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People put too much pressure on themselves when they read.

. If you want to retain the information for the future, you’ll need to create an easy retrieval system.

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Try writing down the crucial information (electronically or on paper), or make highlights and notes in the margins

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Try writing down the crucial information (electronically or on paper), or make highlights and notes in the margins. Then, simply file the materials away. This way you can find the information easily, and it will also take away the pressure of memorizing everything.

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Becoming a more efficient reader is as easy as kicking a few bad habits.

Normally, the brain can process up to 400 words per minute, but when we read at "talking speed," we only read about 150 words per minute. So if you simply stop subvocalizing, you’ll be able to process more than twice as many words per minute!

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You can read faster by taking shortcuts.

First, have a clear purpose in mind and a sense of responsibility for what you read.

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"Why do I need this information?

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But if your child already has good grades, do you really need to read over their work every day?

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reading first the first few introductory paragraphs to get an idea of where the intro is heading

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read the subheadings, titles and subtitles that are usually larger and bolded

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Pre-viewing provides you with background information, and thus helps you read and comprehend the text faster while reducing the tendency to reread.

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To speed up your reading, try only reading the keywords.

focusing only on important words and skipping over the rest.

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stop your eyes on thought groups instead of separate words.

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Comprehending the whole phrase at each stop will require you to use your peripheral vision.

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The more you exercise your eye muscles, the better.

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Other techniques you should try are "reading between the lines" and "indenting."

focus on the white space just above each line.

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half an inch inside the left margin

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reading half an inch before the right margin

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