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Sorry, but that is absolutely not true. Notice that every statement you use to back up your premise contains "I". You may not be an effective speed reader or ha

Sorry, but that is absolutely not true. Notice that every statement you use to back up your premise contains "I". You may not be an effective speed reader or haven't been able to properly train yourself, but your blanket statement that speed reading "doesn't work to really understand anything" is completely absurd. The goal of speed reading is to increase the rate at which you can _comprehend_ what you read, not just increasing the number of words your read per minute. My dad practiced speed reading while getting his PhD in business management precisely so that he could read the mountains of dense, academic research he needed to in less time. He can read and comprehend fully around 600 wpm. Try telling him that it doesn't work to really understand anything. It's not something you can master in a week or even a month. It takes a long period of dedicated practice but it can definitely help anyone willing to commit to the training.

brokenmindsets 16y ago
Hi dlnovell, I am trying to learn this skill. Any advice or book recommendations? Do you speed read well also, or does your comment only pertain to your father? Thanks!
- dlnovell 16y ago
  The program my dad used was developed by Evelyn Wood. It's old school, and one of the main techniques is underlining each line of text with your finger or a pen, so it doesn't really work as well for reading on a computer. However, once you train with underlining on paper, your speed without it will still be significantly faster than before. It would probably work normally on a kindle or ipad. I dabbled with it when I was in high school and had something like a 50% speed up after a week, but I'm not a particularly disciplined student. I'm sure that if I had kept with it I'd have been able to double or triple my reading speed.
  - brokenmindsets 16y ago
    Hi dlnovell, thank's for the response! I have a book on the Evelyn Wood technique named The Evelyn Wood Seven-Day Speed Reading and Learning Program which I believe was written by someone who used to work for Evelyn Wood rather than by Evelyn herself. I haven't been able to get my hands on the original Evelyn Wood training material as of yet. It is really great to hear feedback from someone that this technique has worked for. Thanks again.
  - strayrocket 16y ago
    You can also use something like QuickReader (http://www.quickreader.net http://www.quickreader.net) on the iPhone which implements the guide with a highlight or underline. You can copy and paste text into the app or download books from sites like Feedbooks.com.
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Gormo 16y ago
Right, I've explained my opinion of speed reading techniques by describing my experience of having tried them. This is the actual, factual experience I've had attempting to use speed reading - on what basis can you say that this is "absolutely not true"? Perhaps you're trying to make an implicit point regarding subjectivity vs. objectivity, but if this is the case, I'd point out that (a) the effectiveness of speed reading is an inherently subjective question, and (b) you responded to my anecdote with only your own anecdote, despite explicitly making an absolute claim.

brokenmindsets 16y ago

Hi dlnovell, I am trying to learn this skill. Any advice or book recommendations? Do you speed read well also, or does your comment only pertain to your father? Thanks!

dlnovell 16y ago
The program my dad used was developed by Evelyn Wood. It's old school, and one of the main techniques is underlining each line of text with your finger or a pen, so it doesn't really work as well for reading on a computer. However, once you train with underlining on paper, your speed without it will still be significantly faster than before. It would probably work normally on a kindle or ipad. I dabbled with it when I was in high school and had something like a 50% speed up after a week, but I'm not a particularly disciplined student. I'm sure that if I had kept with it I'd have been able to double or triple my reading speed.
- brokenmindsets 16y ago
  Hi dlnovell, thank's for the response! I have a book on the Evelyn Wood technique named The Evelyn Wood Seven-Day Speed Reading and Learning Program which I believe was written by someone who used to work for Evelyn Wood rather than by Evelyn herself. I haven't been able to get my hands on the original Evelyn Wood training material as of yet. It is really great to hear feedback from someone that this technique has worked for. Thanks again.
- strayrocket 16y ago
  You can also use something like QuickReader (http://www.quickreader.net http://www.quickreader.net) on the iPhone which implements the guide with a highlight or underline. You can copy and paste text into the app or download books from sites like Feedbooks.com.

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Gormo 16y ago

Right, I've explained my opinion of speed reading techniques by describing my experience of having tried them. This is the actual, factual experience I've had attempting to use speed reading - on what basis can you say that this is "absolutely not true"? Perhaps you're trying to make an implicit point regarding subjectivity vs. objectivity, but if this is the case, I'd point out that (a) the effectiveness of speed reading is an inherently subjective question, and (b) you responded to my anecdote with only your own anecdote, despite explicitly making an absolute claim.