Rapid Reading Made Simple Author:J. Waldman The way to read both faster and better is to read, read, read -- faster and better. The method works, too, in most cases. Why are we reading specialists so sure that this application of commen sense will prove effective? The reason is not hard to find. Most people read at a miserly 20 to 25 per cent of their capacity.&nbs... more »p; This leaves a generous 75 to 80 per cent of unused ability. As a result, we can well afford to be confident.
Even if the vast majority of readers improved only up to 50 per cent of their unused capacity, they would be reading at approximately two and a half times their former rate -- a gain of 150 per cent.« less