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How to improve reading speed and reading efficiency

If you want to improve your reading speed and efficiency, you can usually enhance it from the following aspects:

One, use the "guide" to guide your reading

When you are reading, put the guide (such as a thin pen or finger) under the line of content that you are reading. When reading, place the guide (such as a thin pen or a finger) under the line you are reading, move it smoothly, and follow it with your eyes. Move as fast as you can understand. Be careful not to pause too often when you move, and be sure to move smoothly.

Second, fast scanning method

The scanning mentioned here is not the kind of guided reading of one word by one word, but five words, ten words. And when sweeping, only stay on the key sentences, generally secondary and auxiliary will simply pass over. The key to scanning is your ability to quickly discern what is in focus.

Three, develop the habit of building a frame of mind while reading

In conjunction with the previous "fast scanning method", in the reading of the rapid filtering out of those irrelevant content, focusing on the key sentences and content, and then convert the lengthy information into short keywords or key phrases. Then use these key words and phrases as the basis for reading while integrating the information in your mind to build a thinking framework. This not only makes reading more focused and the book clearer, but also reduces the burden on the brain, and this method is more effective for literature and story books.

Some small suggestions in the process of fast reading training:

1, when practicing, it is very helpful to give yourself a small plan for continuous improvement. For example, the first stage to give yourself a glance to see six words of a small goal, the time is a week, every day to strengthen the practice of half an hour. After each practice session, actually read the article for half an hour by reading 6 words at a glance. When you reach this small goal, you can give yourself a little reward, and then set the next stage of small goals, gradually improve.

2. Speed reading is a skill that requires a lot of practice. Just like reading, not spend money to buy the book, equal to master the knowledge in the book, but also need to read, to think, to use.

3, to maintain a regular practice. The mastery of any ability to deal with the state of three days to fish and two days to sunnets, basically it is very difficult to learn, not to mention proficiency.

4, speed reading is a kind of ability, but also a kind of reading habits, need to be used on a regular basis to consolidate the perfect. Don't just practice to do that, must be used in the actual reading.

5, speed reading with a person's reading foundation, experience and knowledge, is also related. When the knowledge within a specialty to understand more, its reading speed and understanding will naturally be much faster. That is to say, usually to develop the habit of reading, read more, knowledge accumulation, reading experience, thinking ability will be improved, which in turn promotes the improvement of reading efficiency.