by Open mind 11 Replies latest jw friends
Here's a shout out to any who may have tried increasing their reading speed and comprehension.
Have you tried any particular methods, courses, books, etc?
If so, with what success? What do you recommend? Or not?
Open Mind
p.s. If it takes you more than 2 seconds to read this, YOU'RE NOT WORTHY!!!
I took speed reading courses in school that also helped you to increase you comprehension. The basic tactic was to learn to read in groups of words and to think the same way to improve comprehension. It does work, but like everything else the more you actuallt practise it, the better it works.
If you start reading too fast you will fnish a book before you realize it's boring.
Open Mind, it took me 4 seconds to read
Not worthy here.lol
I think it took me 2.1 seconds to read that.
BFD
Speed reading is a joke. I took a course in high school and scored very high. I am naturally a fast reader, a good 200-300 pages a day depending on the subject matter.
Reading should be a joy and reflecting upon what you have read is part of the joy. Reading for speed is just that.
Take your time, read at your own speed. I always feel a little sad when I turn the last page and close a book that I have really enjoyed.
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restrangled:
Reading should be a joy and reflecting upon what you have read is part of the joy. Reading for speed is just that.
Take your time, read at your own speed. I always feel a little sad when I turn the last page and close a book that I have really enjoyed.
Amen sistah! I've always felt this way. I've tried a couple different "methods" and I've been able to "crank it up" considerably when I force myself to. But it's hard work and my comprehension is a little (sometimes a lot) sketchier. I certainly don't enjoy it.
Still, if there is a method that is BOTH enjoyable to use (once you've learned it) and significantly boosts your speed, I'd like to hear about it. I'm guessing it's probably like looking for the "Fountain of Youth", but I felt compelled to ask. I was looking back over my "Great Books" thread and was feeling a little overwhelmed/depressed.
Open Mind
I used to dabble with reading faster. Evilyn Woods had a speed reading course. Maybe it would be good if you were in school. After a while you realize youve read everything there is and either you get it or you dont and there is no hurry. I guess you arent there yet. Try Evilyn Woods.
If you want to read a college anatomy, physiology book. I dont think you can speed read that.
If you want to read pulp fiction, you can speed read that but what's the point. You are reading to kill time.
I've just started a book called How To Read a Book by Mortimer Adler, and although it may sound remedial and is not intended as a speed reading method, it makes a lot of good points and presents the whole process in a logical, systematic way. Basically the process involves 4 stages: 1) Elementary reading which is just knowing what the words mean, 2) Skimming previewing where you read the preface, table of contents, index, blurb etc. 3) Analytical reading where you really look at the structure as well as the content, and finally 4) Syntopical reading where you read multiple books on the same subject. At the moment I am at a part where it makes the point about the expository nature of books both fiction and non-fiction, and it just makes sense to get an idea of what kind of book it is and then read it accordingly. In short it seems to emphasize knowing both what the book is about and how it says what it says, and base your approach on that. As far as speed goes, the author points out it is all a matter of the APPROPRIATE speed, depending on the material rather than just trying to cover a lot of ground in a little time. The only place where speed is suggested is after the skimming/preview stage where you read it all the way through to get an overall view of the book as a whole, (and then not necessarily extra fast, just not stopping) but then the second two steps involving comprehension is another matter. I expect it to be good in terms of getting the most out of the time spent reading, even if it isn't faster there's going to be better bang for your buck in terms of understanding when you employ an active reading process.
