New Year Resolutions and Genres From Bookends

The best gift we can give ourselves on the eve of every New Year’s is a new year's resolution. One that can guide us towards self-help, progress and joy through tasks we pledge to do for our own betterment as we step into the next year. For every book lover as well as people who have just started getting into the habit of reading books, it is important to pledge to read books regularly in 2022, not just for the sake of finishing off the books you have but to keep learning and inculcating something or the other from books that no human can teach us the same way. Bookends is here to tell you why you should add reading to your new year resolution and the genres you can dive into for easier connection as well.

Boosts The Brain:

 It is a psychologically proven fact that reading as a habit boosts the power of the brain, rendering it easy to remember and grasp things that one reads otherwise. The results of a study showed that people who read literary or non-fiction books showed a greater ability to comprehend and write sophisticated sentences. Moreover, just like exercise and diet keep the body and heart young, books keep the mind, soul and memory young and sharp as you grow older. So, Bookends advises you to treat your brain to a book feast every day in 2022.

Soothing and Relaxing:

The weekends and holiday season calls for a perfect unwinding session with a good book! Research shows that reading a book reduces stress by 68% and to make it more relaxing you can accompany it with a cup of tea or some music. It doesn’t matter which book you choose to read, the practice and action of reading a book helps you escape from the worries of your daily life and enter an altered state of consciousness.

Helps You Connect With Others:

We are well aware of the fact that a good book and its story can spark a conversation between people and our days at school stand proof of this statement. Reading is also known to increase empathy, making you more understanding towards people making connections easily. Research shows that reading romance novels are correlated to greater interpersonal sensitivity or the ability to determine a person’s emotional state from their facial expression.

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An Understanding Of Different Cultures and Places:

Books take us to various places without us having to move and often instill within us the knowledge and awareness of different cultures and places. Reading books of Harry Potter took us to faraway lands that didn’t exist while reading Ruskin Bond takes us to the Indian bazaar from the comfort of our homes. Books are a refreshing way of inculcating knowledge within the self.

Now that we have (almost) convinced you to take up reading as a new year resolution, here are a few genres we recommend you read and our take on why:

#1 - Self Help Books:

It is not necessary to undergo some sort of trouble to be reading self help books, it is a form of self-care and has proven to be quite insightful as a practice. And what better than prioritizing yourself into the new year. Self-help books allow you to expand your horizons towards the world and become a more progressive person. You end up inspiring yourself and being responsible for your own actions which often results in positive outcomes. 

• We recommend: The Rules of Thinking by Richard Templar
• Know your worth by Anna Mathur

#2 - Romance Novels:

Romance novels are comfort for the soul. They often end up giving us new stories, favourite characters and a fresh perspective on love of all kinds. Romance novels are a break from the news and stress of daily life, it is like a daily soap you’d have to finish till the end to know what happens between your favourite characters. Reading romance novels also adds to more emotions within the reader.

• We recommend: Book lovers by Emily Henry
• A Brush with love by Mazey Eddings

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#3 - Crime Novels:

Intriguing yet interesting is how most crime novels are described. Crime novels are a tad bit on the dark end but they are highly interesting and you’d want to come back home after a tiring day of work only to find out who the murderer of your crime novel was. Crime novels are also known to be a mental stimulation and train your mind to notice the tiny specifics even in real life.

• We recommend: Left you dead by Peter James
• Sunset Swing by Ray Celestin

#4 - Health Books:

The pandemic has given us more than just one reason to be conscious of our health and body. While the internet is full of its own fad ways to health, reading books on health not only gives solutions to bodily issues but also makes you gain insight on a lot of things that only medically proficient writers would be able to tell you through their books. Reading healthy books also makes people inculcate a healthy lifestyle by making them aware by themselves solely through the means of reading.

We hope you take up reading as a new year resolution and while you are at it you switch to buying second hand books thus adding to saving the environment and your own money. Bookends is an online marketplace for buying and selling used books and pre-loved books with shipping all over the UAE. Discover our wide variety of second-hand books at the most affordable prices.