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Maybe this doesn't answer your question, but I've always believed reading a book is not a race. In my experience, taking my time to understand, or re-reading,

by niix 11y ago

Maybe this doesn't answer your question, but I've always believed reading a book is not a race. In my experience, taking my time to understand, or re-reading, something has always helped me retaining knowledge. I think trying to find ways to retain what you've read versus how fast you've read something will be more beneficial in the long run. In addition, by become better a reader and retaining what you've read, I believe your speed will increase naturally. My issue was staying focused on what I've read without wandering off somewhere else in my brain. With patience and a little devotion, I was able to overcome that and find the true joy in reading.

aliencat 11y ago
I agree that retaining information is most important. I often suffer from forgetting everything I read. Do you have any tips on how to remember what you read?
- niix 11y ago
  As weird as it may seem, I just Googled something like "how to get better at reading". And I found some tips, one of this biggest take-aways for me was to re-read something if you find yourself wandering, and make sure you really understand what you're reading. There have been times I've read several pages, or hell even a chapter, and looked back and realized I was zoned out. The important thing is to recognize this and go back, eventually the focus will come naturally. I use a Kindle to read and one of my favorite features is the ability to look up a word I don't know. I make sure to do this every time I come across a word I don't know or don't understand given the context. If you don't have this ability, use a dictionary or something of the like. Also a good tip was reading out loud, or mouthing the words while you read. Hope this helps!
- rokhayakebe 11y ago
  You are reading but you are not concentrating. You brain is going at a much faster rate than your reading speed, which also contributes to the problem. I suffer the same problem.

by niix 11y ago

aliencat 11y ago

I agree that retaining information is most important. I often suffer from forgetting everything I read. Do you have any tips on how to remember what you read?

niix 11y ago
As weird as it may seem, I just Googled something like "how to get better at reading". And I found some tips, one of this biggest take-aways for me was to re-read something if you find yourself wandering, and make sure you really understand what you're reading. There have been times I've read several pages, or hell even a chapter, and looked back and realized I was zoned out. The important thing is to recognize this and go back, eventually the focus will come naturally. I use a Kindle to read and one of my favorite features is the ability to look up a word I don't know. I make sure to do this every time I come across a word I don't know or don't understand given the context. If you don't have this ability, use a dictionary or something of the like. Also a good tip was reading out loud, or mouthing the words while you read. Hope this helps!
rokhayakebe 11y ago
You are reading but you are not concentrating. You brain is going at a much faster rate than your reading speed, which also contributes to the problem. I suffer the same problem.