David_Gerard comments on Scholarship: How to Do It Efficiently - Less Wrong

113 Post author: lukeprog 09 May 2011 10:05PM

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Comment author: BrandonReinhart 10 May 2011 02:25:08AM *  6 points [-]

Here's a question: does learning to read faster provide a net marginal benefit to the pursuit of scholarship? Are there narrow, focused, and confirmed methods of learning to read faster that yield positive results? This would be beneficial to all, but perhaps moreso to those of us that have full time jobs that are not scholarship.

Comment author: David_Gerard 10 May 2011 09:36:42AM 1 point [-]

It helps with skimming material that isn't very dense, which would be approximately none of what this post is about. If it's comprehension you're after, do a skim followed by slow reading. This is work, but is more likely to gain you understanding.