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Reading speed
I am a rather slow reading. Not for lack of intellect, but for lack of tolerance for missing something. I think.
I have a friend (attorney by trade) who is a good reader and reads very well. He also reads very quickly. I can't remember the details, but he explained that he read some hefty book in about nil seconds (one of Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series comes to mind) while I explained that it took me weeks to finish said book. We started talking about plot points and little things we liked/disliked. He mentioned that some details do seem to escape him from his reading speed.
I went on about how I wished I could read faster so that I could read more. He said he envied me for being able to soak in detail.
So, should I try to speed up my reading with the potential of losing some detail, or just leave it as is and soak it in?
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