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rblover · 08-07-2010, 03:38 AM

I read at slightly faster than average speed, and retain most of it for quite awhile. In HS I took speed reading courses, and read much faster, and retained the gist of it, but missed a few small details. After the courses, I returned to my normal speed, which is just a bit faster than most of my friends. I get more details, and recall them longer, now. At age 58 I recall large parts of many things I read at age 7. At age 7 I was reading things like: Rise & Fall Of The Third Reich, War Of The Worlds, and The World Of Jeeves. Most of my friends, then, were reading Richie Rich comics. What I read impacted me more, so I retained more of it longer.

08-07-2010, 03:38 AM	#29
rblover Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 26 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: none as yet	I read at slightly faster than average speed, and retain most of it for quite awhile. In HS I took speed reading courses, and read much faster, and retained the gist of it, but missed a few small details. After the courses, I returned to my normal speed, which is just a bit faster than most of my friends. I get more details, and recall them longer, now. At age 58 I recall large parts of many things I read at age 7. At age 7 I was reading things like: Rise & Fall Of The Third Reich, War Of The Worlds, and The World Of Jeeves. Most of my friends, then, were reading Richie Rich comics. What I read impacted me more, so I retained more of it longer.