In the earliest days of speed reading strategies, computers were nowhere near as popular as they are today.\u00a0 Back then people mainly read printed material like books and magazines and newspapers.\u00a0 Construction of the Information Superhighway was in its earliest stages.\u00a0 So when people needed information, they usually headed to the nearest library.<\/p>\n
Today the opposite is true \u2013 and this has had an impact on how we select ideal speed reading strategies.\u00a0 Computers are everywhere and nearly everyone uses them.\u00a0 They\u2019re at the office, they\u2019re at home, they\u2019re at school, they\u2019re in hospitals, they\u2019re out in the field, and they\u2019re even taking center stage at libraries.\u00a0 Nowadays kids are learning to use computers even as they\u2019re learning to talk.\u00a0 And seniors, who for so long had tried to resist them, now use computers just as easily and sometimes just as frequently as their teen-aged neighbors.<\/p>\n
Right alongside the explosive growth in computer use has been an explosive growth of digital information.\u00a0 Thanks to the Internet, finding boatloads of information on any topic you can imagine is possible with just a search engine and a few mouse clicks.\u00a0 In literally a matter of seconds you can find more online content than you could ever find searching through those clunky card catalog files at the library.<\/p>\n
But for all the good computers have done in terms of speed, efficiency and convenience they\u2019ve created challenges for speed reading strategies.\u00a0 The instant availability of so much online information can quickly overwhelm readers and slow their reading progress.<\/p>\n
With so much to sift through, it\u2019s easy to become buried under piles of electronic paper.\u00a0 Plus, long hours spent staring at computer monitors can cause other problems including eye strain and fatigue, which further slow the reading process.<\/p>\n
So, what\u2019s a speed reader to do?<\/p>\n
The answer is simple: learn to adapt.<\/p>\n
Speed reading online doesn\u2019t have to be inefficient or uncomfortable.\u00a0 Efficiency and comfort can both be enhanced by understanding how computer screens are different from paper and by learning newer techniques designed to facilitate onscreen reading.<\/p>\n
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