[ale] OT: Is speed reading a pile of ...

[fzamenski at voyager.net (fgz)]

> read a few books about the subject...noticed no difference. In fact I 
> was missing a lot of detailed info. I guessed spead reading/learning was 
                                                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
I 'guessed' your intent to spell speed as 'spead' 
was to emphasis the point? :-)

> meant to get the general idea for a test.
> 

To me it depends on the book topic. I personally 
never found it of  much value to skim (er, speed 
read?) a science or tech book given the volume of 
detailed stuff in a 'typical' paragraph in one of those.
I had to drudge through it (inverse speed reading!)
and write down the key points in the margins and/or 
outline it.





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