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Profitable ways of spending lesure time

It probably will be controversial to say that one of the most profitable ways of spending leisure time can be playing video games. People tend to think that playing video games is a waste of time and the prejudice is so common that no one ever rethinks the subject considerably. It would be dishonest, however, not to collide the above with one of the most appreciated ways of spending free time: reading books. So lets have a look on the both of them and compare them leaving the prejudices at home.

Without a doubt, reading books has gained probably the most positive image as one of the most profitable ways of spending leisure time. Indeed, a good book can influence you, change the way you perceive surrounding world, deliver knowledge, and make you rethink your attitude to your own life. But is it so common? And what exactly does it mean "a good book"? How much do you really learn from reading, let's say, Fifty Shades of Grey? Is it inevitable to learn something from the Wither series? It goes without saying that just reading anything trains your language skills, but is there always something else? In all probability one could hardly find much more profitable outcomes in reading belles-lettres. So it is needless to say that it is the choice of the book that makes it developing and ennobling.

On the other hand playing video games is not as mindless and pointless as one may think. Down from the early eighties there is a high number of trustworthy, detailed and scientifically accurate research which shows how profitable gamming can be. The first point to bear in mind is that the greatest benefit from playing video games is the development of visuo-spatial abilities of the gamers. One who plays video games is more able to rotate, reconstruct and transform visual forms in mind than the one who does not have such a habit. What is more however, gamers appear to be more able in mathematic skills, logical thinking, drawing conclusions out of some clues and even - what may seem really counterintuitive - are more sociable than nongamers. That is to say, social relations of young gammers are deeper, and wider than the ones of who don't play games.

So let me propose such a conclusion of the topic, that while it may seem that reading books is more profitable, this is the playing games which is more enriching, developing and constructive. By and large people who spend their leisure time by playing video games will gain much more than the ones who just read easy going belles-lettres. So be warned. If you really want to profit from your book habit chose wisely, go for non-fiction genre or just read acclaimed, canonic classics or... change it and try some video games.