Speed Reading with the Right Brain: Learn to Read Ideas Instead of Just Words

by David Butler

This means the left brain handles information one step at a time, while the right brain looks at whole patterns of information simultaneously.

Seeing text and recognizing words, was only the delivery process—but it wasn’t reading. The words delivered raw data to my brain, but this data wasn’t actually read until I understood it.

You haven’t read anything until you’ve comprehended it.

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You are not just trying to finish the book faster; you are trying to collect ideas, to collect experiences, and to collect information and knowledge.

You learned all the letters and the sounds the letters made, and then you also learned when the letters made different

By practicing with these books, something gradually happened—you began to recognize words at a glance without thinking of each letter. At that point, reading became automatic; you could read words without thinking about how you did it.

The secret to reaching higher skill levels is retaining conscious control and staying out of the autopilot mode. Consciously concentrating on technique is more effective than simply putting in more hours of practice.

To be an effective reader, you need to be able to rapidly and accurately process the thoughts behind the words. The thoughts are what the author wanted to communicate; the words were used only as a vehicle to communicate them.