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Ep. 162: Is Speed Reading a Hoax?

The SuperHuman Academy Podcast

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The Importance of Speed Reading

The parafovial preview effect and the incredibly fast speed with which your brain can process images as opposed to spoken words. Can a rare few people like Anne Jones and my mentor, Dr. Lev Golden Touch, achieve speeds of 2,000 to 5,000 words per minute? Yeah, maybe. But that doesn't mean it's easy,. In our programs, it takes students literally months of training their eyes, their memories, and his reading skills to achieve these results. And even then, speed reading at this level is physically and mentally exhausting, and it never comes naturally.

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