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Natoli  Posts: 148
Registered: 2002-2-1 11:53:08
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Date Posted:
3/29/12 8:51pm
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How fast do you read? |
Take the quiz!
It's not spam, I promise, and it doesn't even ask for an email address. It's sort of cool to see where you stack up. 
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Yossarian_42  Title: RUSH > ALL
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Registered: 2002-2-28 11:23:20
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How fast do you read? |
The slower you read the longer your books last. I have always read at a really relaxed pace and I don't trust myself to really read as slow as I normally do when faced with a test.
I read as fast as I can read comfortably (like I was reading a text for school) and got 170% faster than average but if I slow down to my casual novel pace it is only ~100% faster.
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Natoli Posts: 148
Registered: 2002-2-1 11:53:08
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Date Posted:
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How fast do you read? |
Yossarian_42 posted:
The slower you read the longer your books last. I have always read at a really relaxed pace and I don't trust myself to really read as slow as I normally do when faced with a test.
I read as fast as I can read comfortably (like I was reading a text for school) and got 170% faster than average but if I slow down to my casual novel pace it is only ~100% faster.
True, but when I really get into a book, I have a hard time keeping it slow...
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-Foxy-  Title: Moderator
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Posts: 6,565
Registered: 2002-5-29 21:46:17
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Date Posted:
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How fast do you read? |
not bad but if i got a kindle fire it doesnt seem to do well stacked up against the other brands for battery life.
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Daimar Title: Moderator
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Registered: 2004-11-5 08:02:09
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Date Posted:
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454 per minute, but I don't think I can keep that up.
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jarom_td Posts: 122
Registered: 2000-8-8 12:45:59
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Reading at my normal pace I got 204 wpm - 18% slower than the national average.
But I've always known I'm a slow reader. I like to take everything in when I read. I have tried reading faster, and even skimming before, and it's just not as enjoyable for me.
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Natoli Posts: 148
Registered: 2002-2-1 11:53:08
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Date Posted:
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How fast do you read? |
I got 593 today, 137% faster than average. I've always done well with reading and reading comprehension, though, so it doesn't really surprise me.
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Ravynmagi Title: Moderator
Posts: 1,098
Registered: 2001-12-23 17:10:17
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Date Posted:
3/29/12 8:51pm
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I hate these. I hate being reminded of how slow I read. I read a lot, but I read well below the average. 
Reading technical books is particularly painful because of this. |
Lyndrek  Title: Moderator
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Registered: 1999-11-22 12:41:54
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Date Posted:
3/29/12 8:51pm
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says 505 words per minute.
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vn_jurojin Title: Insolent Insomniac
Posts: 205
Registered: 2001-12-20 03:26:39
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Date Posted:
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410 wpm on that test, but I actually have 2 reading speeds. Book reading speed and work reading speed. I used to consciously slow down when I was reading a book, now I think it's just natural because I don't even think about it anymore. I have to admit, I have no clue if I was reading at work or book speed for that test. Probably something in between since it takes me a bit to settle into a pattern while reading and that page was too short for that to happen.
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