英语作文《读书使人聪明》

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MentalStimulation

Studieshaveshownthatstayingmentallystimulatedcanslowtheprogressof(orpossiblyevenprevent)Alzheimer’sandDementia,sincekeepingyourbrainactiveandengagedpreventsitfromlosingpower.Justlikeanyothermuscleinthebody,thebrainrequiresexercisetokeepitstrongandhealthy,sothephrase“useitorloseit”isparticularlyaptwhenitcomestoyourmind.Doingpuzzlesandplayinggamessuchaschesshavealsobeenfoundtobehelpfulwithcognitivestimulation.

Knowledge

Everythingyoureadfillsyourheadwithnewbitsofinformation,andyouneverknowwhenitmightcomeinhandy.Themoreknowledgeyouhave,thebetter-equippedyouaretotackleanychallengeyou’lleverface.

Additionally,here’sabitoffoodforthought:shouldyoueverfindyourselfindirecircumstances,rememberthatalthoughyoumightloseeverythingelse—yourjob,yourpossessions,yourmoney,evenyourhealth—knowledgecanneverbetakenfromyou.

VocabularyExpansion

Thisgoeswiththeabovetopic:themoreyouread,themorewordsyougainexposureto,andthey’llinevitablymaketheirwayintoyoureverydayvocabulary.Beingarticulateandwell-spokenisofgreathelpinanyprofession,andknowingthatyoucanspeaktohigher-upswithself-confidencecanbeanenormousboosttoyourself-esteem.Itcouldevenaidinyourcareer,asthosewhoarewell-read,well-spoken,andknowledgeableonavarietyoftopicstendtogetpromotionsmorequickly(andmoreoften)thanthosewithsmallervocabulariesandlackofawarenessofliterature,scientificbreakthroughs,andglobalevents.

Readingbooksisalsovitalforlearningnewlanguages,asnon-nativespeakersgainexposuretowordsusedincontext,whichwillamelioratetheirownspeakingandwritingfluency.

StrongerAnalyticalThinkingSkills

Haveyoueverreadanamazingmysterynovel,andsolvedthemysteryyourselfbeforefinishingthebook?Ifso,youwereabletoputcriticalandanalyticalthinkingtoworkbytakingnoteofallthedetailsprovidedandsortingthemouttodetermine“whodunnit”.

Thatsameabilitytoanalyzedetailsalsocomesinhandywhenitcomestocritiquingtheplot;determiningwhetheritwasawell-writtenpiece,ifthecharacterswereproperlydeveloped,ifthestorylineransmoothly,etc.Shouldyoueverhaveanopportunitytodiscussthebookwithothers,you’llbeabletostateyouropinionsclearly,asyou’vetakenthetimetoreallyconsideralltheaspectsinvolved.

ImprovedFocusandConcentration

Inourinternet-crazedworld,attentionisdrawninamilliondifferentdirectionsatonceaswemulti-taskthrougheveryday.Inasingle5-minutespan,theaveragepersonwilldividetheirtimebetweenworkingonatask,checkingemail,chattingwithacoupleofpeople(viagchat,skype,etc.),keepinganeyeontwitter,monitoringtheirsmartphone,andinteractingwithco-workers.ThistypeofADD-likebehaviourcausesstresslevelstorise,andlowersourproductivity.

Whenyoureadabook,allofyourattentionisfocusedonthestory—therestoftheworldjustfallsaway,andyoucanimmerseyourselfineveryfinedetailyou’reabsorbing.Tryreadingfor15-20minutesbeforework(i.e.onyourmorningcommute,ifyoutakepublictransit),andyou’llbesurprisedathowmuchmorefocusedyouareonceyougettotheoffice.