Former US President Barack Obama says that studying helped him figure out who he is and what he values.
Studying undoubtedly reduces stress, keeps your mind active and improves your empathy level.
According to New York’s ‘The New School for Social Research’, people who read books can also change their beliefs, but nowadays people are increasingly turning to digital devices such as computers, tablets or mobile phones instead of reading books published on paper. Moving towards studying and learning.
Especially after the covid epidemic it has increased a lot.
The benefits of studying on a screen are few
However, digital media i.e. screen reading also has clear advantages. Like expensive hardcover books can be read at low cost, but according to many researches, it also has its disadvantages.
According to a media the Commission to Investigate the Effects of Digitization has researchers and scientists from more than 30 countries researching the effects on our brains when we read on screen. are compiled’.
Commenting on the findings of the research, its author and Professor Ann Manjen of the University of Stavanger in Norway says: “There are many things we can read on smartphones, such as short news updates. But this study found that what we read on screen is relatively difficult to understand compared to what we read on paper.
According to a recent report by the American non-governmental organization “Sapien Labs”, the negative effects of giving smart phones to children at an early age start to be seen at an early age.
According to Scientific Americana, our brain uses more resources when reading on a screen than on paper. And it is difficult to remember what we read on the screen for a long time.
So what and how much we read is more important than what sources we read because reading affects the human mind and it connects your visual perception, linguistic perception and thinking and emotional perception in a new way. .
“Children should avoid using electronic gadgets”
Ashvika Bhattacharya studies in Class IX. Ashvika always comes first in class and her parents bought her a Kindle tablet to satisfy her penchant for reading, but now they want to get their daughter back to books entirely.
Ashvika’s mother Asima says: “We keep reading that excessive use of gadgets has a lot of adverse effects on the eyes. That’s why I want my daughter to be attracted to books.
“You can study a little bit every day,” says Aadhya, Ashvika’s friend.
“Ask your friends and teachers about good books and read books that suit your interests,” she advises.
You can also borrow books from the library
You don’t need to buy and read every book, says Adiya, a member of the British Council Library.
“You can also become a member of the school or the nearest library.”
Sudha Murthy, director of India’s leading tech company Infosys Group and author, also says that children should be encouraged to read books.
She says: “Today there are many things that distract children like electronic gadgets. I want children to avoid the harm that electronic gadgets do to their eyes.
Padma Shri awardee Siddha Murthy said at the Jaipur Literature Festival: “Tell children to read books till they are at least 14 years old. During this period, parents should try to keep their children completely away from electronic gadgets.
“And when the child turns 16, then it’s up to them how they want to continue reading books.”
Three miraculous benefits of study
British author and illustrator Cressida Cowell tells the media that ‘when we read on screen, reading brings three wonderful qualities to our minds.’
They make us creative, increase knowledge and increase empathy.
She says: “If a child likes to read, it has two benefits. One is that his knowledge increases and the other is that he can be financially successful in the future.
Charismatic features of the study
Creativity, knowledge and empathy are enhanced.
New connections are made in the brain between visual, linguistic and emotional understanding.
Education increases knowledge and economic scope.
Reading a book calms the mind and reduces stress.
What is read on the screen is difficult to remember for long.
When did you start studying?
In a BBC reel titled ‘What happens to our brains when we read on a screen’, researcher Marianne Wolff explains that the art of reading began around 6,000 years ago.
She says: ‘It started with things like how many wines or sheep we have. When alphabets were created, people learned to memorize and acquire information by reading.
Why should you read the book?
Natalie Carter, founder of the Black Girls Book Club, told the BBC’s ‘What Happens to Our Brains When We Read on Screen’ that books should be read.
This reel was developed in collaboration with Dr. Emily Bolk, Academic Advisor in Arts and Humanities, and Dr. John Reardon, Lecturer in Creative Writing.
Emily says: ‘Books give us life experience. They are full of information. They tell us about their society.
“I think in the future we will see more collections of short stories and books will be smaller in size. If there were no books, we would have died, life would have been very boring.
Big change
“We wouldn’t be the people we are today if it weren’t for books,” says bibliotherapist Ella Barthead. The greatest change in human life was the advent of the ‘power to create fire’ and the ‘skill of reading’.
A person’s mental condition is treated through bibliotherapy. This includes reading books along with other traditional methods of healing.
Ella Berthoud says: “Reading a good story is more than just entertainment. Reading has a therapeutic effect.
“Reading ‘Zorba the Greek’ is recommended for relief from things like feeling suffocated in a confined space, tiredness and anger,” she says, giving an example.
She says that during this process the human mind goes into a meditative state.
It is a process that balances the heartbeat. It calms you down and it reduces the anxiety going on in your mind.’