What was your reading speed at the start of your speed reading journey compared to now? Did you actively try to find websites to improve your reading or they serendipidously appeared and that catalyzed your speed reading journey? Do you speed read your youtube comments? Lol
At the start as i mentioned in video it was pretty normal, maybe 300ish wpm where I'd also have good comprehension. Now it's deffo over double that with solid comprehension and triple if i drop comprehension a bit. And yep i actively found the website because i was in a need to read faster ahaha And i do speed read comments - that's part of why it's easier for me to reply to them all hahaha
I appreciate how you took the time to act out the visual examples instead of taking a shortcut, and using ai or stock videos. It really helps you stand out.
I'm glad you appreciate it, it does take longer than using stock footage, but i think it portrays the advice more accurately and helps viewers understand better too - so thank you and I hope it helps!
Can verify this works. I was taught step one 2 years ago. It worked, knowing steps 2 and 3 can help me push further and train my brain efficiently. Thank you for figuring this out and sharing your wisdom 🙏
Yep, it helps to be aware that we are definitely far from our limits, so having a system helps! You're welcome, and I hope to see you in future video comments!
This video is indeed very helpful but there is something to learn from his personality as well he is a busy person yet so cheerful and happy literally enjoying his life and work at the same time, I can see he literally replied to every comment he could that shows what a warm person he is!
Ahaha this is very cute, I try my best to have a good balance and not just study all day - feel like it's very important to have a good level of self-improvement / personal development! Thanks for engaging and I hope it helps :)
I wasn't a believer of reading like this, but now I am. Your video convinced me that it was possible (the eye following something was the key point), and now I'm reading much more dinamically. Everything you said made sense and when put to practice, it works. Thank you!
Doing the math, so if you take 1 min on average to read one page you are going to take 20.78 hours to complete 1247 pages. Your tittle stands true 😂😂😂😂😂
@@Salim_AhmedMy brother Salim, I'd like to know that can you process the information you read accurately? Do you gain the knowledge at first glance or do you require a re-read every now and then
Haha yeah i feel you, lots of papers to get through, but the whole summarising idea (for paragraphs since articles/textbooks are pretty heavy) helps a lottt with remembering details and getting faster over time Hope your studies go well!
This whole video was amazing, straight to the point, no bs, just perfect the way it is. It's probably the first video in weeks where i actually learned something, and it's even useful. Thank you!
This is genuinely nice to hear, I'm glad you liked it! I try to keep it concise and to the point ahaha - thanks for engaging and hope to see you in future comments :)
I recently did my mocks and it went terrible, I was failing, lazy, confused and addicted to games. I just found your videos and is helping me discipline myself to be able to study and focus. and so thank you for the videos truly, keep it up.!
Mocks are there to assess current level - it's a good way to motivate you to work harder and smarter, so don't worry too much about not doing great :) Genuinely glad to hear my videos have been helpful - hopefully i can continue to push out useful content! Thanks for the support 🙌🏽 hope to see you comment again in future videos :)
Thank you, I used to spend 3 days on one chapter and quickly forgot what I learnt, today I applied your strategy and finished one chapter in an hour and actually absorbed a lot more than I usually do. Your videos are not for click bait and ad revenue, you teach things that actually work
Glad to hear you put it into practice and that it helped! Ahaha i try to make sure my videos have advice that i actually use myself or that my friends use too that worked well! Thanks for engaging :)
Loving the Triforce method you shared, Salim! Removing that internal monologue is a game-changer, but my favourite is visual tracker tip, for sure! That one's gold.
I'm absolutely shocked to see you guys comment and find this video!! And for sure, sometimes the simplest of tips are the best. V glad that you found it useful, and I hope you appreciate the naming of the method hahaha Thanks for commenting!
Med student from Taiwan here~ so glad I found your channel and this video~ your tips are so concise yet true! I’ll try them out, really need this as a medical student
Just read through Ephesians practicing your method. Worked wonders. I still need more practice especially with my internal monologue, but I am a believer!
Because of you I can finish long 500+ page books more quickly and finish it within 2 weeks while at the same time retaining the golden nuggets that I can use irl thanks for your incredible advice.
Really? It worked for you? I am checking out the comment section first before watching the video and your comment is the one I relate to most. I want to read standard books but their huge number of pages terrifies me and it feels like I have not gained much even after reading 100 pages. So to cure my problem I came to this video. I'm going to watch the video now....I will update whether it worked for me or not Bye
The inner monologue thing was/is my biggest problem (still working on it). My issue is that I prefer to "hear" the words when reading novels or other books for entertainment, as I enjoy the imagery. However, it can be hard to switch that off when reading for learning. Just have to keep training myself on using one or the other on command!
Yep for sure, it depends on whether we read for leisure vs to purely learn something - for the former it can be nice to keep the internal monologue. What helped some people (i dont do this tho) is repeating numbers 1, 2, 3 in your head as you read to get rid of the normal internal monologue. Apparently at first it feels like you aren't actively remembering what you read but if you do it slowly it might help!
It's possible to read fiction entertainment without internal monologue, and I'm able to myself. Funny, because if I slow down too much, I lose comprehension, so I still do away with internal monologue. English isn't my 1st language, so reading fiction without internal voice makes the "translation" instantaneous & simultaneous, seamless enough that I'm immediately immersed into the imaginary scene and the character POV. I'm no longer bogged down by slowing to try and imagine the unique charac voices or construct a background in my mind. The reading/seeing the words instantly trigger more than imagination, but outright immersion. so I'm able to finish a 300-page book in one sitting and recall details/themes that I love. It's totally possible and worth learning!
@@Salim_Ahmedi find that when I try to get rid of my internal monologue i just naturally say "hmm" a lot but it sometimes feels like it lessons my focus on the words
Brother, just saw your video. Feeling good and had a little bit of regret that why I not saw you earlier. Iam preparing for my medical exam, and you're methods helping genuinely. Thanks bro and keep making such videos.
Many channels give you great advice but your triforce method is amazing! Thank you for helping me make a real change in results! You are brilliant and appreciated ❤
I think that this video is possibly one of the best educational video ever. Straight to the point, and concrete tips which are helpful for al walks of life. you don't see such video's often
This book has been on my list for a while, but i haven't got around to it yet! Thanks for commenting to remind me ahaha, glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for engaging :)
Great advice! Lately I've been searching for reading tips, all of them mentioned removing your inner monologue, however, none of them mentioned the reading strategy part, which I found to be essential. Thanks man!
It's such a blessing to have found this video. I'm such a regressive reader that sometimes when I'm reading something even if it's just a short paragraph it takes me more time than it is supposed to.
Three minutes into your video, I subscribed - brilliant tips and appreciated your concise explanation of the 3 essential components of speed reading. Looking forward to reading and learning more this year. Thank you!
As a CMA and Mcom student i was so much worried about theory papers bcuz from school time onwards ,i love problem papers and scored less in theory papers. It will take a lot of time for me to learn a paragraph. Thankyou sir for this video 🙏🏻🙏🏻 I watched this video at my CMA exam and also in mcom 1sem exam time. I cleared inter first group and 1sem as well. Keep going. lots of love from kerala❤
This is so nice to hear, I'm glad you did well! I hope my videos continue to help, and I'll try my best to put out content that helps 🙌🏽 thank you for the support :)
Of course you can! If you lack the motivation think about why you want to do it, and make sure to put any distractions away long before you practice this. Hopefully you've been applying it, I found the video today and I'll do my best! (3 AM motivation lol)
And when in doubt use audible while you read then the internal monologue is now external and you will hopefully be able to absorb the information as well
This is the best video I came across on reading. The method mentioned over here is very convincing. I liked especially "the reading and applying rule". And it totally resonates with the reality. There is no meaning to read the non-fiction book, if we don't apply in daily life. Thank you so much for the beautiful insights.
For sure, a lot of people feel like they've been productive when reading a lot of non-fiction, but it doesn't mean anything if it isn't applied for real-world use! Thanks for engaging, and I hope my videos help :)
One of the only videos where the tips made me click in my head. One of the best learning channel out there no doubt. I Just subscribed can't miss other simple tips from you
Hi. I am 30s guy from South korea who start my Mpharm foundation course at University of Nottingham. I am really impressed what you are saying. Thanks for the advice!
Appreciate this! It's hard to make time but yeah i try my best to manage it well and do what i feel is important. Thanks for this positive comment and i hope this video was helpful!
@@Salim_Ahmed Just one more query.Im now in class x and boards are in March my marks are average(80+) and I've been procrastinating a lot with self improvement videos.However I am managing my time very poorly and am unable to cope wit tuitions, school,self study and pending projects.Could you give me some brief advice.
Honestly bro i think it'd be better to watch time management videos on this as it's hard to give very brief advice on a huge topic - one thing i can say though is do things one at a time. Set a schedule for the day of what you want to get done and go through it one at a time so that you don't overwhelm yourself
by the way, if you read a lot of chinese or japanese literature, I recommend using a program to convert from classic orthography to the western left-to-right style because it's easier to track and using a font with thin strokes and as little stylisation as possible, especially if you are from Taiwan or another country that uses traditional characters with a lot of strokes. also, you can try reading white characters on a black or cerulean background instead of black-on-white; some people find it nicer on the eyes (i don't)
Have applied the "eye-reading-rule" while watching the video and I spotted my country in the text - "Georgia" 🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪 this rule is approved 😅👌 thank you for the video, I will definitely try them out. I am sure they will help. Thank you for the tips.
An additional detail that you've mised: between reading and taking notes (it also applies to classes) pay attention to how much you can memorize and summarize. If chapter is long, try to break it up, because the chances of you memorizing everything are pretty slim, and you will have to re-read whole thing to make sure that you didn't forget important information (whole thing cuz you do not know what you forgot or what was important). I have learned it from Jordan B Peterson when he talked on taking notes and learning. Also try to push yourself; don't summarize every 2 pages. If it is hard, try to force yourself to read 4, and really think hard to make a summary. You have to train your short term memory. Thank you for your video!
Thanks for the comment! Definitely for sure, have commented this exact thing to other commentors before hahaha (just didn't wanna fit too many points in the video). But as you said, it's difficult to remember too much, and we can easily over-summarise and miss key details because of it. It's all about finding that right balance isn't it! You're welcome, and I hope it helps :)
The unrealistic thumbnail made me a bit skeptical haha I can’t lie, but these tips ARE really good! I also haven’t heard of Spreeder before and want to try it out. Thanks Salim!!
Ahaha fair enough, I try to match the clickbaitiness of it with advice that I actually try myself that worked for me, so i'm glad you liked it! All the best :)
Very surprised that I came up for you Dr. Pranesh 😂 thank you! I hope you don't mind keeping this quiet from other students though, as I'm keeping it low-key for the time being ahaha
This is brilliant. I've been interested in speed reading for quite a while and this video summarises the most important things and focuses on putting them to practice. Brilliant!
This video randomly popped up and after watching it, I’ve subscribed. Hi Salim, my name is Tanveer, thanks for sharing this wonderful advice! Hope to see more of your content! Your discipline with academics and physical fitness is commendable and inspiring 👏🏼🙌🏼
It's pretty accurate and well explained, when I turn off my internal thoughts switch when reading, I do it faster. A few weeks ago I've been learning about neuroscience and memorization In order to get my mind active again, I've been writing down everything I learn in notebooks. Even now I keep a small notebook when I watch helpful videos like this one and make summaries to go back to it. I will apply your advice, thank you.
Thanks! This works for most books. Some books like fiction and philosophy need me to slow down my reading even though I can read 350 words/min normally with good comprehension. I should summarize and consolidate though, even though I do annotate.
Thank you for your help with this! It's somewhat reassuring to have people acknowledge that medicine requires a LOT of reading! I don't know if anyone else has had the same experience, but I find humming (without words so you don't get confused!) whilst reading helps with silencing the inner monologue. I also find it makes the experience more enjoyable :)
Ahaha for sure, there's a lot of information we have to get through, so finding a strategy to do it efficiently is definitely going to save a lot of time! And yep, a friend of mine does the humming as well ahaha, sounds useful! i hope the video helps, and thanks for engaging!
I’m actually a very fast reader.I can finish a 300+ page book in 3 days.I don’t really have a technique to it, it’s just a natural gift.My mother loves reading so I think she gave me my speed and reading habit.Plus I still remember like 80% of all the books I’ve read.And I’ve read about 30😅.Anyways, you’re vid is really interesting. Even though in already a very fast reader you’re vids are just really high quality. Good luck with med school!!
and I read 300pages in 1 sitting especially novels and reading books😮😮😮. in school the librarian was shocked when i took books daily and return the next day
why this technique is not thought in elementary schools is a tragedy..can you imagine a generation of individuals trained in better reading practices? I will be applying these skills (as I have a mountain of books to read) at 49 (never to late) and teaching my children the same. Thank you @Salim_Ahmed
For sure, i feel like learning how to learn would massively help in the education system, especially at a younger age! Thanks for engaging and i hope my videos help :) And of course there is never too late of a time to learn - i know someone in my graduate entry med school cohort thats 49 too!
This is incredible, golden tips !! No less than ted video..Lots of online spam people out there who simply sell their content in the name of this weakness but end up sharing nothing rather than promoting their course.
Ahaha I'm glad to hear you liked it! It's kind of funny too, had a few haters say I'm sponsored by spreeder or along the lines of that (when I'm not) even though i just mention them briefly 😂 thanks for engaging!
You sir have advanced to the next level. My whole life i sometimes used this technique without knowing that it has a name. For me it worked similar but a bit different: i was not reading/going through line for line of text, but rather stared at small to medium sized textblocks with wide open eyes. Like scanning . Then i see "keywords" or key sentences that shows me what it is about, and where relevant information is, and then i know if its worth the time or not. Spoiler alert: most of the text clutter is not. I think this method should be taught in shool from early age. Imagine humans in the future have far more knowledge because of this. Seriously this can create a new kind of sentient humans that will think differently from us because of that masive amount of knowledge. I mean, we could do ourselves a big favour already if we just wouldnt produce all this totally unneccesary text clutter. Just Info. Another idea: Imagine the Internet without advertising 😮. Focusing only on the usedul. It would be a complete game changer. Btw are you an eye doctor? Greetings from a fellow optician.
Thanks for commenting! Yep a lot of information is quite cluttered so it's important that we figure out what is relevant and what isn't for sure! It's suprising how much isn't taught in schools in terms of learning strategies, especially things like active recall. Ahaha no ads would be great! And I'm currently a med student, still got a bit of time left until I'm a doctor ahaha
Good Video. Some of the tips I have heard off before and already implemented but others are new to me and overall this really got me thinking about ways to improve my reading and comprehension simultaneously. Grateful for this, thanks!
I have a video on writing essays that might be of use - have used this method throughout my uni degrees (in Russel Group unis, I think that's the UK equivalent to Ivy League?) and it worked well :)
YOU ARE MY NEW STUDY GURU!!!!!! I have been longtime fans of ex medical productiivity guru like ali abdaal, but since they quit medicine and become full time youtuber, their videos became less relevant to me. You gain a new subscriber
I feel like this is quite easy when reading easy vocabulary, but reading academic papers or learning something new is really where I need this skill, but it comes very hard. Comprehension has to be balanced with speed. You can’t just let your eyes do the work and still remember most of it when all of the content is new for you. What is your advise on this?
Hey thanks for commenting I take a step wise approach - i dont jump up in reading speed too much, i just go up a little bit, just beyond what I'm comfortable with, and employ the methods I've mentioned especially towards the end of the video. I think you can intuitively figure out what makes sense for you depending on the difficulty of what you read and work from there instead of expecting 3x speeds for any piece of article you read, which tbh is silly to expect
same here, i can revise previous materials lightning fast, i have been doing this (no internal monologue, visual tracker) constantly without even realizing. but it only works during revise sessions, learning new materials is still slow af. and these doesnt help in boosting learning speed in any way, only thing to boost learning/memorizing speed is to write stuff in air (literally), imagine your finger to be a pen and pretend an intangible canvas is in front of you then write the lessons you learnt there in large bold letters, since there is no friction you will write tons of words in a very small amount of time and carving imaginary letters with your finger on an intangible camvas is way more engaging and massively boosts learning new stuff and the 80/20 percentage thing is true, but my OCD(recently dignosed) makes it too painful to skip study material so in the end i just end up reading everything and investing too much time. so the combination of being a medstudent+ this ocd of mine is a living hell so far
Self-improvement is a huge thing to me, so I try to improve for any aspect of life, from academics to personal, so I'm glad you appreciate it! Ahaha I have been meaning to get into boxing, feel like it'd be enjoyable too Thanks for engaging and I hope the video helps!
It matters how many things you read use in real life. According to one entrepreneur It is better to read 10 books a year and remember all the gist than reading 365 books and not remember anything
Great advice, way better than the bigger channels, you deserve more subs ! Question : Does the 80/20 rule stand for informational books too ? Like your medical books, or a Google course module, for example
Hahaha thanks bro, hopefully continue to grow the channel And definitely, for example with medicine there's a lot of extra knowledge - like if i learn about heart attacks, there's a whole list of causes or risk factors, but it's just inefficient to try and memorise every single condition or cause of it - 80/20 rule applies here, coz i can focus on what is common as opposed to rare. I think it can apply to basically any scientific subject tbh, maybe not too possible conceptually for something more applied though like maths in this sense
I appreciate that you give helpful tips in reading faster. I found that one where you use a tracker particularly interesting. However, have you considered any downsides to it? For some people/circumstances, it might be more beneficial in reading slower and ensuring that one deeply comprehends one book over reading as quickly as possible, using internal monologue as their own insight and aware of nuances that only appear in slow reading. Although you touched on this with the idea of 'summarise and consolidation,' the inherent idea of reading fast could hinder this comprehension. Your tips would be helpful to those who value reading more books and maximising productivity in a given time over being more meticulous and appreciating the process of reading, and looking out for your own insight and the nuances. Depends on what people's goals are, I suppose.
Thanks for the comment. Here's one way to think of it - one person's speed of reading 'slow' might be another person's 'fast' reading speed. These tips helped me develop my baseline such that my 'slow' is still faster than what it used to be, helping me comprehend information just as well as I would have before, except faster. I think tbh some use of common sense and intuition can be used by a person to figure out a balance of using the tips vs not using them - as not all tips need to be used concurrently. So, it all depends at the end of the day
For me, sitting down and just reading is quite difficult. I consider myself a visual learner so my mind tends to wander and I end up reading the same sentence practically 5x because I can’t comprehend the information I just read. I don’t think it’s a lack of skill, but more of my lack of interest since my imagination is the reward system for investing in reading. And unfortunately I DNF MANY books because I can’t get past the first 20% mark due to me reading slow and lack of interest. This year though, I decided to try and finish at least one of the books on my shelf. It was EXTREMELY difficult at first, but I learned that audiobooks is my thing. I now manage to finish an average of 4-5 600+ page books in a month mainly on 3x speed. Now I know there are others who can probably read more, but for someone like me, it’s quite an amazing feat. Still on harder literature books I’ll grab a physical copy and have that in front of me and do both at the same time to guarantee I absorb the information. My question is, what do you recommend for people, like myself, who are more rewarded by visual stimulation? I’m always down to learn more ways of enhancing my reading.
In my opinion, you should try to use your imagination reward system to become more realistic and practical and familiar with what you really want to. Like you can try to convince yourself that read this book can really help you in some aspects (health, relationship, salary...), make the connection about what you will get from this book with what you want in real life. That my advice hope it will help.
Thanks for commenting - I feel like there could be a lot of options or possibilities tbh. Like even reading graphic novels or illustrated books might be good, or opting for books that you find to be more interesting, as i myself find it difficult to read a book if i just find it boring. Or sometimes reading just in small amounts (literally even a page or two) might be something to do without putting too much effort in - since doing that is better than reading 0 pages. The advice from the other reply also sounds quite good. I reckon practice and patience is important for this tbh, as it might be unreasonable to expect extreme changes in focus or ability to read if you find it hard to in the first place. And as you say, being able to finish a book in a month at that speed is good for you, which is all that matters at the end of the day. So I reckon if reading is difficult, be realistic and fair on yourself to improve slower if that has to be the case, and i definitely do think reading something more enjoyable will improve the experience.
