X-Message-Number: 16083 From: Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 23:16:35 EDT Subject: Dry Cells & New Scientist... Thanks to all of yesterday's Posters pointing out this new experimentation/development, and also the website www.newscientist.com. Looks like I have a new daily reading assignment ahead as well as some significant catching up to do--everything there looks interesting. Speed reading was mentioned on Cryonet a while back. I have found that for some authors and some topics I can do a limited amount of speed reading and it does involve bypassing (i.e., the active avoidance of) mentally "sounding out" the text. For me it takes an odd combination of concentration and relaxation--and for some reason, staying conscious of my breathing rate is helpful. I am not disciplined enough to sustain "speed reading" (with adequate comprehension) for extended periods--but I am noticing some improvement recently with continued practice. Regards, David C. Johnson, Raleigh Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=16083