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How You Can Use Speed Reading To Memorize Information

By Exforsys | on August 24, 2006 |
Memory Skills

How You Can Use Speed Reading To Memorize Information

Speed reading is a technique that can be used to help you sort through large amounts of information within a short period time. However, the ability to read words quickly is useless if you are not able to to retain the information that you have absorbed.

Speed reading is crucial for those who need to absorb large amounts of information within a short period of time. The key to being a good speed reader is to know what you’re interested in memorizing from a manuscript before you begin reading it.

For example, many college instructors will give you an idea of what you can expect on your exams. If you notice your history teacher spending a lot of time talking about the French Revolution, it will be important for you to memorize the most important factors related to that event. If your math teacher tells you that a certain equation will be present on an upcoming exam, you will need to memorize everything that is related to that equation. If you have to understand the details of any information you read, it will take you a longer time to go through it. To speed read, you must be able to skim pages and pick out relevant information that is important.

Speed reading is something that is not very useful when you want to read fiction, because entertainment is usually derived from being able to read it slowly. In others words, fictional books are often read for pleasure, and there is no reason for you to speed through it. However, non-fiction books are typically read to obtain information that is of vital use, and the vast majority will have information that is not useful. A good speed reader will be able to read through these books quickly and separate relevant data from data which is irrelevant. However, there are some technical aspects of speed reading that you will need to be familiar with.

When most people read books, they will scan the pages by words or letters. Adults will typically read words in blocks. Often, people may read the same blocks again if they don’t understand something. However a speed reader will read a large number of words in each block. They will focus on a block for a moment, and will then move on to the next. They will not spend a whole lote of time reading blocks that they’ve already read, because this is a waste of time. Someone who is not a good reader will spend lots of time focusing on specific blocks, and it will take them long periods of time to absorb information. Generally, those who are not skilled at reading don’t like to read.

If you are reading this article, it is likely that you are interested in reading, and wish to become better at it. If this is the case, you are a person who values self improvement. By improving your reading skills, you will be able to absorb information faster, and this will allow you to gain more knowledge, which leads to more power. To become a good speed reader, there are a number of techniques you will want to use. First, you will want to practice reading a large number of words in each block. This may be challenging at first, but consistent practice will allow you to do it. Holding the document further away can also assist you in this.

The next step in becoming a good speed reader is to decrease the amount of time you spend looking at the same information. Only crucial information that you need to memorize should be repeated. Again, this will take practice. The next thing you will want to decrease is the amount of time you spend reading blocks that you’ve already read. Read what is important, and move on to the next block that is important. To memorize the information you absorb by speed reading, you will need to be selective in what you choose to read, and you will need to know the information you’re interested in memorizing.

Your brain is an extremely advanced computer. It will only hold on to information that is placed in long term storage. It doesn’t like to retain large amounts of data that is not important. Because of this, learning how to pick out key points of a document before speed reading through it will allow you to commit to memory things that are actually relevant.

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