Cabinets of information crashing into your skull… Can you handle it?
Speed reading can be your life saver.
My second semester at the university, I wished for Edgar Cayce’s ability to sleep on a book and download it. (Ever have more pages to read than hours in the day?) Luckly a classmate decided to do a workshop on “How to Speed Read” after taking pity on us ignorant souls.
Heck, I didn’t know you could learn how to speed read (thought it was one of those X-Man like deals you had to be born with). After the workshop, I became a fanatic. Hunted down whatever I could find at the library, bookstore, and online. Let me summarize for you…
3 QUICK TIPS TO SPEED READING
1. Use a pointer (like your finger) to follow along while you’re reading.
2. Quickly flip through the whole book page by page (before reading it).
3. Practice not “saying” the words (this is what really slows you down).
Evelyn Wood, the original gangsta of speed reading, and her mad skills still live on. Yeah, I was hooked before running into her techniques, but now it’s a straight up reading addiction.
I created the above video to help you get started. Who knows, you may have to join Readers Anonymous.
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Speed reading is great to get an overview of a book and it’s content. I think if you need nitty-gritty specifics, then speed reading is not the best way to go about getting that; but I do think it can be a great starting point when starting a study session. Getting an overview of the themes and concepts to be explored is really an excellent starting point. Plus, going over some of the bold faced terms and headlines, you can create an excellent outline to work off of!