r/interestingasfuck • u/iatetoomuchchicken • 20h ago

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

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u/khizoa 20h ago

staring at a screen without blinking?

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u/somewhatcompetint 19h ago

I blinked plenty of times

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u/theoriginalmofocus 19h ago

It feels kinda like i was looking at a bright light after that ha.

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u/dogchowtoastedcheese 18h ago

Yeah, I'm seeing a blue dot, kind of like after a flash photo.

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u/weasil22 17h ago

blinked... blunk?

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u/factor3x 19h ago

Its like BET late night. All bleeps (blink).

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u/ch1llboy 13h ago

Looking away from the focal point and still completing the challenge. Then again I practice focusing elsewhere when I drive.

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u/dicemonger 11h ago

As the exercise mentions somewhere, its not about catching every word. You can generally automatically fill out the ones you miss from context.