Speed reading is like speed sex, you're really missing the point.
Spritz – read 500 words per minute without any training
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#122If they want to truly increase the reading speed of the average reader they would have to show phrases not words. Slow readers read a word at a time. Fast readers take in whole phrases, lines or more at a time.
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#123Is the key idea here the highlighting of the letter? I made something similar (last time something like this was revealed on HN) here:
http://robinduckett.github.io/orwell/
Change to one word at a time, 500 words per minute. I can still read it just fine.
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#124This is very interesting (and as has been pointed out in other comments, not exactly a new idea). I think its proper application, though, is in a tool for practicing reading, not for actually reading tests. One major thing this approach looses is the inherent non-linearity of text. If I miss a fact and want to back up a bit, or want to pause for a moment and think about something, I can (when reading) without even th…
Actually, it makes me want to subvocalize when I ordinarily wouldn't even at 500 wpm.
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#125Speed reading is like speed sex, you're really missing the point.
I'd say that in both cases it can go both ways, as sometimes your goal could be to get something specific from it rather than to enjoy the activity.
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#126I had a summer job once in high school working in the office of a small business that published test preparation books and related products. They had devoted one of their rooms to a speed reading course; one day the teacher told me that as an employee I could take the course at no charge. I said that I could already read as fast as I could think, and he rolled his eyes and said, "You people who think." I believe that…
By 'think' do you mean 'comprehend the text you're reading' in this context?
Yes, where "comprehend" means to meaningfully understand and appreciate. I was trying to express the idea that if something can be comprehended, in this sense, as fast as it can be speed read, then perhaps it's not worth reading.
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#127A bit OT: In 2006, Volkswagen made an ad in the States for the Golf GTI and called it "turbo cojones". Apparently, they didn't know that "cojones" means testicles. They didn't do their research. While spritz is a seemingly normal German word ( spritzer means splash and the logo shows a water drop), the phrase I was spritzing is actually an extremely bad branding choice. It's usually said in a specific context and mea…
Where does it have that meaning? I've never heard it used that way (UK, but not heard it from other countries either).
The meaning it has to me is the same one Google gives as its definition:
spritz
verb
gerund or present participle: spritzing
1.
squirt or spray a liquid at or on to (something) in quick short bursts.
"she spritzed her neck with cologne"Re: Spritz – read 500 words per minute without any training
#128Looks like the same technology as spreeder ( http://www.spreeder.com/app.php )... what's the difference between the two? As someone who tried using spreeder for a while, I can say that your retention is quite a bit lower than normal reading, especially when reading complicated texts, since you loose contextual clues (your brain is really good at doing look-aheads for clues).
Spreeder shows one word at a time, right? As someone who speed-reads regularly, I find that reading three words at a time works much better than one word, especially w.r.t. retaining context. It also seems to matter whether chunks are split around punctuation or not, i.e. If the sentence is about to end after two words, the current chunk should not show the first word of the next sentence, just show the last two word…
I just bought a copy of Velocireader. I like it so far :)
Is there any way to raise the speed above 900wpm without going all the way to 1200wpm? The book I'm reading now is fine at 900wpm (and +/- buttons at the top-right of the screen to make +5%/-5% adjustments to the speed without stopping reading would be great.
I'll get back to reading...
Re: Spritz – read 500 words per minute without any training
#129Is the key idea here the highlighting of the letter? I made something similar (last time something like this was revealed on HN) here: http://robinduckett.github.io/orwell/ Change to one word at a time, 500 words per minute. I can still read it just fine.
Strange, I (non-native speaker) can't anymore, while having had no problem with spritz at 500wpm.
But otoh their text is much easier to comprehend. Still, with the marked letter it just felt easier.
I'm guessing the one marked letter in the same position keep my eyes focused on that point, making the reading less stressful.
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#130As a german i find the name a bit unfortunate. To spritz = spritzen means to squirt/spray coat and in german is often associated with ejaculating. I don't know if this name would fly around here, but maybe thats why it would. Could make for some funny conversations.
Directly from the FAQ:
Hehehehehehe! Do you know what Spritz means in German? ROFL! LMAO!
One of our founders is from Munich, so yes, we know. We bet you
won’t forget it though, will you?