Speed Reading Guides

The questions people ask before they start: what a normal reading speed is, how to read faster without losing the meaning, and what the research says about speed reading.

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Norms

Average Reading Speed: What the Research Says

What 190 studies say about average reading speed, why 300 words per minute is too high, and how text, purpose and language change the number.

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Method

How to Read Faster Without Losing the Meaning

A three-step method, the habits research backs, and a realistic idea of how much faster you can get.

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Evidence

Does Speed Reading Work? What the Research Says

An honest review of the evidence: what speed reading can do, which claims are myths, and when fast reading earns its place.

Abdullah Yılmaz

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Abdullah Yılmaz · Speed reading instructor · Founder of Fastemy

Abdullah Yılmaz built Speed Readingo and teaches speed reading and memory techniques. His Turkish course on Udemy has taught more than 49,000 students since 2018, with a 4.6 rating from over 10,500 reviews. The lessons on this site follow the same method, adapted for the web and for the app.

Udemy course: Speed Reading Techniques & Memory: Learn Like a Genius (49,126 · 4.6★) · About the author and the method