Reading a book in 45 minutes??

Most people are curious how I can actually do this – read a book in 45 minutes. It’s actually quite simple, but requires a heck of a lot of practice. I was contemplating running this workshop on Accelerated Whole-Brain Reading (AWBR) but I never really got around to asking people if they wanted to take up this workshop. The good news is that this course is only 2 days, 9am to 6pm, and you get to read whatever book you want, except for one book that I will ask you to read specifically for the practice. I probably will run this course on magnifying your reading capabilities only if I have a class of around 12-15 people.

 

In any case, those who want to improve reading, you need to understand a few concepts first.

1. Genre. Are you used to reading a particular type of book? Your mental shortcuts (called heuristics) will get you to read faster simply because you are familiar with a specific kind of layout or expectation in the book.
2. Language. Are you fluent in a particular kind of language? The more proficient you are, the better skilled you will be.
3. Structure. Are you a structured person? If so, it will give you a great headstart to rapid reading.
4. Environment. Are you in a place that allows you to get into the ‘flow’ state? You can read about ‘Flow’ by going to this link.
5. State. Are you ale to put yourself into the right state for gathering, categorizing, absorbing and remembering information?

 

Generally, AWBR follows a process of understanding the brain, the way your eyes move, how to optimize the learning time of each session, dispelling age old myths and learning how the power of priming, heuristics and other psychological principles help you to gain an upper hand in reading books.

 

This is NOT speed reading. I don’t need so much information at a go. But I do need enough of the gist to use it. Probably, I’m reading 30% of the book that is sufficient to give me around 70-75% of the overall meaning. Also, remember I’m a researcher at heart. I plough through books, then generate my own knowledge.