Speed Reading: Learn to Read a 200+ Page Book in 1 Hour (Mental Performance)

Last spring I started nursing school and about the same time the role at my job changed noticably which meant I had a whole new role to learn and not only did the role require a lot of reading to learn but it required a lot of reading to perform. I've never been a reader liked reading or was ever good at it and now I was up against the wall with so much textbooks, manuals, reports, and lots of books, books after books. As much as I wanted to my brain just couldn't take it. One afternoon a colleague saw me in the break room way in over my head and he told me something that knocked my socks off. He told me he was a straight A student throughout school and he said it wasn't because he was smart, worked harder or had special genes. He said his uncle taught him some reading, memory, and organization strategies that helped him do better than 90% of the students and a light bulb clicked in my head that I just needed to find better ways to read, for as long as reading and school has existed someone had to have figured out a better way. I started looking for better ways starting my search online. I went through pages of search results reading articles from guys like Tim Ferris but none of them had anything substantial, like nothing!. Just basic common sense tips like track your reading speed, use a pointer, skim and scan. Literally headlines of articles would say "How to Read Faster" or "Read 300% Faster..." and this is the advice they gave. Do an online search and this is what you'll find. Majority of the advice aren't even related to reading but stuff like "make it relatable" or "take notes." So I jumped on YouTube thinking there would be student focused channels that would talk about these topics and of the dozens of channels I found, it was more of the same talking about strategies like SQ3R or 4P's which are more comprehension strategies and not really strategeis for reading faster. I wanted ways to read faster, not just reading more intently which actually took more time, but to read faster like more words in a shorter amount of time faster. Eventually I came across some courses but they were like hundreds of dollars. They were better but the ideas took a lot of time and practice. Your reading might improve if you stuck to them, but they weren't intuitive or natural but felt awkward and all my efforts went to waste as I never used'em. Ultimately I ended up dropping out of nursing school. I couldn't keep up with both school and work and something had to give so I gave in to the option that was bringing me income in the moment. Several months go by and this book shows up as a recommendation in the search for something random and it turns out to be a freakin gold mine! I was like why did it take so long to show up in my life!!! 1. The tips actually increase reading speed, it teaches you to read more words in a shorter time. 2. The results are immediate, no need to practice for weeks or months to see improvements, some of them worked in minutes. 3. Process is intuitive, it's easy on the brain so easy to use and you'll enjoy using it. 4. Writing is clear, it's easier to follow than any other matter I read on the subject. 5. Instructions are idiot proof, you know exactly waht to do, how to do it, in the right way with the right materials. 6. Comprehension will soar, you'll understand more and better than you were reading at a slower pace. 7. Everything is in one place, no need to sift through endless articles, books and videos to find anything meaningful. 8. Material goes beyond the book with links to additional practice resources and they're all free. Best part it doesn't waste time on any of the stuff found online like skimming, scanning, SQ3R, 4P's, using pointers none of that garbage you already know is even mentioned! After reading it, I was confident about managing the school load so I re-enrolled to nursing school and I'm KILLIN IT! School is so much easier now, it's much more fun when I read something because I have complete understanding of the author's intention. I know what he/she is communicating and not getting lost in what I think is being communicated so 70% of what I would normally miss I pick up on the first read. It's a beautiful thang! I'm telling you it's a beautiful thang!! Sorry for my sob story but to cut this short if you don't like reading or reading is hard for you, you'll like reading this book, it's fun, engaging, enlightening and by the end you will like reading and be reading faster.

It's very clear most people posting negative comments here have not actually read the book or tried the techniques. All they're saying is why it wouldn't or couldn't work or making assumptions that speed reading is about skimming, scanning, or skipping words. That's what most speed reading books I've read teach but not this one. This actually teaches you to read every word faster without skimming, scanning or skipping anything. But more than that it teaches you to understand better and remember longer. In fact the author even says numerous times throughout the book that speed reading isn't reading without comprehension. His techniques are super easy which don't take much time or effort, just shifting how you look at words. I found myself reading faster almost right away and yes I was understanding better too. If you follow the advice in the later chapters you can speed up even more. Again not sacrifice to understanding but enhances it too. The chapter on remembering what you read is the icing on the top. The human brain forgets a lot sometimes within hours or even minutes. That includes the stuff you read. Just because you read something doesn't mean it'll stay, so if you're going to spend time reading or learning don't you want to make sure it stays long enough for you to use don't you? This is the only book that offers an easy way to do that. I'm confident you will like all of it. It's not a hard read and he backs everything up with science and studies that show speed reading is possible and for you.

This Speed Reading book is very informative & well-organized with 3 chapters in each of the 5 sections. The first section, "Pre-Reading" discusses what to do before you read and why that is important. Chapter 1, "Purpose" encourages you to state the purpose for reading something before reading it, so you understand what it is you would like to get out of the reading. Chapter 2, "Power of Preview" gives the mind a framework of what will be discussed in the book as well as helps you make more accurate predictions about what you are reading. Chapter 3, "Change Styles" explains why the way you read should suit the style & difficulty of the material. Section 2, "Speed Reading Techniques" helps you read significantly more words in much less time. This is the real meat of the book. Chapter 4, "Space Reading" explains that with enough practice, you can advance to looking at only a few spaces per view of the text to quickly grasp the information you need. Chapter 5, "Chunking" focuses on using our line of sight to explore ways to read more words in a single glance. Chapter 6, "Subvocalization" encourages you to read with your mouth closed and not to hear the sound of the words. Section 3, "Enhancing The Techniques" pushes speed reading even further. Chapter 7, "Fixation" is about the length of the time the eyes view text. Chapter 8, "Regression" involves going back to what you've already read. Chapter 9, "Visual Range" talks about peripheral awareness to what is happening around us. Section 4, "Improving Comprehension" presents strategies to better understand how the material is organized (and how to use that to understand the message better). Chapter 10 "Reading For Ideas or Points" is about paying attention to the main points the author is trying to make and seeing the big picture. Chapter 11, "Topic Sentences" present the paragraph's main idea. Chapter 12, "Strong Vocabulary" is essential to maintaining reading speed. Section 5, "Additional Tips" ties everything together. Chapter 13, "Remembering What You Read" is an important step to improve your memory, learning, and comprehension as well as to recall and review. Chapter 14, "Visualize" is about seeing a picture of what the words are saying as you read. Chapter 15, "Eye Health" are actual eye exercises to strengthen your speed-reading skills. The chapters in this book and the practice drills help readers to integrate and become more accustomed to the instruction. According to the author, the drills are the most important part of the book. This is a great resource for anyone looking to improve their reading speed, reading comprehension, and memory of what they read.

I have tried other books and techniques but none worked for me until the Space Reading chapter, then it was like a light switch and my speed went up immediately. Also has a lot of other great tips like the review to retain chapter. This was a great book that helped me a lot.

Aun no lo termino, sin embargo, las técnicas que me ha enseñado ya estan rindiendo frutos. La manera en la que explica es muy sencilla de entender, ademas de que incluye ejercicios bastante practicos y efectivo. 100% recomendado si tu intención es leer con comprensión y velocidad.

The great differential of this book is the practical advises and facilities of the techniques presented compared to other works on speed reading.

Such a great book! Includes all the basics yet it’s a such a great refresher of basics that will enable us to read books at a better speed!

Some of the techniques described in book are great for Speed reading learners. !!!!!!.. . . . . .. .