Speed Reading: How to Double (or Triple) Your Reading Speed in Just 1 Hour! - By Justin Hammond
Rating: 4/5
Short Review: A nice read for beginners
Detailed Review:
Let me put it out straight - If you've been reading/researching about this topic for some time now, there's nothing new or out of the world you'll find here. These are the same things, same ways which mostly speed reading books or texts teach.
Then why you should read this book?
Well, fortunately, if this is the first such book you've picked up, that's good because it's a very short read and concisely puts mostly whatever's out there, hence the stars.
Coming to the content:
I read it on a kindle so don't have the page numbers. By the time I'd read around 13% of the book, it only talked about making you believe that reading speed can actually be increased; without any real 'content'/techniques/instructions, repetitively. Now, all I wanted to do was get on with the 'play', the methods etc. and start using them ASAP, but until here, nothing has happened.
Thereon, it goes on to give some misconceptions and breaking some myths, giving some analogies which are nice.
By around 22%, the book actually opens the door to some learning and retrospection.
At around 38% of the book, the author has discussed the obstacles or bad reading habits and how to recognize them. Giving conscious attention to them, you can actually get rid of them thereby considerably increasing your speed [I've already used some of these techniques, even before reading this book, which helped me.]
At around 42% - that's where true fun starts. This is where you will find some actual techniques (if you've read other materials, these may be the same), and as usual, this is no magic, so you really ought to practice these simple points as much as you can to let you help them. There's no point in reading this book (or any, for that matter) if you don't want to put time practicing. The author here highlights 3 particularly simple points to which, if special attention is given, he claims your speed can increase by up to 80%. I'm not sure about the numbers, but the points are helpful.
Towards the end, the good thing about this book is, it talks of situations where you shouldn't particularly be fussy about 'speed'. Active attention to gear up and challenge yourself in these scenarios may not be required here, and the author lists many examples where the case may be so, but you are the best judge as to where it may not be necessary to challenge yourself to a reading 'F1' race. Trying to do so can even hamper the comprehension of that text, and enjoyment.
All in all, it's a quick guide to brush up your speed. The rest comes from practice and perseverance.
Let me be frank, I read this book way faster than I usually read for the 'repetitive' content in the first half, and there was nothing much very new to me in the second half. Nevertheless, it has some useful and interesting points which, if given some conscious attention, will definitely increase your reading speed, even if not double or triple it.
Amazon Review Link:
https://www.amazon.in/gp/customer-reviews/R2YJV99SEPVQVG?ref=pf_ov_at_pdctrvw_srp
Short Review: A nice read for beginners
Detailed Review:
Let me put it out straight - If you've been reading/researching about this topic for some time now, there's nothing new or out of the world you'll find here. These are the same things, same ways which mostly speed reading books or texts teach.
Then why you should read this book?
Well, fortunately, if this is the first such book you've picked up, that's good because it's a very short read and concisely puts mostly whatever's out there, hence the stars.
Coming to the content:
I read it on a kindle so don't have the page numbers. By the time I'd read around 13% of the book, it only talked about making you believe that reading speed can actually be increased; without any real 'content'/techniques/instructions, repetitively. Now, all I wanted to do was get on with the 'play', the methods etc. and start using them ASAP, but until here, nothing has happened.
Thereon, it goes on to give some misconceptions and breaking some myths, giving some analogies which are nice.
By around 22%, the book actually opens the door to some learning and retrospection.
At around 38% of the book, the author has discussed the obstacles or bad reading habits and how to recognize them. Giving conscious attention to them, you can actually get rid of them thereby considerably increasing your speed [I've already used some of these techniques, even before reading this book, which helped me.]
At around 42% - that's where true fun starts. This is where you will find some actual techniques (if you've read other materials, these may be the same), and as usual, this is no magic, so you really ought to practice these simple points as much as you can to let you help them. There's no point in reading this book (or any, for that matter) if you don't want to put time practicing. The author here highlights 3 particularly simple points to which, if special attention is given, he claims your speed can increase by up to 80%. I'm not sure about the numbers, but the points are helpful.
Towards the end, the good thing about this book is, it talks of situations where you shouldn't particularly be fussy about 'speed'. Active attention to gear up and challenge yourself in these scenarios may not be required here, and the author lists many examples where the case may be so, but you are the best judge as to where it may not be necessary to challenge yourself to a reading 'F1' race. Trying to do so can even hamper the comprehension of that text, and enjoyment.
All in all, it's a quick guide to brush up your speed. The rest comes from practice and perseverance.
Let me be frank, I read this book way faster than I usually read for the 'repetitive' content in the first half, and there was nothing much very new to me in the second half. Nevertheless, it has some useful and interesting points which, if given some conscious attention, will definitely increase your reading speed, even if not double or triple it.
Amazon Review Link:
https://www.amazon.in/gp/customer-reviews/R2YJV99SEPVQVG?ref=pf_ov_at_pdctrvw_srp
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