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4. Writing a little bit at a time, consistently, builds momentum. Creatively, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. This starts the flywheel spinning.

3. Writing helps me connect with a higher purpose. It’s spiritually nourishing. It generates a positive, affirmative understanding of whatever I’m going through and I feel blessed after every experience.

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However, this comes with a caveat. Learning a language later in life can be challenging. While our brains are most adept at picking up languages during childhood, adults can still reap the same benefits if not more.

7. Better socioeconomic opportunities:. On a personal front, bilinguals have an opportunity to connect with more people and share high-quality experiences. Speaking two languages primes to learn even more languages easily.

6. Improved Divergent Thinking:. Bilinguals show enhanced divergent thinking skills. Divergent thinking is a process that involves generating multiple solutions to a problem. They generate solutions to problems by drawing on a wider range of linguistic and cultural resources.

5. Cognitive Reserves:. It is suggested that people develop a reserve of thinking ability that protects them against ageing and disease. Bilinguals on average suffer from dementia 4-5 years later. Bilinguals also recover from a stroke quickly.

4. Emotional intelligence:. Bilinguals are shockingly good at being empathetic and understanding the opposite POVs. This also improves the quality of relationships.

3. Thinking capacity:. In an experiment of sorting shapes, the kid who spoke two languages performed significantly quicker than the monolingual child. Bilingualism helps with expanded thinking capacity and clarity.

2. Healthy grey matter:. Proficiency in multiple languages reflects better health of grey matter which is also responsible for movements. Who knew speaking two languages or more helps you with sports?

1. Improved concentration levels:. Switching between two languages strengthens the brain's attention system, particularly in the frontal lobe. This may explain why immigrants who come to the US often perform significantly better in school.

Let's talk about some real benefits of being bilingual:.

In the 1960s, bilingualism was considered as a handicap. Now, in 2023, it's a superpower. Being bilingual is a lesser-known self-improvement skill. Learning a language is the mental equivalent of a gym.