To become a flexible reader, you need to know how to select and use a reading style that is consistent(一致的) with your purpose of reading. 【小题1】 Each has its own purpose. Read to learn about the three reading styles used by flexible readers.

   Do you remember the last time you read a book or a magazine? 【小题1】? If you’re one of those who don’t have a habit of reading regularly, you might be really out. Here are some benefits of reading.

1. Stress Reduction

No matter how much pressure you have at work or in daily life, it all just slips away when you lose yourself in a great story. 【小题2】.

2. Knowledge

3. 【小题4】

The more you read, the more words you gain exposure to. As a result, this will gradually enlarge your everyday vocabulary. Then you might become more knowledgeable and well-spoken, which can increase your self-confidence and even help you get promotions more quickly.

4. Better Writing Skills

Exposure to well-written works has a great effect on your own writing. In other words, writing styles of other authors will influence your own work. 【小题5】.

Now that reading has so many benefits, step away from your computer and go hunting for something new to read!

   If you're a book lover，you will have a pile of books at your bedside，or a bookshelf in your library with a "to read" sign on it. Yet you can't stop yourself from adding to the pile. This can lead to feelings of guilt（自责）over your new purchases. But I'm here to tell you to stop worrying.

What you have is an antilibrary，and it's a very good thing. The term comes from writer Umberto Eco. He is the owner of a large personal library. He separates visitors into two groups: those who react with "Wow！What a library you have！How many of these books have you read？"and the others who get the point that a private library is not something to show off（发耀）but a research tool. Books you have read are far less valuable than unread ones. Indeed，the more you know，the larger the rows of unread books. Let us call this collection an antilibrary.

If you think you already know everything about a subject，you're cutting yourself off from a stream of information at an artificial point. So a growing library of books you haven't read means you're consistently curious about the unknown. And that attitude is a great basis of a lifelong love of learning.

So don't feel guilty about your unread books. Those hooks will be there for you when you do want them，and as you build your library of books you have read and unread books，you can start using it as you would use a bigger library. Certain books may become references. Or you may find that a book you bought five years ago has special relevance（相关性）today. Letting the role of books evolve in your life is a healthy sign of curiosity. That's good for you and good for the world around you.

   Every day you have so much to read-official documents, friends' emails, textbooks, newspapers, and your favorite articles and an endless list. 【小题1】 Certainly yes.

【小题2】If you are attempting an exam where you have to comprehend the given paragraphs and answer questions in a limited time then you should know techniques of reading faster. 【小题3】 Yet, another technique for faster reading is skimming-you can use this for reading long emails or articles to get the main idea but obviously, you cannot use this while comprehending the given paragraphs in an exam. However, if you are reading for personal growth then it is not the number of books you have read but how much you have extracted（摘录）out of your readings【小题4】.

【小题5】If you are reading a textbook then keep a notepad and a pen ready to keep jotting（匆匆记下）all the main points. If you think that you will make notes on second reading then remember: there is no time for a second reading.

   Our most commonly held code for success is broken. Conventional wisdom（普遍看法）holds that if we work hard we will be more successful，and if we are more successful，then we’ll be happy. If we can just find that great job，win that next promotion，lose those five pounds，happiness will follow. But recent discoveries in the field of positive psychology have shown that this code is actually backward：Happiness fuels success，not the other way around. When we are positive，our brains become more engaged，creative，motivated，energetic，and productive at work. These discoveries have been repeatedly proved by rigid research in psychology and neuroscience（神经科学），management studies，and the bottom lines of organizations around the globe.

In The Happiness Advantage，Shawn Achor，who spent over a decade living，researching，and lecturing at Harvard University，draws on his own research—including one of the largest studies of happiness and potential at Harvard and others at companies like UBS to fix this broken code. Using stories and case studies from his work with CEOs of Fortune 500 in 42 countries，Achor explains how we can reprogram our brains to become more positive in order to gain a competitive ability at work.

Based on seven practical，actionable principles that have been tried and tested everywhere from classrooms to boardrooms，stretching from Argentina to Zimbabwe，he shows us how we can capitalize on The Happiness Advantage to improve our performance and maximize our potential.

A must-read for everyone trying to stand out in a world of increasing workloads and stress，The Happiness Advantage isn’t only about how to become happier at work. It’s about how to get the benefits of a happier and more positive mode of thinking to achieve the extraordinary in our work and in our lives.