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I've never quite seen the point of speed reading. When I read, it's either to look up some information I need, or for entertainment. In the former case, it's mu
by rwallace 11y ago
I've never quite seen the point of speed reading. When I read, it's either to look up some information I need, or for entertainment. In the former case, it's much more efficient to just look for the particular information and avoid reading most of the text at all. In the latter case, speed reading would make the entertainment run out faster.
- kqr 11y agoI'm currently (finally!) reading 2001. I was half a page from the end of a chapter when my train was seconds from stopping where I wanted to get off. Thanks to speed reading, I could finish the chapter and put the book down in my bag before leaving the train!
- clentaminator 11y agoEvery other commuter I see seems to solve this problem by reading while they're walking, head down, oblivious to their surroundings.
- StavrosK 11y ago> In the latter case, speed reading would make the entertainment run out faster. That is also why I watch all my movies at half speed!
- maldusiecle 11y agoParticularly in the context of academia, speed reading or skimming a large number of texts may be useful for keeping up-to-date in one's field, or for quickly surveying a number of approaches to a problem before investigating those which seem most useful or interesting.