The Benefits of Reading Everyday — Why I’m Reading 100 Books This Year

Jakub Ferencik
5 min readApr 12, 2018

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” — Dr. Seuss

Many of you already know that I spend a considerable amount of my time reading and writing. I like to read so much that I contributed to the book collection by writing my own book! Honestly, it is one of the easiest things to procrastinate to.

Of course, there are times when I turn to YouTube or a show, to procrastinate, but for some reason, I just love reading and writing.

Last year I read 70 books. I didn’t actually try to read that amount. I was just reading. I honestly felt like I was not reading enough. Then I checked my Goodreads challenge and they told me I read 70 books.

This year I decided that I’d be intentional about my reading time and spend a lot of time deliberately reading.

That is why I gathered some research and wanted to tell you the reasons I read.

1. It Lets You Read Other People’s Thoughts

One of the greatest joys of reading is that we can literally become another person whom we have never met, possibly admire, for an extended amount of time.

When we read, we are reading…

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Jakub Ferencik

Journalist in Prague | Author of “Up in the Air,” “Beyond Reason,” & "Surprised by Uncertainty" on AMAZON | MA McGill Uni | 750+ articles with 1+ mil. views