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Maximizing words-per-minute throughput is not a useful goal for reading; what about comprehension? (I find I get distracted more easily these days; I suspect t
by cstross 16y ago
Maximizing words-per-minute throughput is not a useful goal for reading; what about comprehension?
(I find I get distracted more easily these days; I suspect too much use of the internet has damaged my ability to focus for hours on end on a book. I catch myself looking away from the page and zoning out every couple of minutes. That is something to work on -- maintaining focus on the task at hand -- and so I'm trying to re-train myself to read books.)
- Retric 16y agoComprehension tends to increase as WPM increases up to 500 or so WMP. Above 500WPM the trend is less clear and probably depends on the individual and how redundant the text. As I understand it the faster you read the more stuff you can keep in short term memory so the easier it is to make connections though different sections of text. At the extreme consider how hard it would be to read one page of a book over the course of a year.