I Like to Read

@Tatsumi Thanks for sharing. I'm already a pretty quick reader, but I prefer to try to slow down my reading speed to be able to 'digest' what I'm reading.
But I do utilise a similar method when I need to speed read/scan documents for study & research purpose. :)

@Randomlygenerated Oh nice. I just learned about it, so I'm kinda excited about it; 'cause I was a barely above-average reader, before, and now I'm hitting a cruising speed of 600-800 wpm.

If the technique is practiced, though, [u]your comprehension will actually go up[/u]. Trying to practice speed read faster will up your normal reading speed. So the method is different from scanning. It'll just speed up how fast you can 'digest' the material.

@Tatsumi Yes, I agree on the comprehension part as you need good comprehension to scan documents for research, etc. Definitely, the more I practice the easier and better the comprehension!

I suppose when I say 'digest' I mean more than comprehension. See, I just don't enjoy speed reading as much - it's a means to an end, for me. My personal preference is to pause, thoughtfully consider what I've just read, perhaps put the book down for a little to think or write about it, before resuming. That's what I meant by 'digesting' it - so it is a purposeful slowing down in order to fully enjoy what I'm reading. :)

@Randomlygenerated I suppose I get that. But you can still do that, with a faster base reading speed. :/ I do that. Like, when I see a word I don't know, I'll stop and look it up. Or, when some deep concept is thrown out, I can still stop and be like "hmm."

But, to each their own. ^^

@Tatsumi Yes, there are so many different styles for different reasons, and they all have their benefits. :)