I also consider myself a slow/average reader and I am trying to speed it up a little so these are some really great tips! I know part of my problem is getting distracted easily and just walking away for a bit or picking up my phone lol
Hahaha lol! I can totally relate!! I think audio books were a game changer for me bc I was “persuaded” to keep reading! Thank you so so much for watching!! 💕
Great tips in theory, now I just have to see if it works. The tip about reading down the page with you finger reminds me of my speed reading class. I left that class reading 2000 wpm. Got nothing out of the books and it was no fun. No time to spend with the characters. But I will try all your other tips. Thank you. Reading with the audio! Love that one.
Whats the point of speed reading fiction? Non fiction ok ill fly through it. But fiction is not just about getting the plot its about immersion, intense imagination and really living the story. Ill even stop after a scene is described to take it all in and get a real feel for it. The real magic is not in the words its between them and you need to take your time everything else is just plot hunting. For me spending less and less time on screens helped with giving me the patience to read that way we are so overstimulated that its hard not to speedread.
@@FunFantasyBooks this video seems bizarre to me. even with non-fiction, you can certainly fly through it and remember general ideas and what kind of info was in the book, but it's not sufficient for learning, which would be a reasonable goal for reading non-fiction. but with fiction especially, some of these tricks are antithetical to the spirit of reading. one of them was actually NOT reading the entire sentences - WHAT??? it might be fine for pulpy thrillers and fantasy books, but authors labor over how to craft their words, each and every one. reading is an experience, not a chore to be optimized. you act like reading comprehension is the end goal of reading when it's actually just a basic requirement. it's like looking at a painting and being satisfied with yourself if you can quickly identify the subject and basic composition. that's really not the point.
Great information! I'll definitely try these techniques to read faster. And, by the way, your English is beautiful and very good. ❤ well done on a great video!😊
Great video as always! I was planning to try the second one soon, but I feel like the first book I'm trying it on will be at disadvantage and I can't choose which one to sacrifice 🙈 I have unknowingly been using trick 4 for UA-cam videos, and it has now gotten to the point where I can't listen to normal speed anymore, it makes me feel like people are speaking unnaturally slow. x1.75 is what feels the most natural now, which is 🤯. Enjoy your holidays 😊! (for the first three days at least, then 😱😳 -4🔥)
Thank you so much for watching!! 💕- haha I was surprised at how much I actually comprehended with trick 2! I also thought that whatever book I pick it would be “a lost read” but in truth if you do it gradually, it should be fine!! Hahaha thank you so much!! I’ll use those first 3 days as if the only ones 🤣🤣
Aw! Thank you so much!! I’m incredibly glad this helps! Yay! Slow readers…unite! Try it out little by little and maybe with a book that it’s not very hard in terms of worldbuilding? haha let me know how that goes!!
Because I’m also not a English native speaker I learned methods to read faster when I decided to start to read again. I’ve used and use all the methods you described and some. Great video 👏
@@FunFantasyBooks I Om to avoid subvocalization. I use the finger but don’t follow the line, I divide the page in columns use the finger to guide my eyes and use peripheral visual. What you said about threshold I use it for reading. Kwik has exercises to raise your reading threshold. This last one is what worked the best. I also use the line in the Kindle app to help. I’m would like to do your audiobook exercise but I use Anyplay, and it only goes up to 1.75 😂
I must be the slowest fantasy reader on the planet. It takes me about 4 days (8 hours) to a 600 page fantasy novel. I only read on kindle due to my wrists, I can no longer hold a 600 + page book for a given period of time. So hopefully this will speed me up.
Oh man! That is definitely not in the slow side! 600 pages in 8h feels fast! I read just the dragon reborn which is around 600 and it took me around… 10?
Thanks for these tricks! I have the feeling that I read too slow too, I will definitely try some of them! I'm not really into audio books yet, but that really makes sense, so I may give it a try! Out of curiosity, how do you measure your words per minute? I'm sacred of measuring mine 🫣😬
Thank you for watching!! Yay! Let me know which tricks do you use and how that goes!! To measure your reading speed, you’ll need to set the timer for 1 minute and read normally for that time! Then you’ll need to count how many words you’ve read (you can do an abstraction by counting how many words each line has and the number of lines per page) - that’s the “words per minute” (wpm) measure! Anyway I’ve linked in the description 2 pages where you can get your reading speed automatically!! 💕
I don't know how I ever listened to audiobooks at 1x, it's soooo slow to my brain.
Hahahaha agree!! But I bet you are a rapid reader!? ♥️
@@FunFantasyBooks I do ready pretty quickly
I also consider myself a slow/average reader and I am trying to speed it up a little so these are some really great tips! I know part of my problem is getting distracted easily and just walking away for a bit or picking up my phone lol
Hahaha lol! I can totally relate!! I think audio books were a game changer for me bc I was “persuaded” to keep reading! Thank you so so much for watching!! 💕
Thanks a lot . The fourth comprehension trick seems useful for me .
Yay! Please let me know if it works for you after using it!!
Great tips in theory, now I just have to see if it works. The tip about reading down the page with you finger reminds me of my speed reading class. I left that class reading 2000 wpm. Got nothing out of the books and it was no fun. No time to spend with the characters. But I will try all your other tips. Thank you. Reading with the audio! Love that one.
Whats the point of speed reading fiction? Non fiction ok ill fly through it. But fiction is not just about getting the plot its about immersion, intense imagination and really living the story. Ill even stop after a scene is described to take it all in and get a real feel for it. The real magic is not in the words its between them and you need to take your time everything else is just plot hunting.
For me spending less and less time on screens helped with giving me the patience to read that way we are so overstimulated that its hard not to speedread.
I agree! For me it’s matter of how can I read even more books in my lifetime (while keeping the quality and comprehensive read)
@@FunFantasyBooks this video seems bizarre to me. even with non-fiction, you can certainly fly through it and remember general ideas and what kind of info was in the book, but it's not sufficient for learning, which would be a reasonable goal for reading non-fiction.
but with fiction especially, some of these tricks are antithetical to the spirit of reading. one of them was actually NOT reading the entire sentences - WHAT??? it might be fine for pulpy thrillers and fantasy books, but authors labor over how to craft their words, each and every one. reading is an experience, not a chore to be optimized. you act like reading comprehension is the end goal of reading when it's actually just a basic requirement.
it's like looking at a painting and being satisfied with yourself if you can quickly identify the subject and basic composition. that's really not the point.
Great information! I'll definitely try these techniques to read faster. And, by the way, your English is beautiful and very good. ❤ well done on a great video!😊
Hi 👋 an interesting video!! Happy reading to you!! 🦋
Hiya!! Thank you so much! I hope it’s useful!! 💕 happy reading!
Wow, great video. Thank you.
Thank you!
Great video as always! I was planning to try the second one soon, but I feel like the first book I'm trying it on will be at disadvantage and I can't choose which one to sacrifice 🙈
I have unknowingly been using trick 4 for UA-cam videos, and it has now gotten to the point where I can't listen to normal speed anymore, it makes me feel like people are speaking unnaturally slow. x1.75 is what feels the most natural now, which is 🤯.
Enjoy your holidays 😊! (for the first three days at least, then 😱😳 -4🔥)
Thank you so much for watching!! 💕- haha I was surprised at how much I actually comprehended with trick 2! I also thought that whatever book I pick it would be “a lost read” but in truth if you do it gradually, it should be fine!!
Hahaha thank you so much!! I’ll use those first 3 days as if the only ones 🤣🤣
This was such a helpful video. I’m a slow reader too. I have done immersive reads with audiobooks, but not at that speed. 😂 I’ll try these out.
Aw! Thank you so much!! I’m incredibly glad this helps! Yay! Slow readers…unite!
Try it out little by little and maybe with a book that it’s not very hard in terms of worldbuilding? haha let me know how that goes!!
@@FunFantasyBooks ok great I sure will 🙂
Because I’m also not a English native speaker I learned methods to read faster when I decided to start to read again. I’ve used and use all the methods you described and some. Great video 👏
You’re incredible! Please share! Which ones have worked the best for you? Something that I’ve missed that worked? 🥹 thank you so much for watching!! 💕
@@FunFantasyBooks I Om to avoid subvocalization. I use the finger but don’t follow the line, I divide the page in columns use the finger to guide my eyes and use peripheral visual. What you said about threshold I use it for reading. Kwik has exercises to raise your reading threshold. This last one is what worked the best. I also use the line in the Kindle app to help. I’m would like to do your audiobook exercise but I use Anyplay, and it only goes up to 1.75 😂
Thanks for the tips 😍😍😍❤️
You’re welcome!! I’m glad these helped!! ✨ thank you for watching!
Thanks I am from india I read percy jackson through this trick
I am already a speed reader ah ah XD But those are good advice !
Hahahaha oh how much I envy you! (In a good way!) slowly but surely getting faster tho!! Haha thank you for watching!! 💕
Wow that's awesome.
Were you a fast reader from the beginning or is it practice or a trick ( can you share please) ?
What’s point of the audio of you still reading no point for me.
I must be the slowest fantasy reader on the planet. It takes me about 4 days (8 hours) to a 600 page fantasy novel. I only read on kindle due to my wrists, I can no longer hold a 600 + page book for a given period of time. So hopefully this will speed me up.
Oh man! That is definitely not in the slow side! 600 pages in 8h feels fast! I read just the dragon reborn which is around 600 and it took me around… 10?
Thanks for these tricks! I have the feeling that I read too slow too, I will definitely try some of them! I'm not really into audio books yet, but that really makes sense, so I may give it a try! Out of curiosity, how do you measure your words per minute? I'm sacred of measuring mine 🫣😬
Thank you for watching!! Yay! Let me know which tricks do you use and how that goes!! To measure your reading speed, you’ll need to set the timer for 1 minute and read normally for that time! Then you’ll need to count how many words you’ve read (you can do an abstraction by counting how many words each line has and the number of lines per page) - that’s the “words per minute” (wpm) measure! Anyway I’ve linked in the description 2 pages where you can get your reading speed automatically!! 💕