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Originally Posted by ekbell
It's a trade-off and one of the reasons I don't read at a constant speed.
Some things are best slowly savored rather then ravenously devoured and I do believe that the best way to savor words is to vocalize them (or at least subvocalize). But ravenously devouring a book in one sitting also has its charms.
Some books are like a box of fancy chocolates to be slowly eaten over many days. Some books are like a good meal when hungry.
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I agree that reading faster can be a big advantage. I'm impressed that you seem to be able to choose whichever is best suited. I would have thought that it was an either/or situation, probably because it feels like I can only understand what I hear. My few attempts at not subvocalising showed that I tend to see what I think I should see rather than what is actually there.