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This doesn't make sense to me. When I'm reading, it feels like comprehension of ideas is the limiting factor, not optical recognition. A cursory internet searc
by comicjk 10y ago
This doesn't make sense to me. When I'm reading, it feels like comprehension of ideas is the limiting factor, not optical recognition.
A cursory internet search backs up this intuition:
https://persquaremile.com/2011/12/21/which-reads-faster-chinese-or-english/ https://persquaremile.com/2011/12/21/which-reads-faster-chin...
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2elbtp/do_average_reading_speeds_differ_for_various/ https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2elbtp/do_avera...
- reacweb 10y agoOne of my friend was a fast reader. I was astonished by how well he remembered a book he has read so fast. It seems that optical recognition is a distraction that reduce the focus on the ideas. When you read faster, this distraction is reduced.