2 is Squirt, a speed-reading application that takes the text of any webpage and displays it to you one word at an adjustable speed. The default is 450wpm I think, but after you make an adjustment, it remembers what speed you want for next time.
Which speed are you using at the moment and how long did it take you to come to that speed?
I started at 350 and that’s still what I use most of the time. For light, non-technical articles, I can do 450, but it’s a bit uncomfortable to focus that hard and I do miss things occasionally. I can usually tell if it was important or not though, so I know if I need to go pause and rewind. After playing with speedreeding off and on for a few years, I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s definitely possible to read faster than I normally do with equal comprehension, but that there really is a limit and the claims you see from speedreading courses are hyperbolic. The thing I like about Squirt is that it eliminates the need to use a pacer.
Which speed are you using at the moment and how long did it take you to come to that speed?
I started at 350 and that’s still what I use most of the time. For light, non-technical articles, I can do 450, but it’s a bit uncomfortable to focus that hard and I do miss things occasionally. I can usually tell if it was important or not though, so I know if I need to go pause and rewind. After playing with speedreeding off and on for a few years, I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s definitely possible to read faster than I normally do with equal comprehension, but that there really is a limit and the claims you see from speedreading courses are hyperbolic. The thing I like about Squirt is that it eliminates the need to use a pacer.