BOOKS ! They are our windows to other places, times, and ideas. Little can compare with curling up with a good book and getting lost in another world. Studies have shown that the human brain responds differently and with more connection when we are reading than when we are watching tv for instance. Your imagination is stimulated and your mind is engaged in multiple ways. Reading is also a fantastic way to relive our stress by getting totally immersed in another place and forgetting the boss, work, the bills and other stresses that weigh on us constantly.