# Speed Reading One of the crucial aspect is speed reading. ## Books survey - [Speed Reading by Kam Knight](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HQM9G1R/) - 131 pages - Published in 2018 - #1 Best seller on Amazon - Rated 4.5 out of 5 on Amazon. - Rated 4.24 out of 5 on [Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42428073-speed-reading), that was astounding! 2,080 ratings in total. - His book on Mind Map is even popular than the ones by the so-called [[mind-map#Books survey|"Father of Mind Map"]]. - [Speed Reading with the Right Brain by David Butler](https://www.amazon.com/Speed-Reading-Right-Brain-Instead-ebook/dp/B00O3OD5WY) - 282 pages - Published in 2014 - Rated 4.4 out of 5 on Amazon. - Rated 4.05 out of 5 on [Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23350443-reading-with-the-right-brain) - [Speed Read Anything by Peter Hollins](https://www.amazon.com/Speed-Read-Anything-Retention-Learning-ebook/dp/B0927THHMT) - 140 pages - Published in 2021 - Rated 4.4 out of 5 on Amazon - Rated 4.16 out of 5 on [Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57729239-speed-read-anything) - [The Art of Accelerated Learning by Selena Watts](https://www.amazon.com/Art-Accelerated-Learning-Scientific-Strategies-ebook/dp/B097RRSK7V/) - 128 pages - Published in 2021 - Rated 4.4 out of 5 on Amazon. - Rated 4.55 on [Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58419946-the-art-of-accelerated-learning), that was whopping! But note that there are only 20 ratings. ## Some resources - [Ali Abdaal - How to SPEED READ](https://youtu.be/YNtnP-j3DA8) - Reduce subvocalization - Read the middle - Use your pointer Eyes won't move smoothly unless they are tracking something, otherwise they move in "saccades". - Gamify the experience - Write a summary - [Med School Insiders - 3 Steps to Read Faster – Truth on Speed Reading](https://youtu.be/P3DfiZVSv4Q) - Most of the speed reading techniques don't work, they reduce your comprehension. - Subvocalization is not bad, as it's crucial for linguistic understanding. - _Linguistic Processing_, instead of _Visual Processing_, is the real bottleneck! - 3 Steps: - Determine your goal - Flexible reading speed (Pseudo-Skimming Technique) - Use a pacer - [How to Speed Read | Tim Ferris](https://youtu.be/ZwEquW_Yij0) - Peripheral vision - Control tracking - For 5 minutes, read faster to lose 10% of the comprehension - [How to Read a Book a Day | Jordan Harry | TEDxBathUniversity](https://youtu.be/e2-ahs905MQ) - Bad habits - Subvocalization - Regression - use gliding to block the contents above - Fixations - use bouncing or pacer to reduce/smoothen eye movement - How to read a book everyday - Front & back cover - Table of contents - Skim - Scan