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Originally Posted by GA Russell
Here's a news article making the rounds among US newspapers that criticizes speed reading and promotes what is called "deep reading".
I took a speed reading course one summer when I was in high school, and after it was over I didn't buy into it, and I never have. I don't believe that people who read particularly rapidly properly digest the ideas they are reading.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...reading11.html |
I think it totally depends on the subject matter.
While studying, I've used that technique.
We used to call it "mini-max principle". Meaning: Maximum results with minimal effort.
If you have to get an understanding of hundreds of pages within 1 or 2 days, you only can do this by some kind of speedreading technology. And I find it perfectly workable.
BUT: For me, this kills all the joy of reading. I'd never use this for casual reads. For endless pages of information though...