Desiring God 2010 Conference Promo
July 30, 2010 2 Comments
For a long time I have appreciated the ministry of John Piper. He has produced an amazing number of books and resources over the years through his organization, Desiring God. It’s quite amazing that they make so many great resources available for free on their website. I’d encourage you to check it out.
Each year Desiring God hosts conferences, and the promo for their 2010 National Conference looks very cool. Not only do I love the topic, but I love the way it’s creatively presented. Hats off to the folks who brainstormed and created the promo video.
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Regarding your question, have you missed anything in your reading tips/habits? Yes, you have. Here are some more tips for happy reading:
Move your eyes, not your head when reading. Moving your head – which a lot of us do automatically – slows us down and causes neck strain.
Pause only every few words, rather than on every word. Use Zapreader.com to practice this, and put the setting on 400 words @ 2 words at a time. Each pause you make is 0.27seconds in duration and so even by pausing on every second word you can cut your reading time on 150 pages down by 50% – and then go out to play!
This technique is all about widening your peripheral vision. The ultimate would be to be able to take in an entire line of text or a page as a single unit – imagine how fast you can get through a book then!
If you really enjoy this, and want to find out how to do that, go on a PhotoReading course. It will blow your mind. I did and have never looked back: these days if I have 90 mins to spare I can go through a 150 page book in 90 mins, completing two sets of notes and be ready to present or use the information in my business. I just love it.
Finally, remember that speedreading can cause eye strain, so stop every 50 mins or so and do some exercises: rotate your eyes gently clockwise twice, then anti clockwise twice, then move your eyes up and down, left and right several times. Finally, close your eyes and imagine them being sluiced in blue water – this cleanses the eyeballs and helps you to relax.
Happy Reading!
Ingrid – thanks for the additional comments – very helpful!