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Can Reading Reduce Loneliness? The Parasocial Bonds We Form with Books

Loneliness is a hallmark of modern living in an increasingly digitised, disconnected and isolating culture. Even though social networks exist in the virtual space, a sense of connection seems to diminish as we sit in a false sense of connection,

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Why Rereading Familiar Books Reduces Stress and Restores the Mind

There are seasons in life when even the mind grows tired of novelty. At such times, people arrive not forward, but back to what they know. The worn pages of a book once loved can feel like a threshold: between

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Self-Regulation Through Reading: Can Books Calm the Anxious Mind? 

In a time of digital burnout and anxiety, reading a book can be one of the most extraordinary kinds of self-care. Reading is a restorative cognitive activity that provides a moment of calm without digital engagement, calms the nervous system,

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The Psychology behind Reading Fiction

Fiction encompasses a wide range of genres, including realistic literary fiction, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, horror, and romance. It is defined as a story that is not based on true events. Reading fiction is a really enjoyable, diverse, and economical

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Reading Routine: A Simple Road to well-being

Many of us engage in some or the other form of reading daily apart from school or college textbooks or reading for work purposes. Be it fiction, non-fiction, romance or thriller, the content you read affects your mind in a

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Reading & Math Science Enhance English Learners’ Performance: Study

The journal Learning Disabilities Research and Practice published new research that took place at the University of Kansas. The focus of the research was on how comprehension strategy instruction affects children’s word-problem-solving performance. Third-grade English Learners were chosen as participants.  66 third-grade

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What are the Psychological Benefits of Daily Reading?

The first novel ever written is said to be by a Japanese author about one thousand years ago. The novel was called ‘The Tales of Genji’ by Murasaki Shikibu. Well from then till now, there have been n number of

Education Motivation

Reading ‘The Blank Slate’

It is quite known that everyone amongst us, educated or uneducated has an understanding or a crude theory about what we are. This theory might not be principled or logical, not even evidence-based or sometimes conscious. This theory might be

Awareness

The Therapeutic Benefits of Reading Fiction

It has been discovered that reading fiction enhances one’s social cognition and empathy. According to a recent study, reading programs can improve young people’s mental health by fostering connection and discourse. Reading is the key to acquiring those sought-after emotional

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Top 8 benefits of Reading Books

If at First you don’t succeed, try, try, again. -W.E. Hickson As exciting, vibrant, and transformative as anything found in the actual world” and a unique chance to “gain serenity, grow stronger, and feel bolder and wiser.” Therapists have discovered