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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
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I love to read, and am always looking to increase my speed with any tricks I can find. In Speed Reading, Kam Knight breaks down some of the science of speed reading, some effective strategies, and practice drills to help you implement the strategies that work for you. I’m already almost doubling my page count in the same length of time!
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Really cool read. I enjoyed learning about the many ways we can improve as readers. With practice, reading 200 pages in an hour is possible but don’t expect results over night. Knight offers lots of things to practice and bad habits that could take time to kick. The exercises are useful as well for several reasons.
He also makes a point to support authors and avoid hacks that copy the works of others, so support this book by writing a review after you read it.
He also makes a point to support authors and avoid hacks that copy the works of others, so support this book by writing a review after you read it.
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Fine book... feel like all the information was there but I didn't find anything of value that I haven't heard before from youtube.
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Too many books and not enough time? Kam Knight explains the tools and tricks you need to begin speed reading. With short chapters and practice exercises, Knight teaches you how to retrain your brain to read faster without sacrificing your reading comprehension. Although I'm a naturally fast reader, I would love to be able to read even faster. Knight's book was a perfect explanation of how to read faster - usually by focusing on space or chunks of text and removing sub-vocalization. His methods definitely work and I could see an immediate improvement. Unfortunately, the book won't automatically make you a speed reader - you have to actually practice the skills over time.
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reflective
fast-paced
Despite what the cover may imply, this book gives you many tips to better comprehend and retain what you're reading.
This isn't a book about skimming for the sake of speed, but rather an all round guide to reading efficiently, even addressing miscellaneous topics such as eye health and quickly identifying the meaning of words based on prefixes and suffixes, and a breakdown on analysing the structure of a paragraph.
These topics were a pleasant surprise and added much depth to this brief book, along with numerous online links with resources to supplement the book's assigned 'practice drills.'
The book comes with a bonus book, 'Conquer Your Internal Resistance to Make More Money, Have Better Relationships, and Live a Fulfilling Life...' Gee whizz! Personally I feel its inclusion cheapens this book as opposed to adding any value whatsoever; why is this also tagged as a 'self-help' book, and why does it allude to my 'true potential'? This tired narrative doesn't have a justified place in a speedreading book in my opinion.
Otherwise, solid book, and its length is accommodating of the impatient person who wants to read faster, while thankfully lecturing them on how speed reading isn't speed reading if you can't comprehend or retain a thing you've read. Would recommend as a cursory guide to reading swiftly and effectively.
This isn't a book about skimming for the sake of speed, but rather an all round guide to reading efficiently, even addressing miscellaneous topics such as eye health and quickly identifying the meaning of words based on prefixes and suffixes, and a breakdown on analysing the structure of a paragraph.
These topics were a pleasant surprise and added much depth to this brief book, along with numerous online links with resources to supplement the book's assigned 'practice drills.'
The book comes with a bonus book, 'Conquer Your Internal Resistance to Make More Money, Have Better Relationships, and Live a Fulfilling Life...' Gee whizz! Personally I feel its inclusion cheapens this book as opposed to adding any value whatsoever; why is this also tagged as a 'self-help' book, and why does it allude to my 'true potential'? This tired narrative doesn't have a justified place in a speedreading book in my opinion.
Otherwise, solid book, and its length is accommodating of the impatient person who wants to read faster, while thankfully lecturing them on how speed reading isn't speed reading if you can't comprehend or retain a thing you've read. Would recommend as a cursory guide to reading swiftly and effectively.
Good quick read. Missing technique reading with a finger mentioned by Jim Kwik and Tim Ferriss. Subvocalization is very hard for me to quit.