| Reading skills can make the difference between | | | | "Whoever ceases to be a student has never |
| being productive and not being productive. They | | | | been a student." I like to interpret this as: not |
| can make someone look intelligent, if the person | | | | being educated well enough is the main cause for |
| has read a lot; and they can make another look | | | | people to want to stop their education. If they |
| like a fool, if that person hasn't read enough. | | | | were educated well in the first place, they would |
| Reading is the best way to go about learning | | | | want to continue learning more and more. |
| things in general. They may not be the best way | | | | Once we agree that reading is extremely |
| to go if you want to learn how to golf, but later | | | | important, we must also see that it's not the |
| on they will be the best way to go if you want to | | | | end-all be-all learning method. Lord Chesterfield - |
| refine and perfect your golf swing. There is | | | | one of my favourite "gentlemen" of the 18th |
| always something to learn from books. If you're | | | | century - once said "Learning is acquired by |
| interested in increasing your reading speed, and | | | | reading books, but the much more necessary |
| improving your comprehension, and upgrading | | | | learning, the knowledge of the world, is only to be |
| your reading skills in general, you should learn how | | | | acquired by reading men, and studying all the |
| to speed read. But more about that later - first | | | | various facets of them." In other words, your |
| let's talk about George Santayana. | | | | sources of information and knowledge should not |
| George Santayana was a poet, essayist, novelist, | | | | only be books, but people too. If you want to |
| and philosopher. You may know him best for | | | | learn something new, unpredictable, and possibly |
| once saying "Those who cannot remember the | | | | engaging, try talking to some people. You'll find |
| past are condemned to repeat it". Classic. But he | | | | that discussions and conversations can be very |
| also said: "The wisest mind has something yet to | | | | useful and entertaining - unless your idea of a |
| learn." I think this is even more significant. | | | | conversation is "Hey, what's up? See you later!" |
| Santayana realized that absolutely everyone has | | | | But that's not to bring down the value of reading. |
| room to improve and to learn. There is no learning | | | | Reading can be the fastest and most effective |
| cap. There is no actual reason for anyone to stop | | | | way of learning and gathering information. If |
| learning and reading - even for the wisest of | | | | you're serious about improving your reading skills - |
| people. | | | | which you definitely should be - then click this link |
| Everyone should continue learning and educating | | | | and learn how to speed read. Now, keep in mind |
| themselves constantly. George Iles agrees with | | | | that real speed reading is much different from |
| this point, saying once that true students never | | | | what you probably think it is. Do yourself a favour |
| want to stop learning. His exact words were | | | | and go to that page to learn more about it. |