Okay first, I have something to share with all of you. I have been reading ever since the first grade, I'm really into a lot of books, and I'm pretty fast at reading, but something just hit me today, that my conscience was telling me that I needed to slow down and not read to fast, and today I'm going to make the transition to become a slow reader forever... I know some people get so bogged down of their reading speeds and see all these commercial advertisements on TV and the Internet of how glorious speed reading is, and how it's better than snail reading, but why do some of you worry too much about it? Why can't some of you accept the cards that were dealt for you? Isn't better to read a novel at a slower pace than pressing fast forward on the speed reading button? Well, that's up to you to decide, but learn at your own pace I say, and take your time.
So any of you prefer slow reading or speed reading? Any switches between slow reading to speed reading or vice versa?
2006-11-23 17:39:03 · 5 answers · asked by Randy S 3 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Well it depends on what and why a I am reading something. If I am reading for my own enjoyment then I prefer to read at a slower pace so I get the entire mental picture of character, mood, setting, etc... If I am reading my kids school news letter I scan through it looking for highlights not really retaining a word of it. If I am reading something for work or study (depending on importance for detail) I tend to speed read. Slowing to a medium pace so I may Retain important points and what applies to me or my goal.
2006-11-23 17:47:22 · answer #1 · answered by sonkysst 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For text books speed reading is good because you can always go back over the book and slow read the relevant parts to your studies.
For fiction I prefer to slow read otherwise you might as well watch the movies which miss the best part of a book.
2006-11-23 17:49:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depend upon what i am reading and for what reason.
many work documents I speed read, others more slowly - to insure there is no missing of any "and" "or's" which can alter the meaning of the statement.
pleasure reading: slow, so I can pick up all the subtle nuisances of what I am reading.
2006-11-23 17:54:21 · answer #3 · answered by Ms. Balls 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-13 00:27:59 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
slow. u absorb more and enjoy it more. my i.q. is 130 so i should know.
2006-11-23 17:41:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋