| When we were kids, everyone had the same | | | | and follow the step-by-step instructions. |
| level of speed reading skills. We all finished reading | | | | Although it sounds slightly unorthodox, subliminal |
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| As we grew older, however, there became a | | | | unobtrusive. Basically, these programs send your |
| noticeable disparity in speed. Some of us were | | | | subconscious messages of positive intent. It's like |
| able to devour a book in a day while others find | | | | having your own cheerleader! |
| themselves plowing through the same book for a | | | | Step 3: Keep Tabs on Yourself. |
| week! | | | | There's nothing like having positive results to help |
| If you belong to the latter, then this is your | | | | you improve your speed reading skills. People all |
| chance to improve yourself. If you belong to the | | | | have a specific number of words they can read |
| former, well, a little level-up certainly won't hurt | | | | per minute. |
| you. Read on to learn how to improve your | | | | By knowing what rate you started with and by |
| speed reading skills. | | | | regularly measuring your improvement, you are |
| Step 1: Keep Your Mind Active. | | | | reinforcing your mind to keep on moving forward. |
| People with active minds tend to have an easier | | | | The better you get, the more you want to beat |
| time reading and comprehending texts. Their | | | | your record. |
| brains are so used to processing information that | | | | Keep in mind, however, that you're not competing |
| a few hundred pages of prose or poetry is | | | | with other people; you're competing with yourself. |
| nothing to them. | | | | You may not be as fast as your co-worker, but |
| So how can you keep your mind active, you ask? | | | | you should at least be faster than the "previous |
| Easy! | | | | version" of you! |
| Read books, solve puzzles or answer problems. | | | | Having impressive speed reading skills is not a |
| Thinking keeps your mind working. Avoid spending | | | | requirement for employment, but it is an |
| your afternoons watching television - that's | | | | unspoken advantage. The faster you read, the |
| exactly what will turn your brain into mush! | | | | faster you can comprehend instructions. This |
| Step 2: Dabble with Subliminals. | | | | enables you to spend the rest of your time doing |
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