Lots of people would like to know how to increase reading speed.  In this modern day of websites, emails, text messages, social media and more, we are constantly bombarded with written material.  Studies are being done to see how all of this incoming information affects us on a daily basis.  But there is a solution.

When we read our brains are doing a lot of things. Our eyes are looking at the words.  Our minds are trying to sound out the word.  At the same time our mind is searching our database to ensure we know the meaning of the word. And our brain is trying to connect the information to our lives in some manner so that the material can be recalled at a later date.  That is a lot of work going on at the same time.  Unfortunately the way in which most of us complete these tasks is counter productive.

For most people the secret in how to increase reading speed lies within our ability to stop processing and reading in the old manner in which we were taught.  For starters, we need to learn how to stop the internal function of pronouncing every word we come across.  As mentioned before this is double work for the brain.

In addition we have to learn how to focus on blocks of words instead of each and every word.  By focusing on these groups we can then begin to review materials instead of trudging through them at slow boring paces.  This reviewing allows readers to quickly get to the most important parts of anything they are reading and weed out the non-essential items.

Learning how to increase reading speed crosses over into so many different parts of everyone’s life.  As mentioned before our lives are constantly flooded with information.  Gaining the ability to process this information at higher speeds means that is less time spent on reading.  Less time reading translates into time freed up to do other things.

Not only does it free up time and allow people to gain information quickly, it has an impact on those around us.  By digesting information and being able to recall it others see us in a different light.  We appear more intelligent due to our new knowledge.  This leads people to consider you as an expert in matters where you seem to have a lot of knowledge.  This “expert status” can lead to better promotions at work and more respect from co-workers.

Learning how to increase reading speed may take some financial sacrifices initially but the resulting rewards are well worth the cost.