How Speed Reading Works and My Attempt to Do It.
I was up late this past week after work. We are talking really late. It was 4:00am and I had yet to go to sleep. I was surfing the channels on the boob tube and came across an informercial about the product called EyeQ. They claim to be able to speed up your reading 2-10 times your current speed.
I have always been interested in learning how to speed read. I know that I read a lot slower than what my brain can process. This makes reading rather boring and will normally put me to sleep. If I can train myself to process blocks of text instead of just one word at a time, I could read so much more. I believe that if I can do this I would enjoy reading much more than I do today.
I wondered around online looking for the program called EyeQ. The infomercial said that they would let you try the product for $14.95, but they never said what it would cost once you decide to purchase the program. I found the real price online. It ranged between $200-$250 depending on where you bought it from.
I changed my tactic a bit and began to search for free information online about speed reading. Wikipedia had a lot of information about it. Then I came across the following Wikibook:
How to Make speed Reading Actually Work
I am planning to attempt the skills that are outlined in this wikibook. As I do the research and put the information into action, I will post my results here on this blog. If you wish to join me and want to exchange links about speed reading, please feel free to leave a comment.
