How to SPEED READ
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Hey friends, in this video I'll be sharing my top five tips to increase reading speed. I consider this to be one of the most important skills to develop on the path to self improvement and self-optimisation.
00:00 Intro
02:39 Reduce Subvocalization
04:13 Read the Middle
05:34 Use Your Pointer
07:03 Gamify the Experience
07:53 Write a Summary
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By the way, your beard looks quite cool, Ali!
Great content as always,
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One tip I have when it comes to improving your reading/reading faster: you have to read a lot, and consistently. This will cause your average reading speed to naturally increase, and more importantly, it'll help you develop different "speeds" that you will use for different kinds of books. You will get a better sense for when you need to slow down vs speed up, and you will naturally start switching between modes when necessary. Serious/classic literature will force you to slow down, but when you read a run-of-the-mill modern self-help/productivity book, you can tear through it in a day.
A nice long paragraph for practicing the tips immediately
Thanks
that fake laugh lolllll 0:52
lol
Hai fellow jakartas 😄
same !! like i noticed same
Lol 🤣😂
Lmao
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . the man who never reads lives only one.” - George R.R. Martin
One live is still simpeler than those thousands to manage ;) (Do read books tho, they can be fun!)
According to Jim Kwik book's (Limitless), the three obstacles that prevent us from reading quickly are:
1\ Regression
2\Outdated skills
3\ Subvocalization
Regarding subvocalization, I noticed that when I was very young and read books only in my native language I never subvocalized and I read much quicker. However, when I started reading in English as my first foreign language I needed that voice in my head in the beginning when I wasn't too fluent, after that it stayed with me and I wasn't able to get rid of it since. Now, regardless of language I pronounce words in my head and I know it makes me a slower reader, but I can't stop.
Same
try using a pen to point at the words, or a speed reading site. it will help train that.
yep same for me
it's too hard to get rid of the habit
That beard do be looking quite good on you Ali. 🙌🏼
Just what I wanted to say!
Now he is looking like a man.
Love from India🇮🇳
Totally agree!❤️
Muslims look good in beard
Yeah😁😁😁😁
Just wanted to say, you’re a role model for me and I really appreciate the content! I strive to be so much better now, I’m grateful to you for that sir. Thank you. 19 and lots to learn
I second your notion template, I’ve been using it for uni since I watched your original video and I’ve never looked back. I even got compliments from professors when I showed them my reading notes.
I can totally relate to what you meant by not subvocalising the words to read faster. I was so frustrated that I could read fast sometimes but not all the time. Now that you mentioned about this subvocalising thing I finally realised that was something that happened to me when I felt distracted and read slowly! 👍🏻
You really save my time I have been wondering how to read books faster for a few days and your video is out! THANK YOU so much Ali
You already had me start using Notion and I had a boring, simple, reading list. Your was so much more fun. I think I'll get so much more out of my reading when I have a proper way for my "take aways" of every book. Awesome man!
I've been practicing speed reading for the past few months, reducing sub vocalisation, and the one thing which kept me back was that I always felt i might be losing out on information, which might be important it was like this constant fight in my head bringing my speed down. But this is just a habit we have in our heads. I'm still trying, and yes the books I enjoy reading, i read them slowly understanding everything. But when it comes to productivity books like my recent one - rich dad poor dad, i did the speed reading because of the repetition of the same ideas throughout the pages, and it worked. Although not as good as the best readers out there but yes it's achievable with almost everyday's practice which i mostly do in the newspapers.. skimming through facts and reading carefully things I feel are useful for me or my career. And this video gave me that validation i needed, to know that it's okay... To read fast...and feel like I might be missing out on things. I just need more practice. Thanks Ali!
agree with you
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sad but true
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Your videos and podcasts always motivate me! Thank you Ali!!
Great vid Ali, thanks! Here are my quick notes about it guys:
1. Reduce Subvocalization in Your Head
- reduce it to read faster,
- it requires practice, don't worry at the beginning,
- When to avoid subvocalization?
- when you want to scan fast through the text to find important parts,
- when you just want to read fast.
- When to subvocalize?
- to enjoy a book you like,
- you need to really understand or learn hard part of a text.
2. Read the Middle
- use your peripheral vision
- don't read from the beginning of line till the end,
- read the middle between these two.
- you may try to do it when want to read really fast.
3. User Your Pointer
- our eyes don't move smoothly on their own,
- they need a pointer to follow, it can be:
- pen,
- finger,
- anything.
4. Gamify the Experience
- might be fun,
- try to read as fast as you can through paragraphs while trying to remember what it was about.
5. Write a Summary
- it will help you better memorise the content of a book,
- Ali suggest to make those notes after reading a book,
- I would say to make them even more often:
- after each chapter or important part,
- after each page.
Hi guys, I just want to say this with regards to Ali Abdaal's videos. If you ever feel that you need to constantly be productive and achieve perfection every time, please understand and accept that there is no such thing. Life is all about doing your best in the time that you have, and if you are someone who wants to continuously achieve perfection, know that it is not always possible; it is okay to have days where you don't do anything, it is okay to take a break, to relax, to take your mind off things. Ali Abdaal has the mentality and ability to continuously work and be productive with a very tight schedule and get things done as he has centred his life around that and now has the mindset that he must continue in this way as he know has to practice what he preaches in a sense. Please, when watching these videos, I know many people feel depressed/anxious/feel uncertain that they can't even come anywhere near achieving what Ali Abdaal has achieved. Please, don't compare your life to Ali's. You lead your own life, forge your own path in life. I do not subscribe to Ali Abdaal because it stresses me out just how 'perfect' his life is in terms of his productivity and work ethic & even looking at the titles of his youtube videos stresses me out; for me it seems incomprehensible but he is living proof of it but, I want to live my life without comparing. Please when watching his videos, be mindful that yes, it may appear perfect in a perfectly edited video, but, please note that behind the scenes, life can be messy. So, please as I know the titles of some of his youtube videos may make you feel psychologically that you are somewhat inadequate/falling behind in this world, please take sanctity in the knowledge that you shouldn't think this is unattainable; you do not see his hard work, his negative battles, his mistakes behind the scenes that has led him to this moment. I don't know who will even read this comment but I am writing this more for me if anything and for anyone else who may be feeling low. I am a medical student in my second year and I take it day by day, most days I am productive and positive, other days, I can procrastinate days on end and feel negative, this is simply the yo-yo effect of being a medical student. Please, accept that Ali Abdaal's 'perfect' life he represents on youtube should not be comparable to your life to the point where you become anxious and stressed over every little detail of your life. It is okay if your life is not perfect, it is okay if you mismanage your time, take baby steps everyday or whenever you feel like. There is no rush. Have a good day people.
Thank you so much for your words i needed them
I practiced his tips while reading this comment lol
Who else found him randomly and now watches him too often...?
Btw: You saw my name so You know what to do..
ME!
me too!
mee..
me! I saw his 150 wpm video and after that i started watching him regularly .
Yay me too!
Thank you for listening and for putting in captions in your videos 🙏🏽
Hi from japan. im a japanese junior doctor.
"In general, I'm a big fun of gamifying all different components of my life, because it just makes life more interesting. And it means that skill acquisition like learning new stuff just becomes so much more fun when you turn it into a little game that you play with yourself." - Ali Abdaal
this is my first note on notion.
I thought you made your success by this way of thinking.
a friend of mine taught your account and im watching like all your videos using the entire day lol
it also helps my improving english listening.
looking forward to see the next one!
I watch Ali’s channel just to hear someone call me friend
Lonely, i am Mr lonely
😂
Let's make a group on WhatsApp
You’re simply amazing, your content are top notch, I hope to make contents like yours in the future 🙌🙌🙌🙌
Thanks Ali for this insightful video. I think writing a summary is key as it’s similar to teaching somebody else the content you’ve just read. I suppose that forces you to really put in the focus and pick out important parts of the message.
Extremely well explained. And what a great educator !
i wanted to start to read again, perfect timing!
Your Name "Ali", the content, the expressions, the smile.... Everything So so amazing... Ma Sha ALLAH
💚 Love from Pakistan
Love you too brother, from Turkey. My name is Ataullah, translation: (Allah’s gift)
I always get so much value from your content. Thank you for sharing some great tips :)
Super fun way to read ! Huge thanks Ali you’re great 💙
Thanks for the tips! I do agree that using a pointer to read helps me a ton. I've also started writing notes and quick summaries of every book I finish and I'm loving it, so that is for that idea. Also, you look really hot with that beard 🔥🔥
The beard is nice, keep it
Ali tells us things someof which we might realise personally but never put into words. 👏 👏 👏 😌
Good video Ali. Thanks for posting this!
Kindle is the greatest,
Love your vids man!
I really like the sentiment that I incorporated as “books aren’t sacred cows, they’re work horses”
the colors, contrast, crispyness, and chill vibes of this vid is 💯💯💯
Love it. Thanks Ali. This was really helpful.
ali: how I type REALLY fast
*3 million views later*
ali: how I read REALLY fast
5:27 hi!
ITS YOU
@@aliabdaal lmao never saw you in Caps Lock mode lol
@@fw.jonahh the “REALLY” in the title is Caps Lock sooooo...
@@aliabdaal Can you make video on making Power Point and some source as well as its tools that you won prize for.....
@Axel Granillo where are you from
I was just thinking I wanted to read more. And that template is very useful! Thank you, Ali.
Awesome explanation! I love the fact that I have all the time left for it.
Bhai, u are speed typist, speed reader, doctor, TH-cam-millionaire... U are a genius 😉
I checked someone’s saccadic eye movements today 😬
Good tips, especially like the non verbalization idea. One of the best tips i have received is to read similar to the way you read when you are skimming through a section looking for something specific. Mimicking that fast pace.
Hello Ali. I really like your videos, they motivate me to keep my studies !
Ali....amazing video as always. Please please create a productivity video soon. It charges all of us really. Thank you and regards.
„To take books from all the notes that I have ever read.“ Honestly, it wouldn’t surprise me anymore if Ali was serious about this sentence.
@Axel Granillo ok 👌
Just like the books, I just saw the 'middle' of the video and got the entire gist.... Saved a lot of my time :D
..... Joking 😁, great video as always 👍👍
Very insightful video. Very useful tips.
I think that the examples and the repetitive ideas given in a book after the central theme has been uncovered really helps in consolidating and reinforcing the central theme of the book in the reader's mind in a world where we are bombarded with novel ideas left and right.
Hence the part of the book that succeeds the unveiling of the central theme is as important as the central theme itself.
The beard is awesome 🙌🏼
If you buy the audio book and the book you can put the audio on 2x speed and follow along with the hard copy
You can go sooo much faster than 2x
I use 3x speed I am speed
Sub-vocalization IS A GOOD THING! Don't let these productivity bros make you think reading is all about how fast you can do it. The goal of reading is enjoyment and knowledge acquisition, not the ability to tell everyone on Twitter that "I fInIsHeD aNoThEr BoOk".
Sub-vocalization is how our brains help us process what we're reading to help us remember. Getting rid of it is detrimental to comprehension, making you have to rely on extensive note-taking to remember anything.
Please do your own research on speed reading and sub-vocalization. If Ali actually did that he probably wouldn't be pushing bro science. It's far far better to read 5 books and understand them, then 10 books where you have no clue what you read.
Great analogy, awesome vid
The beard looks good Ali!
I don't know why but he looks like Ted Mosby from How I met your mother.
Literally the first thing I thought when I saw the thumbnail!
I know right, nice one Ali!
8:25
Ali: To take *books* from all the notes I've read...
Me: N I C E
I don't understand what are u trying to say?
@@susee7069 what Ali meant to say was "to take notes from all the books i've read"
It was literally today when i was hoping to find a book summary notes template for notion..and here i have it placed on my table by the evening👍
Thank you for offering your templates. I appreciate that very much. Great content.
Hey Ali a 13yr old kid in the uk. I totally agree with everything you are saying it makes total sense subvocalization increases your comprehension but it reduces your reading speed.
And btw have you read "Limitless" by Jim kwik because a lot of the points you are saying, he writes in his book. If not you should definitely read it, it will be worth the time you have on earth reading it. See you till the next video keep up the good work😃😃💯💯💯🙏🙏
AHHH FINALLY I WATCHED IT AT 7 MINS AFTER UPLOAD FOR ONCE 🥺
Yeeee I watched the video 16hours later 😂😂
The one with the finger was new to me, thanks for that. Great work as always.
Thanks for sharing your notes template. I adored the Mistborn Trilogy, and it even got me free tacos once. In 2015 I was at my fave taco spot where they make new hot sauces on the regular and name them thematically. The hot sauces had names like Marsh, Sazed, and Zane. I asked, "Who's reading Mistborn?" and a guy in the kitchen was so excited to meet someone he could talk about the book with, he gave me my tacos and my beer on the house.
Ali uploads
Me: right time to watch this
Hi Ali, I like how you constantly shares some tips to increase productivity. I am a college student who struggles in organic chemistry. I wonder if u have any suggestions for this kinds of “language”?
Thanks for sharing these. Your channel has been a wealth of information for me!
To read books fast, I rely wholesomely on the 80/20 principle with a mixture of skimming, jumping between paragraphs, and sometimes actual reading. Highlights are exported and end up in my personal notes collection. My assumed processing speed is one page per minute, which yields a quite accurate approximate reading duration of the whole book.
Don't do this to any kind of book you will read, for example, fast reading isn't gonna help you while reading mathematics, physics... etc textbooks, for obvious reasons.
Reading fast is helpful in linear reading which isn't the case of most learning materials, as frequent back jumps to previous parts of the book are necessary.
@Axel Granillo
>man I'm not at Ali's level
Never confident man, Ali himself stated small one day, you can reach the level you want, screw other people's levels, you will reach your level, the level you deserve.
Keep up the good work.
Will definitely start using a pointer when I’m reading. I always find that I skip lines or re-read lines . My tracking is soooo bad! 😭😭😂 Cheers Ali 😊
Same
I am really digging the beard. Looks cool on you dude.
Also, this is something I needed right now. Got exams and assignments coming up.
Reading faster to have free time to write summaries on Notion. It defines me so well. :) Thanks for the tips!
Shot on a7S III? Because that image quality and colour improvement is definitely noticeable
0:53 Ali you didn't cut the laughing clip soon enough, it was a fake laugh!
*The video quality is insane!*
The eyes moving smoothly with a pointer thing completely blew my mind
I feel sad watching the year come to an end and I wasn't able to achieve anything 😔😔
Very true friend this virus was one of the main reasons I lost my job the pandemic left me on zero income
The lock down here in Milan is something else the covid-19 cases keeps increasing everyday am tempted to touch my life time savings
@@thomas-di2ki Hahaha that's life for you why not key into crypto investment
@@thomas-di2ki Hmm I heard the covid case in Milan is so bad I have a friend over there that caught the virus
@@janetcarlos7965 This year has been a difficult year for investment let alone job opportunities
Did anyone notice, that he's wearing a different T-Shirt than his regular grey colored one?
*Yesss !*
Yeahhh
Finally
good catch...
I bet Matt D'Avella gifted them to him lol
Love your videos!!!
Great tips! Thank you! 🙌🏻
In short: Read 521 books a year by only reading books which are 1 % value and 99 % filling. Hint: Do not read philosophy.
I appreciate the tips from video and I'll definetly use them although I am not a fan of the fast reading culture.
For me, books are like food. I like to digest the information and not all information is the same. Some books like textbooks require more cognitive effort than others and that's why you shouldn't read them fast.
Thanks anyway, Ali! 😊
You can't digest the food when you should have read it like two months ago and the final exam of some class is the next day jabdbxbdbsbsbxbx please help and the book is in spanish
the lighting is good in this video!
great point about subvocalization thing, very relatable i also feel that when i just do visually reaading.
Instagram is responsible for the presence of this beard
“How I read books fast”
Skimming. He does it by skimming. Saved you all 10 minutes.
no i dont think so i think this video is more helpful than saying SKIM THROUGH THE BOOK
@@Elena-tz9ev ... is it though? It's pretty much what he says he does... for 10 minutes...
@@FOWWEPictures I disagree but I respect.
@@Elena-tz9ev then tell us.. what he do beside skimming
@@Apollyon47 i never denied he didnt skim throught it, i meant this was an indept vid of what was skimming and how its done, also teaches you what this subvocalization thing. Have a good day ahead, bye bye.😊😊
Awesome advice thank you.
Love the summary concept
Did you just invent the phrase "productivity grease monkey"? Btw....your notion book summaries are scary (in a good way).
Only legends know that this was called "How I read really fast" before he changed it
I was waiting for this video
I have signed up Notion. And started to fill it up with details of the books I have recently read. Notion is an amazing app as like you said ☺️😄
I am the ultimate slow reader. I read poetry, aloud, to my cat. 🏆
aww :)
Notification squad🙌🏼
Thanks Ali! I like that you usually start by convincing the viewer of why they should consider a given method. In the end, time is our most valuable asset. :)
Awesome! Thank you so much!
Now this is the real “Dr. Ali” look.
I had started reading so many books in the past
BUT
I never finished them.
hahahahahahahahaha
New to your channel. So much info to catch up on. Very inspiring.
You are a total gem 💎. Great tips as usual.
Damn, im early better think of something funny 😁
The beard is dope although im not really a fan of the subject that is being spoken about in the video.
Why not?
just wanted to say thank you , your tips are helpful
I can watch Ali talk the entire day. His personality is so intreging.