I noticed that people in medical fields tend to be really meticulous and have excellent time management when it comes to reading. Thanks for the advice! 😀
Which makes me believe that this video could be a starter course for general rules of thumb to read like him. But also that the speedy style he warned against while retaining comprehension is still possible if practiced.
This reminds me of the Henry Ford quote “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” Instead of looking for ways to increase content consumption, we should look to improve our method of consumption. Insightful.
That's a great quote! Reminds me of Thomas Kuhn's idea of paradigm shift and scientific revolutions, which is implicit when Slavoj Žižek compares Ptolemy's earth-centered astronomy to a discipline in crisis, and a "true 'Copernican' revolution" to a transformation of the basic framework.
You know that an hilarious point, and I do it all of the time for videos without a second thought. And your comment makes me feel like yeah, maybe it is ok to do it with reading lol it's feels wrong lol but maybe it's so wrong it's right 😂😂😂
I think it actually is a worthwhile strategy, the authors of books or videos just hate it, because they focus so much on their one book and don't grasp that other people have constant time constraints 🤔
?[growing new brain connections] 1. Don't have to read all the words -author swags, exaggerates. So cut through other person's (author's) thoughts. 2. Use map. Read summaries, or discussions before reading. -scan through, and judge for yourself what's relevant, and irrelevant. if relevant, read slow, or with extra focus, & really understand. If irrelevant, skim. -reading text books; use table of contents, and diagrams, and focus on material that matters to better understand concepts u actually wanna learn about, rather than reading page 1 to last. 3.Approach all books with purpose, know the why of what. 4. The trio; - ?whatever. avoid passive reading. use active and applied reading together, ig? exercise 1. Is this concept relevant to me exercise 2. be critical, analyze, think. play devil's advocate to better understand. exercise 3. can u explain it to others? record urself if not sure. exercise 4. was knowing what u read useful, can it be applied in real life, is this useful in long term? 5. note taking useless. -well fuck. -true, I won't be coming back to this, but note taking helps in interacting with inflow of information better?! summary; skim. (actively read) kek. smh.
Kek Dk y i find this so adorable, but I can state a few relevant guesses: 1. I read a lot and I take notes too. 2. They look similar in spirit as well. (I may be mistaken simply cos I don't see many notes other take and kinda improved it out of necessity myself) 3. It helped me remember what issues I've had w it so fk whatever he says. 4. I'm now motivated to engage w u. (Rejoice lol) ~Obligatory hivemind thanks o7
Just don’t write down the notes verbatim what it says in the book; write down what you understand of it and try to condense the information down to its essence, then think about whether a random person would understand what you wrote? It’s the same concept as teaching someone something to understand it.
This is great for technical reading, textbooks, manuals, journals, scholarly articles, and the like. Obviously, we want to digest literature in a different way.
This exactly! I feel that this should definitely be clarified for a lot of people, because obviously fictional stories or narratives can’t really be skimmed in such a way
The type of studies the world of scientific empirical studies is full of can be read at this rate. Other types of writing typically require deeper reading.
I watch movies at 10x speed. I have seen so many movies. I dont remember any of them and they have no emotional impact on me but Its quite the flex. Just read books like a normal person folks. Meaningful ideas take time to digest. Stop trying to speedrun your life
I mix it up. The “books” I read (usually novels) fast are usually action oriented and I’m listening to fast paced music so it just works with the flow. When I’m reading different areas for personal learning rather than academic learning I’ll put on some classical music and just enjoy myself. When I read for school depending on the subject, then I’ll vary my speed accordingly, history/ social sciences is usually faster and more technical courses like physics or higher level calculus I’ll usually read at a slower pace to absorb more thoroughly
I had the same thought at 3:35. Paraphrasing might not be useful for remembering stuff but they definitely deepen understanding, much more so if you do it yourself. I always take longer to study a concept than my classmates do but my understanding is also always much deeper and more thorough than theirs. They remember things while I instead rebuild them in my mind each time until they become second nature to me. However, although this works for me in maths and physics, I don’t suppose it would work for a medicine student. I guess that’s the reason why all the “I read 1k pages a day” people turn out to be in the field of medicine.
00:00 📚 Reading faster isn't about cramming more words, it's about learning faster and retaining information effectively. 02:35 🗺 Before diving into a book, get a summarized version to build a mental map of its content. 06:06 🎭 Reading for entertainment is different from reading to learn; have a clear purpose for each reading session. 10:47 🧠 Engage in active reading by reviewing, debating, and teaching what you learn to ensure deep understanding. 13:08 📝 Merely highlighting or taking notes isn't effective; engage with the material actively to strengthen memory and understanding.
I once had a teacher who taught me that the trick to reading through a textbook chapter is to read the chapter summary at the end first then read the rest.
I was going to calm myself down and just leave this video and do something better with my life. However, after some thought, I figured my opinion would help some people out there. The title, content and execution of this video are just misleading. This is more of a 'how to skim textbooks better' video than a 'how to read faster' one. It reduces literature to a simple task, to something you do just to accomplish a certain academic deadline or to understand something you don't really care about. To claim you read a 1000 pages in an especific amount of time is to claim that you, in fact, did exactly just that. If you are looking for a certain concept explanation in an extensive textbook, skimming is great. But to genuinely achieve a real conection to the book in every way, slowly reading and caring about every single detail is the way to go. Apologise about any mistake, I'm not a native speaker. Hope you have a good day.
This only works with non-fiction. If i ever come across a guy that says that he read crime and punishment in a day i wil ask him "Do you also brag about having sex in five seconds?'
Yeah exactly as he mentioned in the video. That's reading for entertainment purposes, and if you wanna argue that classic literature is read by nearly nobody for entertainment purposes, this doesn't exclude inspiration and art of any kind through *fictional* stories, as they are less of mental but of emotional/cultural value
My father was a naturally rapid reader. Crime and Punishment is only 492 pages with a word count of 208, 016. He could have read that in well under 2 hours. He usually read at least the book a day, the thicker the better, plus some magazines and a newspaper or 2. Unfortunately, I read slower than average. A book that long would take me 10 + times longer. He didn't know how to tell me how he read so fast. He just didn't know. It just happened. I can't say he was a savant because he had several exceptional skills.
I cant belive he reads 500 pages in 2 hours. The normal reader reads 100 pages in 2.8 hours, so 2h 45min. 500 pages would take a normal person like 16 hours. So he would need to read x8 as fast while still having comprehension? No way @@FloydHamel
Great stuff! So, practicing the "Professor" role, here's a summary: When trying to learn, realize: it's impossible for authors to write exactly what you need in a concise way. So forget about speed reading tricks, or taking notes and highlighting, and, instead, use this framework tofocus on getting to the useful information and retaining it: 1) Before, or preparation - have a purpose before consuming the material. What is it that you want to learn? - pre-read the material: get a summary; have a "map" of the material. 2) Read - with the map in mind, as you are reading the material, make flash judgements about each paragraph: is it useful or is it fluff (repetition, transition, irrelevant)? - if reading a textbook,go straight to the parts that are useful to you. 3) Engage your brain You remember information that you use, rather than passively consume. So, as you are reading, practice on or more of these exercises: - summarize the content, - debate with the content; try to come up with contrary information or arguments, - explain the content (to someone, or record yourself), - future you: how will you use this information? How will it make your life better? Imagine yourself using it. And remember: if you are reading for pleasure, just read for pleasure. This is a framework for reading with a practical purpose.
I actually read for entertainment so I read slow and even google definitions often and sometimes even pronunciation and I'm glad you mentioned (flow) because great entertainment writers definitely have an outstanding writing flow that just sounds like a great story being told in your head...
Some books take months and years to write, so I don't see most readers grasping the content of a book in a day. I get reading past parts that I'm already familiar with and when I understand the author's main points I can move on. But a good author shares insights, quotes, or complex ideas that will be missed if reading 1000 pages a day. That's not really reading. That's skimming for ideas.
Agreed! And this is also strictly for nonfiction as a story simply shouldn’t be glanced over (though there can be exceptions). And to any that argue there’s no learning or wisdom in fiction then either find a better story or get to asking questions throughout.
@@asatht55 , okay. Explain. I listened almost to the end. I book read everyday, and the only way I could read say a 350 page book in one day is not do anything else all day. I’ve read a few shorter books in a weekend because I had a lot of prior knowledge about the subjects. But to read an entire book everyday would either mean not doing anything else or basically skimming pages of the books.
@spoonFedStudy, Great job debunking those speed reading fad! 1. **Selective Reading** - Not every word is essential. Skip the fluff. - Authors often include unnecessary details. - Focus on what's relevant to your needs. 2. **Use of a Map** - Start with summaries (e.g., SparkNotes, Wikipedia) to understand the core ideas. - Treat each book as uncharted territory; a map helps navigate efficiently. 3. **Purpose-Driven Reading** - Approach books with a clear question or problem to solve. - Skip irrelevant sections to focus on what truly matters. #### The Trio of Brain Functions 1. **Passive Reading (The Collector)** - Collects information without deep processing. - Less effective for long-term retention. 2. **Active Reading (The Curator)** - Critically assess what to read and what to skip. - Focus on integrating essential information. 3. **Applied Reading (The Connector)** - Engage deeply with the material to form long-lasting brain connections. - Apply what you read through practical exercises. - Combine active recall with first-time reading by paraphrasing and making connections. #### Practical Exercises for Applied Reading 1. **The Review** - Assess if the concept is new, relevant, or applicable to your purpose. 2. **The Debate** - Critically evaluate the material, questioning and connecting with existing knowledge. 3. **The Professor** - Simplify and explain the material as if teaching it to someone else. 4. **Future You** - Consider the impact of what you've learned on your future self. #### Three-Step Framework for Effective Reading 1. **Preparation** - Define your purpose and question for reading. - Use summaries to create a roadmap of the book's essential ideas. 2. **Active Reading** - Skip non-essential content. Use your roadmap and purpose as guides. - Focus on digesting and understanding key concepts. 3. **Application** - Immediately apply what you've learned to cement it into long-term memory. #### Conclusion - Reading efficiently involves selective focus, purpose-driven engagement, and applying information to form lasting memories. - With practice, this approach can significantly improve both your reading speed and information retention.
This is simply not going to work, and I respectfully disagree. Maybe it will work for easy fluff books like those found in a self-help shelf (all the books in the beginning of his video), but it won't really work for anything else. Mortimer J. Adler recommended that worthy books ought to be read ideally 3 times: the 1st to deeply understand the structure & general arguments, the 2nd for comprehension of detail, and the 3rd for criticism & conversation. What SpoonFedStudy is proposing you do is do all 3 readings in 1 reading, which only master readers can achieve. People don't understand that reading is a skill and think that if they can read words on a page, they can read just as well as anyone else-not true. This system of doing all 3 reads in 1 read will most likely just give you a mediocre level in structure, understanding, and opiinion on a book. Self-help is literally the bottom of the barrel in terms of difficulty or quality. I think if you read them upside down you'll still be able to finish a couple a week. And btw, how foolish is reading Marcus Aurelius in 1 day before he inundates himself with the skeleton of another book the next. What is the probability that he's at all thinking deeply about what a Roman emperor distilled as his greatest private writings of advice by Sunday? Almost none, I mean how vacuous, it's just a check on a list. This is what annoys me about American culture, and as someone about to graduate medical school this reminds me of doctors I worked with who only read the abstracts of hallmark papers just for the sake of efficiency, which is a noun they worship. If you want to read The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist, or Aristotle's Nicomacean Ethics or any book on philosophy, A History of the First World War by B.H. Liddel Hart, Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell or The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham, and numerous other books that aren't fluff self-help, you're going to have to do the work and not take the lazy way out by reading summaries or skipping paragraphs and pages, because many of these books don't have wasted space, and can't be effectively summarized. Some of these books have 50+ pages of blbiography, sometimes the book IS the summary of the research.
Well said. I’m also a huge fan of writing handwritten notes that recaps, restructures and rewords the information in a more informal way, similar to how I would tell it to someone out loud. I see it as a silent first step toward applying the Feynman technique of learning which I don’t think was credited in the video but rebranded as “professor” which is a shame.
^^^ Ericka's comment needs more likes. Couldn't believe the video author had the gall to call out Dickens early in the video as an example of 'fluff' or wasted words.
Exactly this. I have always hated self help books because they're full of the fluff he describes in this video. You can speed read them in a day because they have only 30 pages worth of real content.
I disagree - it doesn't take a master reader to first read the summary, then read the book - skipping the meaningless anecdotal stories, subtle or overt insertions of ideology by the author, and other garbage, and then reviewing to yourself what you learned. Anyone can do that. Books are written by humans. Different humans have different goals and biases. I can tell you are conservative and I already know everything about your political ideology and your religion just by the books you think are infallible and needed to be read three times to "understand." What makes Mortimer J. Adler a stronger authority on learning then this person? Nothing.
Or, efficiency is only important when it comes to work books, and when reading for fun you might not want to spoil anything... It could be just me, but the word efficiency sometimes gives me the ick, not always but definitely sometimes. Not talking about this specific video, or this creator, I just realized that while typing this. Maybe cause not everything benefits from efficiency, or maybe I'm saying it wrong. Sometimes being efficient is inefficient in and of itself? Well somethings in there is correct somehow, so yeah figure it out...
Funny comment but undeniably true. Truth be told, op does say this advice shouldn't be applied to the reading one does for fun. And then he makes claims about 1000 pages a day when using this technique he probably doesn't read 1000 words a day. /j I don't recall proper statistics but if you read a book a year, you are already in minority. If this is something you are supposed to apply for the sake of work (as he states; growing your brain): you are overworking yourself and are not sustainable. Efficiency only matters if you are sustainable. Heck, its often a function thro which we figure out how to do precisely that. Just take a rabbit and a bunny story for an example. Except over here we are dealing with concentration, discipline and insight that will go on to impact other aspects of our lives much more than originally bargained for. I think this video gives dangerous advice but thank god its Internet and noone take shit seriously.
I think that what you're trying to say is that efficiency doesn't always equal wisdom. Love your family, love your friends, love your neighbors, and love yourselves.
This video is way more valuable than you may realize. Its embarrassing but my eyes teared up even because of how insightful this was. It resonates so true on many levels. Thank you🎉
Remarkable knowledge, the insight of creating neural connections and retaining information with the collector, curator and connector technique is inspiring and novel concept, connecting information with evaluation, debating, to reflect and connect information to different concepts, the professor technique, to teach others or record for future, and future pacing technique, to see how this will be weaved into your future. Thank you for a literally unforgettable view 🎊
I’m glad you think so! Took me some time to figure out how to best describe these concepts. Happy it resonated! And thank you so much for the support :)
It's only novel cos you are not knowledgeable. This video just serves as a reminder of how critical pursue works, and then applies it to books. It's pretty basic stuff and I'm sure you understood, if not by their here given name then in theory, these concepts. All things in life must be sustainable, or they are dommed to failure. Also, whenever something moves you, sit on it. You've donated and unless you do that w your every comment, it's a display of infatuation and these are a great way to self reflect. What made this resonate w you? What do you lack that this so expertly put into words? What are the consequences? Gl ig
This is how to get through or absorb a book a day- and definitely better than what most would do! It's efficient and probably a better method than traditional reading- but if someone claimed to have read a book and I find out they skipped over paragraphs, I consider that having skimmed it instead
I recommend watching this video for the full picture but here's a Summary and my personal insight; 1st concept: Skim over paragraphs to get a grasp upon its importance, if it's relevant and worth memorizing then read it with the intention of understanding it thoroughly, and reread it if it has good information or is really relevant to your purpose. Most authors fill their writings with redundant and filler paragraphs, if you wish to read quickly and efficiently with the aim to learn you must skip the parts that aren't relevant to your objectives and focus your mind on the parts that are. 2nd concept: Read a summary or condensed version of the book with the key points, concepts, and information to build a solid framework that'll help you assess the relevancy of any given paragraph. 3rd concept: Before you read a book, identify your purpose behind reading it. If you're reading it to learn something or answer a question you have, then skip the parts that don't serve that purpose. Approach reading with ruthless efficiency, to save time and mental resources. 4th concept: Here's a trio of concepts that are worth your consideration whilst reading, and these are "Passive reading", "Active reading", and "Applied reading". Passive reading is where you blindly read without doing anything with the information, and thus you don't retain the information. Words go in one ear and out the other. Active reading is where you assess what information is worth your full attention and memorizing, and skipping over the rest. Applied reading is where you're utilizing or 'Applying' the information that's worth memorizing as you're reading it, associating it with long term memories you've already formed that are relevant. "Brain cells that *fire* together *wire* together." Exercise 1: Review the text, ask yourself "What concept is the author trying to say?", "Is this concept new to me or relevant to my purpose for reading this book?". Exercise 2: Debate with yourself and the author, ask things like "Do I agree with this concept?", "Does it gel with what I know?", even if you agree with the author, ask yourself what problems do you see with the information. Have a mental conversation with yourself and the author. "What would they say in response to my criticism?" Just seek new angles and perspectives, and associate this information with context and long term memories you've already formed. (For this one in specific, it's better to just watch it yourself, It's hard for me to explain it without copying him word for word.) Exercise 3: Apply the information and make it your own. Put the information in your own words, for this one in specific it's good to try to teach someone else about the information you're learning (Teaching is one of the best ways to learn and retain information). Consider how the conversation would go beforehand, what stories would you include in it? What relevant examples and experiences from your own personal life would you include? Try having mental conversations but with specific contexts, such as putting it in words that a 5th grader could understand or explaining it in a one minute elevator pitch. Write about it, converse about it, maybe even record yourself or your voice talking about it for you to rewatch in the future, just associate information you're trying to remember with actual real world memories to make it easier to recall. These real world memories and experiences will serve as a memory cue, once you need to recall this information it's much easier to recall the cue and then the memory itself rather than just the information. Think of it like this, the information you're trying to remember is like a boat floating about without an anker inside your brain, if you don't anker the information to a memory or experience you'll lose the information at sea. Exercise 4: Whenever you learn something, ask yourself if learning this impacted your life or made it better. "Was spending the time to learn it worth my time?", "Will I use this information in the future?", "How will I apply this information to real world scenarios in the future?", "Will this information change my future behavior?". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The problem with note taking is you offload the responsibility of internalizing the information to an external format, and with many of these formats you never end up going back to remember the information and even if you do your brain won't feel obligated to actually memorize the information because you have it readily available. The brain is lazy and will try to take short-cuts, so don't give yourself those short-cuts and consciously take the harder path. Summary he provides: "Whenever you read, always do 3 non-negotiable steps: First is to prep, Understand why you're about to read this book. Have a purpose, a reason, a question you want answered. Then, pre-read to build your skeleton, have a map of what to expect. Second step is to read, but to read actively. I give you license to generously skip, use your map and purpose to guide you. Read only the essentials of what you need for this particular go-around. It's okay to come back in the future and repeat the 3 steps when you have another purpose. 3rd step is to apply and immediately engage your brain so what you learn is tethered into long term memory." I apologize if my interpretation of what he has said isn't the best, like I said it's better to watch the video, but I did offer some of my own insight that hopefully adds worth to reading this. If there's anything you feel I need to correct, go ahead and comment them below.
This has to be one of the most insightful videos, with a very tough pill to swallow. One is too easily lost in the idea of reading a book, rather than being ruthless and specific in the information we consume.
I don't have trouble connecting stuff in my brain, what I have trouble with is being able to consume or review the entire substantial pile I have collected over the years of information scattered around different parts of my computer of different file formats, internet websites, social media bookmarks and my bookmarks app, raindrop.
Mistakes many books on memory, fast readings and accelerated reading etc is they always start out with nerons, how the eye functions, synapses... Like learning electronics and electricity to turn on a light or operate and electrical appliance. Just give the technique first and the whys can come later. When authors lead with these trivall details, it tells me they don't have much to show me.
I finished reading a book an hour ago before going to sleep and I accidentally came across your channel and decided to watch your video about reading. Until I began to watch your video, I had seen many bloggers who were talking about speed. They boamed that they read 30 books per month, 100 books per year, but they were talking only about quantity, not about quality unlike you. Your main idea that we have to devour and consume only beneficial information is truly amazing since it helps to learn new information and stick it to your brain. I've been learning English for 6 months and now I'm reading fictional books to learn new words, so I'm not focuse on exploring something now, except, new vocabulary. However, I'm going to start reading books about History, Economy or Psychology in English in the future and I'll definitely try to use your approach to memorize information and expand my overall knowledge about this world Thank you for such a stunning video! With love from Kaliningrad, Russia!
Wow I’m glad you stumbled upon my video friend. It is truly inspiring your goal to expand your overall perspective through books. I’m excited for you and excited I have a viewer all the across the world :)
1. look for summaries and read them before starting the main book. 2. skim thru, see which paras are relevant and read only them. 3. approach with purpose be a collector, curator, connector. exercises to become better connector: review, debate, professor, future you don't take screenshots, snaps, or write down to see later.
1. Not all words are equally important - you don't need to read every single word. Focus on the core ideas and skip over fluff/filler. 2. Get a "map" of the book first by reading a summary or overview. This gives you the big picture context before diving in. 3. Read with purpose - identify what problem you're trying to solve or what you want to learn. Don't just read cover-to-cover. 4. Engage in active reading, not just passive reading. Go through three steps: a) Prep - Understand your purpose and what to expect b) Read - Selectively focus on the core ideas c) Apply - Synthesize what you learned, debate it, explain it to others The key is to actively process and connect the information, not just passively absorb it. This builds lasting understanding and brain connections, rather than just short-term comprehension.
I liked the note taking part, and the different perspective of either slowly digesting the work and making sense of it personally and intimately and speeding through and highlighting key points/ noting. The former > the latter
One thing I love using is quizzes, exams, and even sample problems before beginning the learning journey. I often make educated guesses or try to solve them best as I can, and then when I go and actually go through the content, I am so much more engaged and retain things more because I am emotionally involved. Also, it gives me a good map from which to work on. Learned this from Barbara Oakley and it works wonders!
Ngl I'm a fan already, first time watching you and gotta say it's not just informative but very well edited and even entertaining! Can see myself watching this again for sure
This method applies to informational text categories, however, it doesn’t to fictional texts and texts that have to be expounded in different ways (hermeneutics) like philosophical texts have to be treated.
Summary: Establish purpose of reading book, practice keeping that in mind when reading the book, be ruthless with cutting out filler and any information which does not align with your goal. Can also look at the skeleton of the book before reading it to know what to expect.
This video is incredible! I have seriously never approached any books (besides textbooks) with such a meticulous attitude of prioritising efficiency over the satisfaction of reading pages by pages. Anyway, great video, thanks for your help.
I love this video, thank you so much for it! It gives me more confidence in reading quickly and not taking every single word as sacred, trying to appreciate the structure of every single sentence (which is tiring). Also the Bob example was great. It's really well-written and funny, and it simultaneously makes me question the necessity of making such simple points overly-wordy and complicated (depending on the purpose of the point).
Another great 👍 video. Pre-Read. Ask what you want to get out of it. Map it. Skip the fluff. Keep the Important. Massage it (Work on the Concepts) Teach it. How do apply in Future?
I'm 52 and spent 30 years (passive) reading 70% self help books. The result = I'm a better person in many different ways. But many people who've read the same book and it changes their life, eg Tai Lozep read the same Tony Robbins book, but he's now worth $10M+ compared to my nett worth of $500k. No doubt Tai and others integrate and apply what they learn. So I decided to change my cinema room into a library. The goal is to spend the next 30 years gaining wisdom and massive enjoyment through reading and integrating. There are several ideas in this video I plan to use, wish me luck.
I'm so glad that I was introduced to your channel. You videos are a truly gems. Thanks for sharing your experiences and insights. I'm slowly adopting some of the techniques and feeling so much better about myself and my future
Great video!. . . I have been stuck in a rut at around 450 wpm. I had a crazy plateau around 300 and broke past it in a couple of years. Now I can't seem to control the focus at 450. When I am interested I get 100% comprehension. When I am anything less I drop to 30-40% and have to drop back to the 300 range . Of course complexity plays a factor but i dont think the main cause. Sometimes the stuff is simple refresher. . I also have a 5-10 min lag time like my brain is warming up.
I used to read 1 book a week for years and I thought I was the smartest person ever. till I realized the amount of time you spend on something is often proportional to how much you remember. I find it more rewarding to read one book for one to two months and linger on it
Thank you! I discovered I already did a lot of what you suggest in the past, and in fact learning was so easy for me. I stopped studying for a year because of my job and forgot how I did it. Now I started again with uni and I was so confused as I could not remember anything, but now I know it again!
this was extremely validating. I’ve been reading like this for the last 10 years since high school but have always felt “guilty” for not reading books cover to cover and feel a sense of imposter syndrome when talking about the book as I feel like I cheated my way to getting to the real substance. Since reading sparknotes for my lit classes to help me condense the classics, I have felt a real sense of impatience when reading in a linear fashion because i feel like it’s such an inefficient way to consume info. thanks for this!
I'm getting the hang of speed reading. The subvocalization part is the main barrier to get over. I'll go through a thick chapter in 15 mins or less but go back and reflect on the information. The problem for me right now is focus and attention, which is why I'm practicing speed reading one passage at a time trying to maintain that focus.
I've gotten used to watching most social media content at 2x speed and that translated into listening to audiobooks at 2x speed. It's pretty easy to knock out a 10-20hr book out in a day at 2x speed cause you can multitaskwhile listening to it.
@@encouraginglyauthentic43 I would agree, but it's tough to make happen. I've tried making information fun before and it's definitely more difficult than it looks.
This is defiantly one way of doing it. It’s your opinion that it’s the optimum way. There is nothing wrong with reading cover to cover, if you’re prepared to spend more time.
Wow, this video really well-layed-out and presented. Definitely an upgrade to what I learned about "speed reading." 'Can't wait to apply it today to a book I want to dive into. It also gives me pause about how to be more-intentional when I teach. Thank you!
Really good presentation! I started watching with some apprehension as I have previously tried speed reading. This makes a lot of sense, and is honest. Thanks
What you're telling in this video is very similar to what i do when i create a computer program and look for "how to do x". Very very often the answer is one-five lines of code and the rest is unnecessary fillers, explaining, and history. Thank you for the sharing
Take advice from his video: Luck serves same role as photos, notes or highlights; they offload responsibility to something cosmic. Stop with the luck shit, it's cringe.
Yea I click on this videos just for a laugh at this point. Their advice to read more is always to read less. Just skip and skim most of the book and you'll be done in no time! Lmao.
I fast forwarded through most of this video. Took my 3 min to watch. 1)Read a summary of book first 2)don’t read every word just sort of skim the book for important plot points, you can skip whole paragraphs or pages 3) read often and don’t take notes The end
Here's a thought: Read slower. Take a Romantic Poet, or someone like Dickens, slow down, and take your time thinking about what they say. Not all the best ideas are immediate, and many of them take time and concentration to develop maturely in the mind. A good poem, should never be understood peripherally, but rather should be gauged by its depth, and its ability to reveal new layers of meaning after ever reading.
Finger tracking is not bullshit, it actually helps to stay in line. Otherwise you always have to watch out to not lose the line, which distracts from the text. It's not meant for speed, but for comfort.
For everyone who is saying in the comments that this doesn’t work with this book or that book: This technique is used to effectively and quickly find the important parts of a text and memorize it. It is not meant for high level literary works. It is more inclined towards topics or classes where rope memorization and understanding of a few points is important. Of course you will understand it better if you read the entire thing, but this is much quicker for if you are short on time.
I'm a lot like this guy. He has three Ivy League degrees and I've had poison ivy three times to varying degrees.
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That’s Hilarious
I noticed that people in medical fields tend to be really meticulous and have excellent time management when it comes to reading. Thanks for the advice! 😀
Which makes me believe that this video could be a starter course for general rules of thumb to read like him. But also that the speedy style he warned against while retaining comprehension is still possible if practiced.
in 2021 they barely could read a insert...
This is amazing advice!!! GOLD
They didn’t even read it. They read notes and skipped over most the book.
Well... they have to. Not a bad bunch to learn from 😉
This reminds me of the Henry Ford quote “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” Instead of looking for ways to increase content consumption, we should look to improve our method of consumption. Insightful.
That was great insight, thanks!
Nice connection :)
That’s why more I watch this guy and learned to listen to web pages with screen reading audio
That's a great quote! Reminds me of Thomas Kuhn's idea of paradigm shift and scientific revolutions, which is implicit when Slavoj Žižek compares Ptolemy's earth-centered astronomy to a discipline in crisis, and a "true 'Copernican' revolution" to a transformation of the basic framework.
You talk like a book. I had to speed up your video.
skipped through this video and got the best out of the important parts 💪
Lol
You know that an hilarious point, and I do it all of the time for videos without a second thought. And your comment makes me feel like yeah, maybe it is ok to do it with reading lol it's feels wrong lol but maybe it's so wrong it's right 😂😂😂
bwahahahaaaaa! winner!
This is hilarious
I think it actually is a worthwhile strategy, the authors of books or videos just hate it, because they focus so much on their one book and don't grasp that other people have constant time constraints 🤔
?[growing new brain connections]
1. Don't have to read all the words
-author swags, exaggerates. So cut through other person's (author's) thoughts.
2. Use map. Read summaries, or discussions before reading.
-scan through, and judge for yourself what's relevant, and irrelevant. if relevant, read slow, or with extra focus, & really understand. If irrelevant, skim.
-reading text books;
use table of contents, and diagrams, and focus on material that matters to better understand concepts u actually wanna learn about, rather than reading page 1 to last.
3.Approach all books with purpose, know the why of what.
4. The trio;
- ?whatever. avoid passive reading. use active and applied reading together, ig?
exercise 1.
Is this concept relevant to me
exercise 2.
be critical, analyze, think. play devil's advocate to better understand.
exercise 3.
can u explain it to others? record urself if not sure.
exercise 4.
was knowing what u read useful, can it be applied in real life, is this useful in long term?
5. note taking useless.
-well fuck.
-true, I won't be coming back to this, but note taking helps in interacting with inflow of information better?!
summary;
skim. (actively read)
kek. smh.
Thanks 🙏
Thanks
Kek
Dk y i find this so adorable, but I can state a few relevant guesses:
1. I read a lot and I take notes too.
2. They look similar in spirit as well. (I may be mistaken simply cos I don't see many notes other take and kinda improved it out of necessity myself)
3. It helped me remember what issues I've had w it so fk whatever he says.
4. I'm now motivated to engage w u.
(Rejoice lol)
~Obligatory hivemind thanks o7
Just don’t write down the notes verbatim what it says in the book; write down what you understand of it and try to condense the information down to its essence, then think about whether a random person would understand what you wrote? It’s the same concept as teaching someone something to understand it.
All praise to Kek
This is great for technical reading, textbooks, manuals, journals, scholarly articles, and the like. Obviously, we want to digest literature in a different way.
This exactly! I feel that this should definitely be clarified for a lot of people, because obviously fictional stories or narratives can’t really be skimmed in such a way
Not even technical reading altogether, only pretty badly written sources at that
There isn't any point in skimming if the prose is clear and concise
The type of studies the world of scientific empirical studies is full of can be read at this rate. Other types of writing typically require deeper reading.
Yeah imagine applying this technique to books like Blood Meridian. Or Moby Dick…
@@TheDarkchum1 Crime and Punishment the list goes on. Even nonfiction books like 48 Laws of Power it is good to digest
I watch movies at 10x speed. I have seen so many movies. I dont remember any of them and they have no emotional impact on me but Its quite the flex.
Just read books like a normal person folks. Meaningful ideas take time to digest. Stop trying to speedrun your life
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I mix it up. The “books” I read (usually novels) fast are usually action oriented and I’m listening to fast paced music so it just works with the flow. When I’m reading different areas for personal learning rather than academic learning I’ll put on some classical music and just enjoy myself. When I read for school depending on the subject, then I’ll vary my speed accordingly, history/ social sciences is usually faster and more technical courses like physics or higher level calculus I’ll usually read at a slower pace to absorb more thoroughly
I had the same thought at 3:35. Paraphrasing might not be useful for remembering stuff but they definitely deepen understanding, much more so if you do it yourself. I always take longer to study a concept than my classmates do but my understanding is also always much deeper and more thorough than theirs. They remember things while I instead rebuild them in my mind each time until they become second nature to me. However, although this works for me in maths and physics, I don’t suppose it would work for a medicine student. I guess that’s the reason why all the “I read 1k pages a day” people turn out to be in the field of medicine.
That is not the flex you think it is....
@@djklmnx Correct.
00:00 📚 Reading faster isn't about cramming more words, it's about learning faster and retaining information effectively.
02:35 🗺 Before diving into a book, get a summarized version to build a mental map of its content.
06:06 🎭 Reading for entertainment is different from reading to learn; have a clear purpose for each reading session.
10:47 🧠 Engage in active reading by reviewing, debating, and teaching what you learn to ensure deep understanding.
13:08 📝 Merely highlighting or taking notes isn't effective; engage with the material actively to strengthen memory and understanding.
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Love the turning of the tables. 👏👏👏
Good
That's it????
I once had a teacher who taught me that the trick to reading through a textbook chapter is to read the chapter summary at the end first then read the rest.
I was going to calm myself down and just leave this video and do something better with my life. However, after some thought, I figured my opinion would help some people out there. The title, content and execution of this video are just misleading. This is more of a 'how to skim textbooks better' video than a 'how to read faster' one. It reduces literature to a simple task, to something you do just to accomplish a certain academic deadline or to understand something you don't really care about. To claim you read a 1000 pages in an especific amount of time is to claim that you, in fact, did exactly just that. If you are looking for a certain concept explanation in an extensive textbook, skimming is great. But to genuinely achieve a real conection to the book in every way, slowly reading and caring about every single detail is the way to go. Apologise about any mistake, I'm not a native speaker. Hope you have a good day.
Just eat the book bro
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This is the way 🙌
factssss
Gambol's type of advices
Really? I just put it in my morning milk and drink it.
This only works with non-fiction. If i ever come across a guy that says that he read crime and punishment in a day i wil ask him "Do you also brag about having sex in five seconds?'
Yeah, we know. The same goes with listening to music… you don’t listen to music in 2X speed
Yeah exactly as he mentioned in the video. That's reading for entertainment purposes, and if you wanna argue that classic literature is read by nearly nobody for entertainment purposes, this doesn't exclude inspiration and art of any kind through *fictional* stories, as they are less of mental but of emotional/cultural value
@@l-xw6qx mental? do you mean productive, or are you implying emotions are not mental?
My father was a naturally rapid reader. Crime and Punishment is only 492 pages with a word count of 208, 016. He could have read that in well under 2 hours.
He usually read at least the book a day, the thicker the better, plus some magazines and a newspaper or 2.
Unfortunately, I read slower than average. A book that long would take me 10 + times longer.
He didn't know how to tell me how he read so fast. He just didn't know. It just happened.
I can't say he was a savant because he had several exceptional skills.
I cant belive he reads 500 pages in 2 hours. The normal reader reads 100 pages in 2.8 hours, so 2h 45min. 500 pages would take a normal person like 16 hours. So he would need to read x8 as fast while still having comprehension? No way @@FloydHamel
I watched 13 seconds of this video and got the “gist” of it. Now I’m going to watch seven seconds of another video. Later.
Relatable
Great stuff! So, practicing the "Professor" role, here's a summary:
When trying to learn, realize: it's impossible for authors to write exactly what you need in a concise way. So forget about speed reading tricks, or taking notes and highlighting, and, instead, use this framework tofocus on getting to the useful information and retaining it:
1) Before, or preparation
- have a purpose before consuming the material. What is it that you want to learn?
- pre-read the material: get a summary; have a "map" of the material.
2) Read
- with the map in mind, as you are reading the material, make flash judgements about each paragraph: is it useful or is it fluff (repetition, transition, irrelevant)?
- if reading a textbook,go straight to the parts that are useful to you.
3) Engage your brain
You remember information that you use, rather than passively consume. So, as you are reading, practice on or more of these exercises:
- summarize the content,
- debate with the content; try to come up with contrary information or arguments,
- explain the content (to someone, or record yourself),
- future you: how will you use this information? How will it make your life better? Imagine yourself using it.
And remember: if you are reading for pleasure, just read for pleasure. This is a framework for reading with a practical purpose.
I actually read for entertainment so I read slow and even google definitions often and sometimes even pronunciation and I'm glad you mentioned (flow) because great entertainment writers definitely have an outstanding writing flow that just sounds like a great story being told in your head...
That works when you have time for it. This is the med school method
@@Bdavis2475 I know, which is why I mentioned what I read. I'm probably not going to read any anatomy or medical terminology books anytime soon lol!
Some books take months and years to write, so I don't see most readers grasping the content of a book in a day. I get reading past parts that I'm already familiar with and when I understand the author's main points I can move on. But a good author shares insights, quotes, or complex ideas that will be missed if reading 1000 pages a day. That's not really reading. That's skimming for ideas.
yeah this is clickbait
Agreed! And this is also strictly for nonfiction as a story simply shouldn’t be glanced over (though there can be exceptions). And to any that argue there’s no learning or wisdom in fiction then either find a better story or get to asking questions throughout.
@@gavenace3667 great fiction have stories with such deep meaning, they have to be conveyed indirectly so they enter your unconscious
Your clearly not getting the point of this video then
@@asatht55 , okay. Explain. I listened almost to the end. I book read everyday, and the only way I could read say a 350 page book in one day is not do anything else all day. I’ve read a few shorter books in a weekend because I had a lot of prior knowledge about the subjects. But to read an entire book everyday would either mean not doing anything else or basically skimming pages of the books.
Thanks! Very enlightening!
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Imagine, just imagine. Just reading books you need and not rushing an optimizing the crap out of every second
I have used many of these techniques over the last 50 years, and I have just learned several more. Thank you and well done!
I have used your strat by starting to watch this video at 14:40, time saver
Thank you!
This is actually funny af😂😂😂😂
@spoonFedStudy, Great job debunking those speed reading fad!
1. **Selective Reading**
- Not every word is essential. Skip the fluff.
- Authors often include unnecessary details.
- Focus on what's relevant to your needs.
2. **Use of a Map**
- Start with summaries (e.g., SparkNotes, Wikipedia) to understand the core ideas.
- Treat each book as uncharted territory; a map helps navigate efficiently.
3. **Purpose-Driven Reading**
- Approach books with a clear question or problem to solve.
- Skip irrelevant sections to focus on what truly matters.
#### The Trio of Brain Functions
1. **Passive Reading (The Collector)**
- Collects information without deep processing.
- Less effective for long-term retention.
2. **Active Reading (The Curator)**
- Critically assess what to read and what to skip.
- Focus on integrating essential information.
3. **Applied Reading (The Connector)**
- Engage deeply with the material to form long-lasting brain connections.
- Apply what you read through practical exercises.
- Combine active recall with first-time reading by paraphrasing and making connections.
#### Practical Exercises for Applied Reading
1. **The Review**
- Assess if the concept is new, relevant, or applicable to your purpose.
2. **The Debate**
- Critically evaluate the material, questioning and connecting with existing knowledge.
3. **The Professor**
- Simplify and explain the material as if teaching it to someone else.
4. **Future You**
- Consider the impact of what you've learned on your future self.
#### Three-Step Framework for Effective Reading
1. **Preparation**
- Define your purpose and question for reading.
- Use summaries to create a roadmap of the book's essential ideas.
2. **Active Reading**
- Skip non-essential content. Use your roadmap and purpose as guides.
- Focus on digesting and understanding key concepts.
3. **Application**
- Immediately apply what you've learned to cement it into long-term memory.
#### Conclusion
- Reading efficiently involves selective focus, purpose-driven engagement, and applying information to form lasting memories.
- With practice, this approach can significantly improve both your reading speed and information retention.
Killer summary! Nice job!
If you also could put out the different timestamp, it would be great
He is not reading it, he is skim-reading and reading summaries from other people. Yes this will get you the main idea and save you time.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:00 Read *with purpose.*
01:08 Skip *irrelevant words.*
02:49 Build *a skeleton.*
05:09 Read *with a purpose.*
06:35 Engage *actively.*
09:35 Apply *and reflect.*
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This is simply not going to work, and I respectfully disagree. Maybe it will work for easy fluff books like those found in a self-help shelf (all the books in the beginning of his video), but it won't really work for anything else. Mortimer J. Adler recommended that worthy books ought to be read ideally 3 times: the 1st to deeply understand the structure & general arguments, the 2nd for comprehension of detail, and the 3rd for criticism & conversation. What SpoonFedStudy is proposing you do is do all 3 readings in 1 reading, which only master readers can achieve. People don't understand that reading is a skill and think that if they can read words on a page, they can read just as well as anyone else-not true. This system of doing all 3 reads in 1 read will most likely just give you a mediocre level in structure, understanding, and opiinion on a book.
Self-help is literally the bottom of the barrel in terms of difficulty or quality. I think if you read them upside down you'll still be able to finish a couple a week. And btw, how foolish is reading Marcus Aurelius in 1 day before he inundates himself with the skeleton of another book the next. What is the probability that he's at all thinking deeply about what a Roman emperor distilled as his greatest private writings of advice by Sunday? Almost none, I mean how vacuous, it's just a check on a list. This is what annoys me about American culture, and as someone about to graduate medical school this reminds me of doctors I worked with who only read the abstracts of hallmark papers just for the sake of efficiency, which is a noun they worship.
If you want to read The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist, or Aristotle's Nicomacean Ethics or any book on philosophy, A History of the First World War by B.H. Liddel Hart, Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell or The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham, and numerous other books that aren't fluff self-help, you're going to have to do the work and not take the lazy way out by reading summaries or skipping paragraphs and pages, because many of these books don't have wasted space, and can't be effectively summarized. Some of these books have 50+ pages of blbiography, sometimes the book IS the summary of the research.
Well said. I’m also a huge fan of writing handwritten notes that recaps, restructures and rewords the information in a more informal way, similar to how I would tell it to someone out loud. I see it as a silent first step toward applying the Feynman technique of learning which I don’t think was credited in the video but rebranded as “professor” which is a shame.
Reminds me of reading to consume vs reading to be transformed.
^^^ Ericka's comment needs more likes. Couldn't believe the video author had the gall to call out Dickens early in the video as an example of 'fluff' or wasted words.
Exactly this. I have always hated self help books because they're full of the fluff he describes in this video. You can speed read them in a day because they have only 30 pages worth of real content.
I disagree - it doesn't take a master reader to first read the summary, then read the book - skipping the meaningless anecdotal stories, subtle or overt insertions of ideology by the author, and other garbage, and then reviewing to yourself what you learned. Anyone can do that. Books are written by humans. Different humans have different goals and biases. I can tell you are conservative and I already know everything about your political ideology and your religion just by the books you think are infallible and needed to be read three times to "understand." What makes Mortimer J. Adler a stronger authority on learning then this person? Nothing.
Or, efficiency is only important when it comes to work books, and when reading for fun you might not want to spoil anything...
It could be just me, but the word efficiency sometimes gives me the ick, not always but definitely sometimes.
Not talking about this specific video, or this creator, I just realized that while typing this. Maybe cause not everything benefits from efficiency, or maybe I'm saying it wrong.
Sometimes being efficient is inefficient in and of itself? Well somethings in there is correct somehow, so yeah figure it out...
Funny comment but undeniably true.
Truth be told, op does say this advice shouldn't be applied to the reading one does for fun.
And then he makes claims about 1000 pages a day when using this technique he probably doesn't read 1000 words a day. /j
I don't recall proper statistics but if you read a book a year, you are already in minority. If this is something you are supposed to apply for the sake of work (as he states; growing your brain): you are overworking yourself and are not sustainable.
Efficiency only matters if you are sustainable. Heck, its often a function thro which we figure out how to do precisely that.
Just take a rabbit and a bunny story for an example. Except over here we are dealing with concentration, discipline and insight that will go on to impact other aspects of our lives much more than originally bargained for.
I think this video gives dangerous advice but thank god its Internet and noone take shit seriously.
I think that what you're trying to say is that efficiency doesn't always equal wisdom.
Love your family, love your friends, love your neighbors, and love yourselves.
Yeah that's what he explicitly says about reading novels
This video is way more valuable than you may realize. Its embarrassing but my eyes teared up even because of how insightful this was. It resonates so true on many levels.
Thank you🎉
Remarkable knowledge, the insight of creating neural connections and retaining information with the collector, curator and connector technique is inspiring and novel concept, connecting information with evaluation, debating, to reflect and connect information to different concepts, the professor technique, to teach others or record for future, and future pacing technique, to see how this will be weaved into your future.
Thank you for a literally unforgettable view 🎊
I’m glad you think so! Took me some time to figure out how to best describe these concepts. Happy it resonated! And thank you so much for the support :)
It's only novel cos you are not knowledgeable. This video just serves as a reminder of how critical pursue works, and then applies it to books. It's pretty basic stuff and I'm sure you understood, if not by their here given name then in theory, these concepts.
All things in life must be sustainable, or they are dommed to failure. Also, whenever something moves you, sit on it. You've donated and unless you do that w your every comment, it's a display of infatuation and these are a great way to self reflect. What made this resonate w you? What do you lack that this so expertly put into words? What are the consequences?
Gl ig
Literally one of the best videos about reading and learning I've every watched
This is how to get through or absorb a book a day- and definitely better than what most would do! It's efficient and probably a better method than traditional reading- but if someone claimed to have read a book and I find out they skipped over paragraphs, I consider that having skimmed it instead
I recommend watching this video for the full picture but here's a Summary and my personal insight;
1st concept: Skim over paragraphs to get a grasp upon its importance, if it's relevant and worth memorizing then read it with the intention of understanding it thoroughly, and reread it if it has good information or is really relevant to your purpose. Most authors fill their writings with redundant and filler paragraphs, if you wish to read quickly and efficiently with the aim to learn you must skip the parts that aren't relevant to your objectives and focus your mind on the parts that are.
2nd concept: Read a summary or condensed version of the book with the key points, concepts, and information to build a solid framework that'll help you assess the relevancy of any given paragraph.
3rd concept: Before you read a book, identify your purpose behind reading it. If you're reading it to learn something or answer a question you have, then skip the parts that don't serve that purpose. Approach reading with ruthless efficiency, to save time and mental resources.
4th concept: Here's a trio of concepts that are worth your consideration whilst reading, and these are "Passive reading", "Active reading", and "Applied reading".
Passive reading is where you blindly read without doing anything with the information, and thus you don't retain the information. Words go in one ear and out the other.
Active reading is where you assess what information is worth your full attention and memorizing, and skipping over the rest.
Applied reading is where you're utilizing or 'Applying' the information that's worth memorizing as you're reading it, associating it with long term memories you've already formed that are relevant. "Brain cells that *fire* together *wire* together."
Exercise 1: Review the text, ask yourself "What concept is the author trying to say?", "Is this concept new to me or relevant to my purpose for reading this book?".
Exercise 2: Debate with yourself and the author, ask things like "Do I agree with this concept?", "Does it gel with what I know?", even if you agree with the author, ask yourself what problems do you see with the information. Have a mental conversation with yourself and the author. "What would they say in response to my criticism?" Just seek new angles and perspectives, and associate this information with context and long term memories you've already formed. (For this one in specific, it's better to just watch it yourself, It's hard for me to explain it without copying him word for word.)
Exercise 3: Apply the information and make it your own. Put the information in your own words, for this one in specific it's good to try to teach someone else about the information you're learning (Teaching is one of the best ways to learn and retain information). Consider how the conversation would go beforehand, what stories would you include in it? What relevant examples and experiences from your own personal life would you include?
Try having mental conversations but with specific contexts, such as putting it in words that a 5th grader could understand or explaining it in a one minute elevator pitch.
Write about it, converse about it, maybe even record yourself or your voice talking about it for you to rewatch in the future, just associate information you're trying to remember with actual real world memories to make it easier to recall. These real world memories and experiences will serve as a memory cue, once you need to recall this information it's much easier to recall the cue and then the memory itself rather than just the information. Think of it like this, the information you're trying to remember is like a boat floating about without an anker inside your brain, if you don't anker the information to a memory or experience you'll lose the information at sea.
Exercise 4: Whenever you learn something, ask yourself if learning this impacted your life or made it better. "Was spending the time to learn it worth my time?", "Will I use this information in the future?", "How will I apply this information to real world scenarios in the future?", "Will this information change my future behavior?".
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The problem with note taking is you offload the responsibility of internalizing the information to an external format, and with many of these formats you never end up going back to remember the information and even if you do your brain won't feel obligated to actually memorize the information because you have it readily available. The brain is lazy and will try to take short-cuts, so don't give yourself those short-cuts and consciously take the harder path.
Summary he provides: "Whenever you read, always do 3 non-negotiable steps:
First is to prep, Understand why you're about to read this book. Have a purpose, a reason, a question you want answered. Then, pre-read to build your skeleton, have a map of what to expect.
Second step is to read, but to read actively. I give you license to generously skip, use your map and purpose to guide you. Read only the essentials of what you need for this particular go-around. It's okay to come back in the future and repeat the 3 steps when you have another purpose.
3rd step is to apply and immediately engage your brain so what you learn is tethered into long term memory."
I apologize if my interpretation of what he has said isn't the best, like I said it's better to watch the video, but I did offer some of my own insight that hopefully adds worth to reading this. If there's anything you feel I need to correct, go ahead and comment them below.
This has to be one of the most insightful videos, with a very tough pill to swallow. One is too easily lost in the idea of reading a book, rather than being ruthless and specific in the information we consume.
I don't have trouble connecting stuff in my brain, what I have trouble with is being able to consume or review the entire substantial pile I have collected over the years of information scattered around different parts of my computer of different file formats, internet websites, social media bookmarks and my bookmarks app, raindrop.
Give obsidian a try! Look it up on youtube, im sure it will do wonders for you
Mistakes many books on memory, fast readings and accelerated reading etc is they always start out with nerons, how the eye functions, synapses...
Like learning electronics and electricity to turn on a light or operate and electrical appliance.
Just give the technique first and the whys can come later.
When authors lead with these trivall details, it tells me they don't have much to show me.
By far the best advice I've ever heard on UA-cam
"smell you later"
Brings back memories...
This is one of the most functionally educational videos I've ever seen. Loved it
this is the best advice on reading books on UA-cam, thanks Doc
Wow thank you friend, really appreciate you
I finished reading a book an hour ago before going to sleep and I accidentally came across your channel and decided to watch your video about reading.
Until I began to watch your video, I had seen many bloggers who were talking about speed. They boamed that they read 30 books per month, 100 books per year, but they were talking only about quantity, not about quality unlike you.
Your main idea that we have to devour and consume only beneficial information is truly amazing since it helps to learn new information and stick it to your brain.
I've been learning English for 6 months and now I'm reading fictional books to learn new words, so I'm not focuse on exploring something now, except, new vocabulary. However, I'm going to start reading books about History, Economy or Psychology in English in the future and I'll definitely try to use your approach to memorize information and expand my overall knowledge about this world
Thank you for such a stunning video! With love from Kaliningrad, Russia!
Wow I’m glad you stumbled upon my video friend. It is truly inspiring your goal to expand your overall perspective through books. I’m excited for you and excited I have a viewer all the across the world :)
Thanks!
Dude this video is so good. I can’t believe it’s free.
It makes so much sense. Thanks for putting this out here. Very good content, useful.
1. look for summaries and read them before starting the main book.
2. skim thru, see which paras are relevant and read only them.
3. approach with purpose
be a collector, curator, connector.
exercises to become better connector: review, debate, professor, future you
don't take screenshots, snaps, or write down to see later.
I usually never press the like button on videos, but this was really good.
Thank you so much! Really appreciate your comment ❤️
1. Not all words are equally important - you don't need to read every single word. Focus on the core ideas and skip over fluff/filler.
2. Get a "map" of the book first by reading a summary or overview. This gives you the big picture context before diving in.
3. Read with purpose - identify what problem you're trying to solve or what you want to learn. Don't just read cover-to-cover.
4. Engage in active reading, not just passive reading. Go through three steps:
a) Prep - Understand your purpose and what to expect
b) Read - Selectively focus on the core ideas
c) Apply - Synthesize what you learned, debate it, explain it to others
The key is to actively process and connect the information, not just passively absorb it. This builds lasting understanding and brain connections, rather than just short-term comprehension.
Thanks for saving me minutes of my life 🫡
this is the most informative yt i ve ever watched
Thanks for all the recommendations but it is crazy that you didn’t mention 250+ self help books called Antozent
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I liked the note taking part, and the different perspective of either slowly digesting the work and making sense of it personally and intimately and speeding through and highlighting key points/ noting. The former > the latter
One thing I love using is quizzes, exams, and even sample problems before beginning the learning journey. I often make educated guesses or try to solve them best as I can, and then when I go and actually go through the content, I am so much more engaged and retain things more because I am emotionally involved. Also, it gives me a good map from which to work on. Learned this from Barbara Oakley and it works wonders!
It's incredible to think people on UA-cam hand out gold like this.
its people. nothing to do with youtube.
Ngl I'm a fan already, first time watching you and gotta say it's not just informative but very well edited and even entertaining! Can see myself watching this again for sure
Yes! So helpful and awesome to hear you say that. The drawing and editing process is painstakingly put together so I’m glad it resonates!
This method applies to informational text categories, however, it doesn’t to fictional texts and texts that have to be expounded in different ways (hermeneutics) like philosophical texts have to be treated.
Summary: Establish purpose of reading book, practice keeping that in mind when reading the book, be ruthless with cutting out filler and any information which does not align with your goal.
Can also look at the skeleton of the book before reading it to know what to expect.
This video is incredible! I have seriously never approached any books (besides textbooks) with such a meticulous attitude of prioritising efficiency over the satisfaction of reading pages by pages. Anyway, great video, thanks for your help.
Always looking to give a different perspective to help!
Excellent content! Learning fast instead of reading fast. Let’s apply
I love this video, thank you so much for it! It gives me more confidence in reading quickly and not taking every single word as sacred, trying to appreciate the structure of every single sentence (which is tiring). Also the Bob example was great. It's really well-written and funny, and it simultaneously makes me question the necessity of making such simple points overly-wordy and complicated (depending on the purpose of the point).
I like ur perspective. It feels the authentic way than using tips and tricks to scrap by
You've been reading not the best way possible, but not wrong. The fact that even with such low efficiency you got here is amazing, keep going.
pls what's the more efficient way 👀
Another great 👍 video.
Pre-Read.
Ask what you want to get out of it.
Map it.
Skip the fluff. Keep the Important.
Massage it (Work on the Concepts)
Teach it.
How do apply in Future?
Thank you very much! This was exceedingly helpful for the book. I was planning to tackle today.❤
Takk!
Thank you kindly ❤️
I'm 52 and spent 30 years (passive) reading 70% self help books. The result = I'm a better person in many different ways. But many people who've read the same book and it changes their life, eg Tai Lozep read the same Tony Robbins book, but he's now worth $10M+ compared to my nett worth of $500k. No doubt Tai and others integrate and apply what they learn. So I decided to change my cinema room into a library. The goal is to spend the next 30 years gaining wisdom and massive enjoyment through reading and integrating. There are several ideas in this video I plan to use, wish me luck.
I'm so glad that I was introduced to your channel. You videos are a truly gems. Thanks for sharing your experiences and insights. I'm slowly adopting some of the techniques and feeling so much better about myself and my future
This is amazing, you are amazing for doing this spoonfedinfo stuffs. Don't get tired of this.
Thank you brother. Appreciate you saying that! Will try to keep on giving you the good stuff ❤️
These same concepts should be applied to watching these videos. Not all words are created equally and this video could be less than 7 minutes
Great video!. . . I have been stuck in a rut at around 450 wpm. I had a crazy plateau around 300 and broke past it in a couple of years. Now I can't seem to control the focus at 450. When I am interested I get 100% comprehension. When I am anything less I drop to 30-40% and have to drop back to the 300 range . Of course complexity plays a factor but i dont think the main cause. Sometimes the stuff is simple refresher. . I also have a 5-10 min lag time like my brain is warming up.
The lag thing is really accurate. I think of it like lifting, the 1st set is merely a warm-up
I used to read 1 book a week for years and I thought I was the smartest person ever. till I realized the amount of time you spend on something is often proportional to how much you remember. I find it more rewarding to read one book for one to two months and linger on it
This is better than every other speed reading course out there
Thank you!
I discovered I already did a lot of what you suggest in the past, and in fact learning was so easy for me. I stopped studying for a year because of my job and forgot how I did it. Now I started again with uni and I was so confused as I could not remember anything, but now I know it again!
this was extremely validating. I’ve been reading like this for the last 10 years since high school but have always felt “guilty” for not reading books cover to cover and feel a sense of imposter syndrome when talking about the book as I feel like I cheated my way to getting to the real substance. Since reading sparknotes for my lit classes to help me condense the classics, I have felt a real sense of impatience when reading in a linear fashion because i feel like it’s such an inefficient way to consume info. thanks for this!
You haven’t been reading for 10 years you’ve been skimming. You have no attention span and are correctly feeling imposter syndrome. Hope this helps!
This guy is just unbelievably cool! My inner child eyes are sparkling!
I'm getting the hang of speed reading. The subvocalization part is the main barrier to get over. I'll go through a thick chapter in 15 mins or less but go back and reflect on the information. The problem for me right now is focus and attention, which is why I'm practicing speed reading one passage at a time trying to maintain that focus.
I've gotten used to watching most social media content at 2x speed and that translated into listening to audiobooks at 2x speed. It's pretty easy to knock out a 10-20hr book out in a day at 2x speed cause you can multitaskwhile listening to it.
Excellent video, I can just listen to this whole day, this is finally something that will help me in future
I actually really enjoy slow reading. I'm tired of doing everything so darn fast all of the time.
Then read fiction.
Why? You can slow read whatever you like. Even non fiction @@encouraginglyauthentic43
@@encouraginglyauthentic43 I do. It works great for slow reading.
@@theboombody That's my point informational books need a different approach.
@@encouraginglyauthentic43 I would agree, but it's tough to make happen. I've tried making information fun before and it's definitely more difficult than it looks.
This is defiantly one way of doing it. It’s your opinion that it’s the optimum way. There is nothing wrong with reading cover to cover, if you’re prepared to spend more time.
My dream job is in the medical field although I’ve always had a harm time retaining information. Thank you so, so much for this video ❤️😄
Absolutely phenomenal. Thank you for sharing this ability. I’m grateful.
Thank you for letting me know it resonated with you! Super awesome you are here :)
Wow, this video really well-layed-out and presented. Definitely an upgrade to what I learned about "speed reading." 'Can't wait to apply it today to a book I want to dive into. It also gives me pause about how to be more-intentional when I teach. Thank you!
What a great video. I plan to start with summaries and go from there.
Love your explanations. You truly are underrated
I'm glad I came across this video, this is similar to how I normally read books. I thought maybe I was wrong by skipping the 'fluff and filler'.
Well you sounds like a very efficient and effective person indeed; great video, bravo
Really good presentation! I started watching with some apprehension as I have previously tried speed reading. This makes a lot of sense, and is honest. Thanks
What you're telling in this video is very similar to what i do when i create a computer program and look for "how to do x". Very very often the answer is one-five lines of code and the rest is unnecessary fillers, explaining, and history. Thank you for the sharing
Ive been reading books the wrong way my entire life without realizing 💀. This makes so much sense
This is by far the best UA-cam channel I came across. I can't thank my lucky stars enough 💞
Take advice from his video:
Luck serves same role as photos, notes or highlights; they offload responsibility to something cosmic.
Stop with the luck shit, it's cringe.
You taught me to read more correctly. Thank you!
You are so underrated man this is quality content.
Make it "How I remember 10 pages a day and I'll be impressed".
No one needs your approval.
@@InconspicuousOwl read 1000 pages a day then. Tell me how much you remember.
Yea I click on this videos just for a laugh at this point. Their advice to read more is always to read less. Just skip and skim most of the book and you'll be done in no time! Lmao.
@@oncle_dan how many pages a day do you read?
@@InconspicuousOwl about 10 pages a day.
I fast forwarded through most of this video. Took my 3 min to watch.
1)Read a summary of book first
2)don’t read every word just sort of skim the book for important plot points, you can skip whole paragraphs or pages
3) read often and don’t take notes
The end
you skipped too much and missed everything about how to actually remember shit, which I think is the most valuable lesson on the video.
This is my first video of you that i have seen. You got me as a long time subscriber
Thank you so Much for your tipps’ I will try it while reading my next book 😉immediately!
Here's a thought: Read slower. Take a Romantic Poet, or someone like Dickens, slow down, and take your time thinking about what they say. Not all the best ideas are immediate, and many of them take time and concentration to develop maturely in the mind. A good poem, should never be understood peripherally, but rather should be gauged by its depth, and its ability to reveal new layers of meaning after ever reading.
i think passively reading can be a good thing for reading when u underwent flow state
Damn bro!! I did not know I needed to know this, but now that I know, I am so glad found out.
Haha so awesome my brother. Glad you are here with me
Does me who just looked at the sections and point watch and ended the video means i understood everythijg xd
Finger tracking is not bullshit, it actually helps to stay in line. Otherwise you always have to watch out to not lose the line, which distracts from the text. It's not meant for speed, but for comfort.
I don’t do it personally since I like to relax my hands, but it can definitely be helpful, I lose the words several times when reading lol
Thank you for sharing your knowledge spoonfed ! This was a great reminder on how to read efficiently for my 🧠 💪
Thanks alot for this video! I’ll be sure to use the information given. Can’t believe such quality content is free
I would consider myself lucky to truely grasp the meaning of 3 pages worth od words in a single day.
For everyone who is saying in the comments that this doesn’t work with this book or that book: This technique is used to effectively and quickly find the important parts of a text and memorize it. It is not meant for high level literary works. It is more inclined towards topics or classes where rope memorization and understanding of a few points is important. Of course you will understand it better if you read the entire thing, but this is much quicker for if you are short on time.