OT: Speed reading

[Nick Sabalausky]

On Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:04:58 +0200
"bearophile" <bearophileHUGS at lycos.com> wrote:

> Walter Bright:
> 
> > Speed reading works fine when reading a bestseller novel. It's 
> > a complete failure at reading intellectually dense material.
> 
> But if the novel you have speed read was very good you have 
> missed most of the enjoyment. It's like eating a very good 
> traditional handmade ice cream: if you gulp it down in few 
> seconds you miss most of the point of eating it :)

Mostly because the headache you'll inevitably endure will divert all
your attention away from the taste! :)