Personal development specialist Steve Pavlina recommends the reading course Photo Reading by Learning Strategies Inc.
http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2007/10/photoreading-walkthrough/
The main benefits, according to both Pavlina and the company, are these:
Read books at least 3 times faster. Some books you'll be able to read 10 times faster -- or more.
Read more books. The faster you read, the more you can read.
Read faster online. PhotoReading adapts nicely to online articles and blog posts. You'll be amazed at how quickly you can blast through this site's 500+ free articles.
Extract ideas more efficiently. PhotoReading's nonlinear, multipass reading strategies allow you to extract the key ideas from a book without getting sidetracked by the fluff.
Avoid reading lousy books. In just a few minutes, you'll determine whether a book is worth reading... or discarding. You'll love using this technique the next time you visit a bookstore.
Improve your memory. Because you're focused on idea extraction instead of scanning every word, you'll retain more of what you read.
Enjoy reading more. PhotoReading keeps your mind fully engaged, so reading becomes much more stimulating.
Photo Reading may be a good bookstore or library practice. Pick a topic, go to the shelf, gather up all the books, and put them down in half an hour.
May also work for your blogroll. Go through that baby before breakfast and extract something useful.
Its a tad manic, but it can get the job done.
I prefer curling up with a good book, but what does that have to do with Photo Reading?
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