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80% -20% rate
What does 80% comprehension mean? That you understand 80% of the words you read?
80% of the concepts? 80% of the sentences? That you could repeat back 80% of the
words?
Get 80% of the information in 20% of the time by simply reading the title, subtitle,
bold type, last paragraph and first paragraph--spend only 30-45 seconds. Then reflect
on the relevance of the information for you. If it is important to read more, go
to the next step. Otherwise, find another article.
Take 1-2 minutes to skim through the article to find the core idea. Know what
is being expressed. Do you need more details? If not, find another article.
Read lightly and flexibly. Know what you need. Slow down to fulfill your purpose,
answering questions that are most important to you. Since very few words carry the
meaning, speed up to pass redundant or useless information.
Habitually returning to what is already read, that usually decreases the speed
of reading, no longer happens. Reading each word individually becomes unnecessary
because skillful fast readers do not individualize the text when reading at high
speeds. You become accustomed to grasping a whole word or a group of words at one
glance. In this way you activate your peripheral vision facilities. You study how
to read without haste, because the program responds to the speed you have chosen
and does not react to your haste.
What is speed reading.
You can read faster!
Why do most of us tend to read light materials so slowly?
- First, because that is how we first learned to read.
- Second, because it's now a comfortable habit.
- Third, because we're afraid we'll "miss something" or "lose comprehension"
if we skip a few words.
Speed reading techniques
Remember these two things and enhance your reading speed:
- Make sure your text is fairly easy for you. You should know something about
the subject matter and have no major problems with the vocabulary, style, or
ideas. Don't expect to read Scientific American or Spinoza's philosophy rapidly
and with full comprehension the first time through, unless you are a scientist
or philosopher.
- Make sure your purpose for reading. Do you need to memorize the contents
of the material? Discuss it in detail? Savor the style? Are you aiming at 100
percent understanding of new, difficult principles, as when you study-read a
textbook? If so, don't expect a fast, once-through reading to be sufficient.
Your purpose should not be study or analysis (although a single rapid reading
prior to study or analysis is often very useful). Your purpose when you decide
to rapid read should be general information and enjoyment.
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| > Habitually returning to what is already read, that
usually decreases the speed of reading, no longer happens. Reading each word
individually becomes unnecessary because skillful fast readers do not
individualize the text when reading at high speeds. |
| > You become accustomed to grasping a whole word or a
group of words at one glance. In this way you activate your peripheral vision
facilities. You study how to read without haste, because the program responds to
the speed you have chosen and does not react to your haste. The "Magic Speed
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| > Speed reading is not magic :) |
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