speed reading tips (slowed down by technology)

[old_timer]

when things used to be books or paper-based, i could read up 1000 words a minute
now i've slowed down but i can still do 800 for 2 hours a day
this technology is something else, though
i can only manage 600-700 on a kindle
my rate for pdfs or websites is atrocious (maybe 500 or so)
and internet message boards- forget it
seems like people keep getting more long-winded with all these extraneous paragraphs
i feel pressed to spend more time reading
meanwhile they stay real stingy with any actual info

for any trained speed readers, how can you keep up your speed with kindle and pdfs and websites??

 

[wheywhey]

If I want quick info I just read the first sentence of every paragraph until I get to the real information. If I have a choice of websites for the same story I go to the most obscure site. Visit the mobile version of sites if available.

I'm not a speed reader but I'm surprised your speed on paper and Kindle isn't roughly same especially if you are reading the same type of material. I've been cheating lately and listening to audiobooks. The speed is handled for me.

Websites and pdfs are problematic because of the varied formatting and graphics. I keep an envelope next to my laptop so that I can cover all of the nonsense on the right side of the screen from celebrity gossip to flashing graphics. Multi-page articles take time to load which slows your reading speed. Sometimes the text will start on the left side of the screen then dance around to the middle. That's very discombobulating to the reader.

Commercial sites like the NY Times are very wordy because people are less likely to post the entire article elsewhere. Instead they just post a link and the NY Times gets the traffic and ad revenue. Blogs are pain to read because people who write blogs enjoy extraneous prose.

 

[Snoopy Loops]

when things used to be books or paper-based, i could read up 1000 words a minute
now i've slowed down but i can still do 800 for 2 hours a day
this technology is something else, though
i can only manage 600-700 on a kindle
my rate for pdfs or websites is atrocious (maybe 500 or so)
and internet message boards- forget it
seems like people keep getting more long-winded with all these extraneous paragraphs
i feel pressed to spend more time reading
meanwhile they stay real stingy with any actual info

for any trained speed readers, how can you keep up your speed with kindle and pdfs and websites??

1000 words per minute. Are you even really reading at that speed?

I'm not too surprised though, my sister reads at a similar devilish speed. Reading 800 page books in like 4 hours


While I can barely read 30 pages a day...........

Anyway they got this app called velocity on the apple store which helps simulate speed reading. Only used it for a few days, but it seems legit

 

[wheywhey]

This Insane New App Will Allow You To Read Novels In Under 90 Minutes
http://elitedaily.com/news/technolo...allow-you-to-read-novels-in-under-90-minutes/

stealth mode” for three years, tinkering with their program and leasing it out to different ebooks, apps, and other platforms.

Now, Spritz is about to go public with Samsung’s new line of wearable technology.

Other apps have offered up similar types of rapid serial visual presentation to enhance reading speed and convenience on mobile devices in the past.

However, what Spritz does differently (and brilliantly) is manipulate the format of the words to more appropriately line them up with the eye’s natural motion of reading.

The “Optimal Recognition Point” (ORP) is slightly left of the center of each word, and is the precise point at which our brain deciphers each jumble of letters.

The unique aspect of Spritz is that it identifies the ORP of each word, makes that letter red and presents all of the ORPs at the same space on the screen.

In this way, our eyes don’t move at all as we see the words, and we can therefore process information instantaneously rather than spend time decoding each word.

The game done changed. Try it for yourself.

250 words per minute:

350 words per minute:

500 words per minute:

 

[old_timer]

i had seen this study- not sure how scientific it is
http://www.nngroup.com/articles/ipad-and-kindle-reading-speeds/
they talked about people losing 6.2% or 10.7% of their speed, respectively
i'm losing like 20% or more

thank you for those apps, i am going to check them out

 

[88m3]

what we really need is something for memory at the end of the day

 

[observe]

I used spritz on my ipad , but it doesn't work for certain PDFs...couldn't read thru my history text books..oh well.

 

[Bomberman]

Spreed on Google Chrome uses Spritz technology.

I love using Spritz before my thorough read through. I feel I go through the content easier and quicker, with higher comprehension.

Obviously I still want to improve in this regard though. Any brehs got advice for memory, maybe like nootropics/technoology?

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

Completely ignore single-syllable/3-letter/4-letter words + practice.

Same as with hardcopies.

Also, try increasing the size of your font and highlighting whole lines of text so you can use the 'Down' button to keep your place.​

 

[old_timer]

a lot can change in 20 months.. so bumping this up
Is spritz or something spritz based still the best for Android??
Any other thoughts??

 

[Cynic]

a lot can change in 20 months.. so bumping this up
Is spritz or something spritz based still the best for Android??
Any other thoughts??

What's your current reading speed ?

 

[old_timer]

What's your current reading speed ?

Lately I've been reading a bunch of pdfs at about 600-650 words per minute
Depends somewhat on the subject matter

The previous suggestions helped
but I already had a good base of speed reading experience going back to my college days