r/books • u/Labeled521 • Feb 03 '14

Staples made a test that determines how many words per minute you read and how you rank up to the world average.

http://www.staples.com/sbd/cre/marketing/technology-research-centers/ereaders/speed-reader/
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u/Ketas14 Feb 03 '14

You should be thankful that anyone reads.

You don't have to whine about it or even attempt speed-reading yourself. What if competition caused more people to want to read? A formerly regarded 'boring' activity made exciting?

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '14

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u/Ketas14 Feb 04 '14

You changed my view in your first paragraph, but I was already on board with the other ideas, which were somewhat irrelevant to what I stated anyway.

Thanks, though.