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shokwave comments on How is your mind different from everyone else's? - Less Wrong Discussion

31 Post author: Kaj_Sotala 05 December 2011 08:38AM

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Comment author: shokwave 06 December 2011 05:29:10AM 3 points [-]

her reading speed decreased noticeably from its very high starting point when she took speed reading lessons

I experienced a visceral feeling of terror when reading this. I wasn't aware that just training could hurt innate skills (I assumed it required some sort of crushing corporate environment).