#1
Posted: 3/6/14 at 10:29pm
New App Will Help You Read An Entire Novel In 90 Minutes
#2
Posted: 3/6/14 at 10:32pm
I'm sure authors everywhere are just thrilled. I don't see this catching on.
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#3
Posted: 3/6/14 at 10:33pm
Why would authors not be happy?
#4
Posted: 3/6/14 at 11:00pm
I used it yesterday to read the whole Bible. It sucked.
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#5
Posted: 3/6/14 at 11:04pm
Now you can find out who to hate at 10x the speed!
#6
Posted: 3/6/14 at 11:49pm
This is just the speed reading program we were given in the late 60's in Grammar School. Only back then it was this automated slide projection thingy.
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#7
Posted: 3/7/14 at 7:32am
In a goal-oriented world, I'm sure people will be interested.
And if getting to the finish line first is the goal, and not comprehension, I think it will do very well.
And if getting to the finish line first is the goal, and not comprehension, I think it will do very well.
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#8
Posted: 3/7/14 at 8:28am
Where's the fun in that? Part of the fun of reading is being able to kick back and relax.
That being said this could catch on with high school and college students. Have to read The Scarlet Letter? No problem. I could have used it for my "Literature of the Absurd" in college.
That being said this could catch on with high school and college students. Have to read The Scarlet Letter? No problem. I could have used it for my "Literature of the Absurd" in college.
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#9
Posted: 3/7/14 at 8:33am
I haven't tried it, but it does say that comprehension shouldn't be affected.
I think it's a neat idea, but unless I could do it on my Kindle I don't think I could do it. If I try to read a book on a phone/tablet screen it hurts my eyes after a while.
I think it's a neat idea, but unless I could do it on my Kindle I don't think I could do it. If I try to read a book on a phone/tablet screen it hurts my eyes after a while.
#10
Posted: 3/7/14 at 8:39am
If by comprehension you mean a basic understanding the words you read, then no. I mean actually thinking about the material and processing the ideas. There's no time for that if you're racing to the finish line, so I disagree. You'll "get" all the words, but you won't comprehend them.
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#11
Posted: 3/7/14 at 9:42am
I saw a story online debunking this approach. Like Best12 said, it's about comprehension. I tried the sample and it wasn't very enjoyable. I felt drained after reading a few sentences. What's the point of reading a book, if you can't take pleasure in actually reading it at your own pace?!
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#12
Posted: 3/7/14 at 9:45am
When I saw this yesterday my first reaction was that I would have no interest in reading a novel this way.
But, for the reports, papers, industry trades and other business-related reading that I have to do, I would welcome the opportunity to find a way to increase speed without sacrificing comprehension.
But, for the reports, papers, industry trades and other business-related reading that I have to do, I would welcome the opportunity to find a way to increase speed without sacrificing comprehension.
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#13
Posted: 3/7/14 at 9:55am
As best has decreed, you won't comprehend it.
#14
Posted: 3/7/14 at 9:58am
I'm not sure speed (or lack thereof) and comprehension are necessarily tied.
#15
Posted: 3/7/14 at 10:01am
Do you think you would have time to consider an idea presented to you, reading at that speed? That's what I mean by comprehension, which is the larger definition of the word. I mean grasping the ideas. Not just understand the words as written as they fly in front you.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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#16
Posted: 3/7/14 at 10:04am
I'm guessing you can't.
#17
Posted: 3/7/14 at 10:05am
I"m guessing you're an asshole. But I didn't need any additional time to process that thought.
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#18
Posted: 3/7/14 at 10:06am
I read your post very fast, but I did comprehend you meant "you're: when you typed "your."
#19
Posted: 3/7/14 at 10:07am
Yes. Corrected. Glad your you're so good at this. I'm so impressed by your thought process.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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#20
Posted: 3/7/14 at 10:08am
Thank you, that's really nice of you to say.
#21
Posted: 3/7/14 at 10:08am
I tried the sample on that link and the last one gave me a wicked headache. But maybe that's because I haven't had coffee yet.
#22
Posted: 3/7/14 at 10:08am
I tried the sample on that link and the last one gave me a wicked headache. But maybe that's because I haven't had coffee yet.
#23
Posted: 3/7/14 at 10:09am
Wow.
To answer your question, Yes. I do believe I can process a thought if I read something more quickly than usual. I can also spend time thinking about it when I've completed the reading.
I also believe our brains are capable of processing thoughts at different rates, and in different ways. Reading in a new way allows our brains to process thoughts in a new way, as well.
It then becomes choice. I love the way I currently read novels, and don't look for a way to change it. But, if I have a system to get through other required reading in a way that leaves more time for other work, I embrace that.
To answer your question, Yes. I do believe I can process a thought if I read something more quickly than usual. I can also spend time thinking about it when I've completed the reading.
I also believe our brains are capable of processing thoughts at different rates, and in different ways. Reading in a new way allows our brains to process thoughts in a new way, as well.
It then becomes choice. I love the way I currently read novels, and don't look for a way to change it. But, if I have a system to get through other required reading in a way that leaves more time for other work, I embrace that.
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#24
Posted: 3/7/14 at 10:13am
I keep thinking of the commercials for the Evelyn Wood speed reading course which was big in the 70s!
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#25
Posted: 3/7/14 at 10:18am
Yeah I would never want to read a novel for pleasure that way. But it would have been nice if this was around when I was in grad school.
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