Comments on: 7 Keys to Reading Faster

By: Anton Leonard

Anton Leonard — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:04:08 +0000

If reading is such a pleasure, why would anyone want to speed it up? I can understand why one would prefer to speed read a boringly dry academic text book, but reading great works of fiction can be a joyful experience that should be savored. Don’t speed read; slow read.

By: arif

arif — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:40:48 +0000

comprehensive and well written, (the whole time i was trying ro read faster :P )

By: James Herman

James Herman — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 05:13:07 +0000

Interesting article. I didn’t even realize about the subvocalization, I don’t recall ever doing that. From the time I was little, I actually tried to slow down my reading because I finished books too fast and had no access to new ones . . . when I was 8 or 9 I would read books upside down so it would take longer. Now, as an adult with very little free time, I’m pretty happy I have the ability to read fast!

By: April

April — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 22:35:19 +0000

Pointing definitely helps. Not subvocalizing for me is very hard to do, but I don’t mind. Nearly all of my reading is done for pleasure, and I tend to read reasonably fast. Although nothing like some of the speed readers on here! I have managed to read 62 books so far this year. I’ll have to try not subvocalizing. Great article!

By: Eli Shemluck

Eli Shemluck — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:41:15 +0000

Good post. My biggest struggle is the "Active Reading" part. Way too often I'll be reading, 20 minutes will pass, and I realize I hardly absorbed anything... mainly because my mind is wandering, and I'm more just going through the motions vs. actively reading, paying attention, and seeking out the information I want. ITIL Certification

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 27 May 2011 19:38:47 +0000

Excellent tips - #1 is an oldie but a goodie :-) I still feel a little embarrassed when I'm on a train or in another public area as I scroll my finger across the page, Lol. Maybe one of these other tips can take its place! Social Worker

By: Marc

Marc — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 03:36:50 +0000

I could have read this article faster if it was more succinctly written.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:22:37 +0000

This is great! There is one thing I do recommend though, spreeder.com.
It’s a site that paces your readings for you so you won’t have to use a pointer and you can set your words/minute to the exact measurement. Also, you touched up on the “upper-reading-limit” – there’s something I wanted to add to that. You want to read at your normal pace for a good 1-2minutes, then speed up the pace by 1.75x for 30-45seconds, and finally drop the pace down to 1.25x the original pace for 1 minute. This is proven to work because you are pushing your upper bounds then dropping it will seem like you adjusted back to your original speed.

By: mindassistfeed

mindassistfeed — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 07:42:23 +0000

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By: Female Photog

Female Photog — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 18:42:13 +0000

Found this just as I was making my 2011 reading list! My to-read list is loooong, but these tips will help.