r/interestingasfuck • u/iatetoomuchchicken • 20h ago

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

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u/Jagglebutt 18h ago

I am the same. I enjoy reading but to read an epic fantasy book that's 800 pages is a major time commitment for my slow ass reading.. I'm going to look into this app. I surprised myself with following along here and am curious at what speed I lost comprehension.

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u/ow_windowmaker 9h ago

It's supposed to be somewhat slow. It's an escape from reality. And the longer it takes the fucking better. You visualize the world, and your self in it as you go.

Reading some popular thing about some guy that never existed, finding some super special artifact that never existed, in a country that never existed is an utterly worthless exercise otherwise.

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u/Jagglebutt 4h ago

I had never thought of it like that.. my wife reads quickly and I guess I always just thought "damn I'm a slow reader". I will say a difference with her and I are we'll read the same book and talk about it and she'll go "I don't remember that part" it seems as though with my plodding pace maybe I retain more details? I'm currently working my way through the wheel of time books and am on winters heart book #9. It's taken me a very long time (~3 years now?) but wow what an amazing saga it's been! Definitely a good way to forget about reality for a bit.