I read really, really fast. Like, I’ve finished some of the largest books in print(Atlas Shrugged and A Memory of Light come to mind here) in a single day before.
The longer my reading list is, the less likely I am to add to it, or at least the less likely I am to take my additions seriously(when I have two items it’s “I should read that!” When I have 200, it’s “Eh, sounds interesting, might get to it someday”).
My to-read list is about 10 Chrome bookmarks(none short), 20 Amazon wishlist items, plus most of the width of a bookshelf that I’ve bought and not read, so I’m not sure how well I actually do despite the above.
I read a lot. (I wish I could give you some actionable advice here, but there’s nothing I can point to. I suspect it may be innate?)
I think I’m semi-skimming, subconsciously. I’ve noticed myself missing descriptions of characters before when something relevant comes up later on. That said, I’m still quite fast with reading things like internet essays, where missing words does hurt your comprehension badly, so I don’t think that’s all of it.
I have to want to read the book for it to work. Looking up Infinite Jest, I’d probably prefer swallowing barbed wire to reading it.
(Atlas was back during my hardline-libertarian phase, so it was a lot more appealing. It also helped that the day in question was the day of the 2003 blackout, so there was nothing to do but read).
I read really, really fast. Like, I’ve finished some of the largest books in print(Atlas Shrugged and A Memory of Light come to mind here) in a single day before.
The longer my reading list is, the less likely I am to add to it, or at least the less likely I am to take my additions seriously(when I have two items it’s “I should read that!” When I have 200, it’s “Eh, sounds interesting, might get to it someday”).
My to-read list is about 10 Chrome bookmarks(none short), 20 Amazon wishlist items, plus most of the width of a bookshelf that I’ve bought and not read, so I’m not sure how well I actually do despite the above.
How did you learn to read so fast?
I read a lot. (I wish I could give you some actionable advice here, but there’s nothing I can point to. I suspect it may be innate?)
I think I’m semi-skimming, subconsciously. I’ve noticed myself missing descriptions of characters before when something relevant comes up later on. That said, I’m still quite fast with reading things like internet essays, where missing words does hurt your comprehension badly, so I don’t think that’s all of it.
Atlas Shrugged in a day? Boy, do I want to see you take Infinite Jest.
I have to want to read the book for it to work. Looking up Infinite Jest, I’d probably prefer swallowing barbed wire to reading it.
(Atlas was back during my hardline-libertarian phase, so it was a lot more appealing. It also helped that the day in question was the day of the 2003 blackout, so there was nothing to do but read).