Spreeder.com | read 300 words/minute instantly
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Spreeder.com | read 300 words/minute instantly
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Re: Spreeder.com | read 300 words/minute instantly
#2A bit skeptical at first - this tool is pretty handy when you have to speed read through articles.
Re: Spreeder.com | read 300 words/minute instantly
#3A bit skeptical at first - this tool is pretty handy when you have to speed read through articles.
They could really use a bookmarklet to auto load the article to be read.
But, after a little bit of tweaking, I was able to get my speed up to 500 wpm without too much trouble.
Re: Spreeder.com | read 300 words/minute instantly
#4A bit skeptical at first - this tool is pretty handy when you have to speed read through articles.
They could really use a bookmarklet to auto load the article to be read. But, after a little bit of tweaking, I was able to get my speed up to 500 wpm without too much trouble.
Re: Spreeder.com | read 300 words/minute instantly
#5A bit skeptical at first - this tool is pretty handy when you have to speed read through articles.
They could really use a bookmarklet to auto load the article to be read. But, after a little bit of tweaking, I was able to get my speed up to 500 wpm without too much trouble.
There is one on the Plugins page.
Re: Spreeder.com | read 300 words/minute instantly
#6I found myself reading faster without this. It doesn't account for variations in how quickly I can recognize a word, or whether I had to think about what was just said. It just blats out the words in a monotone emphasis, demands complete attention (someone calls your name, and you turn around? gotta start over, or at least spend plenty of time seeking) and fails with images.
I just tested my reading with both this and the original text of an article (for those curious, it was some random chunk of text that was posted here: http://abstractgeneratorfactory.blogspot.com/2008/07/why-jav...).
When reading the article over (2nd time, avoiding pauses to think) I managed to get the 2072 words read in about 2:20 (so, between 850 to 900 words/min).
When reading with spreeder, I couldn't keep track past 600 words/min.
This was done a couple of times with consistent results (so it wasn't just me remembering what I'd read beforehand)
Re: Spreeder.com | read 300 words/minute instantly
#7Check out the Wikipedia article on speed reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_reading
Even if rapid serial visual presentation improves reading speed (which is dubious), it has enough negative aspects to counteract any benefits. For example, going back or doing any controlled skimming is difficult. You also lose all the contextual and landmark cues of page layout.
Re: Spreeder.com | read 300 words/minute instantly
#8It seems to pause every once in awhile. I enjoy the slight break in action but if it were a little smarter it would pause at the end of a thought or sentence.
Re: Spreeder.com | read 300 words/minute instantly
#9There's another website which pretty much does the same thing:
I wish my kindle would support this, however, its e-ink display is too slow.
Re: Spreeder.com | read 300 words/minute instantly
#10Check out the Wikipedia article on speed reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_reading Even if rapid serial visual presentation improves reading speed (which is dubious), it has enough negative aspects to counteract any benefits. For example, going back or doing any controlled skimming is difficult. You also lose all the contextual and landmark cues of page layout.
I took a speed reading course long time ago and even though they had some interesting points about how to read, it was mostly filled with complete bullshit.
Comprehension always trumps speed. I'm always surprised by people who say "I've read that book in an hour" or something like that. When I read, I get hundreds of ideas and have hundreds of questions in my head and I usually either write them down or look up the references on the web. That takes time.
I read a lot and the only piece of advice that has worked is: stay focused and concentrate on what you're reading. Don't have an email client open, don't have a dozen tabs open... just eliminate all of the distractions and concentrate on what you're reading.