Do Speed Reading Apps & Techniques Really Work? - College Info Geek
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- Eliminating sub-vocalization, taking "snapshots" of book pages - there are a lot of techniques out there meant to enable you to read at much higher rates than normal.
Additionally, many apps have been developed - Spritz, Spreeder, and others - that attempt to do the same.
So the question is... do any of these speed reading apps or techniques actually work?
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"reading is inextricably tied to our auditory language processing capabilities" - i've been looking into those people who say they don't have an inner voice - interviews on youtube suggest that they don't think with spoken language the way many (most?) of us do - they visualize it - so when they read - they don't subvocalize cuz it's not how their brain works
this could explain why some people (via anecdotes) achieve incredible speeds - there are stories of famous intellectuals in history who were reported by others to flip thru the pages of a book with barely a pause while reading
i guess we've once again are guilty of generalizing - presuming everyone does things the way we do - such as think & muse & read
voice vs vision thought processes will need to be studied - before crippling assumptions are made
as a failed speed reading student - i've often wondered if it were possible for me to move beyond subvocalizing - and despite years of effort - i've failed - it maybe something ingrained - altho - i wonder if when we were young & learning to read - if we had practiced visual processing somehow - maybe we would have switched our thinking processes
i do admit - that visualizers have grown up in an vocal environment - which makes the issue more complicated
Thomas, I have to say something. Your channel is the best channel I ever watched in UA-cam. There are some reasons why I like it so much. First, your way of sharing your knowledge is extraordinary, much better than most of my Professors from high school (I'm in my first semester in college so I can't say much about that). You do a complete research on each subject you'll talk about in the video (I like that because I'm so curious and search everything about almost everything so I'm kinda like you in that regard). Not to mention the little details like how you edit your videos. You put so much effort on this and I love it. And last but I think it's the most important, you don't want to do this for money. You wrote a book and it's free, your site is completely free, your podcasts are free, there are no paid services you provide (even if there are any that I don't know of, they're probably not as important as those I mentioned before). Thanks very much for you kindness and for your work. Keep up the great work and I'll remember you when I become successful (I'll never be complete because I always have more to learn, we all have). Best regards from a fan, Lucas S. Teles.
+Farai Gandiya Yeah but even then, he doesn't make FOR the money. It's like a normal person (with a normal job) who does UA-cam to entertain other people and get some revenue in the process.
He is so utterly wrong about speed reading. I know because I can read between 1 and 4 pages a second, comprehend every word, and remember Everything that happened in the book. Its the most annoying thing when people make these videos saying that speed reading doesn't work, usually coming from people who look at some studies and can't actually speed read.
+Kelsey Beck I can teach you how to do what I do. Yes I do have a photographic memory, but so does everyone, most people though don't know how to use it. I never used to read fast, but I taught myself how to read at my current rate. Don't believe the sceptics, they haven't tried and they don't even believe they can do it so they never will.
+ENiGMA if English was the only language you know maybe. But for me I was taught the basics of Telugu and then coming to the US around 7-9 yrs old i had a to learn English. So that whole vocalization thing to this day for me is slower than most. In addition, if you are reading something dense like engineering papers or computer science papers I don't believe you can confidently say you understand the material without going over it a few times as everything in those types of papers are thought intensive.
+Naga Kanaparthy it probably doesn't need to be stated, but in case it does, I'm fairly certain Enigma is trolling.
There is technic where you listen to audiobook at 2x speed while look at the book and follow along. It's helps to eliminate rereading, unnecessary pauses and distraction+ it's pretty fast.
I admire your work. I really like the way you support your thoughts with real research papers and not only talking about it
I actually did speed read MalcomX in 3 days after going through Evelyn Speed Reading course. Normally, it used to take me a month to read a book like that. It was assigned for AP American History class and we had a quiz on it afterward. I not only got 100% of the questions right, I even got the bonus question right about what was the "red conk" he mentioned about in the book, that none of the other students got right. Suppressing sub-vocalization does not always work for all types of material, but it worked especially well for this book for me because it was very well written and the book played like a movie in my head. I still remember it to this day after 2 decades less like a book I read but more like a movie I saw.
I also disagree about Spreeder, I used it to read a lot of technical papers in a short period of time when I joined NASA. It literally saved me from getting bored and falling asleep trying to read through all those details. It's a very useful tool to me.
I read somewhere that vocabulary is linked to reading speed. The more words you know the faster your speed.
Really?
Makes sense.
Reading speed is linked to vocabulary*
@@regs1917 I totally agree with this. It makes more sense.
@@csquared4538 isn't the concept of being linked also applicable bilaterally?
I think the actual reason behind me loving your channel is your honesty.
A lot of people are sharing knowledge but your are being honest while doing it 👌
Thanks you very much 😊
Thank you. This series has really helped me in my recent "journey" on speed reading. Seriously, now I can die in piece.
Hey Thomas,
I just wanted to let you know that I really appreciated this video and that it has helped me to clear up some of the confusion on speed reading. I really struggled with comprehension whilst eliminating sub-vocalisation, and thought I was just "slow" however these points have provided some aid in alleviating those fears.
Thanks!
Great video Thomas! I took a break from studying when I saw the notification and it was worth it. I can`t believe I have to wait a week for the next video. Keep up the good work. I have to be honest here and I am not patronizing you..... I had originally subscribed to a few blogs and UA-cam channels (about 8) that are considered to be the best at providing information and other content related to studying ect. And, I have since unsubscribed to all but yours mainly because of the quality, relevance and consistency of your content. I completed my undergrad successfully mainly using brute force methods but now that I am studying/working I don't have the time....... Where were you 6 years ago??...... Keep up the good work...
+Vivian Peters thanks so much for the kind words! Six years ago I was just starting my freshman year, actually - I'm getting all nostalgic now :)
I actually started CIG a little over five years ago, though for the first 2.5 years it was just a blog. Eventually I added the podcast and as of now I've been doing video for about a year.
+Thomas Frank You sir are an absolute legend!
I'm so grateful for knowing these facts about speed reading. I've read a book about speed reading and how it is truly amazing to know that one can increase their reading speed. However, after reading the book, it's been almost 6 months and I can hardly understand every book that I want to read because I'm really conscious whether I'm able to utilize my “speed reading skills" or not.
Again, big thanks for your videos Thomas! I never felt so alive. Really awesome and really helpful! May God bless you :)
Thank you for sharing everything on your channel! I'm an international students and I find that your videos really help me reading English textbooks/books :)
Hey Thomas. I really love your videos. The tips you give are great and I feel that it really increases my overall daily productivity and mood towards different tasks. Please keep up the good work!!
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I have been waiting for such a video for a long time Thanks Thomas :)
Thomas! I like check out your channel and blog every day! you always got amazing things to share with us. you helped me a lot. Thanks
Thanks a lot, I almost gave up on speed reading because I thought these techniques were all there was to it to the speed reading, and they never worked for me, but the collection of your researched content proved that I am not the only one for whom it doesn't work, but they don't actually work. Thanks.
Hey Thomas. Just wanted to leave a huge THANK YOU note here for you. I just found your channel a couple of days ago and watched as of now the majority of your vids already. SO HELPFUL, even though I am doing pretty good in University right now (my final semester in my Bachelors Degree is coming up, Bachelor thesis is going down), I found a lot of tips to improve my performance, but specifically my education outside of Uni (To Do lists, habits/ commitments, motivation, Coursera... etc.). Hope you keep on providing good content - we as students appreciate it!
P.S.: Maybe a little vid idea -> I was thinking about using a WHITEBOARD to accomplish my goals, but I'm not sure how I can benefit from it (whilst already using ToDo + Calendar App) // how I can use it effectively if I decide to.
ttfn :)
very well researched video!! Great to know that you are diving down so deep before making a statement! I keep buying courses on speed reading which is a habit I need to revise!!
You're really awesome. I'm really enjoying this series!
hey! I just met you and this is crazy but ... subscribed!
Can you do a video on how to proper research? I need to know what sources are best to fact-check.
Whatever subject you’re looking to research Just type “peer reviewed” after it. Peer reviewed articles are actual academic work.
TheChosen WRAP *thank-you*
I know I'm years late and nobody will likely see this. I've been enjoying a lot of your videos lately as I work on improving myself. At first I was skeptical about speed reading as claims of 10,000wpm sounded ludicrous (still are). However, I have been practicing some of the RSVP methods to get my eyes used to seeing words more quickly. In the beginning, as expected, comprehension was absolute trash. After a couple weeks of forcing my eyes to see 500 to 600wpm my regular reading speed with full comprehension started going up. As a former baseball player I make the analogy of cranking the pitching machine to 90mph and taking batting practice. In game when a hotshot pitcher who throws 80-85 would typically dominate, it almost looked like slow-pitch softball, lol. Admittedly, I haven't read all the research into why its not possible as I like to explore ways I can do something instead of why I can't. If any of these study's used subjects that were seeing words at these speeds for the first time, then those results would make sense. Even though you only had one word flashing at 500wpm when its common to display 2-3 words I had no problem seeing and understanding the script which is why I thought I would comment. I'll continue to practice speeding up and then backing down for comprehension to see how far I can progress, but thought it was worthwhile to note that while I do not believe in thousands of wpm reading speeds, 500-1000 is certainly in the realm of possibility as I have no special skills or advantages and have gone from 200wpm to 500ish in just a few short weeks. I don't really look at the timestamps on the videos, but I hope you're still pushing out good content because I'm finding them helpful. Keep up the good work!
i have to completely agree with you... although this video is very well done. the problem with site studies is that there always another to follow to show why something like rsvp actually does work... for me , just like you, I've seen a dramatic increase in s speed and retention, but it did take practice... i'd say after only a months of using the rsvp and a few other methods i went from 250 to about a steady 6-700 wpm depending on the type of material... Problem is the things he cites above are just a few of the ways they suggest to increase speed and retention.. I def agree about peripheral vision. those exercises never worked for me.. as far as subvocalization goes, what I learned is that not only can you never really eliminate it but that its highly suggested not to but more to limit it to a healthy degree... good video but he needed more research on the topic but content creators like this cant spend time doing deep dives so I get it.
how are you doing now?
Yes, how are you doing? :D
Been a year or so watching your content and recently came across speed reading related stuff but then soon found your 2 uploads regarding the speed reading truth, I'm kind of glad to have found these uploads before investing too much time into trying to speed read, although it might be okay to do so in fiction genre type of reading, as comprehension and learning goes downhill I will make sure to not try doing so in academic or non fiction books
Great videos Thomas very informational and helped me much!! thanks
I'm in high school and I learn a lot from your videos. Thank you!
i just want to appreciate your work in doing some videos. Your videos are awesome, it's based on facts and you communicate it so well to. i just regret i just found it these days, on my 7th semester...
I agree that Spritz isn't PERFECT, but I don't think giving it zero credit is really fair.
The inability to back track is definitely a problem, so what I often do for reading assignments is 1) Have spritz open, AND 2) have the book open next to me as well. I read via Spritz most of the time, and pause as needed to back track using the book that's in front of me. By doing this, I am able to get through the reading MUCH faster with (I imagine, though admittedly I haven't "tested" it) comparable comprehension. The main benefit I get from Spritz is that it gives me momentum. I'll find myself making it down the page much faster than I would have if I were reading without it. It's not THE SOLUTION to reading, but when used properly it's a very helpful tool.
Thanks for all of your videos and blog posts, Thomas! I just started following your stuff a couple of days ago and I'm really enjoying all of your content. Please don't take my criticism personally, I'm basically just trying to contribute to the discussion.
Great series, graphics and research!
Helped me a lot. The most important one is focusing on more content words rather than functional one. Thanks
Hi Thomas, first of all: very informative video and great series overall. I was searching in particular for more information on Rapid Serial Visual Processing and I'm glad you already suggested a few apps. The example you give, starting from 3:06, I assume is done while editing this video. But I'm wondering if you yourself stumbled upon an app/tool that applies this technique combined with audio? I'd assume it would work by having some sort of text-to-speech function and then showing each word as it is spoken. Would be a game changer. I wasn't able to find one, and if you didn't stumble on one either, I'd still love to hear if you yourself would consider using something like that if it were available (assuming the text-to-speech is of high enough quality).
Tom you the real MVP you saved me from being a slave to the speed reading bs, and relived my feeling of inadequacy
Thanks Thomas. Great work! But I think you may have missed one important factor about speed reading myth is that the real bottleneck about speed reading is the speed that your brain can process the words captured by your eyes. Various technics including the 3 you mentioned in your video are just to speed up "input speed". I believe most ppl after certain training -- may be by using those technics -- can come to a point that input speed is faster than the brain processing speed, that's when those technics become pointless and start to hinder comprehension.
Really thanks for the video. How do you do your research exactly? I always find lots of articles and I don't know how to figure out the relevant ones. Do you read them all? Which websites do you check? Which search methods do you use?
please make a video of this Thomas
Whatever subject you’re looking to research Just type “peer reviewed” after it. Peer reviewed articles are actual academic work.
Ctrl + F
Find the keyword
I forgot I watching at 1.75x speed when he put the words up at 500wpm and was really disappointed in myself.
SAME!!!
One technique I use is using a pen or another stick-like object as a marker for my eyes to follow (guess it's linked to that "smooth pursuit" movement you mentioned in the previous video). I haven't truly measured whether the method does indeed increase my reading speed, even if it does, it's probably within the range of "normal", but it subjectively *feels* faster and less straining to the eye. I'm not overriding my regressions with it though, which is one of the goals of using a marker as a speed reading technique. My marker often jumps around the page in order to re-read something etc.
taking hours worth of research, and summarizing it into a 7 minute UA-cam video is simply brilliant.
I read the page about Beeline that you show in this video. Now I'm very interested in that. But first I want to watch your video about 5 helpful ways to actually increase reading speeds.
So UA-cam let's me download videos offline now. I can watch your videos on my commute to school! Keep up the great work!
Great content man, congratulations
I've speed read War and Piece. It was a book about Russia.
LOL
underrated comment lmfaooooo
You're a master in SPEED TALKING ........ if you can, will be easier for non native english speakers to understand what you say...... because your topics remains interesting and so useful! Thanks!
I use the technique of eliminating sub-vocalization when fantasy novels describe what mountains look like.
I'm losing my mind over how someone actually could think that's a speed reading technique. All you have to do is... try it... to figure out that it doesn't actually work if you need to comprehend the text completely.
Hi Frank. I like your ideas very much and try to implement as many as I can. I have been thinking of relying on my samsung note entirely from my next semester(No textbooks at all) . Please do a video with some advice
Hey Thomas, I found your channel recently and have really enjoyed watching some of your videos.
I hope you don't mind if share my opinion that you speak much faster at times to grasp the content of your speech properly.
Is it me or others too?
Excellent work... very good video. Thank you.
Dude u got me! u were so convincing and as i cant read all research, imma trust u
(Not my word)
Woody Allen summarized it quite brilliantly when he said, ” I took a speed-reading course and read War and Peace in twenty minutes. It involves Russia.”
Great video! Thanks for sharing!
NIce video, I have spent my whole vacs. in learning how to read best, and how to improve my skills in learning, your videos are so interesting, but my conclusion is every single advise or everything is so classic for beins so pasive student, and smart students know if we continue just skimming, scanning and skipping info is not enough for good comprenhesion on reading.
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this is amazing ,I've read on your blog that diet is very important with everthing ,so It would B amazing If you could make a vedio on that, stuff a college student's time can afford
Hey Thomas,love your videos.You are amazing! I have one question:How do you research so effectively.When I research something it takes me a lot of time because of the (smth I call the "distractors") web pages that do not have the required content,but just make me surf on their web from their bombastic titles.A response would be great.
hey there! Now I was once very interested in speed reading and even practiced it for sometime until I eventually gave up because I found it too difficult to train. And here is the thing: training. What made me believe that speed reading might actually work is the fact of habituation. If you consistently force your brain and your eyes to work the way speed reading promotes, you might be able to actually read faster because at some point you are used to read at a certain pace. your eyes get used to read very fast. this whole process however firstly Requires you to to fully dedicate to it and dont quite understand what you are reading the first times through and Secondly is not even confirmed. this is just what books about speed reading say and it did make sense to me. did the research you read repeatedly measure subjects over time in order to investigate possible effects of habituation? if not, then there is a hole in that research because it would not show if speed reading could actually be LEARNED.
That rsvp thing seems to work for me in this video. I was sort of able to comprehend the text before the explanation.
Totally agree with the other comment, this is pretty much the best UA-cam channel I know!
Hi Thomas, I have been speed reading on a website called speedreader. I believe it to be quite good because you can see multiple words at once and click whenever you are done reading these words. It then automatically detects your speed and your concentration level based on the frequency of your clicking. That with the concentration level I am not quite convinced of but I really think the website helped me read faster. Another good thing about the website is you can choose the books you want to read, I recommend it for novels more than for scientific books but you might want to check it out. I like it.
I really like your Videos and your books a lot but I think speed reading is more real than you think. It probably is a lie that people can read up to 1200 WPM but I think it can improve if you are a slow reader, like I used to be.
Hey for the last one.. there's an app called reedy is pretty cool, it lets you go back if you want to and also you can control the wpm with the volume buttons. I don't know if I have facts or investigations to support me, but I find it comfortable to read fast for some minutes and then switch to normal reading from my point of view is like a warming up.
I'm really liking a lot of your videos
I will wait for the next video in order to improve my reading skills... :D
Although most people here won't believe, what you're saying is true and you've shown pretty good references. I tried every possible method for speed reading claimed to work and yes I could read up to 500-800 wpm. But that's the case with novels and other non-technical stuff, which doesn't need much comprehension. Whereas if I'm going to study Mathematics or Digital signal processing, I need to slow down and also have to regress a few paragraphs to actually understand the underlying concept. So if anyone here is a student and trying to understand concepts in maths or science, speed reading is definitely not the way to go.
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I liked very much your idea to speech and shows the speed frases. if I culd asking something for you, I would ask a video that you speak and shows the words as you done. culd it be ?
I am training my hear and it's very good to hear you speaking very fast, this way I can training my listening.
Thanks it is not only good, but necessary to have a source of information you can trust.
Still, i find myself at loss as to how to explain the huge differences in reading speed among people.
Thomas Frank, based on my experience speed reading are one of the way to increase our productivity of scanning word. This method should combine with some effective memory way such as "memory palace" or "photo memory " to let us remember what we read. So, can you make some video that relate with memory Palace or photo memory. Thanks, by the way your channel are the most great learning channel that i have subscribe before. keep going~
Listening to you, my listening speed surpassed my reading speed
+Thomas I just got my mock exam(practice exam) and it was terrible for my geography and maths exam is there any tips or improve on how to be better after getting first result? And avoid it in the second term?
The interesting thing is that fast during the sequence I read 'telescope' instead of 'tachistoscope'; probably because I've never heard of that words and it looked like telescope, so for lack of time to analyze a word my brain just recognized it as the most similar known word. And that's awesome!
what about the technique of using your finger/ a pen as a pacer to determine only 2 or 3 fixation-points per line in order to prevent your eyes from getting tired and regressing?
So potentially, having an app that would recognise (or have manually tagged) the content words and would show them for 2x as long as the "noise" words... could work?
ok but what about listening to the audiobook on 1.5x or 2x speed while reading, is this useful?
It can be, but normal speech is about 115 words per minute, so even doubling it isn't going to get you much faster than 300-350. Still in that normal range. And anything faster is very hard to comprehend for a long time.
Thomas Frank I have a question : I've heared of a study, that you comprehend a text better, when you read a text twice as when you read a text only once in the same period of time.
That seems like a good argument for speed reading / skimming.
It works wonders
Yup
what about tim ferris method could you say anything about it .Would like your opinion on that.
Thomas, what are your thoughts on watching videos at faster speed?
6:26 huh I already used that for my own guides to exams, I do the guide with a resume of the theme and then use blue color in a black text to write important parts and concepts (no more than 3 words togheter) se whenI read it again I can read it faster over and over again
Great work sir.
Thank you lord for bringing me here..... Best channel ever huge fan
Thomas your videos are awsome and it helped me through my high school year. However , I'm struggling with reading OCD. whenever I read something I go back over and over again. Can anyone help me with this problem?
interestingly on my 1080p 512ppi smartphone, i like to shrink the font right down i mean to microscopic levels to the limit of my vision, that way im placing more words into my foveal range. I dont like to go up to a larger font because i dislike jumping down to the next line too often.
1:18 I'm not sure an average person can do this, But Kim Peek (Rain Man) used to read 2 pages in 10 seconds. He'd read the left page with the left eye and the right page with the right and remember everything (had a photo graphic memory of 12,000 books)
Strangely enough I was able to easily keep up with that RSVP flash at 3:30 ish. I don't know that it can be improved but I learned to read fast as a child due to sheer laziness, i.e., how do you read as little as possible while getting the key points in order to get an A/B in a class. I think that age would likely play a factor in the malleability of certain aspects of speed reading, processing, and understanding. At 35, after a lifetime of doing this, I can take a stack of 5-10 books tech books and "speed read" them over the course of a few hours which is typically enough to pass a certification or job interview on a technology I've never touched. Ironically, I have trouble sitting down and 'slow reading' a novel for enjoyment. I think that speaks to the sort of long-term re-wiring of the brain that studies would struggle to measure.
can Rsvp may serve as a better way to remember study cards.....what do u suggest?...I'll like to get ur insight...
well I'm an Indian student ...aiming 4 medicals ....my this year's score won't get me anywhere so I'm watching ur videos and taking a year for self improvement....I hope changing my previous study habits may b usefull....I jst started watching 1 of ur videos yesterday...I by far saw 7 of them ...cause I have scheduled my study since tomorrow...and hell yeah ...u r awesome
Hi mr frank... Your videos are really informative and useful. The only thing I would say is they are somewhat long and often defer from the point. It makes them a tad bit boring. On the other hand, your content is excellent.
I am yet to finish the video but before i do i want to make a note...i found out that i achieved peak reading speed in youtube subtitles...you need the text being displayed one word at a time or one phrase at a time( youre eyeballs should not move while reading them and the size of the letters should be comfortable enough for you to read them)...this needs to be accompanied by a person verbally saying aloud what youre reading at the speed that you are reading it ...doing either of these things will help you get a faster reading speed but doing these both together will increase it to about 1.9 to2.5 times your normal rate( my normal rate is 230 words per minute, it goes up to around 410)...keep in mind I am untrained in speed reading and i was able to read 410 words while retaining normal comprehension...though off course i had to concentrate...this would require some sort of app...I could not find anything even remotely of the sort anywhere though...if there are any app developers here...it could be your idea to earn the big bucks....
Thanks. Very useful video.
hi Thomas, i have a question for you. what is your opnion on binaural beats, there are some crazy claims of them improving focus and productivity. I personaly dont really believe them, but who knows...
You still wait for a reply, do you?
You are smart bro! Thanks!
+yourguitarsage Hey, didn't expect to find you here. If you ever read this. I love your channel. Best guitar channel on UA-cam and has helped me A LOT.
+Chris John Thanks bro! That means a LOT!
I'm a big fan
gosh darn man he sure is :/
Some people say to listen to an audiobook and read along with a real book in front of you to "read" faster. What are your thoughts on this?
Agreed. Looks like you did your HW. Summing it up the three books on speed reading I read are completely useless. Well, I agree with the speeding up your scanning techniques. For more overall comprehension read slow and absorb the content. The new part was the content and function words. It's true.
Thomas, is the school system in america easier than the school system in Switzerland for example. I live in Switzerland and I find school to be quite tuff. I'm in my fourth year in gymnasium (high school) and I keep seeing things that americans are learning in college that I'm doing currently, which seems weird...
Hi Thomas, Thanks for your vlogs ! Very interesting !
You state that RSVP does not really work. However I am dyslexic and Spritz does absolutely help me comprehensibly read faster...because my eyes aren' all over the page. If sometimes the info is too much to process, I just replay. Even having read the text twice, I am faster than reading tekst of a page / screen traditional way. Maybe a good topic (dyslexia) to elaborate on.
Thanks anyway !!
Interesting! My aim with the research for this video was to find out if the speed claims of RSVP are true, but I hadn't thought about its application for dyslexia. There could actually be some potential for it there.
Also, have you tried out Beeline Reader? I've heard it can be really helpful if you're dyslexic: www.beelinereader.com/
Indeed ..Beelinereader.com is an interesting concept. I just downloaded it and will test it out.... the fist impression is that it helped me due to colour differences and therefor keeping my eyes on the correct line and not goig into regression..... Most probably another interesting tip for those with dyslexia.
mind you...there are many different versions of Dyslexia.
Btw.....look at this site...I might help teachers and professors understand what's going on in somebody's head being dyslexic:
www.upworthy.com/if-you-have-dyslexia-this-website-can-show-your-friends-what-reading-is-actually-like?c=ufb3
@@AllardVdt Try this, help me a lot: according by Brazilian university professor our brains have two hemisphere (left and right). One of then used to cognition, readings, maths etc and others side used by our imagination. So when we (dyslexic or not dyslexic people) start to read a text the brain hemispheres competition starts also... But if you play CLASSICAL musics (without lyrics), this is sufficient to "calm dow" your imagination brain side. I hope this information help you like helps me. P.S. Also works with musics in a language that you can't understand. This days im also use Japanese music from 50's or 60's.
Would it be right to say, then, that subvocalization isn't detrimental to quality reading?
Just playing devils advocate, none of those studies take into account that it takes time to learn a new skill. Of course people who have never read without sub vocalization lost comprehension when they tried it for the first time, but it is possible that with some practice it does actually make you read faster and still comprehend.
Here's something interesting. I preferred you talking as fast as the first video so I played this at 1.25x speed. When you showed all the words in succession, and since they were faster, I actually cognitively ignored most of the words that weren't content words and still comprehended it for the most part. Maybe with practice, it'll be even easier!
Hi. Where are the links to the research?
Unfortunately I learned a lot of this information the hard way. Suckered into speed reading scams I didn't have much success especially when it came to subvocalizing (which IS reading). Thanks for setting the record straight.
Thomas, I'm having trouble with the excellent method you having with Evernote. For my math class, it seems extremely frustrating typing notes on Evernote am in now obsessed with not taking paper notes. Do you have any extra tips for me to improve notetaking on math?
+GamerInCombat I personally take pictures of the notes that I usually must write by hand as they require formulas (chemistry, math, etc.), then later on when I get home for the day I upload them into an evernote document titled for the date I took the notes; and use them just like I would regular notes. I used the evernote app to take the pictures as it makes the paper very white and the text very dark so it's very easy to read as an uploaded picture. Hope this helps :)
Get a tablet (iPad). Draw that shit.
+GamerInCombat I think you should adapt the note-taking method that works best for each class or type of content you need to record. For math, I almost always used paper - it's just so much easier for writing out equations and functions, drawing out diagrams, etc. Echoing what Tristan said below, one thing you can do is upload pictures of your paper notes to Evernote, which will allow you to view them anywhere and will make them searchable as well (which is a really cool feature IMO). I use an iPhone app called Scannable to scan things into Evernote, as it has a setting where you can stitch multiple pictures into one note and upload it automatically.
It is not necessary to memorize everything in detail, coz nobody can remember those things for their entire life. So, just read info. that contains basic idea ( 80/20 rule ) & that will full fill your purpose.🙌
aren't a lot of these techniques (particularly RSVP apps) designed for training so that you can be faster next time you are actually reading something important?
Kim Peek (Rainman) could read at 10,000wpm... Two pages at a time, one eye focusing on each. So he could read at 5000wpm per eye... I wish he were still alive. I wish they had studied this ability more. Seeing as how he remembered almost 100% of what he read at this speed.
Link, please.
Man u r authentic💜💜💜 3:50 rsvp is better with novels and stories. NOT DATA AND DETAILS.
Guys how did you learn Rapid Reading? Share your experience please. I want to learn it.
Hey Tom, great series. Speed reading is something I've always wanted to know more about.
In your research, did you come across anything about increasing your reading speed and comprehension within a "reasonable level"? I'm not talking about 1000+ WPM, but still improving my current speed.
I did a speed test online once, from which I learned that I read about 250 WPM. Based on a Google search this seems to be above average, but it still feels slow to me when I'm reading. Sometimes, my Kindle actually goes from "10 mins left" to "11 mins left" after I finish a page, instead of counting down.
Any tips?
Thanks!
Ask and ye shall receive...
Thanks for episode 3 in this series!
I know everyone here thinks I'm bullshiting but I can teach you how to read at incredible speeds. Infact I do teach these skills at a university. If you want to read not just 500 wpm but maybe a 1000 or more I can read you that easily. If you want to go to 10,000 that is possible. Infact if I tell you how high you can actually go you will not believe me, but I do not want you to be stuck thinking the limit is as low as it apparently is according to this video. (which btw comes from someone who has absolutely no knowledge or experience of how to actually speed read). I do on the other hand and I know every trick in the book and how to do it, and I can teach you.
+ENiGMA Dude stop showing off.
+Ian Tan Seriously, though. +ENiGMA, I bet that you can read really
fast, but is your level of comprehension what it could be if you were
reading slower? I trust +Thomas Frank and his research, so you'll have to prove it if you want us to believe that you can read over 10,000 WPM.
Is this video in 60 fps? It looks unnaturally smooth.
Great video