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Originally Posted by CatherineStewart
I know most of us have a list/collection of books longer than we could ever manage to read. Sometimes I wish I could read faster so I could read more of them!
I read at a slightly "above average" speed. Nothing spectacular. And I only get a chance to read about 10 hours a week. So I've considered possibly teaching myself to speed read.
Have you done it? Are you a speed reader? Do you get the same enjoyment out of it that you do when you just read at a leisurely pace?
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At various times, I've done some of the speed reading exercises that are out on the web. If I push myself, I can read at least twice my normal reading pace. I think some of the techniques stuck with me, and did increase my normal reading pace by maybe 10% or so. Anything that feels like "pushing" the speed feels incompatible with reading for pleasure, except maybe getting through some long boring sections in an otherwise enjoyable book.