Reading is the most effective way to calm down, faster than music, a walk or a cup of tea, it normalizes our heart rate and relieves muscle tension.
“Six minutes of silent reading is enough to reduce stress levels by almost 70%, and the genre of the book does not matter,” said British neuropsychologist David Lewis, author of the study. While reading, we focus on the plot of the book and forget about reality, at this moment the biochemical processes of the body normalize, the mechanism of self-control turns on and a sense of balance returns to us.