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Comment author: Desrtopa 06 December 2011 04:43:50AM 3 points [-]

I read at about 1100 WPM. I had no idea that people sounded out words in their heads until about two years ago, when I was speed reading an article about speed reading and realized I was speed reading. I am curious how much faster it is possible to go? Can anyone here go significantly faster? I want to know if it's worth training further.

I talked to a person a few months ago who mentioned that her reading speed decreased noticeably from its very high starting point when she took speed reading lessons. It's only one data point, but it may be worth keeping in mind if you're thinking of training your ability.

How meaningful is it to assign a single number to your reading speed anyway? I would estimate that mine varies by at least a factor of ten or so depending on what I'm reading (I might top 1100 WPM at the high end, but only for very basic text.)

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).

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