|
My DVR allows me to watch recorded TV shows at a slightly speeded-up rate. This doesn't work if the characters talk really fast, but often I can watch a whole show in a lot less time. I also fast-forward past chase scenes, fights, and poker games.
When reading, I tend to skim long descriptive passages. When reading a murder mystery, I will skip over any detailed description of the actual killing or of the body.
Also, if the murder mystery has chapters told from the point of view of a psychopathic serial killer, I usually skip those altogether and just read the chapters about the investigators. The first couple of times I read a book that had the deranged killer's point of view I found them interesting, but after a while they all started to seem the same.
|