How to Read Faster
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- Опубликовано: 13 май 2024
- Learn how to read faster, read more books and remember what you read.
There are a lot of misconceptions about how to read well, so in this video we’ll cover some of the most common issues people seem to have. I can tell you now that the problem most of us have is that we learn to read books for school. And school conditions us to assume that we should be able to actively recall most things we read. We shouldn’t. Human memory doesn’t work that way. We just did that to make decent grades on the tests we took. And suck up to our teachers or whatever.
I’m here to tell you to scrap everything you know. Well, not everything, but a lot of it. Reading doesn’t have to be a slow and laborious chore. I urge you to gather around. Pull up a seat. Today we’re learning better reading habits and skills. The video includes tips on reading faster, remembering what you’ve read, how to read more, and some hacks on using what you’ve learned, or not.
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How to become a better reader: stop watching RUclips videos about reading and just pick up one of those 25 books you bought last week.
Dang u rly got me there
I dont have any money, i dont whant to touch any boogers.
I'm in this comment and I don't like it
@@nicospeaks4646 how did you get into this comment
@@iforget6940 magic
You don't have to read 81 books a year. You just have to enjoy what you read.
You don't have to read 81 books or enjoy what you read. You just have to remember and apply what you read :)
@@hugolaan1563 true
@@hugolaan1563 no. Sakthi said right
And remember and apply what you read
🤝
The inner monologue is important when reading fiction I find, both during dialogue and when reading a narration of events or places, as an inner voice can really add to the beauty of the story you are experiencing, almost letting you enter the story yourself.
Man. I was surprised by that point. I read action Fantasy novels and love this inner voice of mine in the process. I kindaa never realised I can turn it off. I tried it in comments here and it seems to take considerable effort.
I am gonna put in the effort but I ain't sure it will work on those education books I am planning to read that have great depth and wisdom in each sentence.
Edit: also, I am surprised how less this topic is talked about in comments here.
For fiction it’s important when a character speaks to imagine the voice. For nonfiction it can be bypassed.
So guys, I was trying to bypass/compress this voice but found myself kindaa unable to do so. It seems this voice is necessary for me to actually understand what I am reading.
I also measured my reading speed. If you don't know, average is 250words per minute. 150 is considered slow. etc.
My result was .. somewhat less than 150.
English isn't my first language but I plan on start reading a lot. Any suggestions please?
I'm a bit of a daydreamer and love to imagine scenes as I'm reading fiction, or even how the characters must feel. It's a great way to immerse yourself in the story, but it is slow. Sometimes I get stuck on one page for ages if the scene is particularly complex. So I totally get why, if your aim is to read faster, you should suppress this habit. For me I end up doing it for every book, and every page within it, and that's why it takes me forever to read anything!
I kinda have always been reading with an inner monologue...if it's books, boards, exam papers... i triedn to read without it and it feels like i am just overflowing the parts
Im a diagnosed dyslexic, I’ve always struggled massively with reading. I watched this video on Saturday (it’s now Monday) and now I’m starting to think I’m not dyslexic and that just nobody ever taught me to read properly 😂 I’m actually not even joking. My last measured reading speed was about 63wpm. I stopped sounding everything out in my head on Saturday after watching this video and I’ve just read two chapters in half an hour. This is mind blowing to me. Life changing even. It usually takes me 1-2 months to read a full book / not just because of speed but because I get tired quickly. I feel like I could read a book in a week at the moment. I actually think my comprehension is better as well. This is wild like I honestly can’t thank you enough for this video. Seriously, thank you so so much.
I have no idea how to shut that reading voice. Sad.
“I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Great quote.
Wow, that's a good one.
Love that quote
The meals, obviously. To build the body nutrients are required.
@@andrewbond8187 Well you need nutrients for the brain, and that nutrient is giving the brain books to read expanding knowledge for the brain, making it grow. Just like how you need food to grow.
bro, if i read 2 books at the same time, i feel like im cheating on my characters from the 1st book
HHHHHHHHHHH relatable
YES
I don't read novels doh
Bro, If that is the case, I am a fucking professional cheater. I read 2-3 book at the same time, 10-13 anime at once and 2-3 tv shows.
SAME FEELING WITH WATCHING MULTIPLE KDRAMAS OR CDRAMAS AT THE SAME TIME UWU
Note taking is actually a wonderful way to retain what you've read. Specifically, hand written notes. I recommend looking up common place books or the Zettelkasten. The truck is to take effective notes, and that's all about contemplation, not copying the information.
It's no different than having a conversation with yourself.
i love note taking by hand on specific parts of books that ideas i get and will come back too for more
I agree, only need few sentences per page - if this is a basic summary of the content you are having to process the information and you naturally are better at remembering it. I did this on a book on the crusades and it made me probably enjoy the book more. Yep works for me.
Yea compression of information with notes is not even that difficult, I think of it as having a personal summariser; it's not a summary of the book, it's a summary of the books imprint on your mind and the journey of reading it.
(almost) Everyone intuitively hates the idea of reading 20 books and not being able to say anything at all about them, in my opinion it is either laziness or its own form of 'look I'm powering through all these books, I won't tell people at parties but I could if I wasn't afraid of appearing uncool'
exactly thats what I did for university. I would read through the main areas and try to understand the concepts first instead of copying word for word (which is so useless as a practice), then try to paraphrase and explain what I learnt in my own words. If im struggling to write down those notes, then I haven't understood what I have read. so read again to understand and then try writing again. for this reason I was able to actually remember things which was super helpful for presentations where I could just have bullet points to jog my memory of something (like cognitive shifting) and then ramble on about that point.
Chapter 14 was a real important piece of literature. Absolutely crucial 5:31
The bit about rabbit porn?
yes@@johnblazer7661
Bro really went down that rabbit hole 💀
"Don't read books you don't like"
But, that Bachelor's degree though...
Oh boy....
My thought exactly. I read a lot of books I hated as it was required reading for my college degrees. But for pleasure reading, I’m 100 pages into this and I hate it. Good bye literary adventure I can do without!
:)))
Ahahahahahaha
Hello literature books with way too old English a non-native English speaker is required to read. Thank God for cliff notes. #Beowulf
In summary: school has ruined everyone's reading experience
i 1000% agree. it takes all the fun out of reading
Totally!
Yep haven’t genuinely enjoyed a book since middle school and I’m about to graduate high school
Along with language learning and music...
yeah exactly, but I knew the answer to that one specific stock video footage was mitochondria :D
Pure gold Mark. Thanks for validating a lot of what I was already thinking. It's refreshing when somebody breaks from the status quo and says what needs to be said. Just found the channel and slammed the subscribe button. Keep it coming!
Yes! This makes me feel so much better! I have 5 books on the go and 1 of them I didn't want to finish, so now I realise, I don't have to!! How good is it when you let go of what you think you "must" do. I'm cheering
When I read fiction, i don't see words, i watch a movie inside my head.
Non fiction books are different though. I always imagine myself sitting in a classroom and Dumbledore is teaching the content of the books to me. Weird but work wonders
I love these perspectives!!! And was thinking the same about reading non-fic. The tip he gave about reading 'with your eyes' instead of having an internal monologue sounds just like watching a movie!
😂😂 This is so weird, but fair play man ✌️
Sounds interesting!
Wow! I'll put this to work for non fiction
@Sebastian Smith If Snape's teaching, I'm going off sick 😅
Went from never reading a book for myself to finishing 5 of them this year alone. I’m planning to double it in 2021
That’s awesome!
same
congratsss
Good work!!
Amazing 🌹
I cant turn my inner monologue off, anyone else struggling as well?
Such a refreshing video and a lot more practical and realistic than a lot of other reading tips I've seen
Mark Manson: “Stop reading a book you don’t like”
Me: *proceeds to fail all my classes
I thought the exact same thing. If I ever become an English/Literature teacher or professor, I think I'd employ that rule for my students - let them choose what's interesting, and if they start to lose interest, see why, and find if something else will strike their interest. Co-operate and focus on getting them toENJOY reading - instead of trying to dissect every little thing. Get the main principles of the book first, the main story, and choose to analyze it after.
@@goodstudd2972 that would be really smart you can have a lot of really meaningful discussions over the books they actually liked
@@goodstudd2972 this is not a realistic goal. There are strict rules for literature teachers, you can't just break them because the books are "boring".
Why not? Go go Just break/bent rules, why not?
If you really want to learn but don't like reading then set a discussion with people who are knowledgeable about the subject and ask them the right questions. It's better than relying only on your own understanding.
most people "don't like" reading because they were forced to read books they didn't like at school. The moment people start reading books about things they're actually interested in then.... bam, they become a serious reader
Yeah, but if you weren't forced to read certain books, how would you know what you like or dislike?
That's actually very true for me. I thought reading was stupid because I thought every book that I read in school is the same, boring. But how wrong I was after I discovered some beautifully written books with a great story and a great world building. I'm a reader now and I strive to read more than last year. I'm happy I discovered books. Like, in a proper way.
Yup, that's my case
It happened to all of us, as kids we were programmed in our back then fragile minds to hate books and stuff we didn’t like to read. Which is why most of us don’t read now or dislike the idea of reading. It’s all mental.
@@bianquita1 I used to read 3-4 thick books a month as a child. After school, where they forced me to read things I didn't like, I stopped reading completely for 5 years. Only now I'm slowly overcoming it and getting back into reading.
Such a awesome video, offering so many new perspectives and ideas, that I've never acknowledged and thinked about. This truly is a life-changer!
Mark - You speak things that I had in my brain. You validate me to myself. Thanks. You are so different and refreshing.
I have a notebook where I write down phrases and paragraphs of the books I read that I find interesting or just beautifully written. That`s something I really do come back to after I finished a book and I absolutely love my already 100 handwritten pages full of random citations.
That's actually a really good idea. Will adopt this habit. Thanks!
This is dope
Yeah I’m gonna implement this 💯
You’re a fucking genius
Love it!
1) Quiet the inner monologue
2) Read with your finger
3) Stop reading books you hate
4) Schedule time to read
5) Read more than one book at a time
Tq
tell no.3 to goddamn schools man
Ty for saving my time for reading.
Thank you🧚♀️
#4 alone will get you pretty far
Thanks Manson. Very valuable. I admire your clarity of thought. And you suggested some great tips I could use. Thanks again.
I read 8 books last year. Goal was 20. Am wiser now.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
01:31 🗣️ Turn off inner monologue for faster reading by not sounding out words in your head.
02:54 👆 Use your finger to guide your eyes while reading to improve focus and reading speed.
04:19 📚 Don't feel obligated to finish books you don't like; prioritize valuable content.
08:06 🕒 Schedule dedicated reading time, even in short intervals, to accumulate reading progress.
10:05 📖 Read multiple books simultaneously to sustain interest and maintain varied reading goals.
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Thanks man😊
Thankyou ❤
Thx
Thanks, this helped me skip the part where he kept reiterating that if a passage is becoming repetitive then he skips it. I took his own advice 😂
Personal summary:
- Cut the inner monologue
- Read with the finger
- Don't keep reading a book u don't like
- Schedule your reading time - make a habit of it
- Read more than one book at a time
- Use the stuff u read
Good stuff! Thanks! I’m not sure how many I’ve read so far... maybe 7? My absolute favorite was “The Choice” by Dr. Edith Eva Eger... I really think most people who find you interesting would like it. Because of that book, I’m now reading Viktor Frankl’s Man’s search for meaning... wow! I’ve got 2 or 3 others (lighter reads) on the side!
Thanks
There is a deep irony present within this comment.
“Don’t read a book that is not dense with information and keeps repeating itself” repeated for 5 minutes.
Thanks for saving me 12 min
i became truck driver just to listen to audiobooks .. i love my job because of books
If this is true, this is very interesting lol
@@mibbyk1636 yea its true , most calming feeling in the world i become one with myself while driving and listening to books
Joseph Carstensen if you have a library card, you can rent audiobooks on an app called Libby!
@@josephcarstensen7450 try Audible. Helped me a lot. Not sure if they have free stuff though.
Lol read the War on Normal people by Andrew Yang
The finger tip is really good one for reading faster! I personally find that I can only maintain reading two books at a time as opposed to three, I have one that I do as an audiobook through Libby for when I'm driving to and from work and one as a physical copy to wind down with at the end of the day.
1) what helped me read more often and/or have more fun while reading is stop sticking to chapters. especially with fiction i used to think when i put down the book i have to end at the end of a chapter so i would always check how many pages are left in the chapter and then get really demotivated and frustrated if it’s a lot. but then i stopped caring about the chapters and stopped reading whenever i felt like it
2) for remembering information from non-fiction books: tell people about what you read. especially with complicated concepts you’ll notice if you understood it when explaining it to someone else who doesn’t know have a clue about it
Read slow, reflect and internalise. No need to remember every word, just make it make sense for you.
As long as you can visualize the words !!!
I don't know what happens to people who wants to "memorize" the book. For me, the best thing that may happen is forget a book. I forget it and I can read it again, as it was new again. Bang! A new free book. You save money and enjoy it all again.
@mansvini totally agree with you. This is how one can enjoy reading.
Additionally just summarise the chapter in couple of lines and write a key takeaway. Distil what you read.
@Onouphrios I don't want to apply anything, I just want to enjoy the book. If you forget it, probably that wasn't very useful anyway. Don't worry about it
It's hard when you have a school deadline so reading slow isn't an option 😔
One more thing to add : There is no rule like you cant read a book twice. Most of the time you'll get better understanding when you read the book second time, which also increases to remember ideas in the book.
I agree with this! I have a lot of books that I love and it felt like I was watching a movie, Im definitely not gonna never watch that movie again!
I agree. I’ve read countless playboy magazines numerous times.
There's far more value in read a great book many times. Especially, when compared to reading many poor books.
True
Thank you for this comment! Sometimes I read the book again and my perspective the second time is completely different as compared to the previous time.
The ''no need for highlighting '' smashed me! I started like 2 months ago reading and taking notes like Ryan Holiday(notecards) and you make me second guess the way I have read every book until now!
did the Ryan holdiay method help u?
It’s not about how many books you go through , it’s about how many books go through you.
That ain't making no sense
@@SlouchyBike It does make sense. It's not about the number of books you read. It's about the impact the books made on your life.
Truth
@@SlouchyBike neither does your sentence
This felt like a slap to my face. Been trying to finish books I no longer have interest in just for the sake of finishing it. Ugh
Intelligence is not memorizing knowledge, intelligence is knowing where to find knowledge.
-Albert Einstein
RUclips 😎
@@Kritagya2007 maybe 😂
transactive memory c;
Love this.
True and false at the same time.
You don’t search for things you don’t know exists, and everyone is very ignorant in things were he doesn’t know shit.
Reading will keep you a sense of how much you don’t know, so you will be better at knowing when you feel confident that you shouldn’t.
This is basically story of humanity till like 200 years ago, “yeah, we have already figured out how the world works and what to do, why bother
Looking if it really works out in reality.”
Well, obviously that is stupid and wrong
I want to say that not always cut the inner monologue is a good choice. If you read really hard nonfiction book and you want to all thinks from this book being stored in your mind the inner monologue helps not only understand better, but if you do monologue about what you read after reading, it helps to remember things.
Of course, on some fiction stuff that method's working great. But the most important to have a joy while reading.
Since being in rehab the last 5 months I picked up reading and I never thought I'd ever say this but I REALLY enjoy it. So far iv read 7 one of them being Marks "subtle art" and hoping to buy "everything is" ❤
When I was 14-15, I used to read around 60-70 books a year.
Now I am 20, and I got into watching good movies and TV series.
Watched this video, gonna start reading again.
Reading is a good habit.
Thanks, Mark Manson!
couldn’t relate any more if i tried 😭 i miss reading
How do you guys think reading so many book changed yourself and your perspective on things
Same. I hate the fact that i don't read a lot as i was back then
@@norbertdikany9753 yes, you find new words that u never seen before and try to use them in your regular life. Remember be yourself. Dont try to look smarter.
Also you are more interesting to talk to than some person who only reads them when someone tells him. Be YOU.
Spider man into Spider verse 🤪
I just completed 50 books this year. And that's a lot compared to 5 last year... Covid was good for me...❤️
@@chillie000 letting a comment in case the answers appears in my youtube feed haha
@@jenesaisvraimentpasquoimet8473 well, good idea, lemme listen what would people say either hahaha
@@chillie000 haha we're waiting for a more developped answer!
I did 73, it was amazing 😊 COVID was good in terms of reading but everything else was... well not good.
❤❤❤
I know I have a bad memory. What helped me score really high marks in school and overall remember what I read was just reading the source material multiple times. You keep coming back to it and you understand it better and deeper. You connect to it better as well. I did not make notes, and I did not highlight shit the same thing that Mark says. You just need to read and read and read. It is habit, it is making your brain familiar so that your thoughts can go deeper as you start to understand things better. It is the same as exercising your muscles. You will understand each muscle better and in depth the more you exercise them. As simple as that. But thank you Mark for giving my way of studying and reading validation. I thought I was some weird guy with a problem and this is how I solved it. Thank you!
I like the inner monologue in my head because I use it to see a movie in my head. Characters have different voices, they even pause mid sentence if it seems right in the scene. There’s costumes, props, setting. I’ll frequently cast a specific actor in a role because the character starts to remind me of them. Earlier tonight while reading a fiction book I realized a character would be perfect for Sean Connery. Now I’ve got a Sean Connery movie in my head. Obviously this makes it a slower read, but I’m ok and quite happy with that. Right now I’m reading three books, all fiction, but the most I got to was eleven at once which was just a bit much. I try to read a chapter a day for each book, but if there’s less books being read then it might be more occasionally. I actually put the name of each book on my schedule of things to do each day and it’s motivating for me to mark each one off as the day goes on. There are other things I do involving counting pages in each chapter and knowing when page breaks are and having that info to better schedule my reading. Some folks might find this tiresome, but I love doing it.
"You don't have to read all of it - if it's shit, put it down." what a simple but liberating idea!
I do not have anything against skipping, but you cannot say you have read a book when you actually read some chapters... It is like saying you watched a movie when you just watched the trial.
Man, reading without the voice is fuckin hard
Try Scribd. They have a bunch of audiobooks for $9.99/month. I like it, especially when I'm cleaning.
breaking entrenched habits is never easy. it's like riding a bicycle against the wind, but it slowly gets easier.
@@heartofsteel8808 do you realise you just gave your no. To the whole internet?
I usually speaks gibberish or "blah blah blah" while reading with my hands 😉 this helps me to focus on the visual image than the sound in my head
@@intentionn4205 and, ? whats the worst that could happen, get text from trolls
I was afraid I just jumped right into one of these coaching gurus... That one actually caught me by a f***kin surprise. Straight to the point, notes taken, appreciate the content.
Cheers!
Actually, this one of the most honest RUclips videos about reading that I've ever seen ❤ love this man
I think that people reads the entire book, even they aren't liking it, because they pay for it 🤣
Crazy how people prefer wasting time over wasting money...
@@casanovadiscoqueen everyone isn't rich man, they cannot buy a lot of books every week, so when they buy a book, they read it, it's simple
@@casanovadiscoqueen and it's not wasting time, every knowledge is useful
pretty much this, when I pay 20-30 bucks for a book I gonna read not only the highly interesting parts, but also the medium ones, only the ultra crap gets skipped what is opinionated.
being honest with myself...
I Read a whole book that I didn't like just to see how much patience can I have until I finishing the whole book, just to think I had discipline or someshit.
after this video, I don't think I'll ever want to do that shit again, it's torture. I want to read for fun and to learn and If I see it repeats itself over and over I'll just skip it and say "guess what, I know what this book is about and I already finished it" and just move on.
'stops reading books i hate'
FAILS IN ALL MY EXAMS
I guess you should evaluate why you hate your major and decide whether to continue with it.
You should fail in that subject if you hate reading it so you can move on to reading what you actually like, it's a good thing to fail sometimes
I think that this is more for books that he chooses to read. If you have books that you have to read, you can't always skip them. You may be able to read other stuff when you tire of the content of the book you hate. In addition, the more you read, likely the faster you will read and you will be able to get through that book you hate quicker.
just do the exams bro
@@Tom_Het A lot of interesting fields have less interesting courses with uninteresting books, unfortunately.
I read 18 books this year so far. I wish I read 50 books. I have this thing that I should complete a book once I started, maybe I should not do that and mix in some fiction books in my reading list. This is an awesome video Mark. Thanks for sharing
Thank you. Hit a lot of truths I experienced growing up. Always felt stuck in many ways. Appreciate all the tips.
2019: 0 books
2020:52 books
Thank you, quarantine!
True 👏🏻
So you managed to read a book per week?
Good for you!
@@vonksummer9099 Pretty much but in the span of 7 months. In June, when I was really bored in quarantine, I read 13 books!
Somehow I ended up reading less in 2020 than I did in 2019 😅 I hope 2021 will be better, but at least January was not it.
Another tip: go to the library, that way if you don't like the book, you didn't waste any money (ppl that write books don't like this tip)
So you’re saying authors don’t like libraries? I doubt that. Most authors get the ideas they write about from the library. Not many people can afford to BUY every book they want to read.
@@scwinget8528 He said the author don't like that tip, not the library.
As an author I like people to read my books. It doesn't matter if they buy them or not. Of course it's helpful for the author, but if a person likes what I wrote next time they see my name on a book they might be willing to actually buy the book. I usually end up buying the book, if I really liked it, because I want it as part of my collection.
Apparently libraries pay more for the book than end-user would to compensate for the lost sales.
This what I was thinking when he dropped 81 books on the desk and said he didn’t even read half of it
Hi guys, looking for an advice. Does turning the inner monolog work even if English is not my 1st language? I like reading books in English, I read everyday for at least an hour, but I can only read about 1 page/4-5 minutes. Can this technique work for me?
That depends on how fluent you are in English, if you find yourself having to translate many of the words you read then it might be really difficult to turn of the monologue, if you're quite eloquent you might find it much easier.
Personally when I'm reading writing or conversing in English I also think in English instead of my native language, this seems to make it a lot easier.
When I read Italian there's too many words I dont know so I cant really turn of the monologue. But it might be personal, only way to find out is to try.
You’re advice is so real and golden thank you so much. I read so much more now
'I'm not convinced I know how to read, I've just memorized a lot of words"
- Nick Miller
i love new girl so much 🤍
fun fact, if you speak multiple languages you have to train yourself to turn off the inner monologue with each individual language; I speak 3 languages, no inner monologue with my mother tongue but the other 2 definitely needs training.
How do you keep the information you read without the inner monologue? I really struggle with that even in my native language, words just seem to vanish from my mind the moment I go to the next line, and I can't remember what I just read...
@@feliper.150 try to read slower, but without monologue
@@davidbai4218 Thanks, I'll try that out. But maybe I'm a slow reader afterall
That’s true, I find it extremely difficult to turn off my inner monologue. It’s not simple. I don’t know how long it may take for me to do that but maybe it won’t ever turn off as I am still learning more languages
@@feliper.150 i don’t even have an inner monologue and i still forget what i’ve just read. it sucks
Still not sure how to turn off the inner monologue but still great tips. Makes me feel better to know that the majority needs 2min to read one page. Always thought I’m a slow reader. It’s may and I finished 2 books and started the third. Just recently started scheduling reading time. I wish to finish 50 books/year for a start. 🤞
I’m so happy for you, because you seem to not having OCD. I have to watch a movie till the end even if I don’t like it and it’s boring. I have to watch a tv show at least till the end of the seasons. Same for games. Same for books. I literally can’t control it, this is how my brain works. It won’t let me to start any new film/book/show/game until I’ve finished what I had started before.
Thank you for sharing! As someone with ADHD, I've been following every one of these tips my entire life but felt kinda guilty about them because I thought I was doing it wrong. I listened to the weirdos who said I had to read each word aloud in my head, highlight, take notes, read every page of every book, and not to start another book until I finish with the one I'm currently reading. I prefer reading 3-4 books at once, skimming through the bullshit, slowing down for the parts that matter, and not commit to the books I don’t like.
When I read fast I just feel like I'm not reading properly and that I'm just getting a gist of what the writer wants to say. Thus, me thinking I'm not getting all of the content makes me panicky and anxious.
Exactly 🤍
Yep,same here. Most of the time I read classical works and while those are mentally draining and painfully slow to go through, its worth the effort even though I can only manage 10+ of those books per year.
@@acyh4097 one good book and understanding each and every aspect of it is so worthy
@@IshaSharma11 yeap sometimes its about the quality of the book that you read not how many books you can read 😊.
@@acyh4097 exactly, so true sir
As someone who reads alot, this is the first video in awhile I've seen with useful tips. Life is too short of ra bad book. Well done!
The BEST video I've seen on this topic!
Reading 2 books at the same time really works for me! I’ve been doing it since I started loving books because I both love reading fiction and nonfiction. It really helped me read more than sticking into 1 book at a time.
I do the same thing. I'm always bouncing between podcasts, books, articles etc. I find that a variety of ideas and opinions helps to keep my mind open.
I read 5 books at a time but they mess up in my head... So I don't really like it...
I’m pretty notorious for bouncing between a few books. It’s not a problem as long as I don’t let too much time pass before picking up a particular book. Then I have to start from the beginning since I may have forgotten certain details that may be crucial in understanding what is going on. Probably not as important with non fiction but in fiction I feel you could forget key plot points or characters.
I accidentally did this because I want to start a boom before I'd finished another.
And it was wonderful!
Now, time to read!
@@catherine0515
Cuz that is too much
You don't need to read fast, I used to hate reading because our education system thinks that you need to be reading at a certain speed. It wasn't until I decided to read on my own at my own pace without pressure of a book report or assignment that I really started enjoying it. I would give book reports on books I had already taken my time to read and they were perfect.
Why do ppl care about it?
Fuck it read with the inner monologue is part of the reading process to understand and interpret the caracter feelings to make it enjoyable and to like the time you spent reading. I hate those tips that “teach how to read more” you don’t need that. Read 6 book a year dgf is about the quality you’ve spent on it and the connection. Like when a caracter you really like died so you stop and process and feel the pain is part of the process. Reading shouldn’t be about the amount of books you’ve read. But how cool they were. Sometimes I’ve spent two weeks reading a 200 pages book because it was dense and amazing so I needed to read carefully and more then once so I could understand properly and the writing style was amazing I’ve been analyzing the phasal formation and just be there with my mouth open about the crazy genius that was and sometimes I’ve spent 2 days reading a book with a 400 pages. Everything depends on the type of book you are reading, your intentions as a reader and the type of literature you like. Don’t fall for that shit.
If ppl want to read because “that’s good for you” it won’t work ppl read because they enjoy the process and don’t care abou the time spent. Just like getting into the gym you want to go to the gym bc you want a certain type of body not because you like physical activity so… guess what. You quit bc that won’t work because you are doin it for the wrong reason.
@@gabrielstalindo7567 Some people like me know that there's a lot of information and knowledge to be imparted on the internet. Thus they find ways to make it quicker. Most of the people looking for how to read faster are most likely also watching videos at 2x, 3x speed.
I mean, why did you even look for such video if you do not want to improve reading speed😅
Same here, until I started read on my own without any controls and realize that it isn’t a task it’s made it enjoyable for me
@@gabrielstalindo7567 I really like ur comment thx I guss
great video! a humble improvement on the ‘finger lead’ idea; use a bookmark horizontally on the line you are reading. i find this helps focus the eyes, as well as the brain by keeping the same continuous flow of the idea in the particular sentence you’re on.
I Never Subscribed this fast to a channel, I subscribed in the first minute of this video. I just discovered your channel and you're work is amazing!!
I truly believe people only dislike reading because they haven't found their type of book yet. I love to read, but not when I am forced to.
Yeah and because school forced them to read what they don't like, which often has discouraged them from reading altogether.
Okay, now you gotta make a video on how to stop the inner monologue!
right!!! its just impossible for me to not sound out the words in my head.
It's called subvocalizing and the recommendation to eliminate it to increase reading speed has been around for decades. Manson is merely repackaging it without identifying this fact to make you think he came up with it. His one innovation is to say f*ck while telling you about it. Google "speed reading subvocalization" and read all about it. Also keep in mind that completely stopping subvocalization is probably not all it's cracked up to be, for various reasons.
Just say in your mind 1,2,3,4 repeatedly again and again while you're reading
Great video!
I sometimes struggle with not finishing films or books, but therapy has led me to understand it goes back to my childhood where I was forced to finish what I started. Even things I hated I had to finish. I am way past blaming my parents, but working on the underlying rule of finishing everything and debonking that rule did the trick and I no longer read or watch things I don't like just because I started them.
For me it's mostly the sunk cost fallacy. If I've spent 10 hours over a week reading a book, I feel like if I don't finish it that time was wasted. A book has to be pretty bad for me to not finish it.
For those of us with children (more than one complex growing human you are responsible for) I “highlight” heavily since as the kids grow up and start actually picking out books from papa’s library ….. they note “hmmm papa found that interesting” and that’s an amazing ❤moment ………. Further no one is guaranteed tomorrow ………. I am so content I’ve been highlighting all my books for the past 25 years ……. they will speak to my children on my behalf in some distant future 📚 ……….. lastly I enjoy your content very much 😊 lightens my day
My goal for this year was to read 12 books. It's only mid-Aug and I've read 14 books this year! I'm really proud of myself because I haven't finished a book in years and I managed to achieve this during my exam seasons.
Now I bloody love reading and am sad I wasted all those years.
Wonderful but u don’t have to be sad for previous years. Finally u understood benefit of reading and u still have times to read
@@lundaabaasanjav909 thank you, you're right!
“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” ~ St Augustine.
Nice quote Moses... I like that
Loved thisss
Those who do not travel, can't afford the rest of the book
@@christianleifhold6013 Sikee got emm
@@christianleifhold6013 not exactly the case for people rich enough to watch content like this which this is way above the basic needs. So, for people who watch this, it's more like "I am lazy motherfucker who don't want to read other pages". So yeah.
I LOVE your videos and I agree with most things. For me though, just knowing where to find things in a book, is not going to cut it. I am using Zettelkasten with Obsidian to distill the most important ideas of a book or a video (I already created two permanent notes from your channel). Granted, systems like that can lead to procrastination and it can take more time to read. I personally found though, that it gives me more motivation to read, because I digest it in my own words, giving it my own context and meaning. When I create a note based on a source, I usually add a personal remark, reflecting what this means for me and how I can imply it. It is basically a sophisticated dinner table conversation with myself and a record button.
I find that I can barely remember any of the exact words I've read, but when I look at the mindset and habits I now have in my daily life, I realize they're all an amalgamation of wisdom I've taken from various books. That's why I'll continue to read and trust the process.
I have read 7 books this year which is a huge jump from only 1 or 2 per year. So, hell yeah, looking forward to hit 40 or 50 in 2021
go smash it lad 💪
I wish u good luck on this exciting trep !
Wow More than me. I don’t read a lot, but I want to read at least read a book once a month. If I like the story I don’t want it to end so I take my time. Lol
@@P4fashion I get you, happened to me a few months ago while reading a novel by Sidney Sheldon "Tell me Your Dreams", it was amazing, totally drowned into it
@@hichamababou188 I’m going to check that book out. Good reviews on it. Thanks
I've read 65 books so far this year! My goal was 52 but smashed that by July. I have a full time job and exercise around an hour or more per day, do normal life/social things and am still able to make time. If it's a priority, then you will have time for it. Maybe not 80 books a year, but give yourself the goal to read 1 a month, then 2 a month and so on. That's how I did it.
awesome, thanks!
BRAVO 🙌
Did U win the gold medal at the book reading OLYMPICS?! Bully 4 U.
@@harrychapin808 I did actually :)
Do you have a relationship?
I really enjoyed this video, AND THIS VIDEO is THE BEST about how to read fast and understand them, and He tells us how YOU SHOULD REALLY READ, and how people think that readers are supposed to REMEMBER every shit. Thanks of clearing this Mark. Other videos on RUclips are all note taking and highlighting.
I have severe adhd, but I will try this.
I’ve been using audiobooks for almost six years now and that’s been a blessing for me.
I love this. Read 25 books in Q1 of this year, and looking to keep up that pace.
In 2019. I read none. I hated books because of school. In 2020, I read 28 books. I literally fell in love with books.
Wow inspiration.
As a lifelong book lover, this makes me so happy... so many people I know don’t like to read because school has taught them reading is a chore, not something enjoyable. I think this is the first time I’ve seen anyone who hated books because of school fall in love with them on their own. I’m proud for you, and may your journey continue! There are ever so many books out there to enjoy :D
Book i read in 2018 : 0
Book i read in 2019 : 12
Book i read in 2020 : 103
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How many page you've read each day?
GratsBoyo
That’s awesome homie!
2021: 1037
My god how?
Man I love your humor ❤ you made my day. Twice!
I was sitting in the airplane and read your book and I was laughing as hell about the grany sentence with the Groupons… now I am sitting in the train and this 5:55 made me again laughing so deeply from heart!
Thanks for your great humor 🙏
I'm getting back into reading books and reading two books at once has been nice so far! I tried to get back into reading by just reading Dune (yeah, tall order lmao) and though I'm really loving it, it does throw out a lot of terminology at you. So, to give my brain a break from time to time, I started reading Legends and Lattes. That one is a much lighter read and in a different genre (Dune being a sci-fi epic and L&L being a super low stakes fantasy story) so it keeps things fresh.
Well done video!
It’s obvious but worth saying: you get better at reading by reading. Don’t give up if you’re slow and poor at it to start. It’s true for the short and long term. In one sitting you will settle into a book after 15 minutes or so and find it easier from there. And like any skill in the long term simply reading every day will show huge improvement. I used to be a horrible reader now I have months where I do two or three a week. Keep at it
When I read without my inner voice, I read faster but I can't understand anything
Edit: thank you for the likes peeps! I'm reading Twilight series rn by stephanie meyer and yeah, couldn't just off my inner voice because i'm reading fiction. Tho i'm trying to lessin it when i'm reading acad papers
It’s not enjoyable either . I’ve always been a good reader , but the super speed doesn’t apply to all the genres . Some require absorbing the sounds , the meaning takes meditation on what you’re reading , etc.
@@laubowiebass it's probably really useful for research purposes and absorbing all the information as quickly as possible
Yeah the inner voice is called “subvocalization” and most reading gurus and shit will tell you to suppress it but it’s BS. Don’t do it. You obviously don’t have to sound stuff out like a child but subvocalization helps you process the info and follow the ideas.
Just dont subvocalize words like "and", "or", "I" and subvocalize difficult words. That should help you reduce your subvocalization but you will still understand the text.
@@ninaramezani4667 nice suggestion thought. I'll try it
Great tips. Of course if you're reading a novel, or poetry, you might want to slow down and savour a really good bit, or read it again because you want to think about it more deeply, and that's cool too.
You really changes my mindset of reading books, thanks a lot !
Props to Mark for actually filming himself taking a shit to get footage
Really silly imo, but hey he had really good tips.
2019: 5 Books
2020: 15 books
2021 goal: 25 books💪🏼
You go girl
25 books per month ?
@@AllInOne-dq9re lol no per year
U go Glen Coco
Yass queen 👑
i really like that he swears its funny and totally different than all of the other readers i see on social media it honestly helps me understand and feels like hes talking to me rather than a boring lecture!
I have read cira 50 books this year. I wish I could read at least 100 books. I had a goal of 35 at the start of the year. Goals for 2024!! Thanks for sharing this video, Mark. This is the second time I am watching it!
So, how to read 5x more books? Read just 20% of the book.
@Iancarlo Cortez I get it and I agree with it by the way. I just don't think you should put in the pile a book that you read just 20%. Probably you will read more if you skip the "boring" ones, and it is fine. But if you just read 20% of Moby Dick, you can't say that you read it.
@@ISolidSnakel you totally got it! I seriously don't understand this obsession with speed and bragging about "how many books I've read" when clearly the term "read" is subjective and that's how you've got people "reading" 20% of a book, putting it aside, moving on to the next and keep counting. I ready in many different languages and need time to process what I read, so reading fast is something that never even crosses my mind. I'll take quality over quantity anytime.
Damn straight, 80/20 rule applies well to books and their knowledge
@@giwooding yeah but he said non-fiction :)
@@ISolidSnakel you clearly did not pay attention to the video lol stop being obsessed with bragging how many books you read and think about what you can get from reading
Step 1: Go through a global pandemic.
Cant believe i missed the opportunity to do those things then!
Didn't help me. I haven't read shit all year lol
@@reverb508 same man
Haha yes
That last point is why highlighting can be handy in my opnion. Good vid!
Reading is fun. That’s my number one personal discovery about books. That’s the idea that has motivated me to be a life-long reader. When I was a schoolboy I put my current book inside my school book and read my book as the class droned on. I had fun, and I’ve never regretted paying more attention to my book than to the schoolbook. The five tips Mark Manson has given us should become basic rules for all us bibliophiles, but let’s not forget the fun factor. BTW, I’ve read only about a dozen books this year cover-to cover, but I have bought 30 or more. If I don’t like a book I do stop reading it. Do not ever regret the money spent on books you haven’t read completely. Not everything in life turns out to our liking, just roll with it.
One more tip: *It's ok to take a break from reading.*
Sometimes it's best to just take a week to watch shitty tv and youtube, then come back to reading with a refreshing reminder of how much better books are.
yeah you're right....
Not only to books, but life in general, it's okay to take a break but never quit
I feel bad doing that, I’m just so addicted
Absolutely. I actually stepped back from reading when I felt like I was doing it as an obligation. The break took 2 years and now I'm back, more excited for reading as I've ever been.
Absolutely agree 👍
"If I have to read about the Marshmellow Test one more time...." So real!
The one study wit the kids eating marshmallows you mean?yeah that’s shit.
And also the Pavlov test, and also that test with monkeys
For me it’s always that one about people thinking they’re electrocuting someone in another room. Not sure why that test comes up so often in the stuff I read.
In all seriousness, I congratulate you on all of your success.
Your tips sound super helpful, will implement it in my system. Thx so much for such experienced sharing ;)
2019: 4 books
2020: 23 books
2021: hopefully 30 or so
Go for 50. If you’ve blown away 2020 from 4 that easily. I just discovered how fast I can read and retrain information. This is invaluable knowledge, which is only potential power.
Damn this guy, taught me really how to read like an adult and not like a kid.. My parents or teachers didn't teach me all this, probably they don't know these themselves...
His advice does not apply to poetry or literary works, as some of them have the sound of the words as an important dimension of the work
@@McSkankydog777 yup, it's primarily for non fiction books..
He only taught you how to pretend you have read.
Thanks mark. Great advice . I Love it though it contradicts how I read sometime. Much love❤
I do number 1 because it helps me with reading comprehension. Sometimes I even read certain passages out loud.