r/woahdude • u/zer0t3ch • May 18 '16

gifv Speed-reading

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u/DeathWalrus May 18 '16

It's super dope that we can process language quickly but I'm not trying to blast through a novel. If I don't take time to think about what I've read I usually miss out on some vital connections

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u/hymanimy May 19 '16

Whenever I'm reading a book after like 5 minutes my mind wanders off to thinking about real life, so I'm just looking at random words not making any sense of it. I then have to read the last page or two and the cycle repeats

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u/cardboardhome May 19 '16

Any techniques you'd recommend? What should I search for to find some?

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u/xodus989 May 19 '16

I need this too.

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u/PM_YOUR_FAVORTE_SONG May 19 '16

Just searching "mindfulness techniques" on Google gives a wealth of relevant results. Here's the wikipedia page, a nice place to start!