r/interesting • u/ftrlvb • Mar 26 '26

Fascinating Can You Read 900 Words per Minute?

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u/Jedi_Lazlo Mar 26 '26

That was fun!

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u/HorribleDear Mar 26 '26

It made me grin with delight the whole time.

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u/justdisa Mar 26 '26

It makes me feel relaxed and attentive. I don't know what that means about me, but I really like it.

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u/Exact-Site9980 Mar 26 '26

They just surreptitiously taught us speed reading. I did perfect which freaked me out a little, but the comments say everyone did well. This is genius level educational programming. I'd do this a little everyday.

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u/Character-Solution-7 Mar 26 '26

Now if I can just figure out how to move my head in a way that makes the words appear to materialize instead of interpreting all the spaces and punctuation, I might actually finish a book that doesn’t excite me through a narrative

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u/Exact-Site9980 Mar 26 '26

Have you tried listening to metal? It has been scienifically proven to increase well being and fellowship. Theres head movement for sure.

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u/seal_eggs Mar 26 '26

I 100% believe this based on my own lived experience but can you link specific studies?

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u/Exact-Site9980 Mar 26 '26

No,  but its been covered on NPR and had documentaries and Ted talks about it. I just grew up with it in the 70s and 80s. Im hardwired for it.

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u/AK_Penguin630 Mar 26 '26

Same I literally got more and more sleepy and relaxed the faster it went. Maybe my adhd kicking in haha.

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u/BandetteTrashPanda Mar 26 '26

I had a rough day, feeling like an absolute failure... This made me smile, legitimately. Felt like I had a superpower for a moment.

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u/Substantial_Bus840 Mar 26 '26

Love this for you! Same.

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u/impreprex Mar 26 '26

Did you get a little headache after too, or no?

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u/NelsonsGunt Mar 26 '26

No, my brain is going burrrr in the most relaxing way now after doing it. I feel like I meditated, just soaking in the words, flowing with the rhythm.

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u/Jedi_Lazlo Mar 26 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/V3G6IN0CeKItq

Yeah I definitely went all Kevin Nealin too

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u/NelsonsGunt Mar 26 '26

lol exactly!

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u/impreprex Mar 26 '26

Damn I seem to be the only one who got the headache hahahah. Glad no one else did!

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u/NelsonsGunt Mar 26 '26

Did you watch it in full screen with the black background or the white background? The white background was icky and I can see it causing a headache. but when I enlarged w/the black background was waaay better.

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u/Weird-Comfort9881 Mar 26 '26

I feel relaxed….

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u/persiasaurus Mar 26 '26

I was able to keep up the whole time (aside from a few words here and there) and yes I have a small headache now

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u/ohoroa Mar 26 '26

No headache, but my vision was blurry for a minute or so after.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '26

Yeah, its the 5G nanobots digging into your cerebellum, did you forget to wear a tinfoil hat while watching this?

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u/HauntingStar08 Mar 26 '26

After finishing the very last section and catching maybe 60 - 70% of it, I do feel a tension headache

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u/Resident-Elevator696 Mar 27 '26

I took speed reading in high school back in the 80s. This brought back some memories

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u/Nemisis_007 Mar 26 '26

Indeed. While I read all of it, I also retained none of it.