A Psychology Professor discovered the secret to SPEED READING - it's simple

This is a video about the science of Speed Reading and memory

If you want to learn more about speed reading, start with this paper. I quote it in the video. It's open access

Other papers used in the video

How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate

Inner speech as language process and cognitive tool

Leinenger M. Phonological coding during reading. Psychol Bull. 2014 Nov;140(6):1534-55. doi: 10.1037/a0037830. Epub 2014 Aug 25. PMID: 25150679; PMCID: PMC4211933.

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Embark on a journey to revolutionize the way you read with our science-based speed reading techniques. In this enlightening video, we unravel the mysteries behind rapidly absorbing and comprehending text. You'll discover not just how to accelerate your reading pace, but also how to enhance your understanding and retention of information. This isn't about skimming the surface; it's about diving deep into the cognitive strategies that empower you to breeze through pages without sacrificing depth of knowledge. Whether you're a student eager to master your studies, a professional aiming to stay ahead, or a lifelong learner with an insatiable curiosity, our methods are designed to unlock your full reading potential. Prepare to turn the page on your old reading habits and step into a world of speed, efficiency, and comprehensive learning.

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[bobbyv]

Listening to an audiobook in conjunction with reading tbe physical copy. I have ADHD and listening at increased speeds helps nots to not only compleyte the text faster, but forces me to focus on what I’m reading. It’s speedreading for me as it would otherwise take weeks to finish a book, as opppsed to days. My primary challenge is when I encounter a word/phrase/subject I am unfamiliar with and want to pause or note the location for further review.

[nicholasrobins]

My secret for better reading is... reading more! The more I read the less fatiguing it became. I always thought of it as a muscle that required strengthening, but your presentation on language processing make sense; the more words and phrases I understand, the less processing required, the less fatiguing the process.

[kylek]

I've been practicing speed reading for the past year and this is pretty on par with what I have observed. I couldn't reduce the vocalization or take in entire paragraphs, but as I sped up my reading, I was getting better at focusing my eyes on the key parts of a sentence. It reminds me of how the "Attention is All You Need" paper laid out the framework for the LLM Transformer, with more important relations getting more attention to define the context.

[darkguardian]

Purpose of reading is to get the message from the symbols on the page and not the reading itself.
Reading at 1000 words a minutes is a waste, if you don't know what you just read and the details.
After deacades of speed courses, what I've learned is that speed reading is possible but not at the wild claims made by those selling you their courses.
What makes one book easier to read compared to another comes down how it's layed out on the pagae.
Font style, size of text, the spacing of the text matters greatly.
If the text is too big or too small (ant writing) than the reading will be difficult.
Know paragraph and sentence structure.
Slowly read the topic sentence and the support stuff afterward quickly (especially when the author starts going on tangents about their Aunt Sally in WWII on a subject like Physics.)
Sentence structure...there are main words (S-V)and the rest either are adjectives to describe or articles that don't add anything like "The", "A", "An" etc.

Just reading groups of words two or three at a glance and focus on topic sentences will improve your reading a lot and the .
Also, you have to have a quiet area to read...no music or distractions. Ambient noise is okay.
Prof Kaplan (YT channel) said, "Reading is a scam." He talked about hand scanning and skimming.
I think the truth is somewhere in the middle.
All it takes is practice...lots of practice.
Avoid speed reading scam co'urses because they don't work.

Reading 700 pages an hour...yeah, if there were only one word on each page. (700 words a minute) 😆

[bertwilson]

A few years ago I encountered the idea that you can radically increase your reading speed for some kinds of books by shifting into a mode where you aim to visualize the actions in the book as a movie playing in your mind. This could work better for books that tell a story (e.g., fiction, sci-fi, biographies) but not so well for technical books.

[jerrybennett]

1) I have found that reading with intent for a specific purpose/question in mind speeds up my reading astronomically. But if I am reading with my purpose completely open to whatever the author writes, my reading slows to a rate that is as inverse-proportionally slow as my reading with a specific purpose/question is fast, with both purposeful and purposeless reading resulting in the same level of comprehension.
2) Having a specific purpose, outcome, or goal in mind that you truly care to arrive at helps tremendously. Translation: Be a good cheerleader for your own efforts?

[FlamencoOz]

I've subscribed, your obsidian video introduced me to your channel but wow, so much amazing stuff and the way you explain things is the best i've seen.

[italomendez]

I read on a kindle and I have found that I started reading faster by reducing the margins on the pages, this making every line shorter. I don't know if there is some evidence for this, but it works in my experience. Also, I think that if you read/watch/listen a summary of the book you are about to read beforehand then you can also read faster because you are already familiar with the text or language used there.

[dominikvonlavante]

There is a "speed reading" technique that works: skipping

Most prose and story lines fairly redundant and follow a few patterns. By picking up 20-30 words by scanning a page diagonally you can get a quick and rough overview of what is on the page.

[gliddensbest]

As a high school teacher, I absolutely love your content. It is always on target and well researched. You create entertaining videos with the kind of content I am trying to pass on to my students and while I do my best to make my classes as entertaining as possible, nothing quite compares to a well-executed video presentation. Thank you for your efforts, it has been a big help to me and my students.

[walterallen]

You did homework on existing research, you presented an illustrated précis of the research. You told us about the physical and psychological processes of reading. You told us what speed readers' claims of improvement areas are, then gave us reasons why they fail. All interesting information. Your retort to the argument is read more. You did not clarify how they get it done. In my opinion. But I am subscribing because your channel's quality control in consistently good, especially your transcript. High marks for your native language coding! Shows respect for your viewers' intelligence. Other YouTubers should take your videos as a lesson in the value of not-minimal-energy output as a demand multiplier in a [video] market. Cheers.

[cefcephatus]

I have 3 modes of reading in my arsenal: "Quick", "Slow (normal)", "Immersive". I can switch those by my desire.
The quick one isn't so quick like those reading champion, but it certainly 5x faster than the Slow mode. I don't disable my internal voice, I just let it speak faster, to the point where it mumbles words. I also process half a sentence by looking at one word. So in one second, I can read 4 lines of text in B5 paper with full comprehension. But the trade off is severe headache and dry eyeballs. If it's familiar topics, I think I can read like 8x speed, by actually skipping words that doesn't contribute to context.

Slow mode is just reading as normal, but I'm normally slower than most people, so I call it slow.

Immersive mode is reading with imagination, it doesn't feel like reading, it's more like dreaming or reincarnation. I think it's the slowest, but sometimes, I just fly through pages. And because I live in the book, the comprehension level feels like 1st hand experience.

[itsoec]

Very good story telling and articulation! Helped me alot.

[ThomasLorenz]

I‘m new to this topic. It‘s clear to me that speed reading is nice. But there is a big different between reading and understanding.

[RohanGolwalkar]

Absolutely spot on and very well explained (like all of your videos) : read more, work on language skills and as a result become a better(fast) reader.

[villainarc]

Using a visual pacer can do wonders. Btw nice video

[LumTheAlien]

Really informative video, I also found the Snape and Dumbledore animations in the video amusing.

[muleface]

Something we're taught not to do in elementary school helps me--using my finger (or a pointer). Eyes naturally follow motion, so the pointer reduces the level of battle between my mind and my eyes. Plus it doesn't stop me from re-reading or slowing down for more difficult words.

[jjhassy]

love seeing someone challenge the anti-inner voice advice. I never found silencing inner voice helped me.

[typ]

This video reminds me of a concept called the reading system, a term I heard in middle school, which suggests that 95 percent of the books in the present world were just a rearranged, simplified regurgitation of the essential 5 percent, meaning that those who are familiar with the 5 percent can rapidly locate the new insight in the 95 percent and practically drain the value of the book in a short period, and as a result, some people can appear as a speed reader with a deep comprehension of the material that they skimmed in a short time, making people believe that speed can also improve comprehension.