Subvocalization (also known as auditory reassurance) is a widespread habit among readers. It involves saying words in your head while reading, and it’s one of the main reasons people read slowly and have trouble improving their reading speed. Many speed-reading programs tend to exaggerate and will falsely claim that the key to speed reading is […]
You can use your peripheral vision to improve reading speed by training yourself to look at the space between two words rather than the specific word you want to read. With some practice, you will soon be able to read both words, jump to the next pair, and improve your reading speed drastically. Undoubtedly, reading […]
This is day #25 of the One Book, One Day challenge. We’re going to speed read The Turn of the Screw by Henry James at 500 words per minute (WPM) using AccelaReader.com. Is 500 WPM Too Fast? Take Our Speed Reading Course To Keep Up! About the Book: The Turn of the Screw, originally published in 1898, is a […]
How Deadlines Help You Read Faster Let’s rewind the clock and think back to when we were in school when you had to write an eight-page paper. When did you write that eight-page paper? What if it was due in three weeks? Did you start writing it at the day you were assigned? Probably not, […]
