Discover The Secret To Rapid Learning

By Vinnie Castaldi


Can you remember the cartoon series featuring the character, "Speedy Gonzales"?

Whenever you think about "quick", it brings back the picture in your mind of that neat little Mexican mouse who was depicted as "the speediest mouse in all of Mexico" as he could never get caught by Sylvester the cat who guarded the cheese factory at the US-Mexican border.

Speed can certainly get you to your desired destination very quickly. However, are you able to take note of the things en route, or do you miss everything while speeding along in the fast lane? Just like with driving, zooming in quick and breezing through every little thing may not give you enough of a chance to appreciate your reading content - and also, take it in effectively.

A lot of your education can be obtained via reading. Merely getting into a comfortable position and starting to read a book of your choosing can open up a new world for you. Moreover, reading enables you to gain access to the thought processes of historically great people.

The more you read, the more knowledge you gain. Hence, some people attempt fast track reading shortcuts in the hope of reading even more books in much less time, in their pursuit for this increased knowledge. They think that the quicker they read, the more they can take in.

Undoubtedly, speed reading may achieve this task, as it involves reading groups of words and phrases in one eye fixation, as compared to reading word-for-word. Speed reading also allows you to cover even more pages within the same period as a result of this increased reading rate.

Nonetheless, a significant limitation of this sort of learning is that readers wind up remembering only a small part of the reading material and crucial details are totally overlooked.

There is an answer to this problem. Very few people are aware of this seldom-talked about rapid reading method. It's based on the theory that the mind thinks in images.

Learning is sped up when you imagine or "see" the whole concept of the book or passage. If you can train yourself to see images in your mind of what the author is attempting to convey, this will make your whole reading experience memorable. If you don't picture images while you read you reduce the possibility of retaining, and hence learning, your material at an accelerated rate. Thus, speed reading becomes futile.

The above discussed method is simply referred to as visualization, which is vital for learning things quickly. Visualization in reading represents the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle being put together to create the entire picture. Not only does the entire story "appear," but also it actually "comes alive" right before your eyes in the dimension of the mind.

Merely speeding aimlessly through a book can give you a misty image of the subject matter at best, and a mist quickly dissipates. Rapid reading without visualization can be interesting, but very rarely leaves an impression.

Impressions are lasting, while information changes over time. Past information is soon forgotten and replaced by new subject matter; pictured images alter your experiences and thus, they can effortlessly be stored permanently in your mind.

Keep in mind that momentary pauses will be necessary for learning to become effective. It's not all about how fast you can finish reading a book: it is more about how you can envision and contemplate and how you understand the concepts being presented by the author.

Imaginative pictures in your mind can provide enduring impressions. If you alter your focus to learning in this fashion, not only will you obtain important insight into books and other different publications, but also, you will be molded into a well-rounded learner with new and enriched knowledge.




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