5 Ways to Read Faster That ACTUALLY Work - College Info Geek
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- Reading faster is possible, even if speed reading isn't always the best way to go about it. Here are 5 methods you can use to read more books in less time.
Special thanks to Scott Berkun for recording a voice-over of his quote! His books are awesome and you should read them: scottberkun.com/books/
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1. Read often, read widely, read challenging material
2. Connect what you're reading with something you're already interested in
2.5 Find a good spot for focused reading
3. Preview chapter headings, table of contents, key words
4. Skim, or pseudo-skim - read important paragraphs
5. Take time to do something with what you read
Thanks for the note it really helped me/
Please explain 4:51 method
Thank you for the summary. Something they should put in the description.
im too lazy to read this
Thanks a lot for taking the time to pick out the main points, really helpful.
I've been reading books my whole life, but I prefer to read slowly, so that I can fully grasp the concept of what I'm reading. I feel that reading quickly often makes me miss important themes within the books I read.
Exactly. I miss enough reading slow! :D
if you can read faster, then you can choose to read slower and enjoy the themes and all. for instance: I can read 1500 wpm, but if I want to slow down and enjoy and try to catch all the themes and things, then I slow down to 1200 wpm and it is the same fun slow time reading that mode people hit at 300 wpm.
the book that I read that helped me the most is "how to remember everything that you read" by Evelyn Wood. it is about increasing comprehension and speed. if you want to increase "wisdom" then just slow down after you have all the information and meditate on what you just read.
Jesse Day exactly
Likewise, if a book is interesting, i like to meditate what i have read.
Jesse Day your right but stilll
i noticed i am way more focused when i read standing up
im going to try that 😂
I focus a lot better while standing when I do a lot of things.
mertvak nice tip! ty
i walk around my house when i read.. i dont know why but it just helps a lot
mertvak same
What about stupid ass people like me who needs to re-read sentences like thrice to get the idea?
peace bewith u Just slow down. No point in speed reading if you're not grasping the concept. It's taking you just as much time to speed read as it would to read at your own pace.
You are not stupid. All people process information differently. Just read at your own pace. I can tell you are intelligent from the way you write. Good luck.
ive read the same thing 3 times before as well 3 times before as well 3 times before as well
i just saw another video about speed reading in Arabic, the dude said underline what u don't comprehend and leave it continue ur reading, once u finish go bk to it ,, but don't re-read it ,,, and your ur finger to move along ur reading so ttht u wont wander around with ur eyes when reading ,, sounded legit to me
i read your comment twice hahaha
"Your bookshelf is not a trophy case" = Burn on Tai Lopez
+Priorities But what about his Lamborghini? What about his knowledge?!
+Priorities KNNOWWWWLEEDDDDDDGEEE GRRR
it's kinda ironic that a Tai Lopez ad came up before I watched this video
+Michael Sawyer Whether you agree or disagree, he advocates that you have a few books over and over again. He doesn't advocate that you build your own personal library to impress people. Which discredits this so called burn on him.
I put all my books in my Lamborghini, makes it easier to show off my trophies. 😎
I always read two books at the 'same' time, one non-fiction and the other is a fiction. So, if i get bored with the non-fiction i'll just read the other one. Well, it helps.
Zaid N. Robbani i hate fiction
the same omfg
Me too
Actually... a new method that I can try. Thanks!
@@kmc8175 😂
I got an ad about reading speed before the video no freaking joke right now
Haha oh the irony. Unfortunately I can't block ads by keyword, so this video will probably always have speed reading ads on it :P
+Thomas Frank ok
Same
Same
Lucky. Tai Lopez won't leave me alone.
For me, Goodreads is just a way to track my reading, set reading goals (this year I want to read 75 books) and write rambling reviews of my favorite books. And my bookshelf is less a trophy stand and more a reminder of why I love reading- because it holds all my favourites.
+MK Brotherton i agree
mine is totally a trophy stand. for myself :D
honesty is good
i agree with u
MKaye damn... you must have a lot of free time
Everyone says reading is a skill... I can see your point, but my family never reads, and I read everyday. Somehow, they all read way faster than me. lol I'm a snail.
Akshay Pujari trust me, they're for real. lol I think they got into reading at a more developmental stage than I did or something. Who knows, I could have a learning disorder...
My brother reads faster than I do, I read far more than he does. I'm pretty sure the difference is in how we read: I apply a full voice to the words, with inflection, pause, etc. Pretty sure he just reads it as fast and monotone as possible.
FDJustin I could see that. I read like you do, but I don't even think my sister or my mom read with that "voice" in their head. Ive tried not to, but I can't help it. lol
No you're just not as smart as them.
IO9802 postivity
I feel like you have decreased your talking speed and I am now able to understand every single point you are trying to tell. Thank you very much Tom
+Sudheer Reddy I've definitely been making an effort to slow down a bit - glad it's helping :)
+Sudheer Reddy You should be able to understand this video at 2X speed if you are a native english speaker. I'm not.
+SalveMonesvol, Actually, English is not even my second language. I think it would be better if you mind your business... No offense...
I'm not motivated by "I red 3 books this week"
I just wanna finish my assignment
i wanna be able to watch subbed anime
I really hope you read this. Your work got me through my BA, my Master and now that I am doing my PHD, I am still watching your videos. You've been with me all these years and taught me nothing is impossible if you have a SYSTEM. Thank you so much, let me know if you need someone to translate your content in Italian, so that it reaches more poeple. Love and support from Italy
And I'm posting this for my students: the "pre-reading" concept is absolutely essential; I've done that all my life.
PS: I really like the term "interest link".
I have pretty severe dyslexia, so for me reading is something that I can do, but that I cannot do it very quickly or without at least some difficulty. While I often challenge myself to read text, I find that audio books allow me to enjoy a medium that would otherwise cause me frustration and anxiety. I am a university student, and have developed a system where I get all my textbooks as e-books, copy and past the text for each chapter into a text-to-speech program and convert them into audio files. Doing this allows me to not only keep up with class to class readings, but absorb and enjoy the textbook rather then dreading it and resenting myself for a disability that I was born with. I think its always important to try to improve your skills, especially in the things you find most difficult... but I think its also important to try different approaches and seek solutions outside of the box when the box wasn't designed for you
Hey Kar. I have a horrible time paying attention to the books I read because of my ADD, I'm also in college and am looking for a good text to speech software, which one do you use?
+Kaptin Krunch I use a program that you can get online called Natural Reader. Its trial is very usable - but if you can afford to buy it (or ask for it for a birthday or something) its is very worth it as you can save the files as MP3s and import them into an audiobook app on your phone like Smart AudioBook Player (which is also what I use). Its a good system - just make sure you time small breaks every half hour or so or your mind may wander while you listen. Good luck! :)
+Karilynne3 That's out standing.
Karilynne Davies you should read Percy Jackson xD (he has dyslexia too for Greek mythology)
Same here Kaptin Krunch re ADD. The video is very interesting in the sense that you see the milliseconds pile up and the information simply does not arrive fast enough to maintain concentration (sadly also true of my verbal conversations with regular-brained people :-) ) This is why I love youtube - it engages many senses and i can speed up the rate to match my ability to perform the cognition step.
Your videos on studying, time management and motivation have helped me so much! I'm in nursing school and learned of the pomodoro technique from your videos and it has helped me a great deal to focus on my studying! Also, you are so so very easy on the eyes! Keep up the great work!
I really appreciated your final point. As someone who is naturally inclined to pride himself a tad too heavily on his intellect (which I'm sure plenty of other readers experience as well), that was a great reminder that knowledge and wisdom is about quality more than quantity. I can become impatient to expand the breadth of my knowledge, but am often reluctant to increase the depth of the knowledge I already have. I like your videos, rock on.
trying to read this book now, about the phsycology of pilots, i have fallen to sleep 3 times in 2 pages
lol you have to be awake at least.
Read it in a more interesting voice. How about Zapp Branigan?
Try reading standing up.
what's the name of the book?
mijn broer heeft nog nooit slaapproblemen gehad in zijn leven , als hij niet kan slapen neemt hij een boek en na vijf minuten is hij vertrokken
I definitely think you can naturally improve at reading by doing it more, but I have found recently that reading slowly is actually much more enjoyable. I take so much more from a book when I just slow down and really take in the words on the page whether I’m reading fiction or nonfiction.
I salute all the time and energy you spend into making these videos Tom! I truly learn A LOT from your work! Taking on an MA now requires SO MUCH reading and what you've just said will help me conquer!! Thanks again Tom. keep up the good work! May God bless you!!
A) Read: often, widely, challenging material to build the skill. ~0:34
B) work against daydreaming, make interest links, choose a good physical space to focus ~1:35
C) pre read textbooks (bold, headings, first and last sentences of paragraphs) then...
D) skim or pseudo skim 2:38
E) LEARNING> reading [faster]
Wisdom> comprehension
Read then do something with that info 4:25 ish
When I read I always have with me a notebook and a pen, and while I'm reading if I find something that I consider important just pause and take notes + personal knowledge related with the topic.
+diax14 right on! I tend to take notes after finishing a chapter personally, but either way, doing so is an excellent strategy.
+Thomas Frank i do the same too.. i prefer taking notes at the end of the chapter.
also, a point to add is.. when making notes its always better to leave extra space here and there on some of your pages so when youre going through again or find further detailed information you have space to jot it down easily.
Also, i am currently preparing for my masters entrance exam.. and there's some really difficult facts that i need to memorise. Also the course is boundless and humoungous. at the time when i am reading i can easily memorise but everything gets forgotten at a later date. can u help with how recollecting such difficult facts can be made easy?
+esha arora He mentioned spaced repetition before in his advanced study tips video, maybe u can try
+dixy pixy yes.. i did go through that recently..hadnt watched that video earlier. it works. appreciate the Help. Thanks!!
+diax14 I so the same, I prefer to take notes as I go along, usually at the end of each topic though.
I have just discovered your youtube channel and I have immediately subscribed. I think it's one of the best youtube channels I have EVER seen. keep up the great work👍
Daymmm the research you put into the subjects on your channel is awesome! :D
After watching so many videos on speed reading (which omitted other important factors ), I think your video presented the concept in an excellent way and raised some extremely important points.
Thank you!
Informative, realistic, and balanced. Well done.
The idea of pre-reading is a very common and quintessential concept of good readers that is frequently taught to young children just learning how to read. Other techniques include visualizing the content, asking questions about the reading, trying to predict future information (be it what will happen or what is the most likely next topic for non fiction), correlating the reading with something you already know / like, relating the current reading with the last within the same book or topic, summarizing, and other such techniques.
I just stumbled upon this channel, and it's already one of my favorites. Thanks for some solid videos. I dig your combination of pragmatism and self-improvement.
Your work is really helping me take control of my studies and my time. Thanks so much for the insight!
I have found over the course of my life that to get good at something you have to practice at its the same thing with reading. Some people only read for school which is fine but if its your goal to be able to read at a faster pace and to comprehend what you read you need to read more and invest more time reading other material aside from your required school reading can really help. Go to your local bookstore and start looking for things that interest you then choose a book to read throughout the semester you can have a handful or one to two which is fine I barely started to do this with a book I'm reading which is called "Mindset The New Psychology of Success" its a short read and very good so far. Reading different material you start to see a trend at reading speed and start to get to the conclusion that the more your able to read the faster and comprehension that you'll have I know its tough but I really think that this will make you a better student and person. And Thank you Thomas for the great videos!!!!
+Nelson Wise well said!
Very well noted! Thanks for the tip :)
you know what you need to read faster.... KNAWLEDGE
Mr Matt KNAWLEDGE
*Knowledge....
Or if you don't want to read at all, then you need NOLEDGE.
Matthew Cook u spelt it wrong u need KNOWLEDGE..
Kittencrazy 321
Actually, Matthew has a point. If you have nah-ledge (spelt knawledge) you can read really fast, because you are not required to understand what you are reading. You don't have to pronounce correctly, or observe punctuation, nothing. You can head five books before breakfast, all you have to do is turn the pages as fast as you can. And most of all, you don't need to pay for any frikkin' speed-reading course or software and such. Tres bien.
Your channel is so helpful. Whenever I look something up to be more productive your videos pop up, so I'm totally subscribing!
I love this, you've packed so much useful information into just 6 minutes !
Awesome tips. I tried a speed reading program a while ago, and pretty much they advised the same message: 1) Read for ideas rather than just words; 2)skim when necessary; and 3)expose yourself to different material. Subvocalization is usually not the problem, typically it's regression. However, regression is easily solved with a pointer to keep your eyes moving forward, as our eyes naturally are attracted to motion.
Addicted to these videos 😀 Amazing content. ❤❤
Angelica Ortiz true
I am glad you mentioned the issue reading comprehension vs wisdom because in some careers the first one actually is counterproductive. For example I'm a mathematician and at the beginning I would read all my books and remember everything quite well, but in more advance courses this was frustrating because even though I knew definitions and theorems I didn't knew how to use them, abstract them or what their deeper meaning was about. That's when I understood, if you want to learn math you'll have to go slowly and deep into books and articles if you want to obtain real knowledge you can later on apply. So sometimes a 6 page article can take you a week to understand, and even more to dominate the subject it is about.
Still, great video and thanks for doing what you do!
Thanks for the end of this video! Im actually here because I spent a handful of hours reading just 25 pages of challenging text today (theoretical physics), and afterwards I assumed I took so long because I was a slow/bad reader 😑 now that I think about it, I was taking notes while reading and stopping after every paragraph or so and thinking about the content I just read. Thank you again! I tend to over-criticize myself so this was very reassuring :)
Summer reading anyone...?
Me I have to read a book that's 178 pages and some other really long book and I go back to school August 22nd 😞
+Breanna 101 178 pages is long ?! lawl
+Lola Shneider yea Ik it's not that much but the other book is like 500 pages
+Breanna 101 Same here I have to read 3 books /: rip
I'm just here bc I have a book assignment that's do in 10 days.😂
It's funny how you bounce from one side to the other while speaking. :)
Love these videos, keem them coming!
He does, doesn't he? I hadn't even noticed until you pointed it out. ^_^
CANT UNSEE
Thanks for making these videos tom, we really appreciate it! More people should be watching your videos. Thanks again :)
This is so helpfully awesome!!! Thank you! Keep making more vids!
Thomas, great content and presentation. I especially liked the part about comprehension not being the only measure to learning. Look for ways to apply that new information you just learned. Keep up the good work. You are absolutely correct, so much of the speed reading claims are over glorified skimming techniques.
Addressing the problem you mentioned 1:13 what also helps is meditating. You train your attention span and try to not daydream! It also has a lot of side benefits that's why I definitely recommend doing it on a daily base
Pseudo-skimming helped me to plough through an insipid Solid State Electronics textbook, just like you said. I saved your Reading skills playlist among my favorites. Thank you for addressing some of the lesser-known downsides of only focusing on speed-reading. It was about time somebody did some research on theses aspects as well!
I do love your videos. They help me improve my learning motivation and academic performances for sure, thus, I wish I could always watch your videos every day.
Yaaaaay new video!!! I'm so excited....you're just the best
+preeti rathod I agree!!!
agreed
Great video Thomas!!! :) I was wondering, will you be able to make a video on delivering a great presentation? Thanks!
+lalapo1997xo yep! Working on getting that one done quite soon :)
Great video! Thank you! It never actually occurred to me that reading is something you would consider a discipline in need of consistent practice! All the tips here were very useful. Thanks again!
Thank you so much for this video, Thomas!! I need this so much to get through with my readings for my Mechanical Engineering course.
I have to read 300 pages in a day RIP
same lol
Same.
Maria Viles soft
wow...but how ?
Maria Viles You have at least 6 hours, it's possible.
2:52 While the 'gist' and the 'overall idea' are important, often the smallest of distinctions (details) are what can bring the greatest sense of satisfaction, to learning. It has been said, 'One great idea can change your life, or the course of your life, forever'. Don't let that 'great idea' ever get lost by reading just for the 'gist'.
Thanks for the video. I’ve long taken speed reading with scepticism. Your suggestions actually make sense to me for graduate level reading.
To look ahead to what to pay particular attention to. To prime the mind to focus on what’s important. And to form connections between the text and other relevant knowledge.
This is a method that I believe actually works for me. Thanks again!
Thank you for the last tip! I'm actually one of those who used to love reading for what it is until it became a competition. TYSM for reminding me that my bookshelf is not a trophy case!
When you need to read 200 pages in a day
It’s a big task
-of manga-
@@kraiaikrai8962 Haha anime memes go brrr
I have no idea why I just did that
Pro tip: turn on subtitles for everything you watch. That'll learn you how to read quick lol
Thank you for these helpful tips. I really want to get better at reading by actually learning what I learned and not just finish the book. 😊
Thanks for putting this together! Especially the final comment on why speed read.
This is so fantastic! I love how you added at the end that 'if you want to really read more then stop this video and go read.' That is a true sign of love and care...your main interest is to truly add value to your viewers. God bless you for your sincere heart of care! Great tips; thanks.
Amazing Thomas...:)
Thanks for the start. All things I've heard. I'll practice them again. Sometimes you just need to fall back
I appreciate these videos. I feel like I can enjoy reading my way, which seems to be the best way. Speed reading had me thinking I was a poor reader or there was a better way. Thanks for the time and research.
4:00 Tell that to Tai Lopez!! xD
"Comprehension is for a test, wisdom is for your life."
But... what if tests are my life?
:( it certainly seems that way.
Jimmy Tryhard I want to read all the times
Your videos are awesome dude! Keep up the good work! 👍🏻
Great video! Sooo helpful. I've found that actually following the lines with my finger (like when you were just learning to read) is super helpful. When my brain goes on a "mental rabbit trail" while reading a more difficult and boring text my eyes tend to wander and holding my finger on the page helps me keep my place and stay focused.
"your bookshelf is not a trophy case"
*quick look at my book display* oh god.. I see what I''ve been doing here..
This helped me so much Tom, Thanks a lot! Also your book can i put it on kindle paper white?
+Elias Oquendo thanks! And yep, the download page has a link for a Kindle version :)
Oh! Perfect and damn really fast response... Thanks again
Thanks for the video man I did have a big problem in quickly finishing chapters for my tests bur with your advice I gotten better at this thanks again.
I have watched alot of your videos over the weekend. and I have enjoyed nearly all of them. I was gonna message to make a vid about speed reading and you already 4 vids.
so many of your videos hit the nail on the head I terms of the sticking points I get to when learning/reading.
I am 36 years old and your videos still apply to me. I have added most of the book you recommend on to my wish list for Amazon.
thanks for the great videos.
Great Video !! Personally I do pseudo skimming when needed but I`m generally a fast reader but I think its because of this I have issues with reading aloud. I am able to read fairly quickly and at the same time vocalize in my head a fast rate so comprehension rate is somewhat high. Now when it comes to reading aloud I find it uncomfortable that I now have to read at a slower rate and I personally find that comprehension decreases when I read slowly/ aloud. Does anyone have this issue ??. I rarely have to read aloud and I only noticed that I have this problem when I tried reading to children.
@Vivian Peters we have the same problem... I'm not to used to read aloud it makes me uncomfortable. I read withouth using my mouth. It makes me slow if I read aloud or using my mouth instead of using my eyes only and vocalize it in my head.
@@lamourharold3328 True, good point I always read in my head, so much that I am more comfortable doing it that way
100% agree
I really enjoy all your videos, you are a bright young man! Thanks for making the difference and keep up the good work!
Good points made.
Thanks a great deal for this useful course.
can you make a video in how to write a good essay
+Orqueda Astric sure thing!
Anyone here cuz you have a shitty book to read for English?
YES. I'm so bored just want to finish it
+GodsOfGaming234 same!!
yes and i got 4 days there r 20 paraghraphs and i am on the 3rd on woohooo
+Sarah O yes i habe the boringest english book
20 paragraphs? Omg, so long! Well, I have 175 boring pages about history that I need to do a final exam for, tomorrow! D:
This video provide great insights about learning, thank you for doing this for so long and so well mate ❤
Very good videos man! Greatly appreciated!
In my experience the way to read faster is:
- Be passionate about what you're reading
- Be focused ONLY on what you're reading (meditation helps)
If you're reading slowly don't blame yourself, maybe it's the book that is not catching your attention.
What If you're not at all interested in any of the things you have to read? (but I need to pass my exam to be done with this shit)
+andro schrader find the motivation to read it
Listening to mozart or classic music while I read, helps me a lot to consentrate.
Awesome video, Thomas! Great tips for readers of all ages and levels.
Your pronounciation is so clear and easy-understanding for me (as Korean!) Thanks for the valuable information as well :)
Sometimes when i try to read i have a high expectation that as i read i start to become overwhelmed and thus causing me to become anxious. As it's progressing things become harder to understand and i end up wasting my valuable time getting not as much as i hoped i would.
What helps me: First you have to set an honest goal that is first pure and righteous. (not from selfish ambition)
And as you read you have to keep telling yourself to rest and to trust God in doing his work. There he'll establish your way towards your goals.
There's nothing worse than being so ambitious about something but not being able to reach it.
PS: This may not be the case for everyone. But it's important to note here that not to ignore what may be going on behind your brain that keeps you distracted all the time, thus bad reading.. And To search for your genuine intention in your goals. There you'll find peace in everything you do.
And thus.. happiness. :))
So I have to watch Vsauce with subtitles and twice the speed?
I really enjoyed this series. Thank you.
I love your channel! Thanks for the uploads :)
"Yes, a new weapon I can add to my arsenal; Bwahaha!"
Thanks, I just feel less stupid after that. Nice, thanks for the effort and research.
Loved your tips, man. Really helped me. Thanks a lot!
I found this video because I'm starting my Summer Reading for school and I think I'm going to subscribe because you have a nice voice and it seems you have good videos. Yep.
Took a speed reading course and then bought a book on procrastination. I now read fifty pages in two minutes but take a two day break in between.
Sky Blylevin I can read 20 pages a second
Sky Blylevin beat that
Khonic damn that’s quick, but can you read 100 pages in a millisecond?
I read the whole book 3 times in 45 seconds and I’m only 5.
Bizz Bozz hahaha
0:55 Markiplier, is that you? What are you doing here!? :D Great video, though. Moreover, another way to improve your reading speed, or so I heard, is to know your vocabulary - the better you know your prefixes, suffixes and etc. the less you'll have to stop reading to look in the thesaurus.
+TheSeriousPL yep! Vocab is huge; I cut this from the script because it was running a bit long, but one good example is a book I was reading called Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson. He uses so many words I've never encountered before (including a lot of computer and military terms) that it takes me forever to get through a page.
+Thomas Frank Not to mention taking up classics. Personally, as a foreign speaker, when I tried Wilde or Dickens, the reading became from recreational to a pain in the neck, trying to get the meaning of the vocabulary used. A word or two unknown are okay to get the idea, but half a page?! Also, good job on the video. Appreciated it that you give so much time and work to make the vids as interesting and educational as possible. Keep it up!
great series, i really like how close you are connected to scientific results.
Great vid !! You are totally right, i needed to hear this. Thanks !
Saludos desde Colombia !
when you procrastinate but your book essay is due
ok I deleted my comment and I listened to your interview with the researcher. And I get it.
But I still notice when I try to read way faster than normal my brain gets excited and more focused. But comprehension is sometimes difficult, but trainable I think. What do you think about that?
Yeah, I've experienced the same thing - when I'm reading really quickly, I'll find myself very focused. However, at that point I'm just scanning the text - which does have its uses! Scanning isn't bad, it's just that it's not useful if you're reading for comprehension.
Like this video mentions, you can indeed train yourself to read more quickly - with good comprehension - through practice. But that 200-400wpm limit still holds; very, very few individuals can surpass it while retaining good comprehension, and there's no evidence that you can train yourself to break through it.
My biggest "hangup" is that I like to read somewhat slow. I prefer to read at a speaking pace, to put a proper cadence and pace to the words.
I have a very interesting problem. I talk really, really fast even to the point sometimes my words are all slurred together, yet I read very slowly (if I am retaining the information). But, then in text books my mind goes down that "mental rabbit hole" and I don't get much achieved. So, I think the strategies in this video are helpful to me. But, just curious, any ideas why I like to read at the fourth (if that) of the speed I like to talk? Any suggestions to combat that?
Sounds to me, based on the information presented in this video, like the you're not connecting what you read to subjects surrounding it that you find interesting. That's my take on it anyway. Try doing the thing Thomas mentioned about tying to build a link to between the reading material and things you find interesting and stimulating and maybe it'll help keep you from mentally straying? worth I shot I guess :) good luck!
Okay, I will definitely try it! Thank you!
This really helps, thank you!
Very effective to me. I appreciate you taking the time to a make these your videos. I subscribed to you. I too was going into a metal rabbit hole. I like to be organized so this helps add to my skills. Thanks again...
Can you give an example of an interest link?
+Mark Woods sure thing! I got really interested in world history through playing Assassin's Creed and Civ V, which made it easier to read history books like Daniel Boorstin's "The Discoverers".
+Thomas Frank Ah OK. So since I like TV shows about police psychologists or depressed detectives (which there seem to be a lot of!) I can use that to help focus more on psychology texts. Good tip. Thanks!
+Thomas Frank I was going to ask the same thing - good thing I scanned down to the end of the comments! Nice video and thanks for the tips :). I've also often had my doubts about incredibly high reading speeds. It's a bit like those who say they speak ten languages. Normally the question shouldn't be "how much/many?" but "how well?".
+Thomas Frank #mytwocents
+Thomas Frank I've been unknowingly using this technique all this time.The next time someone asks me how I cultivate interest in studying I'll direct them to your channel instead of struggling to explain.
"Your bookshelf is not a trophy case".
I feel personally attacked by that comment.
Yes it is?!?! Lol
I the watch one of your videos everyday before sitting down to study, motivating information. great tips!
I loved the comment on your goodreads "read" list or your bookshelf. I, like you, enjoy the many forms books come in, and for some reason people look down on the fact that I keep very few physical books, though I do read in this format as well. To me, the knowledge I gain from the experience of reading is far more important than showing others how extensive my list of read books is. My job means I travel a lot, and with my husband also being a scientist and us both having the education requirements that this involves, we relocate frequently. Having to move the 100+ books I read annually simply wouldn't be possible, so I only keep physical copies of those I truly love and reread.