Can You Read 1,000wpm? How Much More Productive Would You Be If You Could? You Can...

by Scott Murdaugh

Posted: 13 years ago 18 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

Hey guys,

I haven't seen this mentioned in the forum before, so I hope it's
not a dupe post, but I want to share a tool I've been using for
awhile.

If you've ever heard of speed reading, well, this is proof that it
works.

And it's a cool way to test how fast you can read and how much you
can comprehend when speed reading...

You simply go to Free online speed reading
software | Spreeder.com, click the top link and paste in
whatever you want to read.

It's awesome for consuming blog posts, reports, doing market
research and just consuming information a lot faster than usual.

A major chunk of my time is spent reading and researching, and this
tool has been a massive time saver for me.

You'll also notice yourself getting faster the more you use it.

Try it out, it's very cool. *I have zero affiliation with the site.*

Hope it helps someone out.

Thanks,

-Scott

#productive #read #wpm

KathyK 13 years ago

Umm - yes, I can. No website necessary. :p Took a speed-reading course way back in high-school to get out of another course I had no interest in.

And it has been very very useful over the years.

Interesting website, and it could well be very helpful to some. Even just getting reading speed up to 150% would save 1 minute out of every 3.
- Thanks
- 1 reply
Signature

Cheers,
Kathy
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2252871].message }}
- wcmylife 13 years ago
  
  Hey Scott,
  
  Thanks for this...do you have any 3 tips from a speed reading course than can help me...I mean if I am reading a hard copy...thanks
  
  Thanks
  
  Signature
  Hypnotic Headlines - Higher Conversions
  
  e-Mail: hypnoticheadlines@gmail.com
  
  {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2254435].message }}
numba8 13 years ago

Thanks man, I'm definitely gonna look into this!

This job requires more reading and researching than anything else. And of course, time is money. :-)
- Thanks
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2252875].message }}
Orator 13 years ago

Ah the joys of speed reading in the information age. I'm pretty fast, but there is always room for improvement. Good find mate.
- Thanks
- 1 reply
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2252939].message }}
- Jason Fladlien 13 years ago
  
  I also learned how to speed read - on my own - about a year back. I can read between 1500 to 2500 words per minute, depending how focused I am. I can read over 1000 words per minute effortlessly, though.
  
  It has been very beneficial in some ways. My comprehension actually goes up the faster I speed read. Interesting how that works. I usually read 4-5 new books a week because I can read so fast.
  
  Surprisingly I can speed read even faster on my kindle than a regular book. Weird.
  
  With that said, I don't think it's too much of an advantage in IM. Sometimes knowing too much information can put you at a disadvantage because you simply have too many options. But it's great if you're a writer, and write books, ebooks, etc. because you have a lot to draw from for examples and anecdotal stuff.
  
  Thanks
  
  Signature
  
  Co-creator of WP Twin. Perhaps the most expensive yet most reliable wordress cloning tool on the market. We've definitely been used more successfully than all other options :)
  
  {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2253018].message }}
FSchmieder 13 years ago

This is awesome. I can't quite do 1000wpm (been inserting random WF posts into it) so I have to keep up the practice.

I'll insert an ebook I've been meaning to read
- Thanks
Signature
Article Marketers: Instantly Leverage Your Work And See An Explosion In Traffic And Sales

Click Here to discover how
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2253358].message }}
Michael Silvester 13 years ago

Is that different to reading while on speed?

I'd imagine that'd help you read fast too
- Thanks
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2253827].message }}
Takuya Hikichi 13 years ago

I am signed up for Speed Reading class starting in a month at my local Arizona State University. I paid $300 for it, and it's supposed to improve my reading speed and comprehension by 3 times.

It's starting in a month, and I thought if I mastered it, I could package it to sell as informational product too, which was another reason I wanted to try it.

It's a 3hr course over 4 weeks, I can't wait to start. Will let you know how that goes, everyone.
- Thanks
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2253980].message }}
bm120 13 years ago

eyeQ is an awesome course for speed reading. I bumped from about 390 to over 1200 in about two weeks.
- Thanks
- 1 reply
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2254207].message }}
- khanhdom 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by bm120
  
  eyeQ is an awesome course for speed reading. I bumped from about 390 to over 1200 in about two weeks.
  
  wow impressive, my gf is a speed reader, and i take rather a long time
  
  Thanks
  
  {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2255356].message }}
x3xsolxdierx3x 13 years ago

Thanks Scott! I wrote an article about speed-reading (How to speed read...lol), and this link would go great in the article..
- Thanks
Signature

"the Next Squidoo, HubPages, Suite101, and eHow"
1,001 Free eBooks You Must Read to Succeed (at Just About Anything!)
"WritingTactics: Top Best Article Writing Online"
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2254426].message }}
tyroneshum 13 years ago

This one's pretty interesting although I don't need a software to do that often. Simply skimming through is whole time saving for me. But thanks for sharing, this would add up to a nice skill when practiced.
- Thanks
Signature
outsourcinglive.com
Follow me on my 90 Day Challenge to rank no. 1 on Google
---------------------------------------------------
Connect with me at: outsourcinglive.com/google-plus
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2254596].message }}

madison_avenue

13 years ago

I have found photo reading as opposed to speed reading to be a more effective technique. Speed reading is tiring on the eyes and can become mentally taxing quite quickly, photo reading is not as tiring much faster and gives better comprehension.

PhotoReading Whole Mind System Reading Program

Thanks
1 reply

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2255071].message }}

x3xsolxdierx3x

13 years ago

Originally Posted by madison_avenue

So, "photo" reading has to do with reading text in a different way? A bit confused (but I haven't clicked the link yet...)

Thanks
1 reply

Signature

"the Next Squidoo, HubPages, Suite101, and eHow"
1,001 Free eBooks You Must Read to Succeed (at Just About Anything!)
"WritingTactics: Top Best Article Writing Online"

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2255220].message }}

x3xsolxdierx3x 13 years ago

Originally Posted by x3xsolxdierx3x

So, "photo" reading has to do with reading text in a different way? A bit confused (but I haven't clicked the link yet...)

And, if that's the case, they couldn't have thought up a better name than "photo" reading?
- Thanks
Signature

"the Next Squidoo, HubPages, Suite101, and eHow"
1,001 Free eBooks You Must Read to Succeed (at Just About Anything!)
"WritingTactics: Top Best Article Writing Online"
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[2255221].message }}