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Free Your Thoughts: Relax and Reduce Stress Without Technology

Modern tech has made true relaxation quite hard, often leading to stress. You stare at your computer all day only to go home and stare at your screens most of the night. During the COVID-19 lockdown, screen time increased dramatically. According to Frontiers, screen time increased by 70 percent and there was also a significant ...

Nathan Machoka

Smiling woman lounging back on the couch.

Why Do Chinese People Hardly Read Books

A recent article written by an Indian engineer went viral on the Internet. The article’s title was: A Worrisome Sight: Chinese Dislike Reading. When the engineer was on a long flight from Shanghai, he observed many Chinese people playing with iPads, playing games, or watching movies. He did not see any Chinese people reading. That scene stuck ...

Max Lu

Asian woman traveler at the flight information screen in an airport.

Children Who Read Books Daily Score Higher on School Tests

When children read books daily outside school, it directly influences their academic performance, according to a major new study by the University of Malaga and UCL, which was published in the peer-reviewed journal Oxford Review of Education. Using longitudinal census data to look at more than 43,000 students aged 10 to 11 and then again ...

Troy Oakes

A mother going through a book with her child.