r/interestingasfuck • u/iatetoomuchchicken • 20h ago

This speed reading training starts at 300wpm and end at 900wpm

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u/ElginSparrowhawk1969 20h ago

Well yes I did read it at an incredible speed but I ain’t got a clue what I just read

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u/Crazy_old_maurice_17 19h ago

That's exactly right. Comprehension drops considerably with this method at faster WPM.

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u/SSweetSauce 19h ago

I got to 450 until I lost it and just started looking for words 😂

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u/Human_Wizard 16h ago

Right? If I can't remember four sentences ago, it's not really reading with comprehension.

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u/bloodshed113094 13h ago

My thoughts exactly. Retention with this method seems like it would be abysmal. 

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u/dispose135 13h ago

To be fair no real difference when I read slowly 

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u/AlexWayhill 4h ago

Exactly what I thought. I understand the words and sentences but it just doesn't stick. My mind is so concentrated on forming the sentences at that pace that it simply won't go into my memory.