How fast do you read?

[clau clau]

I found this link interesting.

It calculates how fast you read. My result was 307 WPM.

https://www.readinglength.com/wpm/atwied

note: It is not a competition, just a curiosity. The most important thing is that you read in the first place.

edit: In other news.  Readers Digest is closing down.

https://voxday.net/2024/04/30/the-decline-of-the-literary-west/

[Hannelore]

I've often wondered how fast I read. My aunt reads extremely fast, but that's because she skims.

[LausTibiChriste]

412 for me.

Back in the day when I was obsessed with Tim Ferriss, I tried learning to speed read properly. Once you can do it properly, it's immensely helpful (depending on what you're reading that is)

[drummerboy]

190.  I guess I read like I eat, slowly so I can digest everything well.  I do have a tendency to go back and reread passages as well.  No wonder book shelf is full of books I mostly haven't read

[Bonaventure]

339

[josh987654321]

221

Although I just read normally like I would on the forums not trying to be as fast as possible, plus the words you don't see every day like 'Exchequer' (First time reading that word) likely slowed me down some more.

Oh well, bad carpenter always blames his tools so I'm blaming the test lol

God Bless

[diaduit]

240 but normally I would speed gloss of the boring bits like the names of the institutions etc.

[queen.saints]

506. That can't be right.

[The Curt Jester]

401.  I stopped and reread a bit, so that slowed me down.

Reading fast is easy.  Reading and remembering is another thing.

[queen.saints]

https://readingsoft.com/online-speed-reading-comprehension-test/

404 and 100% comprehension.


But I don't know if that's accurate either, because I already knew a little about the topic before reading and that helped remember questions I wouldn't have remembered otherwise just from reading the passage. I did like how it was longer, though. That way there's more to average out.

[clau clau]

401.  I stopped and reread a bit, so that slowed me down.

Reading fast is easy.  Reading and remembering is another thing.

Good point.

[Melkor]

I got 593 but I also know I read too fast so I slowed down a bit. Not kidding lol.

I do read fast and usually retain it pretty well, although I will re read certain sections if they are interesting e ough or if I didn't absorb it the first time.