Reddit mentions of 10 Days to Faster Reading

Agreed with most of what others have said, but I'd say that summaries have an important place in the book selection process. One tip I remember from 10 Days to Faster Reading is to ask yourself "why should I read this?" and "what will I use this information for?", then flip through the book or skim its table of contents to determine if it will be useful to you.

I tend to let articles, newsletters, and books pile up in my browser tabs, email inbox, and bookshelf, but since I started asking myself these questions (and "when will I actually read this?"), I've slowly been cutting down the clutter in all three areas.

My current process for books is to scan the Amazon description, the most helpful positive and negative Amazon reviews, and the table of contents (if available), but watching a short video summary could serve the same purpose.

I can only speak for my own experience. I read this book (I have a PDF, can't remember how I got it though edit: found it), taught me a few neat tricks. It's mostly about eye movement and pushing reading speed deliberately to minimize subvocalization.

The amazing speed increases that some claim to get from whatever online source are probably bull, though. With a few techniques, I can more or less quadruple my reading speed, but it's uncomfortable and a strain, and you have to adjust for the required level of comprehension (which varies a whole lot). It's a tool when I need to get through lots of material. I would never read fiction that way, or proofread.

I remember one trick that had an instant effect: If you like to use a pencil to trace where you are on a page, trace above (top-down) the current sentence and not below. You'll catch some of the words below it and puzzle together the next few sentences faster.

10 Days to Faster Reading by Abby Marks-Beale was really helpful for me. It teaches good concepts for nonfiction reading, both how to use your eyes more efficiently and how to approach the text (you don't want to read every single word of nonfiction). Don't expect miracle results with this--it is simply meant to help you get the most out of the process, and if you follow it, you will become more a more efficient and effective reader.

http://www.amazon.com/Days-Faster-Reading-Abby-Marks-Beale/dp/0446676675

I've made it my mission to read every book on this list
http://personalmba.com/best-business-books/

I can't afford an actual MBA, nor do I think it'll provide much value to my career. Going through this list has already been instrumental in helping me change many habits and I believe I'm in senior management because of what I've learned in this list of books.

but first things first - learn to read better - higher level of comprehension and read much, much faster http://www.amazon.com/dp/0446676675/