I consider myself a slow reader and have always wished I could read faster - the book promises tripling or quadrupling your reading speed; however, in all honesty, I figured it I merely increased my reading speed or perhaps even just doubled it, I'd be well ahead of where I currently stood and be able to read more in less time Yes, I'm afflicted with the sickness of buying way more books than I can read in a single year - my "to read" pile far exceeds my ability to keep up I not only learned a few techniques to help me read faster I'm not yet double my previous reading speed, but I'm working on it, and with practice, can get there , but this is a book I wished I had when I was in university.
There are techniques for previewing chapters of textbooks and note-taking techniques that I'm sure I would have really benefited from. The book also includes tips and techniques for preparing for and taking tests and exams that would have been useful to me back in my university days. I'm pretty sure that the students in his class who actually invest just a couple of hours into this book and practicing some techniques are actually going to do better not just in his class, but in all their classes.
It took me some time to finish this book because the author has you practicing the new reading techniques as you go - and they aren't easy. So, I'm practicing the new techniques I learned about on the current books I'm reading. If you want to try and become a speed reader, don't think you're going to be Dr. Spencer Reid from Criminal Minds by the end of the book. There is a lot to learn and it D It took me some time to finish this book because the author has you practicing the new reading techniques as you go - and they aren't easy.
There is a lot to learn and it DOES take practice. I've always had a high reading level and very good comprehension of what I read, but the techniques in this book go against my instincts when reading and that's difficult to overcome. For example; the first technique is to read "visually" rather than saying them mentally.
I am making slow progress on this one. But yesterday after finishing the book, I found that the more I pushed myself to read faster, the fewer words I "said" to myself and the more I took them in with my eyes only.
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That is the first step. So, I am halfway to my goal in only a week. The book suggests that after a month of practice, you should be able to reach your goal and possibly surpass it, depending upon how hard you work at it. Jan 31, Tracey rated it did not like it. I am reading it now and cannot for the life of me figure out how these strategies help you read for understanding and meaning.
I can do the strategies, but I have no idea what I "read" or "skimmed". In fact, I used five of the strategies on the same page, and I still didn't know what the page was about. I guess this isn't for me. I can't even rate the book. Just finished the book. Was hoping to find ways to read faster since I have a stack of books I would love to read. I guess t I am reading it now and cannot for the life of me figure out how these strategies help you read for understanding and meaning.
I guess this book is really geared toward the student, not toward the person reading for leisure. It's geared toward students with tips for note taking and test preparation, and what little information it has for improving reading speed I've already learned in other places via a 5 minute Youtube video from Tim Ferriss great tips there by the way.
So, interesting - yes.
The Evelyn Wood Seven-Day Speed Reading and Learning Program by Stanley D. Frank
Useful - not so much. I had to take this book back to the library before I could really practice the exercises in it. I read it through and had wanted to go back and do them to see what I could actually do with everything in there. I will have to check it out again to do that. I really believe if you apply the premise of this faithfully, you could read in a n amazing much quicker manner.
I actually finished it quite awhile back, having pushed through it in a few days.
Remember everything you read : the Evelyn Wood 7-day speed reading & learning program
This book is a nice ice-breaker for speed reading. It won't help you get practice speed reading, but it helps explain how it could possible work. It's very encouraging to see that this valuable skill can be learned by almost anyone willing to practice. This is a book that helps you, most of all, with studying techniques.
The Evelyn Wood Seven-Day Speed Reading and Learning Program
I initially picked it up with the idea that it would contain some drills to help me increase my reading speed. It does have some explanations of techniques that help you to speed up your reading rate but it wasn't exactly what i had in mind. It didn't contain anything, about that matter, that i didn't know before. What it did have, and thought was really interesting and helpful, were the studying techniques. It says how you are This is a book that helps you, most of all, with studying techniques.
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It says how you are supposed to have a schedule, and what are the best approaches to study during the whole semester so you can recall better information for tests. It gives you advices on how to make notes for every class so you can study them, in a more efficient way, for exams. And how to finish a research or an essay in less time and getting a higher grade.
That information, i think, may be valuable for my classes, so I'm going to keep a sheet with a Slash Recall Pattern a technique shown in the book to take notes to help you summarize and recall information better, in a more visual way with everything i want to apply in my studies.
After all, It was really enlightening, in that aspect, because some of the things look like might give great results and i never would've thought them otherwise. Perhaps i might start being a better student. Excellent book detailing great techniques to improve reading speed, note taking for memorization, and test taking skills. It's directed mainly for students in school but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was a wonderful experience when I was finally able to break through words per minute and enjoy "Mental Soaring" as they call it. This is a reading speed where you are beyond sub-vocalization, regression, and reading word for word.
You are scanning chunks of words in a more vertical fashion zig-za Excellent book detailing great techniques to improve reading speed, note taking for memorization, and test taking skills. You are scanning chunks of words in a more vertical fashion zig-zaging left and right down the page and the meaning of the author's intentions just to start to flow to you.
It was actually a really profound moment for me, but I do not give this book credit entirely. It worked for me. I liked this book but there was a lot about taking notes and tests. I just want to read fast. The problem is, when I do what they say, I have no comprehension. I guess I just have to practice just like with everything. It teaches the two stop method of reading and different patterns for reading a page - underlining hand motion, S hand motion, the question mark, etc.
This is taken from the Evelyn Wood speed reading program. The problem is - it contradicts with the other speed reading book I got fr I liked this book but there was a lot about taking notes and tests.
The problem is - it contradicts with the other speed reading book I got from the library. Triple Your Reading speed taught how to expand your peripheral vision so that you can take in the whole line in one look at the center of the page. It had drills on expanding your line of vision. Two totally different methods. I still have one more book to read - Break Through Rapid Reading.
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View all 3 comments. Feb 27, Mike rated it it was amazing Shelves: I read this book a number of years ago and put it down after one chapter. This time, as I looked at the pile of books I must read for various ventures I am a part, I figured reading faster would be of great aid. I am already a fast reader and I confirmed this through their initial reading test. The average score is approximately words per minute. I scored at Then I read that many people after taking the Evelyn Wood method regularly read accur I read this book a number of years ago and put it down after one chapter.
Then I read that many people after taking the Evelyn Wood method regularly read accurately at words per minute. That would mean digesting an average book of 80, words in one hour! After going through the exercises, in two days my reading was up to words per minute with more comprehension. I highly recommend this book. It can probably be found at a used book store This book reads sort of like an infomercial.
Also, it's somewhat dated. Lots of time is devoted to the patterns in which you should trace your fingers over the page, none of which is useful for reading on a screen instead of a printed page. However, the information is extremely useful. After reading less than half of the book, I boosted my reading time significantly. For me, the usefulness of the material more than balanced out any deficiencies. Great if you're in school, less so if you're not. Oct 04, Ameena rated it liked it. Continue shopping Checkout Continue shopping.
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