The art of reading: how to read fast and remember better?
“I just sit in my office and read books" - that and nothing else describes your weekday one of the most successful and influential businessmen Warren Buffett (Warren Buffett). He just sits and reads. And advises all to keep this simple and uncomplicated routine.
Agree, this is a very useful habit. But how to instill this habit not just to read books and extract from them all useful and valuable, knows not everyone. If you have time to read a few books a month, but nothing read do not apply - assume that you are just wasting your time.
to read more and have time to comprehend all read, remember and apply in life - that is the subject of the dispute many researchers. Each of them considers it his duty to offer his unique methodology, which will help you to become more perfect in this case. However, they all agree on one thing - reading books opens many opportunities for growth and success.
How fast do you read?
One of the most obvious answers to the question “How to do to read more?” is to learn to read faster. The topic of speed reading is so popular that some companies (such as Staples, for example) used it in their marketing campaign. By the way, the above-mentioned Staples to promote e-books have developed and implemented the technology to determine your reading speed. Unfortunately for Russian-speaking audience texts are required.
But Staples not just provides site visitors with a widget: the company collects and analyzes the data. According to these data, 300 words per minute the average adult.
the Average reading speed groups:
the- elementary school students, aged 8-9 years (Third grade students) - 150 words per minute;
- secondary school pupils, 13-14 years (Eight grade students) - 250 seq .;
- students of colleges and UNIVERSITIES - 450 SL;
- executives- 575 seq .;
- Professor of the University, 675 seq .;
- the wizard of speed reading - 1500 et seq.
However, it will help you speed reading to read more? Is this the right way and justified it? Not always. In the process of reading books are the most important reading comprehension. For anybody not a secret that people who are pretty handy with one and a half thousand words a minute, in fact, little is remembered from the text, with virtually nothing reflecting. So if your reading speed is average, don't be discouraged. Gradually increase the speed, but without sacrificing understanding. Only in this way you will be able to find the right way to time to read more.
theHow much do you read?
Someone reads quickly, and someone who reads a lot. You will be surprised, but not all people try to save time for his favorite hobby. In this case, speed reading is not an option. In fact, in this situation, the question “How to read a lot?” Disappears by itself if a person likes to read, he will devote a lot of time.
According to the research of the analytical company “The Pew Research Center" of adults in the United States for the year read on average 17 books. And how many books a year usually proceture you?
the Key word here is “average”. There are people who read much more than 17 books a year. There are those who do not read them at all (such - 19 %, according to the latest data for 2013 - 28 % of Americans). What does it mean? This means that if you start reading more, you will be head and shoulders above one third of the U.S. population.
Insights
Remember the main rule: books not read, books you need to study. The books need to see investments in their own education, and consequently in your own success. The craze of techniques that allow you to increase the speed of reading, which we can observe today, at first glance, it seems salutary, but they will be no good, if you read not be comprehended and used. Learn to read, and you will definitely achieve great results.
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