224 | Speed Reading: Read Anything in Normal Minutes
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It is not hard to find websites and gurus offering the promise of reading at extreme speeds while maintaining high comprehension. So, what doesn't everyone do this? Because there are physical limits to what humans can do. Speed reading is an empty promise without evidence. Links for Today: https://qz.com/597995/there-really-is-no-such-thing-as-speed-reading/ https://www.lifehack.org/articles/featured/speed-reading-successfully-a-starting-point.html https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/speed-reading-promises-are-too-good-to-be-true-scientists-find.html We are on Reddit! https://www.reddit.com/user/WhyWeDoWhatWeDo Recommendations Abraham: Colors II - Between The Buried and Me (https://www.betweentheburiedandme.com/) Shane: Foxing - Draw Down the Moon (https://foxingtheband.bandcamp.com/album/draw-down-the-moon) We are on Reddit! https://www.reddit.com/user/WhyWeDoWhatWeDo Recommendations Abraham: Rick and Morty Season 5 (https://www.adultswim.com/videos/rick-and-morty) Shane: In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24.In_a_Sunburned_Country) You can reach us directly at [email protected], through the comments below OR on social via @wwdwwdpodcast or #wwdwwdpodcast.
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