Das behauptet zumindest Albert Mohler. Er beruft sich dabei auf eine neue Studie, die zeigt, dass Lesen aus mehreren Alternativen (wie Kaffee, Musik und Spaziergängen) diejenige ist, die den meisten Stress abbaut und das Gehirn herunterfährt. Als Grund führen die Psychologien an, dass „the human mind has to concentrate on reading and the distraction of being taken into a literary world eases the tensions in muscles and the heart.“
Mohler fasst zusammen:
„The power of words on the page is incredible. The experience of reading requires mental attention and the investment of imagination. Creativity characterizes the reading mind, because reading brings a constant flow of ideas, thoughts, impressions, suggestions, and mental images.
No other experience brings the same ability to transport the imagination and to transfer ideas. Those who would lead, must read. Those who would learn, must learn to be avid and skilled readers.
Now we have even more reason to read books — and to advocate libraries, reading, and the literary experience. Who knew that reading was good for your health? Of course, reading is even more closely linked to mental development, intellectual growth, and, as reading Christians know, spiritual growth as well.“
Liebe Kommilitonen, ich glaube, das enthält hier ein paar ganz wichtige Erkenntnisse für uns! 
