Read at up to 1000 words per minute



I just tried and was flying at 700 wpm easy. Comprehension was fine. I'd get sick of focusing on it. This is great but what's even better is listening to the audio versions of books on x3 speed. Then you can still use your eyes and not be glued to one red letter.
 
i feel like im in that scene of the matrix when neo gets plugged in to learn shit.
 
If it's literature it wasn't meant to be read fast and if it's non-fiction just read/skim for the main points (usually found in sectional beginnings and endings). Speed reading is silly. Most individual words don't fucking mean anything.
 
It's good for consuming large amounts of information. I don't really think it's useful for fiction though.

My sister can read skim read books incredibly fast but she can't get as much out of a book as I do. Surely a big part of reading fiction is assigning depth to characters and imagining scenery, emotion etc. You can't really do that by reading like this.
 
RAZE1 said:
It's good for consuming large amounts of information. I don't really think it's useful for fiction though.

My sister can read skim read books incredibly fast but she can't get as much out of a book as I do. Surely a big part of reading fiction is assigning depth to characters and imagining scenery, emotion etc. You can't really do that by reading like this.
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With non-fiction, what I like to do is get an idea of where the author is making their main points - getting an idea of their thought-flow and focusing on where they're getting to the gist of their argument (the crescendo of the storyline so to speak) - and from that point do some skimming for supporting info.
 
Also, determining any possible motives/bias on the author or with the subject matter - before you even start reading - will likely save you time as well.
 
I saw it and thought it was really cool! I can see it being useful I you need to cover alot of material... For example, right now I'm reading a sociology book and it would be great to have something like that just to make sure I concentrate and not stop to come on wickedfire haha. I think it'd be pretty good just for the first exposure to a book, but for in depth studying I don't think it would be feasible. Not to mention fictional books.. I don't think that I could read a novel like that, leaves no room for me to laugh, cry (lol) and imagine the scenery etc etc... But all in all I think it's a useful tool in certain contexts.
 
avatar33 said:
http://www.wickedfire.com/shooting-shit/179163-anyone-tried-speed-reading.html
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droplister said:
http://www.wickedfire.com/shooting-shit/179093-spritz-seems-legit.html
http://www.wickedfire.com/shooting-shit/179163-anyone-tried-speed-reading.html
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Fatbat said:
Sorry. Figured since the designboom article was recent, and that I hadn't seen it posted in the last few days, that it mustn't have been posted already :(
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Back atcha. I notice you weren't the original poster either.
 
I speed read documents all the time but certainly not for books (fiction).

On the subject of books, I'm just finishing Iain Banks' last book - The Quarry (well I'm about 20 pages from the end) and I will give it a thumbs-up. Perhaps not as enjoyable as some of his earlier works, but definitely worth a read. (not speed read).
 
Back when concentration was an issue, I used to read with the audiobooks speed up and the print book in front of me. Worked great.

This device, on the other hand ... I'd probably develop epilepsy.

And I've recently been learning to enjoy reading slowly. Amazing how lovely words can be.
 
For those of you that moved to The Old Reader when GOOG reader closed shop >> Spritz is now available for use through their interface
 
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