Rewards Of Speed Reading
Posted by Adnic Lee on: 2005-07-11 22:07:13
be able to understand the meaning of
what you read objectively and subjectively.
I am sure that you have heard or probably seen similar maxims such as, "Haste
Makes
Waste", "Slow but steady wins the race".
Well I agrees that there are elements of
truth in such maxims but it may not
be really as applicable in all endeavors.
Especially in your quest with Speed
Reading!
When it comes to accelarated reading,
the facts have proven again and again
that indivdual learns to read faster, they
have a better, more complete understanding
of what they read.
?? Doubts to what I have mentioned above??
Let me ask a few simple questions:
1. Do you think you would really enjoy
and appreciate watching 20 minutes
good movie today, leaving the
scenes today and continuing another
day for the next 20 minutes till you
have seen the entire movie?
2. After viewing the final segment 1
week kater, would you have understood
or at least enjoyed the whole story and
meaning of the movie?
My Ans : Not Likely At All
Your Ans:_____________
We will bring the analogy to reading now....
The Time Wasting Truth!
Your reading are most probably done in
very much the same intermittent manner.
You may be complaining now....
"Well, I will love to finish an entire
book in a single session but I have
this to attend and that to do..."
"Furthermore I don't have too
many days to devote several
hours just to read. It simply
become too fatique and boring
to read more than an hour in a
single session..."
This is basically because for
a normal human being, our
mind are somehow automatically
programmed on a single time track!
Humans have a spatial time concept
of 60secs equal 1 min, 60 mins equal a hour,
24 hour equal a day and so on.
Our conscious mind runs along this
single track and thinks about only one
thing at a time. This means that anything
is thought about in an orderly and
constructive manner. It is certainly not
possible to think two or more things
simultaneously.
In order to read effectively, our mind must
be on what is being read. If our mind
lose concentrations and starts to wander(
in other words thinking about other things)
you will not be able to comprehend what you
have covered visually.
Take for example : Have you ever come
across someone who drank too much last
night before comment the morning after
that he/she cannot recall what was said,
heard and seen?
It is not that he/she cannot remember,
but that his/her mind was not in the
condition to be impressed with what he
heard or saw.
Why is the mind inclined to wander ever
so often?
There more than a dozen reasons and causes.
However the main and most common culprit
being -- Boredom
This boredom will alway creeps into the slow
and poorly motivated reader mind and divert
the reader attention elsewhere.
Furthermore slow reading hinders our natural
ability to grasp the concept of what is being
expounded.
It can be quite exceedingly frustrating to
fervently fit the bits and pieces from yesterday's
reading, the day before and perhaps a few weeks
ago.
Imagine that you are now reading a long detective
novel and your contront a minor character, Uncle
John, in the first chapter. Uncle John doesn't re-appear
until the final chapter which you read several days
later. To add to your frustration, you discover that
Uncle John holds an important key to solve the crime
and at the crucial point you don't remember such
a character appeared in the story at any point.
Won't you be anxious and frustrated. Good news,
such problems can be eliminated when you become
an accelerated reader!
A novel such as one mentioned above normally can
be read by a speedreader within a couple of hours.
Definitely in a single session.
Don't you think , if you had read about Uncle John
a few hours ago, you would have a much better chance
of remembering this character vividly. Thus enable you
to fit him into the plot to get a more accurate and complete
understanding of the entire novel.
Yes, by developing the correct habits and attitudes of
a speed reader, you will increase your comprehension
and improve your overall understanding of the subject!
This will be the end of this issue...I will be sharing
Reward 2 of Accelerated Reading in the coming publication...Till then Take
Care...
If you have any queries, feel free to drop me an email
adniclee@getresponse.com
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About the Author
Trainer in Soft Skills and Personal Development. 7 Years of Training Experience. Author of 7 Days to Excel At Speed Reading