Speed Reading: Learn to Read a 200+ Page Book in 1 Hour

Best $2.99 I’ve ever spent

Before this book, I was a super slow reader, to the point I avoided reading because it just ended up wasting time. I didn’t think there was anything to improve it, but after just one pass of this book, I have at least 4x my reading, and I’m not exaggerating. I thought the lessons would be time consuming and difficult, but they are not. Each chapter is only a few pages and as the book description says you just need to make a few simple shifts.

I thought reading faster would affect comprehension, but actually my comprehension has soared. I understand far more than ever before, because the book puts a lot of effort on how to understand text. I use to think simply reading something would help you understand it, but there is a lot more to it. Even if you don’t care to speed read or are already a fast reader, the lessons on comprehension are worth it.

The best part for me were the tips on remembering the information. The book says just because you read or understand something, doesn’t mean you will remember it. Even though you think the idea or passage is too memorable to forget, few hours or days later it will be forgotten. That was always my experience, but now I don’t forget, I follow the tips and the information stays for a long time.

This wasn’t an issue for me, but there are even discussions on how to overcome daydreaming or your mind wandering when reading. I know some people struggle with that, so that might be helpful. It’s a very well put together book with lots of research and science, and it does work, so forget what others say and spend the $2.99 on it, it’s well worth it!