Read Slowly to Benefit Your Brain and Cut Stress | Wall Street Journal | September 2014
Slow readers list numerous benefits to a regular reading habit, saying
it improves their ability to concentrate, reduces stress levels and
deepens their ability to think, listen and empathize. The movement
echoes a resurgence in other old-fashioned, time-consuming pursuits that
offset the ever-faster pace of life, such as cooking the “slow-food”
way or knitting by hand.