{"id":1979,"date":"2026-06-06T16:06:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T16:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1979"},"modified":"2026-06-06T16:06:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T16:06:50","slug":"need-to-recharge-your-brain-stop-swiping-and-turn-a-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1979","title":{"rendered":"Need to recharge your brain? Stop swiping and turn a page"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<cite>\n<span>Atlanta<\/span><span>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/cite><\/div>\n<p>\n            On a recent Sunday afternoon, dozens of people explored the Margaret Mitchell House \u2014 the historic Atlanta property where the author wrote \u201cGone With the Wind,\u201d now refashioned as a museum. Between engaging in conversation and sipping drinks, many of the guests were hoping to strike up a friendship.\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1973\">The Trump administration makes it harder for some sick Americans to maintain Medicaid<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            But about a half hour into the gathering, you could hear a pin drop as the lively scene transformed into the hush of a library. For the next hour, pages turned until silent reading time made way for more conversation. After all, a book is just the icebreaker at a local meeting of the Silent Book Club, which has events all over the world.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Silent Book Club meet-ups \u2014 and similar online or IRL gatherings such as reading parties and BookTok \u2014 are gaining in popularity. They all play a part in an informal movement to get more people interested in reading for pleasure, which has been in decline over the past 20 years in the United States, according to a 2025 study that analyzed American Time Use Survey data from more than 236,000 participants.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<header>\n<span>\n      Related article\n    <\/span>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Find what you like and build a community, said Cybil Wallace.\" class=\"wp-image-1977\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3b9e7deae6441fc8cde6a97e449a27f8.jpg\" width=\"256\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Find what you like and build a community, said Cybil Wallace.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>NineLives\/E+\/Getty Images<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n<span>\u2018Romantasy\u2019 is on the rise, but reading for pleasure has fallen drastically over the past 20 years<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>5  min read<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            \u201cIt\u2019s a great way to meet people, make friends, and take time away from the hustle and bustle of life and just sit down and read,\u201d said Aiden Quayle, who attended the Atlanta meeting. \u201cParty is definitely not the right word, maybe like a hangout.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            That low-key vibe offers a healthy way to reset in the age of the endless scroll. Leisure reading is beneficial because it allows the brain to \u201cdecompress\u201d by absorbing information that isn\u2019t tied to a particular purpose, said Sam Helmick, president of the American Library Association.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            With depression, stress and sleep anxiety on the rise in the US, Jessica Bone, lead author of the 2025 study, said that building reading habits is \u201cpotentially even more important right now for supporting people dealing with those things.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<h2>\n        Why reading is good for your brain\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n            Bone, a senior research fellow in statistics and epidemiology at University College London, said these events might not necessarily mean more adults are leisure reading, which can include physical and e-books, magazines and newspapers. But with structured time set aside, those who attended the Atlanta meeting said they spent more time reading.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            These gatherings do signal a trend of reviving a culture of reading for pleasure, Bone said. \u201cMaybe it\u2019s just that those kinds of things are encouraging people who already read to read different kinds of books \u2026 or to kind of read for longer,\u201d she added.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Developing a reading habit can broaden vocabulary, boost knowledge and stimulate the imagination. Reading once or more per week is associated with a reduced risk of cognitive decline for older adults, a 2020 study found.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Regular reading has been shown to  promote health. The activity reduces stress, anxiety and depressive symptoms while supporting better sleep. The habit has even been linked to increased longevity \u2014 a 2017 study showed more time spent reading is associated with lower mortality rates.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            As an added bonus, reading \u2014 despite being an individual activity \u2014 develops empathy, according to Helmick, who uses they\/them pronouns.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cRegardless of age \u2026 it supports lower anxiety, higher socialization factor and the ability to navigate the world without having to pay the tuition of life experience,\u201d they said. \u201cIt gives you a wider variety of life and experience and allows you to enjoy those narratives and those experiences without actually having to live them.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<h2>\n        Bring books, magazines, podcasts to a reading party\n<\/h2>\n<p>\nReading Rhythms also hosts reading parties in cities around the world. The get-togethers aim to create community, and attendees can purchase tickets online.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            As cofounder John Lifrieri puts it, the gatherings are \u201cbook agnostic,\u201d meaning any reading material is welcome.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cWe\u2019ve seen people come with a corporate finance textbook that they\u2019re kind of interested in,\u201d Lifrieri said. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen people pop in headphones for the hour experience and listen to their favorite audiobooks.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            But while reading online and on devices \u201ccount\u201d as reading, \u201cit\u2019s possible that they might be getting kind of more distracted by notifications or other content, and therefore kind of spending less time doing that reading,\u201d Bone said.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<header>\n<span>\n      Related article\n    <\/span>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Putting in effort, like baking instead of buying a package of cookies, can influence your brain's response.\" class=\"wp-image-1978\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7c152e44b34759eb975697660d96bab3.jpg\" width=\"256\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span>Putting in effort, like baking instead of buying a package of cookies, can influence your brain&#8217;s response.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>FG Trade Latin\/E+\/Getty Images<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n<span>Why extra effort can give you that dopamine high<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div>8  min read<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Additionally, reading via social media or online hypertext can cause the body to follow a dopamine cycle, rather than allowing the body to relax, Helmick said. In a dopamine cycle, the brain releases the chemical dopamine in response to a rewarding experience, reinforcing the behavior. Repeated exposure causes the brain to be less responsive, requiring more of the same behavior to release a similar level of dopamine.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Lifrieri agreed. Despite being format agnostic, he said, Reading Rhythms has a \u201cgentle no-screen policy,\u201d he said. The party emphasizes how reading can be an \u201cantidote to this instant gratification, dopamine cycle pipeline that we\u2019re all on, where attention spans are dropping through the floor.\u201d\n    <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1971\">Sick of snoring? We asked doctors for the best anti-snoring products<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>\n        How to jump into reading\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n            At the Silent Book Club gathering in Atlanta, members noted how they have discovered a love for reading even when it\u2019s hard to find the time.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cThis is a good way to kind of set aside time each week to actually read,\u201d Quayle, an attendee, said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            It\u2019s more difficult to build reading habits as an adult than as a schoolkid, Bone said, but it certainly can be done.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            While Lifrieri says reading was \u201cnever something I was great at as a child,\u201d now he chooses to read before bed each night instead of scrolling on his phone. His sleep quality has improved since he started reading, he noted.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cIt\u2019s a great way to help me go to sleep, actually calm my brain down from all the craziness that\u2019s on my phone,\u201d Lifrieri said.\n    <\/p>\n<div>\n<header>\n<span>\n      Related article\n    <\/span>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a variety of tools used to reduce smartphone screen time, including The Brick, Nokia 2780 flip phone and Mindsight Lockbox\" class=\"wp-image-635\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c47df2e7d246f7290982e2c063b9e87d.jpg\" width=\"256\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<figcaption>Maxwell Shukuya\/CNN Underscored<\/figcaption>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n<span>Want to scroll less? These 12 essentials helped me halve my screen time in 30 days (Courtesy CNN Underscored)<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Even Helmick, the president of the American Library Association, admits to not reading as much \u201cas I sometimes feel like I should.\u201d They recommend setting some reading time aside late at night or early in the morning to \u201clevel set\u201d apart from the day\u2019s activities.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            As for finding a good read, Helmick said they often check out 15 to 20 books at a time. \u201cDon\u2019t feel bad about checking out multiple books and then not finishing them, or even starting them and saying, \u2018This doesn\u2019t work for me and moving on to the next.\u2019 There\u2019s really no moral compromise in saying this is not a book for me.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<h2>\n        Read like a child: Don\u2019t set requirements\n<\/h2>\n<p>\n            And how should you choose those books at the library or a bookstore? Neuman advised that an adult approach reading the same way children do \u2014 by letting curiosity lead the way.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cVery often, they\u2019ll be interested in a particular topic,\u201d Neuman said. \u201cThey want to see a video. They want to see a movie, and they want to read about it. These cross-media connections are really important. \u2026 They\u2019ll want to be with the subject a little bit more.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Curiosity works for grown-ups, too. For example, if an adult is fascinated by cars, \u201clearning more about them through some mechanism of reading, that\u2019s the way to begin,\u201d Neuman said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            It\u2019s important not to assign more requirements to reading for pleasure, Neuman said, such as forcing yourself to hit a \u201cminutes spent reading per day\u201d quota.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cWhen we talk about time, we\u2019re de-emphasizing the sheer joy of reading,\u201d she said.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cIt\u2019s never too late to start reading one way or another.  Just read whenever you get the chance.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Helmick emphasized that developing a reading habit might look different for everyone.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cI think it\u2019s finding what works for you and embracing it with both arms,\u201d Helmick said. \u201cBy the end of a couple weeks, you typically have a reading habit right under your belt.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n    Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN\u2019s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being.\n<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=1929\">Vulnerable Republicans increasingly willing to defy Trump\u2019s agenda as midterms approach<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People are throwing parties in an effort to read more for fun. 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