Speed Reading
Conclusions of research on speed reading concept- Extent of
maximum reading speed, lies between 400-800 words per minute. Today's world
belongs to information technology. In order to survive in almost any field, one
needs to be well informed about daily news, activities, new concepts of
science, culture and religion, history and politics etc. 'Speed Reading' is one
of the greatest tool anyone can apply to be knowledgeable.
Avoid regression: Avoid reading same word or phrase twice.
In childhood we are taught to read in particular way; whether pronouncing while
reading it louder or moving finger on the page below lines: All that reduces
your reading speed.
300 words per page: Ideal size of page is 300 words. If you
are reading on computer; adjust text accordingly or buy books in that format.
Skimming is most significant tool. Skip the unnecessary part
of text. All the books consist of redundant part of texts. It should be skipped
to great extent. Always read the heading of mentioned concept. Reading index of
book and other related information is very useful to increase reading speed and
skipping unnecessary part.
Sit attentively: Don’t move your body or body parts, while
reading. It helps you to increase your concentration. Concentration of brain is
directly proportional to composure of body, If we are tense his rate of
physical activities rises and vice versa. You should be completely relaxed
while reading.
Intention: Various texts have different significance.
Different subjects and topics are read for different reasons. If you decide
exact intention behind your reading, in advance, reading speed can become lot
more efficient
Summarize: The book,
topic, novels, concept, newspaper etc can be summarized in various ways for
various purposes. You can develop habit of summarizing the topic for your
purpose. According to my experience, text of 100 pages can be summarized to
five pages or more. Only five pages can be remembered to reproduce or write 100
pages at anytime. Hundreds of examples can be quoted to establish above fact.
Reading between lines, words: When words are arranged in
particular fashion, then only they become meaningful. In the same way,
individual words or lines cannot help you understand the topic, but their
understanding and profound meaning as whole text is lot more meaningful.
Significance of reading: We are living in competitive world.
In order to survive and succeed in any field reading has no other substitute.
Even after invention of social media, one has to read comments, posts, news,
books to remain updated. Significant information and knowledge can take you to
heights of success. And lack of knowledge will lead to extreme fail lure. It is
well known truth. One must remain updated with necessary knowledge.
Exercise of eyes: Eyes can be conditioned to read in
particular pattern. From the end of upper line to the beginning of lower line,
loss of concentration is observed, even by well practiced readers. Practice to
move your eyes in that way can be really helpful.
Turning page: For new book, pages are sticky and turning
them might waste your few seconds. But for reading few hundred pages this time
can total up to few minutes or even hours. One should be very careful to avoid
such waste of time
Comfortable posture: Selection of right chair, room at right
temperature and light, well set sequence of all things in room bring fresh
state of mind to you. Take few minutes break after sixty minutes of reading.
Meditate between two sessions
One can read few books a day, to become expert in any desired
field to achieve highest success in that profession. Knowledge can take you to
ultimate height of success.
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