So the official Speed Reading Life Experiment is over.

Maybe not TOTALLY over, but I set a deadline by the end of June, and with that deadline was a goal to read 1000 word per minute with around 50% comprehension. 

Time to face the music. Over the last few months I’ve been speed reading regularly, but only up until very recently did I attempt reading 1000 words per minute for longer periods of time.

Just today I read 10,000 words (around 36 pages) in 10 minutes. My comprehension was probably about 20 – 25%. Some main points I missed, some I got, some details I read, some were skimmed completely to keep the speed up. 

It seems as though I’ll have to do these 10 min / 10,000 words experiments more to see decent comprehension for longer reads – but I think overall this experiment was fantastic. I had a great time moving faster and faster and developing the pacing and the honed focus to read and retain material at such a faster rate.

I’m glad I’ve cultivated the speed I have, just a little bit of effort over 2 months has definitely created massive changes in my ability to read quickly and effectively.

When I do some more speed reading or have an update, I’ll post it up here – but the official experiment is over now as a main focus of my development. On to something new…

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