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rocketjoe79
2024 Dec 31, 11:03pm
rocketjoe79
2024 Dec 31, 11:03pm
RC2006 says
Data rate is agonizingly slow - even on 2x speed. People generally speak at 100-150wpm, JFK was an anomaly at 200 WPM. Decent readers can do 400 WPM, my wife is like 800.
I've started listening to audiobooks. At first I wasn't sure about the format but gave it a try since my eyes get a bit strained now reading. I still need to have complete silence and usually set or lay in the dark while listening and feel it's pretty comparable to reading The narrator makes or breaks it for me if it sucks I switch to reading.
Data rate is agonizingly slow - even on 2x speed. People generally speak at 100-150wpm, JFK was an anomaly at 200 WPM. Decent readers can do 400 WPM, my wife is like 800.
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RC2006
2025 Jan 1, 8:44pm
RC2006
2025 Jan 1, 8:44pm
rocketjoe79 says
RC2006 says
I've started listening to audiobooks. At first I wasn't sure about the format but gave it a try since my eyes get a bit strained now reading. I still need to have complete silence and usually set or lay in the dark while listening and feel it's pretty comparable to reading The narrator makes or breaks it for me if it sucks I switch to reading.
Data rate is agonizingly slow - even on 2x speed. People generally speak at 100-150wpm, JFK was an anomaly at 200 WPM. Decent readers can do 400 WPM, my wife is like 800.
That explains why books seem to take longer. If I'm reading something I really love I'm pretty sure I'm reading 3-5x faster than if I read it out loud.
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- my dad's old college English book (always felt I needed to improve my grammar)
- Candide by Voltaire
- Beyond Good and Evil by Nietzsche
- The Politics by Aristotle
Now I'm reading The Prince by Machiavelli, and really enjoying it. One tip: before invading, look for minorities who will help you because they resent the traditional rulers in their own country. They may in fact invite you in to help them overthrow their own country. This makes me think that the Chinese have read The Prince and are using BLM, gays, and militant feminism as allies in their fight against America.