How to read a book a day

The average adult reads 120-180 words per minute. Standard volume of the book - 60-100 thousand words. Let's count. If you read an average speed of 150 words per minute you finish a book of 80 thousand words about nine hours. Having mastered the techniques speed reading, You can do it much faster.

Some books need to be tasted, others - swallow, but only a few - to chew and digest.

Francis Bacon

Use peripheral vision

Take a look at the gap between the two words, not the word itself. Try to read the two words at once, and then looks for the next few words. With this approach, the eyes are less in a fixed position and move more. Therefore, you look more words per minute.

To strengthen the skill to quickly look at the phrase, and then repeat it. While reading a look at the middle of the line, do not focus on the words on the edges.

Then try to read groups of words. One group - is 4-16 contiguous words that can be read without taking a look. reading speed will increase, because with this approach, you do not say a word about himself.

Flick through the head

Reads the title of the chapter and the first few paragraphs or pages. So you will understand that the author wants to say. Then skim the subtitles to understand what will be discussed. Read the first and last sentence of each paragraph. If the point is, move on. If not, read the paragraph in its entirety.

When they realized the essence of the head, can be easily flip through pages and pages. Then the author's arguments are likely to recur.

Such a method is not suitable for art books. But it is useful if you need to quickly identify the main idea or the argument of the author.

make a statement

Naturally, with such a reading, you do not remember all speed. make extract. Get it for individual file or notebook. Or just mark important passages in the text, then to come back to them.

Read every free minute

In transport, in line, during a break. Replace the read-view shows. Future benefits will outweigh the short-term pleasure of entertainment.

If you have little time during the day, listen to audiobooks. Include them while driving to work, clean the house, go shopping, play sports. Increase playback speed to listen faster. And when there will be time to sit down and read, go back to the book.

start slowly

Optionally, read the book every day. If you want to read more, and better, gradually increase the speed. Do not scold yourself if you can not read a book a day. To do this, just takes practice.

Choose a book that will take you to the fun. And experiment. This will inspire you to read more and more.

conclusions

• Carefully choose a book for fast reading. Decide what you need this book. For example, it will help you to become better, Learn something new, to develop a career.
• Look in the book of the main ideas that will help you move toward the goals.
• Read not only when you are in the mood, but constantly. Open the book when issued a free moment, and to read at least a couple of paragraphs. If the reading on the phone, turn off all notifications, so as not to be distracted.
• If you shut out distractions does not work, put on your headphones. To focus, turn on white noise.
• If the book you do not like it, move on to the next. Do not waste your time in vain.

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