Lab note

Reading speed without losing the thread.

A first self-coaching page. The point is not to race every book. The point is to choose the right pace for the job, keep what matters, and notice where honest skipping is better than dutiful collecting.

Question 1

What are you reading for: speed, transfer, pleasure, or a decision?

Question 2

Which parts deserve full attention, and which parts only need scanning?

Question 3

Where do you slow down because the text is hard, and where do you slow down because you are trying to be perfect?

Question 4

What would count as a useful takeaway five minutes after reading?

Question 5

Reading speed without losing the thread.

What are you reading for: speed, transfer, pleasure, or a decision?

Which parts deserve full attention, and which parts only need scanning?

Where do you slow down because the text is hard, and where do you slow down because you are trying to be perfect?

What would count as a useful takeaway five minutes after reading?

How will you test whether the reading changed what you do next?