{"id":1162262,"date":"2025-10-28T21:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T01:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/?p=1162262"},"modified":"2025-12-02T16:11:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T21:11:03","slug":"5-reasons-to-read-because-your-phone-can-wait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thoughtcatalog.com\/katee-fletcher\/2025\/10\/5-reasons-to-read-because-your-phone-can-wait\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons To Read (Because Your Phone Can Wait)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Why should<\/em> we read? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reading is a pastime that’s forced upon us from a young age. We are paraded around libraries, given books to take home from school, encouraged by parents and loved ones to read,<\/em> read<\/em>, read<\/em>. And as we get older, there seems to be this fascination with books\u2014 movies, and TV shows where the main character is “bookish” and wants to become a writer, book clubs popping up all over towns and cities, and ‘booktok’ becoming a massive trend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can’t lie, I 100% buy into all of these fads. I love books, I care about my bookcase aesthetic, and I have joined many book clubs. But many people in my life don’t read at all,<\/em> and when it comes up, I’m always eager to encourage them to pick up a book, find their genre, try an audiobook, SOMETHING. But why<\/em>? Why do I care so much about reading? And the more I reflected on that question, the more I was met with answers (personal and otherwise). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, why should you read<\/em>? Here are my five reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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