10 Ways to Improve Your Mind by Reading the Classics

From the blog "PicktheBrain" John Wesley mentions a study summarized for the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop, indicating that "42% of college graduates will never read another book" after graduation. As disturbing as this is, it indicates that if a book is not a bestseller then number of people likely to read it drops even further. Wesley lists ten ways that reading the "classics" will improve our intelligence. He lists things like gaining perspective, developing fresh ideas, and increasing your level of sophistication. This does not mean one has to become a bookworm but it could help us move a little farther from being a couch potato. The list is at: 10 Ways to Improve Your Mind by Reading the Classics.

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