Recently, I have found myself reading very slowly, not because I am distracted or distracted while reading, but because I constantly have questions and then stop to think during the reading process. These questions made me think deeply, not only solved specific problems, but also expanded the scope of my knowledge and made me understand deeper truths.
I used to feel anxious about the pursuit of speed, but now I realize that real learning lies in understanding knowledge deeply, not simply chasing the amount of reading. I used to make the mistake of thinking that the more I watched, the more I learned, but in fact, most of the time I read it and forgot about it. Sometimes I put the book aside and come back a week later to see if I can come up with something. If you can't think of it, it means that the book is basically in vain.
Now, the slow reading speed doesn't make me feel uneasy or uncomfortable because I get positive feedback during the reflection process. The excitement and relief after each epiphany made my thinking clearer. This constant stream of small positive feedback kept me so excited and oblivious that I didn't have time to think about how to finish the book quickly.
Speed reading is also a process of positive feedback, but it has a longer feedback cycle. Think of a book as a goal, and reading it is the result of positive feedback. A book with a small number of pages may be less than 200 pages, but it may be 400-500 pages long, so the feedback cycle can be long and short. But in any case, the feedback period for fast reading is definitely longer than for slow reading, and you can't experience that pleasure as often.
Self-growth is a long-term process, and reading from fast to slow is actually a manifestation of inner growth. If you're slow to read, it's probably because you're not getting consistent positive feedback. Occasionally I push myself to hurry up a bit, but I keep self-suggesting that reading one book through may be as good as reading several books, because knowledge is interconnected.
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