On Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:04:58 +0200 "bearophile" <bearophileh...@lycos.com> wrote:
> Walter Bright: > > > Speed reading works fine when reading a bestseller novel. It's > > a complete failure at reading intellectually dense material. > > But if the novel you have speed read was very good you have > missed most of the enjoyment. It's like eating a very good > traditional handmade ice cream: if you gulp it down in few > seconds you miss most of the point of eating it :) Mostly because the headache you'll inevitably endure will divert all your attention away from the taste! :)