Reading Fast

Reading Fast

ALL the words that I utter,
   And all the words that I write,
Must spread out their wings untiring,
   And never rest in their flight, – William Butler Yeats: “Where My Books Go”

Reading a book

Books have shaped the nations and books have changed the directions. Inspire or Conspire, books have done all. The mode to share knowledge has often passed misinformation covered under facts. This mode of communication have elevated the lives of many by triggering the thought and channeling it to greater success.

the words

BOOKS and WORDS have a relation of inter dependency. When someone reads a book, he or she reads the words. The words contain in them a tiny part of a picture. The picture is incomplete if use of words are not done in proper manner. A single deviation of word may reverse the flow.

How many books have you read? Simply implies how frequently you read the books. Do you dare to pick books on uninteresting but beneficial topics or pick books to entertain? The kind of books you read has a huge impact on the way you think. The side effects of light reading are you may misjudge the severity of any situation.

Do you grasp the content of every paragraph or every page while reading. Books depicting symbols and stories, will let your memory to retain quickly. The abstract contents ignite the brain to go deep and think more. This may slow the speed. You may have to pause and ponder back what you read. Going deep down might seem fascinating but the fact is that many people quit because of the subject of the book, finding it too boring. This is a side effect of slow reading. A better way is to go through it rapidly getting some idea of what the book is about. You may only like to go through chapter and paragraph headings.

Factors contributing to slow reading

a. Reading out loud – Along with eye movement, other parts of body are in action dividing the mind concentration. Keep your body relaxed. Focus on the echo of the words in the brain
b. Subvocalization – This is loud reading in your head such that the brain hears the word to bring the image in the mind.
c. Regression – This compels the mind to focus on already covered sentences again. You feel like having missed or not understanding the last sentence and read it again. The flow is disturbed. This slows down the pace.
d. Erratic eye movement – Here the reading focus keeps on oscillating between already covered part and the part that is yet to be covered.

Benefits of being quick

a. you will gain more in less time
b. To read fast your brain will strive hard to keep you focused
c. Deep focus will elevate the memory tendency

HOW To Read Fast
a. Your environment should be quite. A calm surrounding allows to concentrate more.
b. Your posture should be straight. Reading while sitting with straight back is a correct posture.
c. While reading, focus on group of words with a significant meaning. In the sentence. There are important words that convey the meaning.
d, A book consists of important ideas connected in sequence. Every chapter in the book contains one idea that forms the backbone of the chapter. The sub ideas in that chapter are in sequence such that each sub idea is in a paragraph. Here again starting sentence tells what the paragraph is about and last one summarizes.

Speed Reading is good for lighter subjects. However, a word by word reading becomes crucial to have detail oriented studies.

The method of speed reading is elaborately discussed in the book “SPEED READING” BY JUSTIN HAMMOND.