A video with animated text flashing at 300 words per minute that ramps up to 900 words per minute brings up questions about speed reading.

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Effective communicators tend to be well-read, so reading more is a surefire method to improving your communications skills. If you’re a slow reader, trudging through thousands of pages may seem ...

Billionaire Bill Gates wishes that if he had one superpower, it would be the ability to read faster. Warren Buffet has claimed that he has “wasted ten years reading slowly.” Information is the most ...

Whether you struggle to focus while reading or have trouble retaining the content without having to stop every few minutes, being a slow reader can make many daily tasks feel daunting. If you want to ...

Having learned a speed reading technique when I was in college the approach of only reading one word at a time seems foolhardy. For the technique I was taught I run my hand at a 45 deg. angle across ...

To address the fact that many of us are on the go and pressed for time, app developers have devised speed-reading software that eliminates the time we supposedly waste by moving our eyes as we read.