{"id":174027,"date":"2022-01-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/?p=174027"},"modified":"2022-01-16T19:18:04","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T16:18:04","slug":"scientific-speed-reading-how-to-increase-your-reading-speed-by-up-to-300-percent-in-20-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/scientific-speed-reading-how-to-increase-your-reading-speed-by-up-to-300-percent-in-20-minutes","title":{"rendered":"Scientific Speed Reading: How to Increase Your Reading Speed by Up to 300 Percent in 20 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"line nText\">When Bill Gates was asked what would happen if he could have a superpower, he replied, &#8220;Much faster reading power.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">By solving the basic principle and process of reading, science has shown us how we can read faster.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Undergraduate students at Princeton University are taught how to read faster in a seminar called \u201cThe PX Project\u201d.<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"1498948880\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>PX Project<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-799\/mdcc8b.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Project PX, a 3-hour cognitive experiment, produces an average 386% increase in reading speed.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">The project was tested in 5 languages and even dyslexic patients were able to read up to 3,000 words per minute (wpm) and 10 pages per minute. So 1 page every 6 seconds.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">By comparison, the overall average read speed is 200-300wpm (half a page per minute or one page), with the top 1% of the population reading more than 400wpm in the US.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">The project says that if you understand the basic human visual system, you can eliminate inefficiency and increase your reading speed.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<blockquote><p>The materials you will need to do the exercises in this article: a not very long book with an average of 200 pages, a pen, a stopwatch and a notepad.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"5213485110\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>First, let&#8217;s look at the various definitions and distinctions specific to the reading process:<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\"><b>A) To increase speed, you should minimize the number and time of fixation (stopping fluency and word fixation) per line: <\/b> <b><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">You don&#8217;t read across the line in a straight line, although it may feel like it, but rather your eyes ricochet through a series of movements called saccadic. Each of these gestures ends with a pin or a temporary snapshot of the text in your focus area.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Fixation for an untrained person takes a quarter or half a second. To understand this, close one eye, place your fingertip on the closed eyelid, and then slowly move forward with your other eye in a straight horizontal line. You will feel different fixation periods in different movements.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\"><b>B) To increase speed, you must eliminate regression and jump back:<\/b> <b><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">30% of your reading speed is wasted due to a condition called visual regression. It is necessary to prevent turning to the beginning and jumping backwards while advancing in the line.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\"><b>C) You should try to increase the peripheral vision range and the number of registered words per fixation:<\/b> <b><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Most normal readers use the central focus, not the peripheral visual range, when reading. If you use the peripheral vision range, the detected words will become readable and your reading speed will increase by at least 50%.<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"5213485110\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>Period<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-799\/gnyszm.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Respectively: 1) Learn the technique, 2) Practice the technique until it is involuntary, 3) Accelerate your reading without loss of meaning.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Keep in mind that these processes are all separate and you can sacrifice one while working out the two techniques. For example, don&#8217;t worry about reading comprehension if you&#8217;re learning to practice a motor skill with speed.<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"5213485110\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nText\">As a general rule, you will need to practice your target reading speed at 3 times your current reading speed.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">So, if you are currently reading at 300 wpm and your target reading speed is 900 wpm, you will need to practice techniques with a target of 2,700 words per minute or 6 pages per minute (10 seconds per page).<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>First Step: Determine Your Current Status<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-799\/f02042.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">To determine your current reading speed, take your practice book (opened completely on a table) and count the number of words in 5 lines. Divide this word count by 5 and determine your average number of words per line.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<blockquote><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/12.0.0-1\/svg\/270f.svg\" alt=\"\u270f\"> Example: 62 words \/ 5 lines = 12.4, you would round to 12 words per line.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Then count the number of lines on 5 pages and divide by 5 to get the average number of lines per page. Multiply that by the average number of words per line and you get your average number of words per page.<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"1498948880\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<blockquote><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/12.0.0-1\/svg\/270f.svg\" alt=\"\u270f\"> Example: 154 lines\/5 pages = 30.8, rounded up to 31 lines per page x 12 words per line = 372 words per page<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Mark your first line and read with a timer for 1 minute (do not read faster than usual and be careful with your reading comprehension). After a full minute, multiply the average number of lines per word to determine the current word-per-minute (wpm) rate.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/12.0.0-1\/svg\/1f4dd.svg\" alt=\"?\"><b>NOTE:<\/b> Of course, you can also do this from the sites that measure reading speed on the internet, but it is much more useful to count through the book you have chosen to stay true to the context.<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"5213485110\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>Step Two: Minimize Jumpback<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage coverImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-799\/an7929.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Regression, jump back and fixation time can be minimized with a pen or finger. I can show the importance of this as follows: Did you use a pen or your finger to count the number of words or lines while performing the basic calculations above? If you have, you have used a visual aid to guide detection efficiency and accuracy.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">We will not use the pen just to prevent your eye from deviating. The pen will also help us to maintain consistent speed and reduce fixation time. You can hold it as you would while typing, but it is recommended to keep it close at hand, flat against the page.<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"1498948880\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nText\"><b>1) Technique (2 minutes):<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">We will settle the technique using a pencil. Trace each line as if underlining and focus on the tip of the pen. Don&#8217;t worry about meaning.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Pause for no more than 1.5 seconds per line and increase speed with each subsequent page. Read, but under no circumstances look more than 1.5 seconds per line.<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"5213485110\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nText\"><b>2) Speed (3 minutes):<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Repeat the technique, do not hold each row for more than half a second. It&#8217;s only natural that you don&#8217;t understand anything in this part. Maintain speed and technique as the main goal (you are conditioning your perceptual reflexes in the process and remember that this is a speed exercise designed to facilitate adaptations in your system). Do not slow down. Try to allocate half a second per line for 3 minutes as much as possible; Focus on the pen and concentrate on speed and technique. Focus on the exercise and imagine nothing else.<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"5213485110\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>Step Three: Perceptual Expansion<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-799\/um0jof.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">If you focus on the center of your computer screen, you can detect and record the edges of the screen. Peripheral vision exercises can increase your reading speed by more than 300%.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Untrained readers read word for word and 1. they move from word to end, halfway through their margins and peripheral areas, and spend 25-50% of their time without content.<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"5213485110\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nText\">To illustrate, let&#8217;s look at an example sentence:<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<blockquote><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/12.0.0-1\/svg\/270f.svg\" alt=\"\u270f\"> &#8220;In the past, students enjoyed reading for four hours a day.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Did you notice that when you look at the word &#8220;students&#8221; you also read the word &#8220;Formerly&#8221;? Or when you looked at the word &#8220;enjoyed&#8221;, could you see the part of &#8220;he used to read a book&#8221;?<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Here, our main goal is not to read from the beginning to the end, but to try to read as environmentally as possible. The wider your field of view, the faster your reading speed will be.<\/div>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"1498948880\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nText\"><b>1) Technique (1 minute):<\/b> <b><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Begin by continuing the principles from the previous exercise. But this time, start from the second word of each line and stop reading 1 word before the last word.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/12.0.0-1\/svg\/26a0.svg\" alt=\"\u26a0\ufe0f\"> It&#8217;s worth remembering again: You need to focus on technique, not on meaning.<\/div>\n<div id=\"empty-line\" class=\"nText \"><b>2) Technique (1 minute):<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">While using the same technique this time, start two words later and end two words earlier.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\"><b>3) Speed (3 minutes):<\/b> <b><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Start at least 3 words after the first word of each line and end 3 words before the last word. Repeat the technique, trying not to hold each row for more than half a second.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">It&#8217;s only natural that you still don&#8217;t understand what you&#8217;re reading. With these exercises, you try to put the technique in your mind and get your brain used to speed. Do not slow down. half a second per line for 3 minutes; Focus on the pen and concentrate on speed and technique. Focus on the exercise and keep your concentration.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">As time passes and you get used to speed, you will realize that you will not have any trouble with meaning. Many people around the world increase their reading speed by doing these exercises.<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"5213485110\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2>Step Four: Calculate Your New Words Per Minute (WPM)<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/wp-content\/images\/post\/user-799\/7btkfl.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Mark the first line and read <strong>at the fastest comprehension rate<\/strong> with a timer of exactly 1 minute. Multiply your predetermined average wpm by your most recent calculation to determine your new wpm rate.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/12.0.0-1\/svg\/26a0.svg\" alt=\"\u26a0\ufe0f\"> Keep in mind that unless you continue practicing, your reading speed may decline, if not return to its original state.<\/div>\n<p><amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1787826683754973\" data-ad-slot=\"5213485110\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width=\"\"><\/p>\n<div overflow=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<div class=\"line nHR\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/12.0.0-1\/svg\/270d.svg\" alt=\"\u270d\"> Editor&#8217;s Note and Final Thoughts:<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">As everything can improve with practice, your reading speed will also improve with practice. Of course, I do not recommend doing speed reading as it will greatly reduce the pleasure you will get while reading novels, stories or poems.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">However, if there are articles you need to read, long texts for which you are looking for information, or if you want to understand the text with its general concept, speed reading techniques will be your savior.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Allocating a certain portion of your time (even 20 minutes) each day to speed reading techniques will make a big difference.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Our main purpose in this system is: First of all, to finish the backward jumps naturally by sitting the technique, to make the eyes practice at high speed and thus to adapt to it, and to try to develop the meaning as all this progresses.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">As long as you do not despair and continue with the exercises, you will see the difference. You can share your progress with me.<\/div>\n<div class=\"line nText\">Sources: <a class=\"ceo-tooltip-top\" href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2009\/07\/30\/speed-reading-and-accelerated-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2009\/07\/30\/speed-reading-and-accelerated-learning\/\">1<\/a> , <a class=\"ceo-tooltip-top\" href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/2018\/02\/18\/5-tips-read-faster-without-losing-comprehension\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/2018\/02\/18\/5-tips-read-faster-without-losing-comprehension\/\">2<\/a> , <a class=\"ceo-tooltip-top\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/1529100615623267\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/1529100615623267\">3<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Bill Gates was asked what would happen if he could have a superpower, he replied, &#8220;Much faster reading power.&#8221; By solving the basic principle and process of reading, science has shown us how we can read faster. 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