mardi 28 juin 2016

Some Simple Facts About Speed Reading

By Andrew Nelson


If you have a short time to read a lot, there is a special technique which makes it possible to read several times the number of pages of text without any special effort. Most average people read about 300 to 500 words per minute. Students and people who often read can overcome up to 750 words per minute. Speed reading allows more than a thousand words per minute.

There are some programs that can help you with this, and some people can easily master this following simple instructions. Even so, experts think that it would be bet to take a course. A good teacher can speed up the learning process, and taking the course can give you far better results.

This simple technique can help all students, it allows learning and understanding large amounts of materials in significantly less time. Well, some subjects require slightly different approach, and more effort, like, for example, math, but this might still be of a great help. Maybe you won't be able to remember every single detail, but you'll know the most important ones.

Instead of reading everything with the same attention, every page is simply scanned, reading just a few words in a line. It is perfectly enough for your brain to catch the subject. Normally, your eyes tend to go back on some words, or even lines, and the easiest way to prevent this is to cover those lines while reading, at least in the beginning.

One simple thing that you can do is to read the subheading first, and than scanning the whole text, to understand the meaning. Your brain will catch the most important information. Make a short and simple note about these most important things, this will help you remember the basics.

Read the table of contents first, this will give you a general idea about the book. This way you'll find out which parts can be skipped, and which require more attention. Scan the text, and slow down when you think there is something you need to pay more attention to.

Try to see the whole line at once; your brain will comprehend even if you skip a few words. You shouldn't lose your time highlighting parts, or underlining them. If you need to remember something, making simple, short notes is much more useful.

Quiet and cozy environment is really important, as well as prioritizing. Choose the period of a day when you have the highest level of concentration and energy, to speed up the whole process. Start with the hardest and the most important parts. One second for one line is more than enough, and you'll even become faster.

This really works. It is perfectly possible to finish one hundred pages in no time at all. The best option is to take a good course, although some people can master this technique all by themselves, very quickly. Students find it especially valuable, but this technique can make your life easier on so many different ways. Just give it a chance.




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