الاثنين، 5 ديسمبر 2016

Mastering The Skill Of Fast Reading

By Barbara Hamilton


When an individual takes the time to meditate on how much reading that they do each day, they would probably be pretty amazed. Just looking at books, letters, magazines, and even work proposals can add up. So one might ask themselves how fast reading can become as asset to help them get where they are trying to go.

Just reviewing the newspaper to know what's going on around the world can be time consuming. Work related things such as reports, proposals, or even emails from co-workers can be a part of an average day.

Reading is one of the most important work-related skills. It is often taken for granted and not done as often as one would like. Children use to get so excited when first learning how to read, but unfortunately by the age of 12, it often becomes unappreciated.

Since this is something that almost everyone does, there would be no harm in trying to make it better. If an individual can increase the efficiency and speed in which they read, it will be valuable to them in the long run. However, it is important to learn how one reads in order to get rid of bad habits. It is complex when understanding how the human eye looks at words.

Back in the day, scientists strongly believed that the eyes could only focus on individual words at a single time. Research today says differently. Eyes can actually focus on more that one letter at a time. The goal is now to read 500 words per minute rather than 250 words. This means that an individual is now speeding through content which frees up time for them to do something else.

One poor habit is that of sub-vocalization where a person pronounces each word in their head. Everyone does this to some extent. It takes time and a person has to learn how to turn off the voice in their head. One has to first acknowledge that it exists and tell themselves that they are not going to do it. Looking at blocks of words at a time can help.

Focusing word-by-word is another bad habit because concentrating on one word and its meaning can make one miss the overall picture of what is being communicated. People who read individual words compared to those who read blocks of words have less understanding. It is good to practice expanding the number of words read by reading two to five words at a time. Also one may find that holding text afar off so that one can read more words in one block, which will definitely speed up an individual's reading time.

Sometimes having inefficient eye motion can slow down a reader. Focusing on each word at a time instead of using peripheral vision may be a hindrance. If a person softens their gaze by relaxing facial muscles, they will see blocks of text whereby making the eyes span quicker across a page.

Speed reading is wonderful for those who practice in order to improve the skill. Starting with content that is easy to comprehend and understand is a very wise thing to do. Remember, an individual does not want to speed through everything. Materials such as proposals or legal documents should be read with care.




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