6 Tricks Speed Readers Use to Pick Up the Pace and Learn More

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No, you don’t need to take out a pencil and paper; you can do this in your head—especially if whatever you’re reading is a news article or a dense report. Simply read the first two paragraphs of the text to get an overview of its main points and, from there, jump down each paragraph reading only the first sentence. These are the brain exercises that help you get smarter.