Reading is one of the most boring hobbies and activities to do in your free time, and it has significant setbacks for your health. Reading is one of the most grueling, neck-breaking and monotonous activities.
First off, books have the smallest font known to humankind, which certainly does not improve one’s vision, as Violet Negrette, my mortal enemy, mentioned.
“An hour of reading means an hour of calm serenity on a stressed mind because time away from a screen lessens the strain on someone’s eyes,” Negrette says.
If anything, the book’s font puts a strain on your eyes. And if you think about it, being hunched over while reading a book is not doing anything good for your posture.
I’m looking out for everyone’s health, especially when it comes to their eyes. I know, I know, I’m very caring — no need to thank me. But 50 years later, reading too much will require you to wear glasses just to see the neon timer on the microwave.
Negrette also claims that reading is the only possible hobby that could lead to conversations with peers. There is no need to joke around here; our generation does not talk about books in their free time unless they are part of a local library book club. From a personal experience, I know that whenever I sit down to read a boring book, I trace back to the previous paragraph because I was zoning out of pure boredom.
While book lovers mention how internet addicts have much less creativity and knowledge of literature, scrolling on our devices actually allows us to gain new information and knowledge about current events or ideas. Personally, I can talk so much more with my parents by catching up with them on the news. But even if it’s not with your parents, this can happen with your friends during lunch or even with your teachers during break.
So, if you find books to spark so much conversation and happiness, could you just be attracted to really boring and mundane activities?
