Speed Reading Text

Excercise To Prep Eyes

  1. Perform rolling eyes

  2. Look left and right without head movements

  3. Traverse the shape of 8

  4. For 15 mins Every 1hr Give eyes break from screen

Techniques

  1. Space reading

    • focus on spaces between the word

  2. Chunking

    • focus on chunks of sentences, using some delimeter like comma

  3. Pause, Recall and Compare

    • try to recall without looking back into the original text and then compare your recollection

  4. Daydream

    • visualize what you read

  5. Subvocalization

    • speak in head as you read, to help, use humming sounds/music to replace white-noise or noise

Points to Remember

  1. One strategy does not fits all

  2. Each material requires different pace and focus

  3. Requires patience and persistence

  4. Avoid

    • Fixation: practice widening your gaze

    • Regression: revisiting already read content

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