- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: How To Books Ltd; 4th Revised edition edition (31 Dec 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1845284283
- ISBN-13: 978-1845284282
- Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 17 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 477,031 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'will help you reduce the time spent on reading and recalling information.' --Evening Standard
'Purely practical and aims to help you in the professional environment.' --The Times
'A very worthwhile investment.' --The Guardian
'Purely practical and aims to help you in the professional environment.' --The Times
'A very worthwhile investment.' --The Guardian
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- Updated and retitled 4th edition - Practical 'how to' guide to a key study skill - check your progress using the exercises designed to develop your skills - Reading and retention of information is a key skill not only for study but for job seekers, managers and employees, if you're a researcher or leisure reader who wants to use their time effectively - How to deal with the increasing amount of written material we are required to digest in today's information-laden and time-constrained world - both printed an online.
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I borrowed this book from my local library. I often borrow books I'd like to read, but actually end up giving them back having never opened them. This time was different. I actually read both books. Amazing really...
I thought learning how to read rapidly would be difficult, but I was wrong... sort of. In the first day I increased my reading speed by about 30%. From 185 wpm to 260 wpm. The second day I increased again to around 292 wpm. And my rention rate shot up from 40% to 80%+.
The author though, makes clear later on in the book that the threshold between slow and fast readers is somewhere around the 300 wpm mark. I have found this to be true. I cannot, at this point, seem to be able to break through that barrier. The author gives the impression to me that at some point something will click in my brain, and I will then be able to read at speeds twice or triple my current rate. This will come through developing the skills taught in the book. Skills the author says we all should have learned and developed in school. I thought that I had to read slowly in order to understand what I was reading and that I also had to regress (go over what I had just read again), but I was wrong. I understand more now, even though I have almost doubled my reading speed. Of course there are times when someone should read slowly. A difficult text book for example will be most profitable if read slower rather than faster.
I would like to set my ultimate goal at 900 wpm. That's about 5 times the speed I started at. I read a lot, and I have always wanted to be able to read faster, but thought it be near impossible. With perseverance it is not. Buy this book, along with some others and you will be on your way to becoming a speed reader.
I thought learning how to read rapidly would be difficult, but I was wrong... sort of. In the first day I increased my reading speed by about 30%. From 185 wpm to 260 wpm. The second day I increased again to around 292 wpm. And my rention rate shot up from 40% to 80%+.
The author though, makes clear later on in the book that the threshold between slow and fast readers is somewhere around the 300 wpm mark. I have found this to be true. I cannot, at this point, seem to be able to break through that barrier. The author gives the impression to me that at some point something will click in my brain, and I will then be able to read at speeds twice or triple my current rate. This will come through developing the skills taught in the book. Skills the author says we all should have learned and developed in school. I thought that I had to read slowly in order to understand what I was reading and that I also had to regress (go over what I had just read again), but I was wrong. I understand more now, even though I have almost doubled my reading speed. Of course there are times when someone should read slowly. A difficult text book for example will be most profitable if read slower rather than faster.
I would like to set my ultimate goal at 900 wpm. That's about 5 times the speed I started at. I read a lot, and I have always wanted to be able to read faster, but thought it be near impossible. With perseverance it is not. Buy this book, along with some others and you will be on your way to becoming a speed reader.
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I Almost Doubled My Reading Speed in 2 Days
17 Aug 2011
Format:Paperback
I borrowed this book from my local library. I often borrow books I'd like to read, but actually end up giving them back having never opened them. This time was different. I actually read both books. Amazing really...
I thought learning how to read rapidly would be difficult, but I was wrong... sort of. In the first day I increased my reading speed by about 30%. From 185 wpm to 260 wpm. The second day I increased again to around 292 wpm. And my rention rate shot up from 40% to 80%+.
The author though, makes clear later on in the book that the threshold between slow and fast readers is somewhere around the 300 wpm mark. I have found this to be true. I cannot, at this point, seem to be able to break through that barrier. The author gives the impression to me that at some point something will click in my brain, and I will then be able to read at speeds twice or triple my current rate. This will come through developing the skills taught in the book. Skills the author says we all should have learned and developed in school. I thought that I had to read slowly in order to understand what I was reading and that I also had to regress (go over what I had just read again), but I was wrong. I understand more now, even though I have almost doubled my reading speed. Of course there are times when someone should read slowly. A difficult text book for example will be most profitable if read slower rather than faster.
I would like to set my ultimate goal at 900 wpm. That's about 5 times the speed I started at. I read a lot, and I have always wanted to be able to read faster, but thought it be near impossible. With perseverance it is not. Buy this book, along with some others and you will be on your way to becoming a speed reader.
I thought learning how to read rapidly would be difficult, but I was wrong... sort of. In the first day I increased my reading speed by about 30%. From 185 wpm to 260 wpm. The second day I increased again to around 292 wpm. And my rention rate shot up from 40% to 80%+.
The author though, makes clear later on in the book that the threshold between slow and fast readers is somewhere around the 300 wpm mark. I have found this to be true. I cannot, at this point, seem to be able to break through that barrier. The author gives the impression to me that at some point something will click in my brain, and I will then be able to read at speeds twice or triple my current rate. This will come through developing the skills taught in the book. Skills the author says we all should have learned and developed in school. I thought that I had to read slowly in order to understand what I was reading and that I also had to regress (go over what I had just read again), but I was wrong. I understand more now, even though I have almost doubled my reading speed. Of course there are times when someone should read slowly. A difficult text book for example will be most profitable if read slower rather than faster.
I would like to set my ultimate goal at 900 wpm. That's about 5 times the speed I started at. I read a lot, and I have always wanted to be able to read faster, but thought it be near impossible. With perseverance it is not. Buy this book, along with some others and you will be on your way to becoming a speed reader.
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