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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
Of course it is. How many people think about the number of words they are reading unless they wish they read faster or are feeling it is a contest or justifying their slightly lower reading skills by pompously explaining what superior readers they are.
And yes, reading to improve your reading speed will do that. Just like eating hotdogs to win a contest might not let you enjoy each hot dog. I think that trying to read faster for short periods will result in a person being able to comfortably read faster with the same retention and understanding, but I am not advocating it or even doing it.
Lots of people read 500 WPM and have good enjoyment and retention. Average reading speed for college graduates statistically I believe so many must read faster. There are lots of independent articles on the subject. Just because I can't doesn't mean no one can.
I'd like to read faster, because there are a lot of books I want to read and I will not live long enough. But I don't try to read faster. I have read 600 pages in a day but generally take 1-3 days to read 300 pages. Depends on time, and how much I am into a particular book.
Helen
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I agree that some people can read 500 wpm and enjoy a book. Reading 500 wpm isn't much faster than average of 200-400 wpm. That's not my issue. I think some people will just naturally read faster than others. My husband reads much faster than me. He retains just as much as I do but it just takes him less time to do so.
What I got from the OP is that he wanted some type of method for learning to read faster for the sake of reading words faster than he already does (maybe I misunderstood...apologies if I did). Methods for getting people to read 1000 wpm don't have any scientific support to back up claims of success and some studies have shown that people reading at that speed don't comprehend what they're reading. So yes, your eyes are going over more words but what's the point if you're not retaining what you're reading? If you're not retaining what you're reading then how can you enjoy it?
http://lifehacker.com/the-truth-abou...ing-1542508398
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/ar...ssible/284326/