Tuesday, May 29, 2012

It's Time To Read Faster



With more and more blogs out there, it’s tough to consume all the information you want to in a given day. You can’t log onto Facebook without a list of links to interesting information. A Twitter stream flies past you faster than a 95 mph fastball. 

Improving my reading speed is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time. I recently received the push I needed from Julien Smith, someone you should be reading if you aren’t already.

There’s a whole lot of business, technology, and news blogs on the Internet reaching for your attention. Sometimes there just aren’t enough hours in the day to get to all that is captivating. I recently found a tool that might help move through that information a little faster.

Accelareader pushes you to read faster by showing you one word at a time, at a speed that you are able to set. Most people read at about 200 wpm, but if you are able to keep up, you can set the speed for as fast as you need.

All you need to do is copy and paste the info on to the box on the home page of the website and set the speed. From there, your reading will be done in a form that looks closer to a rapidly moving Youtube video.

Hopefully Accelareader can help you get through your reading list a little faster than you otherwise would. The goal for me is, to use this program and some basic speed reading concepts to improve my overall reading speed over time.

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