Steps of fast reading practice:
1. Check your eyes first. Some people read slowly because their eyes have a big problem. Even if your eyesight is good, if you haven't checked your eyes recently, you should check them carefully: as long as you wear glasses, you can achieve normal eyesight. On the contrary, you'd better fix your eyes first.
2. Determine your current reading speed. Only by determining this speed can you clearly know your ascension trajectory through training.
Prepare a book and a timer, and you can see how long it took you to finish reading a page of the book, or how many words you read at a specific time, so as to calculate your reading speed (under the condition of ensuring understanding).
There are many free reading softwares on the Internet, which can help you measure your reading speed.
One thing to emphasize is that no matter which method is used, it is necessary to measure it several times with a fixed time or a fixed number of words, and then take an average. This will be more accurate.
3. Be sure to concentrate and don't be distracted. Even if you think you can read well even when listening to music or in a noisy coffee shop, you can improve your reading speed by concentrating as much as possible. Before you start reading, please find a relatively quiet place and turn off the TV, radio and telephone. People around you are talking about it, which is a mental interference to you. If you really can't find a quiet place, plug your ears. In order to ensure a good reading effect when reading fast, please concentrate all your attention on the article at hand as much as possible.
4. Adjust the reading speed according to the difficulty of the article. You know, some difficult parts, if you slow down your reading speed and succeed once, will save a lot of time than reading at high speed but not understanding it several times. Therefore, when you start reading, you must have a plan. You must know how fast you can read in some places, and you can't follow your heart. If you just want to know the general outline of the article through the title, keywords, etc. Then you should try to speed up your reading and stop when you reach your goal. On the contrary, if you want to read a math textbook or a philosophy paper, which you must understand, then don't hurry.
When reading, you should learn to distinguish between "essence" and "dross". No matter what kind of book you read, there are many "supplementary notes" that you can skim or even skip. Through practice, you will be able to identify what is important and what is not. You should slow down when you get to the key part.
Before you start reading a chapter or a book, please pay attention to the "whole block" fast reading, and focus all your attention on finding repeated keywords, key ideas, bold words and other signposts about important parts. "In this way, when you actually read, you can read most of the text quickly, and then slow down when you get to the place you think is important.
6. Train yourself not to repeat reading. Many people often jump back to some sentences or words they have just read in reading, just to test whether they really understand them. This is usually unnecessary. Once you get into the habit, you can't concentrate on the article you are reading. A good way to avoid this kind of stress is to find a piece of paper or card and drag it to the page to block the text you just read. Try to move the note or card at a uniform speed, and then speed up slowly, so that your reading speed will increase unconsciously.
7. Stop reading silently. This is the fault of many people, but to varying degrees. Some people read in their heads, while others just move their mouths and make sounds. No matter what your situation, it will seriously affect your reading speed. Remember that you are reading quickly, not communicating with someone (including yourself). Once you realize this problem, you should try to change it. One way is to focus on the key words and understand the meaning of the whole sentence through them, learn to read silently through thinking, or simply hum the rhythm of a piece of music (without lyrics) and interfere with the pronunciation in your brain.
8. Help reading with your hands. Smooth and continuous eye movement is very important for fast reading. You can greatly improve reading efficiency through the guidance of your fingers. When you are reading, slide your finger under each line of text easily, just like wiping the dust off it. Or, if your reading speed is good enough, you can slide your finger from the center line from top to bottom. At this time, your eyes will instinctively follow your fingers and let them absorb information at a constant and smooth rhythm to adapt to the thinking of the brain. However, many speed reading courses warn students not to do so.
9. Learn to read in chunks. Many people are used to looking down word by word in the order of arrangement on the page. This is a very inefficient method. Not every word is important. You should divide words into idiom blocks, even sentences and phrases into idiom blocks, and then understand them as a whole. Try to do this while reading. In fact, some people have done this to some extent. They always read three or four words. Once you get used to this reading method, you will find that you will be surprised at the number of words you read every time your eyes beat, and all you have to do is keep increasing this number. Finger guidance can help you. Also, put the book a little farther away from your eyes than you are used to.
10. Learn to push yourself. Always remind yourself to improve your reading speed. Fast reading is a process that requires a lot of practice. Remember to read at a speed slightly higher than your usual most comfortable reading speed. Is to read, and faster. Practice this often.
1 1。 Always check your reading speed. It is measured about once a week, as we said in the second item. When you do a routine test, you will find that your reading speed has improved significantly.
Tip:
1. When you start practicing, pay attention to choosing books with larger fonts, because small books often make you make mistakes.
At first, you should choose the books and articles you have read. If you are familiar with the reading material, it is easy to find the key words and keep a smooth speed.
When you guide your eyes with your fingers, you can start slowly, but you must be faster than your comfortable speed. Even if you feel that you can't keep up with this speed, don't give up or slow down your finger movements, but keep reading a page or two like this and feel the effect of your understanding. Practice like this for a long time, and your reading speed will be improved imperceptibly.
4. Take a break. Taking a 5-minute break every hour or half of reading is very important for your reading comprehension and eye protection.
Don't always think about what to read quickly, even if you can. Because sometimes speed reading can't understand some nuances. Besides, when you appreciate the literary grace of a poem or an article, you shouldn't do so. If you just want to have fun, just say so.
6. Cards are more effective than fingers. Sometimes a card can fix the focus of the eyes and avoid turning a blind eye.
7. Make sure to read 10 minutes at least every day.
Warning:
1. Fast reading can improve your understanding by activating your brain's thinking. However, reading speed beyond your level will lead to a decline in your reading efficiency. Reading is to better absorb knowledge. If you neglect understanding in order to improve your vocabulary, you are simply wasting your time.
2. Beware of expensive speed reading products: When you consider spending money on those books or software, please make a careful decision through learners' clues and various tips. If after a period of serious training, you find that it has no effect at all, you will feel cheated. But know it clearly before buying.
3. Ensure a good sleep. If you can't guarantee this, you won't have a good understanding. Moreover, even if you spend a lot of time reading, your understanding will not achieve the expected purpose.