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Since a lot of people's resolution for the new year includes reading a lot more, I looked at what helped me read faster. 
Summarising my learnings here on
Summarising my learnings here on
1.
Read without the voice in your head : often times all of us read with a voice. We are used to this. Turns out that you can do without it. Read visually and don't sound them in your head.
Read without the voice in your head : often times all of us read with a voice. We are used to this. Turns out that you can do without it. Read visually and don't sound them in your head.
2. 
When you're reading(say in English) you typically read left to right, word by word. You do this because as a child you had to understand every word and you also read slower. But try this, when you now look at a word, you can see more than 1. That's because our vision can
When you're reading(say in English) you typically read left to right, word by word. You do this because as a child you had to understand every word and you also read slower. But try this, when you now look at a word, you can see more than 1. That's because our vision can
Accomodate more. So when youre trying to read fast start from the middle of the line perhaps, because your vision will capture the rest of it as well and allows you to move quicker.
3. 
I didn't know this when I grew up and considered this a sign of being weak at reading. The best way to read fast is to use your finger to follow the words. When you don't have an active object to follow, your eyes don't move as quickly. Try both ways and see the difference
I didn't know this when I grew up and considered this a sign of being weak at reading. The best way to read fast is to use your finger to follow the words. When you don't have an active object to follow, your eyes don't move as quickly. Try both ways and see the difference
4.
Before I pick a book I usually read a lot of summaries of it (ofc only for non fiction) that gives me a fair idea of what the book is trying to convey so I can concentrate on examples rather than spend time with each idea. I feel this makes me understand a concept better.
Before I pick a book I usually read a lot of summaries of it (ofc only for non fiction) that gives me a fair idea of what the book is trying to convey so I can concentrate on examples rather than spend time with each idea. I feel this makes me understand a concept better.
5.
Try summarising what you know. Most people do highlights on pages, but for me I never go back to these(maybe my poor system, could improve here) but if I write my understanding of the book it helps me move on to the next and helps me retain better as well.
Fin.
Try summarising what you know. Most people do highlights on pages, but for me I never go back to these(maybe my poor system, could improve here) but if I write my understanding of the book it helps me move on to the next and helps me retain better as well. Fin.
