To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM
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Humans are the only animals capable of reading, an invention that’s only been around for a few thousand years. Specific brain areas are consistently associated with reading across different cultures. What benefits can we get from regularly activating those parts of our brain by reading every day?
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