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Ylva

Ylva

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There's this reading technique that supposedly lets your brain read without you being aware of what is read. It's basically just gazing at text without repeating it to yourself internally.

Has anyone else tried it? And even if you haven't, does it seem plausible to you?

PhotoReading Whole Mind System Reading Program
 
Sounds pretty much like the way I "read" and have read all my life. However, I think it works best (and perhaps only) on non-fiction.

But I can't claim to be a speed reader or anything, I don't read as much nor do I "practice" so to speak.

I don't know if the speeds they advertise are realistic, but then again, that entire sales pitch... idk, sounds like it's trying to sell me something in a way that one can argue you can sell anything to someone (and thus not making the product itself special; more like trying to sell people toilet paper... who needs to be told you need it?)
 
This sounds like something I heard of back in the 1990s.

The weird thing about it is that you "read" the pages upside down (or at least that system did). I don't think it would work for me as I would concentrate too hard - you're supposed to whip through the pages.
 
I was taught how to speed read when I was in 6th grade. It looks kind of similar to this process in the link.

I don't actually read the words "aloud"in my head or even in order. My eyes dart around the paragraph or the page until I get a feel for what it's saying. Makes research go a lot faster! But when I get to the good stuff, I slow down and read "aloud" in my head, in order, so I can catch the subtleties of what is written.
 
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I didn't get that impression from it. The abstract says it doesn't work and even reduces comprehension.
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I think it's a matter of when to use it--it's a useful tool for me when I'm skimming material to find what I really need. I can pick up a big-picture level understanding of a lot of content very quickly. But when I need details and subtleties, I have to slow down and read more normally. So yeah, it probably reduces comprehension if that's the only way a person reads...but I use it (in my case, speed reading) only when it's appropriate and helpful.

I didn't dig deeply enough into the site to see how their method compares to what I do, though. It might be different.
 
Speed reading works to some degree, but Photo Reading is a specific technique for reading 25,000 words per minute. That is the equivalent of reading all the works of Shakespeare in just over 30 minutes.
 
reminds me of woody allen's quip, "I took a speed-reading course and read 'war and peace' in 20 minutes. it involves Russia."
 
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reminds me of woody allen's quip, "I took a speed-reading course and read 'war and peace' in 20 minutes. it involves Russia."
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I imagine that given time and practice, and a few rereadings, I'd start to understand why that nobleman is so fond of Pierre.
 
Update: I can't believe it's been 3.75 years.

I don't use it the way you're supposed to. I hardly ever preview or activate. I use the PhotoReading step to make text easier to read the regular way.
 
It's a good way to read dictionaries.

Planning on making monthly challenges of it.
 
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