| How long does it take you to read the average | | | | subvocalization slows the reading process down |
| book? Most people don't finish a book until weeks | | | | by using unnecessary cognitive resources. |
| after they start it. The problem with taking so | | | | When a person is able to eliminate subvocalizing |
| long is that you often forget what happened at | | | | along with training their eyes to grab a larger |
| the beginning of the book and this decreases your | | | | section of text while limiting their eye |
| comprehension. It's hard to put all the pieces of a | | | | movements, reading rates increase. It is not |
| book together if you can't remember what | | | | uncommon for someone using speed reading |
| happened at the beginning. | | | | software or books to triple their reading speed. |
| Why don't you just sit down and read the whole | | | | Imagine being able to read the same book you |
| book in one or two sittings? For many the | | | | used to read in over 8 hours in a little over 2 and |
| answer is "It will take too long". The reason it | | | | a half hours. |
| takes so long is because we were taught to read | | | | When you triple your reading speed you improve |
| at the same speed that we speak. For most this | | | | your comprehension as well. The beginning of the |
| is around 150-220 words per minute. It's not | | | | book is no longer weeks away. It is now |
| uncommon for a book to have 100,000 words. | | | | something your read only a few hours earlier. Do |
| So if you read at an average speed of 200 wpm | | | | you still not completely understand the book when |
| it would take you over 8 hours to read that book. | | | | you finish? Read it again. You can now read the |
| Instead of sitting there for 8 hours straight a | | | | book twice in less time than you used to read it |
| better answer would be to improve your reading | | | | once. |
| speed. | | | | We read a lot throughout our lifetime. Why not |
| The average reader subvocalizes during reading. | | | | save time while doing it? If there are methods to |
| What this means is that while you are reading you | | | | triple your reading speed, why not take |
| are internally saying the word. Often times the | | | | advantage of them? Or if you already have too |
| movement of the tongue, lips, jaw and vocal | | | | much time in your day and need to fill it up with |
| cords is so slight you don't even realize that you | | | | slow reading then please continue with your |
| are doing it. When reading a book this | | | | current technique. |