What are the benefits of speed reading?
20 Benefits of Speed Reading
- Increases average reading speeds.
- Allows absorbing information much faster.
- Increases overall comprehension.
- Increases knowledge in many fields of interests.
- Allows recalling information more effectively.
- Promotes visualization while reading.
- Delivers reading strategies to handle today’s information overload.
- Encourages unlearning some bad reading habits from school.
- Organizes the reading process more effectively.
- Promotes concentration and discipline.
- Decide faster what is worth to read and what’s not.
- Allows reading more material in the same time.
- Allows reading material in less time.
- Open ups new job opportunities and can be a boost for any career.
- Improves time management.
- Techniques are suitable for reading blogs or RSS feeds.
- Promotes a more efficient writing style.
- Encourages to learn memory techniques; all applicable in daily life.
- Beat any of your friends in remembering things in order.
- Actively create your own future by learning new skills.
Kids can enjoy the benefits of speed reading too,
- Reading tests are not really necessary for kids. Relax and enjoy the fun.
- Easy methods such as hand pacing or previewing provide faster benefits.
- 15 minutes a day is a good time frame to practice techniques.
- Research books that are suitable for children.
- Think of a smart and inexpensive reward system to keep your child motivated.
- Involving friends from the neighborhood offers great benefits to boost motivation.
- Making a plan on what to teach and how to teach benefits the outcome.
- Warm-up sessions help to increase focus.
What are the benefits of speed reading in your opinion? Please share them in the comments below.
