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ojbyrne

Personally, I enjoy reading. Speed reading is for people who don't.

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I do a lot of reading. I hate reading. However, I enjoy learning.

Sometimes reading is the best way to learn.

Sometimes re-reading is even better. Do this slowly.

Sometimes reading lots of different sources about the same topic is the best. Do this quickly.

Other times, I learn by listening. Or watching. Or trying. And more often than not, by failing.

Like anything else: Speed reading is a tool. Use it appropriately.

As I said, I enjoy reading. I spent 4 years of my life getting an English degree, and it shows ;-). I can easily enjoy a book that I learn nothing from, if the writer shows a mastery of the English language. I think speed reading techniques treat the writer's style/voice as irrelevant, and that's my specific objection.

Agreed. As I mentioned above, I can read pretty quickly, but if you find yourself speed-reading, say, PG Wodehouse, then it's just possible you may be missing out :)

Isn't that a broad assumption? If I read a particular book twice as fast as someone else, who's to say that I enjoyed the experience less?

That's not speed reading. That's reading fast. There is a difference.

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