How to read better and faster

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  1. THE PURPOSE OF THE ARTICLE

What is the article trying to convey, what is the message it if focusing on?

Give a heading to the passage- That will be the theme to hunt for

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 2. YOUR PURPOSE OF READING IT

Are you going for the facts or the opinion?

If Opinion : you can skim to save timeIf fact :make a note of them, don’t try to remember them right away

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  3.  DON’ READ IT OUT LOUD!

Our eyes and brain work faster than the mouth and voice

The more we try to vocalize it means that we are using more time to complete a single sentence.

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  4. READ THE PICTURE NOT THE WORDS

Look at the picture, just look at what image the line or the sentence creates in your mind.

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  5. READ WITH YOUR EYES AND NOT THE LIPS

Look at one sentence at a time or a couple of them at a time.

This way you are looking for the meaning than the individual word

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  6. DON’T BE LOST IN THE DETAILSIf it is leisure or a novel : take your time, savor it. If it is an academic article : just look at what you want out of it than what all is in there.

Be a treasure hunter, look for clues at each step to go to the bigger picture

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  7.  KNOW YOUR SPEED

Identify the word per minute speed you. Do it every 3 days, see how you improve.

It’s easy to increase your speed from 250 words per minute to 500 words per minute

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   8. IF YOU DON’T KNOW THE MEANING OF A WORD

Don’t worry about the exact meaning of a word, you will be able to derive it from the context.

One word cannot harm the entire theme of the passage or sentence.

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  9. DISTRACTIONS

Avoid multitasking

It’s best to read in a quiet place

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  10. BE CURIOUS

There is something to learn and realize something new and if possible you can even integrate it in your life.

Don’t lose that creative spirit in you. It is going to pay off well.

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  How To Read Better and Faster

- Norman Lewis

This book can help you create a difference in both speed and comprehension.

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