve been meaning to read (or finish!) and carve out time to read 10 pages a day (or for at least 6 minutes).
๐ Reading is so good for you on so many levels.
๐กIt can help you live longer. One study found that people who read regularly were 20% less likely to have died over the course of a 12-year span. (crazy, right!?)
๐คฏ๐งโโ As little as 6 minutes of reading works on the brain to help cut stress by up to 68%, according to a neuropsychologist.
Experts think this is because your mind has to focus on what youโre reading, blocking out other thoughts and distractions โฆ and that slows your heart rate AND reduces muscle tension.
๐ It helps battle depression and anxiety.
๐ It can help maintain brain function as you age AND reduce the risk of developing symptoms of Alzheimerโs.
๐ Another study showed that reading a novel caused changes in the area of our brain having to do with cognitive development, opening up new pathways and connections.
Not only that, but reading a novel can help you take a virtual vacation, and can also help you learn new things and open your mind to new thoughts and ideas!
๐ Hereโs a sleep-saving tip: if you read at night and you normally have trouble falling asleep, reading a โrealโ book vs. a book on a tablet might help. The light emitted from a screen can make it hard to fall asleep and/or stay asleep.
๐ Are you in? Let us know in the comments โฆ and also let us know what youโre reading! :)
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