Return to Book Page. Breakthrough Rapid Reading by Peter Kump. This program distills fundamental principles and skills chat can be learned at home with the help of the drills and exercises provided. And because it lets readers choose their own materials and set their own pace, it's the ideal method for busy people juggling a full schedule.
He has taught rapid reading to White House staff, corporate groups, and individuals. He lives in New York City. Get A Copy. Paperback , Revised edition , pages. Published November 1st by Prentice Hall Press first published More Details Original Title.
Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Breakthrough Rapid Reading , please sign up. Phil I have a kindle too but I have just started this book. I think the book is more about technique so the medium doesn't matter. I expect that I will get …more I have a kindle too but I have just started this book. I expect that I will get improvements assuming the book is not all rubbish.
Hi, you if you know a lot about the book, Breakthrough Rapid Reading, I just have one question. I have been reading the book for one week and stopped because I was flooded with work. I only made it to the 1st week drills and I want to restart. Is it ok if I restart or is it too late because i already know the material?
Stefan I haven't read the book, but if I were in your shoes, I would rapid-read the part that you've already read and regular-read the rest of the book.
Just …more I haven't read the book, but if I were in your shoes, I would rapid-read the part that you've already read and regular-read the rest of the book. Just my 2c less. See all 3 questions about Breakthrough Rapid Reading…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details.
More filters. Sort order. Start your review of Breakthrough Rapid Reading. Feb 14, Dr. Appu Sasidharan rated it it was amazing. Throwback Review "Rapid reading is not a difficult skill to learn. This book will help you if you are someone who loves to read books faster without compromising on comprehension. Daily exercises given in it will help you to increase your reading speed gradually and systematically. View all 5 comments. Jan 12, Jeremy marked it as gave-up. Unlike the rest of the books in my "gave up" shelf, this book ended up here by no fault of the book itself.
The content that I did cover was very good, well-organized, and effective. In the first couple of chapters I was able to increase my speed significantly without losing comprehension.
What I came to discover, though, is that I don't want to read fast. There, I said it. For me, speed reading is like speed eating. I don't want to learn how to eat my meal in 30 seconds because I LOVE food and I Unlike the rest of the books in my "gave up" shelf, this book ended up here by no fault of the book itself.
I don't want to learn how to eat my meal in 30 seconds because I LOVE food and I don't want to miss the nuances of flavor, even if it means missing out on other foods. I love slowly turning the pages and experiencing the book. Even if it means reading less books.
So there you have it. If reading is utilitarian for you, go for it. It's great. But I'll pray for your soul, because reading is a treat. View all 3 comments. Many books on your TBR but hardly having the time to finish them?
Well, increasing your reading speed will help you finish the books on your TBR faster but you might have to sacrifice other things like enjoyment, and relaxation that one aims with reading. Many times we have to read for other reasons too. So here I find this book very helpful. It definitely helped me increase my reading speed with its many exercises and drills. I have been practicing the techniques and drills for a few weeks on and off. I know if I stick to them more I can increase my reading speed and comprehension.
There are some basic lessons and some techniques that I was not aware of. I plan to continue practicing them and utilize all the tips and tricks it has provided.
Out of the many books I read about speed reading this one felt more genuine and more practical. View all 6 comments. Mar 16, Amy Hardison rated it it was amazing. I am already reading at least 3 times faster than I did before I started reading this book.
It is amazing. However, it is a hands-on book. It has daily exercises. While I have explored some speed reading in the past, the thing I love about this book is the idea that rapid reading with good comprehension is a learnable skill. Your brain learns how to read and comprehend words as units, without subvocalizing them. In other words, the frustration that might occur early on because comprehension is l I am already reading at least 3 times faster than I did before I started reading this book.
In other words, the frustration that might occur early on because comprehension is low, is only temporary-- if you keep practicing. View 2 comments. May 13, Jeff rated it it was amazing. This book actually works, if you put in the effort to practice daily.
OK I skipped a few days so it took me two months to finish instead of six weeks. My reading rate tripled with full comprehension, from words per minute to I can achieve much higher rates with some comprehension loss.
If you are a student or need to read for your job, the techniques around selective reading and recall will help you to hit much, much higher rates while getting everything you need out of a book or art This book actually works, if you put in the effort to practice daily. If you are a student or need to read for your job, the techniques around selective reading and recall will help you to hit much, much higher rates while getting everything you need out of a book or article, magazine, email, etc.
I wish I had discovered this 15 years ago. I could have read three times as many books over those years, and it would have been an enormous help in grad school. View all 4 comments. Jul 20, May Ling rated it really liked it Shelves: reading-about-reading-writing , learning-education.
Summary: Not bad for a book about speed reading. I'd choose this over some of the hacks that exist on the topic. I'm currently researching techniques on Speed Reading for an upcoming course I'm going to co-teach and wanted to see what others are doing. Kump, who is the director of Evelyn Wood provides a solid resource for those that are already reasonably good readers.
Myself a speed reader with a max rate of ish wpm, I can attest that the techniques used are accurate. That said, I would say Summary: Not bad for a book about speed reading. That said, I would say that he's kept it simple on purpose. It's a great entry, but if you struggle with reading, you may find his way of describing it unapproachable.
I like the ranges, but I'm not a huge fan of his wording on what people Need to improve on. I think there is a better way to describe or in some cases, I don't agree with what precisely one has to do. Pg 23 - I don't agree you should always use your hand. This is a good technique to learn, but over time, it's unnecessary. Instead, I think you start this way as a reminder of what you're trying to train yourself to do.
They are different things. Most books on speed reading have a HUGE memory section. When you see this, it typically means that the writer isn't a speed reader and doesn't know what they are talking about. Kump doesn't do this, so for that reason alone, I gave him 4 stars.
If you spend any money on such books, go ahead and write that money off. You're getting info second hand and often incorrectly described. Reading is reading. Memorization is something else. If you try to practice both skills at the same time, you will set yourself up for failure unless you happen to already be particularly good at one or the other.
Pg 61 - This is important. But I think there are better ways to describe why writing format is so important. Pg - I like that he presents the other techniques skimming and scanning. I still believe strongly that these two techniques are less about techniques and more that they are precursors to speed reading. This is how I will present it and I'm pretty sure I'm right, but I think this one is hard to prove scientifically given the paradigm that reading teachers live and also uninteresting for many reading teachers vs.
Apr 03, Bryan marked it as did-not-finish Shelves: non-fiction , education-learning. So many books, so little time! I'm impressed.
I feel that my comprehension has suffered a little. I need to practice the excercises in the first half of the book for awhile before I move on to the rest of the book. But, I do intend to finish this eventually. May 24, Matheus rated it it was amazing. Where to start? This book is basically a self-paced six-week course, which I completed in the last three months and a half.
I embraced the book fully, deciding to always follow its instructions and do all exercises to the best of my ability. A small Speed Reading FAQ: A note: when referring to hand movements, I mean a certain pattern that you do with your finger on top of the page of texts, which your eyes follow.
A Yes and no. Reading is actually a far m Ok. Reading is actually a far more complicated skill than most people believe. What do you consider reading? Speaking every word to yourself? Understanding all of the ideas of the book? Well, depending on your definition, the answer to this question will vary greatly. In short: no, a lot of speed reading isn't really what you traditionally think of as reading.
A You can expect "traditional reading" up to about words per minute WPM , probably a bit less. This involves linear hand and eye movements hand movements are a crucial component of speed reading , going from one word to the next and next, then the next line and the one after that. Beyond that, you will probably have to use non-linear reading hand movements: paragraphing, the famous z-movement and criss-crossing.
These types of hand movements focus a lot more on grasping the concepts behind a text rather than actually "reading" word-by-word. These hand movements don't have an upper limit, and could theoretically be used for speeds of WPM or more assuming you could handle such rates.
Speed reading would ruin it for me, wouldn't it? A Hey, just because you know speed reading doesn't mean you have to use it for every single text you ever encounter. You can always adjust your rate to your reading purpose. I wouldn't speed read a lot of literary texts. However, we spend so much time reading, from emails to studying, that speed reading is too valuable of a skill to ignore completely.
Personally, a lot of my reading is non-fiction, and don't tend to read such books for the authors' literary prowess. You can progress at your own pace and determine how much you actually want to practice or read I recommend the chapters in the last two weeks, especially for students. This book really has changed my life. In a heavy day of leisurely reading, I could expect to read about pages of an average book prior to taking this course, now I could easily read a book or two a day.
But do keep in mind that this is not an "easy" course. I spent a total of about 70 hours doing speed reading exercises over the last four months. This is a hands on book, and it will require practice for you to increase your own speeds. I recommend this book to everyone who, well, reads. Its uses are so diverse and effective that I feel this review and a mere 5 stars will never do it justice. Sep 24, Travis rated it really liked it Shelves: self-help , reference.
Okay, after finally having some time to read books again, I realized that I was going to have to learn how to read faster. I had heard little things here and there about speed-reading, but I didn't understand it. I love reading and hated the idea that I would be pushing myself to read faster at the expense of enjoyment or comprehension. But this book pointed out that there are ways to read much faster that can help with both. It does come down to that old paradox about quantity vs.
So, after researching books on speed reading, I found this one with the highest praise and reviews and started in on it. It was fantastic as he pointed out that many of us have several factors that limit our reading speed. One is that our eyes make saccads from word to word instead of moving smoothly. Watch anyone's eyes closely who is reading and you'll see that this is the case.
But Kump points out, you can force your eyes to move faster by dragging your finger under the words and then your eyes will flow and you can actually force them to move faster. Also, you can read faster if you practice. After only 2 weeks, and with some tedious measurements, I found I really could force myself to read almost twice as fast. Another little trick he points out is that many of us read as slowly to ourselves as we do when we read out loud, even though there is no vocal cord limit to how fast our eyes move, we still pronounce the words to ourselves as we read.
That is a habit that is hard to break, but when worked at, can increase our reading speed dramatically. Loved the book, it changed the way I read. But it was hard for me to have the self discipline to do all the exercises, and keep timing myself to measure my progress. Jan 17, Jim is currently reading it Shelves: massive-undertakings , brr-speed-reading-book , learning-education. Picking this up again. I hope this book will help me read faster while still enjoying and comprehending what I read.
As a starting point, I read at the speed of an average college student. The 36 chapters are to be read one per day and reading them and Picking this up again. The 36 chapters are to be read one per day and reading them and doing the associated exercises take about minutes. The course work is for a 6 week period. So you don't do reading exercises in lieu of other reading. Kump defines reading as "looking at the printed words and getting enough meaning from them to satisfy your purpose.
Just an effort to go faster and stay focused. BRR exercises increase stress over a period of time. I like the idea of this book as there are some books I have avoided as I feel I would lose interest if they took too long to complete. Stay tuned for further details. View all 18 comments. Aug 25, Zanny rated it really liked it Recommends it for: Ambitious readers. As far as I know, this is the premier text for speed-reading. I first used it for a class during my second year of college.
Despite the fact that I was far less consistent in working through the book than I should have been, I more than doubled my reading speed without substantial loss in comprehension. Please note that the tricks or techniques listed in this pdf are either fictional or claimed to work by its creator. We do not guarantee that these techniques will work for you. Some of the techniques listed in Breakthrough Rapid Reading may require a sound knowledge of Hypnosis, users are advised to either leave those sections or must have a basic understanding of the subject before practicing them.
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