Speed Up News Reading with Speed-Reading App
I find that the volume of news that I am interested in reading is increasing. At the same time, I am ever more conscious of my limited time. Fortunately, I’ve found a speed-reading app that helps me process news articles much faster.
Once I’ve identified a news article I would like to read using my news reader (I use Google Reader), I copy the text of the article (using a QuickSilver keystroke) to iReadFast, a free speed-reading app for Mac OS X. With it, I can comfortably read 400 words per minute without losing any comprehension. Click here or on the image below to see a small screencast of how I use iReadFast.
If the text is displayed too fast, you can is slow down. I started at 300 words per minute and have now increased it to 400. I expect to speed it up even faster as I become more accustomed to it.
Mark said,
Wrote on November 11, 2008 @ 1:12 pm
That’s really cool. I watched the video and was amazed at how easy it was to keep up. Some of the larger words I missed, but I’m sure with some practice it would get easier.
Un-related to speed reading, what do you use to make your screencasts?
Anthony said,
Wrote on November 12, 2008 @ 1:01 am
Hi Mark,
I used Snapz Pro X to create the screencast. However, if I were buying a screencast app today I would buy ScreenFlow (http://www.varasoftware.com/products/screenflow/) because it has an amazing feature set.
Mark said,
Wrote on November 12, 2008 @ 3:21 am
Cool. I’ve heard good things about both. I think I got Snaps Pro in a Mac Heist bundle a while ago. I’ll have to look and see.