Expand the description and view the text of the steps for this how-to video. Check out Howcast for other do-it-yourself videos from Lessa_Millet and more videos in the Books & Reading category. You can contribute too! Create your own DIY guide at www.howcast.com or produce your own Howcast spots with the Howcast Filmmakers Program at www.howcast.com Improve your efficiency by learning how to read up to three times faster with these proven speed-reading techniques. To complete this How-To you will need: Discipline Practice Step 1: Skim Skim an entire article, chapter, or even book before you begin reading. Take in the title, introduction, any subheadings, and bold-type passages, so that when you start reading, you'll already know the selection's main points. Step 2: Let your finger do the walking Lead with your index finger, a pen, or your computer mouse, which keeps your eyes focused and moving ahead. This prevents them from darting around re-reading words, something the average person does to the tune of 20 words per page. Tip: Move your pointer at a faster rate than you think you can read, which will retrain your brain by forcing you to keep up. Step 3: Shut up! Stop "sounding out" each word in your head, or mouthing the words silently, two things many of us learned to do in grade school. US Air Force research shows your brain can recognize a word in less than five-hundredths of a second, while it takes a quarter of a second—five times longer—to say it in your head ...
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