Read a Solomon Exam Guide … and Live Longer

When you’re preparing for a securities exam, and you read a Solomon Exam Prep textbook, not only are you improving your chances of passing, but you’re also improving your odds of living longer. According to a new study published in Social Science & Medicine: Continue reading

When you’re preparing for a securities exam, and you read a Solomon Exam Prep textbook, not only are you improving your chances of passing, but you’re also improving your odds of living longer. According to a new study published in Social Science & Medicine:

  • On average, book readers live 23 months longer than individuals who don’t read books.
  • Books are protective regardless of gender, wealth, education, or health.

The authors Avni Bavishi, Martin Slade and Becca Levy write that there are two cognitive processes involved in reading books that could create a “survival advantage”. First, reading books promote the “slow, immersive process” of “deep reading,” a cognitive engagement that “occurs as the reader draws connections to other parts of the material, finds applications to the outside world, and asks questions about the content presented.”

“Cognitive engagement may explain why vocabulary, reasoning, concentration, and critical thinking skills are improved by exposure to books,” they write. Second, books “can promote empathy, social perception, and emotional intelligence, which are cognitive processes that can lead to greater survival,” they say.

In addition to improving their chances of living longer, securities exam students are likelier to pass and pass with a higher score, if they read an exam guide, according to Jeremy Solomon, president of Solomon Exam Prep.

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