How can I be smart and intelligent?
How can I be smart and intelligent?
Here’s how to get smarter:
- Do Different Things That Make You Smarter. The point of this list involves diversifying your day.
- Manage Your Time Wisely.
- Read a Little Every Day.
- Review Learned Information.
- Study a Second Language.
- Play Brain Games.
- Get Regular Exercise.
- Learn to Play a Musical Instrument.
Is reading better than watching?
All the research says reading a book is good for you. Better even than listening to an audiobook or reading one on an e-reader. It reduces stress, promotes comprehension and imagination, alleviates depression, helps you sleep and may contribute to preventing Alzheimer’s. Reading is active; watching TV is passive.
What are the negative effects of reading?
However exaggerated (or ridiculous) this stereotype is, reading is indeed associated with eye strain and comes at the expense of exercise and other physical activities. Frequently related are poor diets and digestive problems, an unwelcome weight gain or loss, and generalized exhaustion.
What happens when you read a lot?
It sounds romantic, but there’s real, hard evidence that supports these things happening to your brain when you read books. In reading, we can actually physically change our brain structure, become more empathetic, and even trick our brains into thinking we’ve experienced what we’ve only read in novels.
Can books be dangerous?
Carbon paper, printed words, leather bindings… Books can’t give you bruises or scars or break up with you or not message you back on Facebook. It is easy to assume, therefore, that the most dangerous books would be so because of the brutality of their depictions of their subjects; murder, violence, wars, disease.
Why is my reading comprehension getting worse?
Sometimes fuzzy thinking gets in the way of reading. This might happen because of a medication that makes it harder to concentrate; a lack of sleep; nutrient deficiency; or lifelong reading or learning disabilities, which can get worse as you age.
Why is literature so important?
Literature acts as a form of expression for each individual author. Some books mirror society and allow us to better understand the world we live in. However, literature confirms the real complexity of human conflict”. Literature is a reflection of humanity and a way for us to understand each other.