Talk:Intelligence Intensification/Speed Reading

(Sub)Vocalisation
Regarding "2. Never pronounce the words. Your mouth should be absolutely still.": If I remember rightly, Tony Buzan's speed reading book isn't at all worried about subvocalisation. In fact it encourages it. I suppose the argument above applies only to actual physical vocalisation, as the voice in your head can go as fast as you like. --Odd spark (talk) 22:11, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Hopping brain
I would dispute the statement that "the brain is faster than the eyes". It is impossible to move the brain. It really just sits there in the brain case. But the eyes rotate and succade quite fast. Regards, June.


 * I guess the idea is that the brain can handle more characters per second (a speed measure) than the eyes can supply.


 * The brain does actually move around a lot inside the head, but suggesting it can keep up with the eye is quite ridiculous. I can skim over this page quite easily with my eyes, but my brain can't put the information together fast enough for it to have any meaning.

Two words at a time
From the text: ''Reading research shows that it is possible to read as many as two words at one time. So keep practicing.'' Haha, clearly it is possible to take in more than two words in a glance. But I find this pessimistic statement incredibly amusing... it really adds to the character of the book I had in mind long time ago when I started it. I wanted the book to be simple and sound without the typical "you'll be a millionaire and have fantastic sex in 21 days" pitch. -Daniel