tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36841665.post4677565501473588272..comments2023-12-31T13:47:05.758+00:00Comments on Fat Man on a Keyboard: Go slowThe Plumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09244528534476387323noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36841665.post-18628147114840087662010-07-15T20:50:13.098+01:002010-07-15T20:50:13.098+01:00I didn't enjoy reading till I bought this spee...I didn't enjoy reading till I bought this <a href="http://www.readfaster.com/" rel="nofollow">speed reading</a> software and now I actually enjoy reading.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06341476282991685808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36841665.post-45512269954239410182010-07-15T18:36:12.724+01:002010-07-15T18:36:12.724+01:00Marshall McLuhan used to read only the left hand p...Marshall McLuhan used to read only the left hand page of books, which apparently meant he got through them quickly. When asked about this one of his scientist friends noted that McLuhan seemed to understand technical scientific literature by reading in this manner perfectly well. <br /><br />Is the problem really those books that you feel as if you've been reading for a year a couple of days after you started them? You know, like this week's Zizek.mikeovswintonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36841665.post-81885655764291872662010-07-15T14:10:25.867+01:002010-07-15T14:10:25.867+01:00Precisely. I too read slowly but skim when require...Precisely. I too read slowly but skim when required. I have just read a long (and very good article by Jonathan Raban on the 2010 General Election in the online NYRB. If good I will read on. If I know where this is going, not.Anton Dequehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07076828639042541217noreply@blogger.com