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Originally Posted by lindseyleeanna
When you read slowly, your mind tends to wander off in all different directions, things about your day, tomorrow, something people said, what you want to eat, and so on. If you find yourself rereading text then you should read faster, not slower. I work best when I'm actively scanning for information or answers.  |
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Originally Posted by fjdk
Maybe I'm misreading the post that kicked of the recent discussion, but it doesn't read to me like it's not particularly promoting speed reading per se, but is suggesting a strategy for how to gain focus when you notice that you're getting distracted while reading at whatever speed you read at. An interesting idea, I may give it a go, but think for me when I can easily get distracted is typically when I'm tired and may be better for me to get some sleep instead of continuing to "force" myself to continue reading.
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The opening sentence pretty clearly claims that reading slowly, in and of itself, tends to cause mind wandering , for people in general, particularly any "you" reading the post. This quite natuarally provoked a number of "you"s whose minds do not wander while reading slowly to protest.