Présentation de la lecture rapide

1. Super Reading

2. 2
On reading
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . .
The man who never reads lives only one.”
George R.R. Martin
““ The reading of all good books is like
conversation with the finest (people) of the past centuries.”
Descartes
“ Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.”
Margaret Fuller

3. What is the ”Super” for?
✓ Faster reading (x2.5 in my case)
✓ Less time needed
✓ More content read!
✓ It is still increasing
✓ Greatly increased retention
✓ Fix the 80% lost in a couple of
✓ Simple techniques

4. Increasing speed
✕ We are not taught how to read fast
✕ We get distracted, our minds wonder
✕ Regression : re-reading words, sections

5. Visual pacer
✓ Either your finger or a pen
✓ Start with your native language
✓ Material has to be easy at first
✓ Your eyes follow the finger
✓ At first, you will not understand as much

6. Visual pacer – getting better
✓ Indentation reading
✓ Peripheral vision (infinity, juggling)
✓ Using your left hand
✓ Speed drills (4,3,2,1)
✓ Eye fixations

7. Increasing reading speed: more benefits
✓ Faster thinking (4,3,2,1)
✓ Increased focus
✓ More time!

8. Increasing retention
 Ask Powerful questions
 Skim the chapter
 Take notes
 Relate, teach or talk about it to
� A mate, a colleague, a stranger
� A plant
� A duck, …

9. Increasing retention
Ask 5-9 Powerful questions
 On your objectives with the chapter
 On what you skimmed
✓ Z skim the whole chapter
✓ Reverse read ½ line
Why
How
Who
Where
What

10. Increasing retention
Capture – create

11. Increasing retention
Mind Mapping
 Per chapter / concept
 Use colors
 Write it manually

12. Increasing retention
Quadrants
Miniature example

13. Summary
 Use a visual pacer
 Train
 4,3,2,1
 Infinity drill, Juggling
 Take notes
 Relate, teach or talk about it

14. Questions?
https://home.mindvalley.com/quests/en/superreading