Reading is one of the most important things in the world. Not just for the sake of one’s intelligence quotient (IQ). While reading does help you improve your IQ, that is not the most important thing about reading. It is important to keep in mind that the importance of reading is, by extension, the importance of writing. 

Reading is the main way that ideas and information are shared. Writing and reading spread culture and art. Taking in other cultures, guides one to be a more accepting individual. 

Reading has historically been the main way people have shared news. Today, it is still a big way for us to receive information. Think of text messages, advertisements, newspapers, and emails. 

Reading is also a good way to get in touch with yourself. Writers are such a diverse group of people, and they express themselves through their writing. Therefore you are very likely to find a book that represents you, even if it may take some time to find. Isn’t it nice to look at something and see yourself looking back? Everybody wants to see themselves in the things/people they love, it’s only human. Art is one of the best places to look for yourself. 

So I urge you to pick up a book, it doesn’t have to be thick and intellectual, it doesn’t have to be something that takes up a lot of your time. It could even be a comic.  It just has to be a book, something that you care about.