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Very interesting, and I did manage to read 500WPM without too much of a struggle, but I did not enjoy reading with this technique. I feel uncomfortable not knowing when a paragraph is going to end, and the relentless onslaught of words took the fun out of it.
I tried to make something similar while learning Javascript (ClojureScript). http://jsfiddle.net/P7c3s/
Interesting. One thing that struck me is I would like a small pause on full stop or comma.. to digest that thunk before continuing on and allow for blinks.
It may be sour grapes, but why should any one read at such high speeds. What is the virtue of reading at 500 wpm. I don't think that the time saved is such a big deal unless one is reading 40 - 50 books a year or reading 300+ technical papers a year. And comprehension suffers at high speed. I do just fine reading at 250 wpm. Some times I feel just being good enough has lost its value.
This is called RSVP. It is easier (for the same WPM) with 2-4 words at a time than 1 word. I really hope this catches on more and allows different chunk sizes. 500 wpm with no training is an exaggeration. wpm also depends a lot on which book you're reading. however, RSVP is the fastest way to read and way over 500 wpm is possible with practice.
It may be sour grapes, but why should any one read at such high speeds. What is the virtue of reading at 500 wpm. I don't think that the time saved is such a big deal unless one is reading 40 - 50 books a year or reading 300+ technical papers a year. And comprehension suffers at high speed. I do just fine reading at 250 wpm. Some times I feel just being good enough has lost its value.
I see two processes, my eyes see the stream of word, but I read in a different order when overwhelmed, or at least I cant tell what order words came in if the context allow for both.
When trying 500 wpm I'm lagging behind about 0.25s regularly, but, as they say, if you let it be and relax you can keep the pipeline going. I even feel a slight pressure in my upper brain, just a little, no cramp, a slight dizziness. Even more relaxing.
So the scanning part of reading is actually a bottleneck ? I feel like I'm learning how asian people feel when they read.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mhg7vxTM9Q4
it seems human nature changes little.
More seriously, it's a fun toy, but as others pointed out, reading is not simply about reading one word at a time.
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 means:
I was ejaculating.
Edit: It could also mean I spilled the tomato sauce, but it's still poor.
This 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…
Whenever you hear something, you hear it word by word. And similarly you can't immediately go back (you have to stop it, "rewind it" and play it again).
Very interesting concept, though.
This 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…