How to Speed Read - And When NOT To | Ask Altucher! EP06

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James Altucher

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🗓️ 18 June 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Does your mind wander while reading a book? Do you have to go back pages and re-read because you have no idea what happened in the plot for a few minutes? Today, James gives his tried and true method of speed-reading books to maximize the knowledge you retain and reduce the amount of time spent reading to a minimum.

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0:00.0	This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.
0:07.1	This is the James Altiger Show.
0:10.0	Alright, James, I have a question for you.
0:20.8	I always want to ask this question.
0:22.8	Sure, ask away.
0:24.4	I felt like every time I read, it takes me a billion years to finish a book.
0:28.9	So when I start a book, I only read one word and then I'm done.
0:33.5	And then I just can't never finish.
0:35.8	So...
0:36.8	Wait, does this occur in only English?
0:38.9	How are you when you're reading a book in Malaysian?
0:41.8	It's the same.
0:43.2	In Chinese.
0:44.2	There's no language, Malay language or anything.
0:46.8	There's, but I'm not interested in reading in Malay.
0:49.6	Somehow I'm more interested in reading in English in Chinese.
0:53.4	But it's the same.
0:54.4	I read one word.
0:55.7	My mind's wander.
0:56.8	And then I'm like, okay, I guess it's five o'clock now.
1:00.0	I'm do something else.
1:01.6	It's interesting because think about this podcast.
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