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General Category => Techie Or Suggestions => Topic started by: Fly on March 06, 2014, 07:33:21 PM

Title: Speed reading. Wow !
Post by: Fly on March 06, 2014, 07:33:21 PM

Saw this on facebook, the quick way to read.
http://elitedaily.com/news/technology/this-insane-new-app-will-allow-you-to-read-novels-in-under-90-minutes/ (http://elitedaily.com/news/technology/this-insane-new-app-will-allow-you-to-read-novels-in-under-90-minutes/)

Title: Re: Speed reading. Wow !
Post by: Pete on March 06, 2014, 08:56:56 PM

We we're put on a speed reading course at college - and I can say it was a disaster.

It may be good for learning stuff fast, but I found it took all the subtlety out of the writing and reduced great books/stories to a sort of information gathering.

No point in reading Shakespeare after a speed reading course.

Title: Re: Speed reading. Wow !
Post by: Fly on March 06, 2014, 09:08:03 PM

Here's my response to the post on Facebook.

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I think it would dry your eyes, lack of normal movement in the long term.

If you aren't moving your eyes, that's got to be bad for them  :-X

Title: Re: Speed reading. Wow !
Post by: Slacker on March 07, 2014, 06:28:27 AM

Wouldn't want to read a novel like that but it could have potential for a set of papers relating to a meeting

Title: Re: Speed reading. Wow !
Post by: Gerty Gumdrop on March 08, 2014, 07:55:51 PM

Quote from: Fly on March 06, 2014, 07:33:21 PM

Saw this on facebook, the quick way to read.
http://elitedaily.com/news/technology/this-insane-new-app-will-allow-you-to-read-novels-in-under-90-minutes/ (http://elitedaily.com/news/technology/this-insane-new-app-will-allow-you-to-read-novels-in-under-90-minutes/)

Wow, that hurt my eyes at 500wpm!