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Anonymous
05/21/12(Mon)20:55
No.2656159
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Anonymous 05/21/12(Mon)20:55 No.2656159  
Hey /lit/ how do i stop subvocalizing

All my life i read at subvocalizing pace because i thought it made sense... especially when you read dialogue

But that hamstrings your reading speed.
Thing is if i try and read any faster for any extended clip of time, i either get really tired, or my eyes bug out so i probably look like i'm trying to hate the book to death, or anoesis kicks in like a motherfucker and all i am doing is just reading words on a page and not really absorbing what i just read 2 seconds ago.

Halp?
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Anonymous
05/21/12(Mon)20:58
No.2656170
Anonymous No.2656170 05/21/12(Mon)20:58 No.2656170
When reading, try mentally focussing as hard as you can on the point of your nose.
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Anonymous
05/21/12(Mon)21:12
No.2656225
Anonymous No.2656225 05/21/12(Mon)21:12 No.2656225
>>2656170
I don't get it
To read faster you actually have to think on an object other than the text your eyes are scanning?
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Anonymous
05/21/12(Mon)21:14
No.2656230
Anonymous No.2656230 05/21/12(Mon)21:14 No.2656230
>>2656225
Take or leave it mate. If you don't want to improve, that's up to you.
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Benny Profane !!muO1YE/mn/J
05/21/12(Mon)21:14
No.2656234
Benny Profane !!muO1YE/mn/J No.2656234 05/21/12(Mon)21:14 No.2656234
in my experience, the best thing to do is just focus on the text until you start to get absorbed by the narrative. It takes a fair amount of concentration and persistence if your mind is naturally one to wander
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Anonymous
05/21/12(Mon)21:17
No.2656247
Anonymous No.2656247 05/21/12(Mon)21:17 No.2656247
If I don't subvocalize I can't remember shit for some reason. Maybe my brain is untrained, perhaps even defective. But I prefer to take my time and appreciate things than speed.
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Benny Profane !!muO1YE/mn/J
05/21/12(Mon)21:18
No.2656251
Benny Profane !!muO1YE/mn/J No.2656251 05/21/12(Mon)21:18 No.2656251
>>2656247

whatever works, man
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Anonymous
05/21/12(Mon)21:21
No.2656265
Anonymous No.2656265 05/21/12(Mon)21:21 No.2656265
>>2656230
I didn't say that in any kind of disqualifying tone. I simply didn't get it.

I tried it on the notice at the top of the page but i guess it worked to some extent. Im simply curious of the mechanics of it


>>2656247
Sure that's the way i saw things too, but my mother can tear through books and looks at me weird when i told her recently that i read at subvocalizing pace

She's sliced through two Game of Thrones volumes in maybe 3 weeks to a month or something.. at a recreational speed
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Anonymous
05/21/12(Mon)21:22
No.2656272
Anonymous No.2656272 05/21/12(Mon)21:22 No.2656272
...It hadn't occurred to me that 'subvocalizing' was a thing that some people didn't do. I'd always been more or less content with my reading speed.
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Anonymous
05/21/12(Mon)21:24
No.2656276
Anonymous No.2656276 05/21/12(Mon)21:24 No.2656276
>>2656265
Well, I subvocalize, and I read each ASoIaF book in under a week apiece.
Maybe I just have a lot more free time than your mom.
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Anonymous
05/21/12(Mon)21:31
No.2656308
Anonymous No.2656308 05/21/12(Mon)21:31 No.2656308
>>2656247

Ok, I just tried not subvocalizing while reading.

It didn't work, I think. I definitely can read at a much faster pace than usual, but soon I realized that I was also subvocalizing faster. Likesomeonetalkingreallyfastwithoutcatchingtheirbreathorsomeshitlikethat!

It's definitely like three our four times faster, but still subvocalizing...
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Anonymous
05/21/12(Mon)21:33
No.2656315
Anonymous No.2656315 05/21/12(Mon)21:33 No.2656315
>>2656308
I always subvocalize, but I just read something that helps.
Push your reading speed, and hum while you're doing it. For me, at least, it stops subvocalization.
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Anonymous
05/21/12(Mon)21:36
No.2656325
Anonymous No.2656325 05/21/12(Mon)21:36 No.2656325
>>2656315

Huh. Humming seems to do the trick. Interesting. Must practice further.
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Anonymous
05/21/12(Mon)21:38
No.2656330
Anonymous No.2656330 05/21/12(Mon)21:38 No.2656330
Why is it important to be fast? Without skipping, I can probably read an average sized novel in a day and a half. Why would I need to be quicker than that?
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Anonymous
05/21/12(Mon)21:39
No.2656338
Anonymous No.2656338 05/21/12(Mon)21:39 No.2656338
>>2656325
Might come off as a bit doofy if you hum every time you read in public, though...
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Anonymous
05/21/12(Mon)21:40
No.2656339
Anonymous No.2656339 05/21/12(Mon)21:40 No.2656339
isn't speed reading like watching movies at 2x or faster just for the sake of getting through them quickly?
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Anonymous
05/21/12(Mon)21:57
No.2656392
Anonymous No.2656392 05/21/12(Mon)21:57 No.2656392
>>2656339
not really, at least if you read at a rate you're comfortable with. the only real difference is the rate at which you traverse the material.
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