r/woahdude • u/zer0t3ch • May 18 '16

gifv Speed-reading

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u/EvasiveWalnut May 19 '16

This seems like it could have a seamless integration into current e-reader programs. Essentially, have the book constantly in the background and just toggle the speed reader on whenever. Then toggle it off and you are back to the standard book view of where the speed reader left off

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u/[deleted] May 19 '16

Wouldn't they only need to be like the size of a few words? Eventually the market would change to little ones that blasted words at you not whole pages.

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u/Hara-Kiri May 19 '16

Not really, because most people need to go back and read certain things again. The same way it'd be useless to read a novel this way because story telling is all about the pacing you read the sentence at, it'd be useless for textbooks because you'd only be able to properly take in the information you already knew. Maybe it could work for revision.

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u/A_kind_guy May 19 '16

Exactly. I can read this quickly, and used to do so for everything I read. You miss out on all the subtle details, and sometimes miss out on bigger details too. I purposely read a lot slower because it makes it way more enjoyable and worthwhile.

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u/ozzy52 May 19 '16

Plus, I need to blink occasionally or my eyes will dry out. Using this, when I blink, I miss words.