SPEED READING SOFTWARE

The Goal of Speed Reading

2010-02-08T17:25:00.000-08:00

A lot of people like to talk about speed reading as if it were a competition. Like if you're out on the golf course and your buddy tries to out-drive you on the tee shot. Of if you are in the gym bench pressing and there's always that one guy who loads up the bar and grunts and groans making a big show of his strength. I remember one conversation between two nerdy kind of guys and they were arguing over whose computer had more processing power. That's when a buddy of mine interjected and said, "OK, why don't you just say that you've got a bigger d...!".

You will hear some speed readers brag and say that they can read over 1,000 words a minute or how they finished Tolstoy over breakfast. Truth is that even though it is called speed reading, it is not just the speed that is important. What's more important is the knowledge and assimilation.

For instance, is it possible to speed read a telephone book? Of course, its not like there's a whole lot of subtext behind those addresses and names. However, is it possible to speed read a book by Socrates? Of course, however, you will likely miss out on the underlying meaning and overall depth of his works. Reading some texts is kind of like an iceberg. You might only see 10% of it above water. But there's a mountain of stuff underlying what you read at face value.

What's infinitely more important than reading fast is reading with precision, accuracy, and quick assimilation. If you can read as if you are watching a movie and all the while the gears in your head are turning, constantly questioning the veracity of what is being said, then you are a proficient reader. However, you can read at 2,000 words per minute, but if you only grasp the surface of what is being said, you may be just wasting your time.

So, in my view, the goal of speed reading should be a combination of accuracy, depth, understanding, assimilation AND speed. Don't get too hung up on words per minute. Spend more time exploring the underside of that iceberg.

Electronic Document Management

2010-02-08T11:42:00.000-08:00

Every serious speed reader will have tons of books and other paperwork clogging up their drawers, desks, tables, kitchen counters, etc. For this reason you will have to manage your documents with some sort of organizing principles. Check out Electronic Document Management.

How to get into law school

2010-02-08T00:57:00.000-08:00

The video I am posting here is DEAD WRONG!!!!!!! I am not posting this video to be some sort of pedantic prick. To the contrary, I am posting this video because I do not want people to waste their time on ridiculous ideas. There's a lot of better things to do with your time...like get drunk and party.

What's wrong with this video?

1.) You DON'T need to write the essay on the LSAT. Do you really think law school deans read those essays? They get thousands or even tens of thousands of applications per year. Trust me. I know that at one point, LSAT administrators made some rule that said that if you SKIPPED the essay portion, you would automatically fail. Why would they make this rule? Because the dirty secret is that you really don't have to worry about that section of the exam. You could write about who will man the San Diego Padres bullpen for all they care.

2.) They say in the video that the best majors for law school are English, literature, history, and political science. Do me a favor. Go find a lawyer and run this list by them and carefully stare at the corners of their mouth. If they are sober they will laugh their asses off. This is quite possibly the worst list of majors for a prospective law student.

These majors are bad because they are far too easy and have no practical application. Most liberal arts majors basically party the first 8 weeks of the quarter or semester and cram the last two weeks of the quarter or semester. You won't get away with that crap in law school, I promise you that.

The best majors to prepare for law school are the hard sciences like chemistry, biology, engineering, etc. I know that sounds strange but it's really true. Most science majors excel in law school for one little known reason: laws are basically formulas. You plug facts into the laws and out pops your answer. Liberal arts majors never really seem to grasp that concept for whatever reason.

If you don't want to major in the sciences then I would suggest a rigorous business major, if there is such a thing. Believe it or not, having a sound grasp of business, marketing, and money will come in handy in law school and when you get out into practice. Accounting is another good choice because tax lawyers can make damn good money.

3.) Letters of recommendation. It might be true that you will need to send these in, however even if you have a professor that hates your guts and the letter says that they should not admit you because you are a psychopath who likes to execute small puppies in the biology lab, they won't read it. Any professor will do. Don't worry about if they like you or not. However, most of the time, the letter will be sent by the professor to your law school and not by you.

4.) High GPA. The LSAT is going to weigh in more heavily than your GPA. The reason for this is noted above somewhat. Science majors are hard, and therefore it will be much more difficult to maintain a decent GPA. Whereas if you are an English Major (ironic that this even exists in the USA) you would have to have severe chromosomal damage to come in at anything under 3.9.

***WARNING*** PLEASE DO NOT TAKE BASKET WEAVING CLASSES TO INFLATE YOUR GPA!!!!!!!!*** This is one of the dumbest things you could possibly do. Think about it. If you can't ace Poli Sci 101 in undergrad, do you REALLY think you'll get through Torts in 1L? Think about it. Face it, if you can't hack it in undergrad, then don't bother with law school.

Undergraduate school is kind of like Junior Varsity Basketball and Law School is like the NBA. If you can't play ball with the JV team, don't think you'll be throwing down with Kobe and LeBron. The comparison is very real. The talent level in law school is extremely high. The competition is CUT THROAT. And the work load is incredible.

5.) Think about your reason for going to law school. Wanna earn a lot of money? Well, law school is not for you. Point out to me all the statistics on what lawyers actually make...I don't care. Most attorneys these days are really hurting, and you will be hurting a lot more with a student loan of over $100,000.

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X-Treme Speed Reading

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2010-01-15T18:19:00.000-08:00

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Jimmy Carter, Speed Reader

2010-01-15T18:07:00.000-08:00

Jimmy Carter was an avid reader. Reports out there say that Carter could read between 1,000-5,000 words per minute. His wife Rosalyn was also an avid speed reader as well.

Jimmy Carter was a very bright man evidenced by his duty in commandeering a US Naval Submarine.

John F. Kennedy, speed reader

2010-01-15T18:02:00.000-08:00

Not many people know this about John F. Kennedy, but John F. Kennedy was in very poor health throughout most of his life. On three separate occasions as a boy, John F. Kennedy had been so sick that he had a Catholic Priest read him his last rites on at least three separate occasions.

And most people do not know that John F. Kennedy, while he was in the White House, spent the majority of his time in a wheel chair. John F. Kennedy had crippling back pain and kidney problems. It was said that his father, Joe Kennedy had dispersed around the world security deposit boxes in many banks, syringes with medicine for John F. Kennedy just in case he fell ill from his various congenital conditions.

As a result, it is not surprising that John F. Kennedy spent a lot of time in bed. Naturally, John F. Kennedy had spent a large part of his life reading. John F. Kennedy was a voracious reader. It has been said that John F. Kennedy could read somewhere between 1,000 to 2,500 words per minute.

Richard Nixon was a Speed Reader

2010-01-15T17:52:00.000-08:00

It has been widely reported that Richard Nixon was an avid speed reader. Although we do not know exactly how fast he read, it has been surmised that Nixon could read at around 1,000 words per minute. We believe that this was his reading speed because Nixon once wrote a fictional story about a young man with a reading speed of around 1,000 words per minute. And many believe that the young man was essentially himself.

Of course, Nixon was a very talented and bright man. Nixon graduated third in his class at the Duke University School of law.

Interestingly, most people do not know this about Nixon, but Nixon, while he was in undergrad in Whittier, California had taken up acting. Surprisingly, Nixon showed profound talent in acting. Nixon's acting talent was so substantial, many thought that Nixon could have possibly have pursued a career in acting. It was through acting classes that Nixon met his soon to be wife Pat, or Buddy.

In a side note, Nixon's profound intellectual gifts made him a natural poker player. While he was in the Navy, Nixon was said to be the best poker player in the fleet. Nixon made a lot of money off his fellow sailors and his ability to bluff was unrivaled.

Tips on Speed Reading by Tim Ferriss

2010-01-14T21:20:00.000-08:00

When Tim was at Princeton University he decided to make some extra money by holding speed reading courses there. He posted a bunch of fliers, made a bunch of tapes, etc. only to find that no one wanted his course. This proved to be a seminal lesson in his life.

Tim learned the basics of speed reading as it was taught to me when I was in high school. Now I will give you Tim's tips on speed reading as well as a link to his blog on speed reading advice. However, although I agree that this advice could work for SOME people, I believe that it will not work for most people. And I also believe that although it can work, it can only work on certain types of text and certain types of subject matter. For instance, I might use this technique (although not with my finger) on a Time Magazine article. However, I would not use this for reading a Supreme Court opinion or an Organic Chemistry text book.

Here's Tim's advice and a link to his blog on Speed Reading:

"Use a pen or finger to trace under each line as you read as fast as possible. Reading is a series of jumping snapshots (called saccades), and using a visual guide prevents regression."

Now, there's a lot more steps in his blog post and in his book, but that's about the gist of it. The reason why I put Tim's advice in here is not to criticize it because I believe it can work for some people in a certain limited conditions. Rather, the reason why I put it in here is because I was ripped off taking a similar speed reading course in high school to the tune of about $1,000. And with most, if not all speed reading courses out there that's all you'll get out of it. And at least Tim was decent enough to not charge you a ton of money for that advice.

Our speed reading software is different. Our speed reading software is a progressive process that takes you from stage to stage. Unlike most speed reading courses that tell you to sprint before you can walk, we teach you how to crawl, then walk, jog, and then sprint. That is what differentiates our system from the others out on the market. So if you're looking to spend hundreds of dollars on other speed reading courses or software, you've got it here (or from Tim Ferriss) for free. However, if you want to really learn how to speed read, then you can visit our website for more thorough details.

INTERNET TV AT CES 2010 IN LAS VEGAS

2010-01-14T20:51:00.000-08:00

INTERNET TV AT CES 2010 IN LAS VEGAS

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2010-01-14T19:46:00.000-08:00

CES Consumer Electronics Expo 2010, Que EREADER

2010-01-14T19:25:00.000-08:00

Here's a more in-depth demonstration on one of the most popular products featured at CES 2010. This room was crowded and got a lion's share of the buzz while at CES. It's truly an amazing device.

CES Consumer Electronics Expo 2010, Que EREADER

2010-01-14T19:09:00.000-08:00

Here's the Que eReader featured at the CES Consumer Electronics Expo 2010 last week in Las Vegas. This is the Ferrari of ereaders for sure.

Speed Reading Software

2010-01-11T15:59:00.000-08:00

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