Discover The Key To Quick Learning

By Vinnie Castaldi


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

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

Speed can definitely get you to your intended destination very quickly. However, are you able to take note of the things along the way, or do you miss every little thing 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 material - and also, take it in properly.

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 understanding you gain. Hence, some people attempt fast track reading shortcuts in the hope of reading more books in much less time, in their mission for this increased knowledge. They believe that the quicker they read, the more they can absorb.

Without a doubt, speed reading may accomplish 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 enables you to cover more pages within the same timespan due to this increased reading rate.

However, a major limitation of this kind of learning is that readers wind up remembering only a small part of the reading material and important details are completely passed over.

There is a solution to this problem. Very few people are aware of this seldom-talked about fast reading method. It's based upon the concept that the mind thinks in pictures.

Learning is sped up when you visualize or "see" the entire concept of the book or passage. If you can train yourself to see pictures in your mind of what the writer is trying to convey, this will make your whole reading experience memorable. If you don't imagine images while you read you decrease the possibility of retaining, and hence learning, your material at an accelerated rate. Therefore, 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.

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

Impressions are lasting, while information changes over time. Past information is quickly forgotten and replaced by brand-new subject matter; imagined images change your experiences and hence, they can easily be saved permanently in your mind.

Keep in mind that momentary pauses will be essential for learning to become effective. It's not all about how quick you can finish reading a book: it is more about how you can imagine and ponder and how you comprehend 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 manner, not only will you get important insight into books and other various publications, but also, you will be molded into a well-rounded learner with new and enriched knowledge.




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