Tip 3: Read Phrases - Deepstash
Daring To Be Vulnerable

Learn more about problemsolving with this collection

How to overcome fear of rejection

How to embrace vulnerability

Why vulnerability is important for personal growth

Daring To Be Vulnerable

Discover 38 similar ideas in

It takes just

5 mins to read

Tip 3: Read Phrases

After skimming first and last sentences and deciding to read a paragraph, move your eyes quickly over each line and look for phrases and key words. 

Your mind will automatically fill in the words in between.

558

1.83K reads

MORE IDEAS ON THIS

525

1.67K reads

Tip 2: Skip to the Last Sentence of the Paragraph

It often wraps up the thought expressed and provides a connection to the next paragraph.

556

2.72K reads

Tip 1: Read Only the First Sentence of the Paragraph

Tip 1: Read Only the First Sentence of the Paragraph

Writers often use it to convey the paragraph' subject.

Note, however, that you may miss details, especially so in literature books.

624

7.47K reads

Tip 6: Mark Key Thoughts in the Margins

If the book is yours, mark key thoughts in the margins. Makes reviewing easier.

550

1.88K reads

Tip 8: Take Notes for Practice Tests

 Write important information as questions alongside their page number so you can check your answers if necessary. These will serve as practice test.

543

1.45K reads

Tip 9: Read With Good Posture

Good posture helps you stay awake and read longer. If reading puts you to sleep read sitting up.

559

1.67K reads

10 Tips For Faster Reading

  1. Read Only the First Sentence of the Paragraph: Often used to convey the paragraph' subject. In doing so you may miss details, especially in literature books.
  2. Skip to the Last Sentence of the Paragraph: It often wraps up the thought expressed and provides a con...

973

916 reads

Tip 10: Practice, Practice, Practice

Try reading quickly when you are not pressured with a deadline. Over time you will get faster.

552

1.77K reads

Tip 4: Ignore the Little Words

Ignore small words like: it, to, a, an, and, be… 

550

2.14K reads

Tip 5: Look for Key Points

You are probably already aware of the key words in the subject you're studying. Focus your time on the material around those key points.

570

1.82K reads

CURATED FROM

CURATED BY

nicij

The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.

Related collections

More like this

10 Tips For Faster Reading

  1. Read Only the First Sentence of the Paragraph: Often used to convey the paragraph' subject. In doing so you may miss details, especially in literature books.
  2. Skip to the Last Sentence of the Paragraph: It often wraps up the thought expressed and provides a con...

Read

Read words, sentences, children’s books, newspaper articles. Read as far and near as you can, whether out loud to an audience or quietly to yourself.

Seeing the language in print helps you understand word structures. It also anchors the new sounds, and helps them get impr...

Jordan Peterson's Rules of Thumb for Writing

  • Your first draft should be 25% longer than your final draft.  This will give you material to throw away during the editing process. 
  • Each paragraph in your final draft should be about 10 sentences or 100 words long.  If your paragraph is much shorter than this, that is ...

stash-superman-illustration

Explore the World’s

Best Ideas

200,000+ ideas on pretty much any topic. Created by the smartest people around & well-organized so you can explore at will.

An Idea for Everything

Explore the biggest library of insights. And we've infused it with powerful filtering tools so you can easily find what you need.

Knowledge Library

Powerful Saving & Organizational Tools

Save ideas for later reading, for personalized stashes, or for remembering it later.

# Personal Growth

Take Your Ideas

Anywhere

Organize your ideas & listen on the go. And with Pro, there are no limits.

Listen on the go

Just press play and we take care of the words.

Never worry about spotty connections

No Internet access? No problem. Within the mobile app, all your ideas are available, even when offline.

Get Organized with Stashes

Ideas for your next work project? Quotes that inspire you? Put them in the right place so you never lose them.

Join

2 Million Stashers

4.8

5,740 Reviews

App Store

4.7

72,690 Reviews

Google Play

samz905

Don’t look further if you love learning new things. A refreshing concept that provides quick ideas for busy thought leaders.

Shankul Varada

Best app ever! You heard it right. This app has helped me get back on my quest to get things done while equipping myself with knowledge everyday.

Ashley Anthony

This app is LOADED with RELEVANT, HELPFUL, AND EDUCATIONAL material. It is creatively intellectual, yet minimal enough to not overstimulate and create a learning block. I am exceptionally impressed with this app!

Sean Green

Great interesting short snippets of informative articles. Highly recommended to anyone who loves information and lacks patience.

Jamyson Haug

Great for quick bits of information and interesting ideas around whatever topics you are interested in. Visually, it looks great as well.

Laetitia Berton

I have only been using it for a few days now, but I have found answers to questions I had never consciously formulated, or to problems I face everyday at work or at home. I wish I had found this earlier, highly recommended!

Giovanna Scalzone

Brilliant. It feels fresh and encouraging. So many interesting pieces of information that are just enough to absorb and apply. So happy I found this.

Ghazala Begum

Even five minutes a day will improve your thinking. I've come across new ideas and learnt to improve existing ways to become more motivated, confident and happier.

Read & Learn

20x Faster

without
deepstash

with
deepstash

with

deepstash

Access to 200,000+ ideas

Access to the mobile app

Unlimited idea saving & library

Unlimited history

Unlimited listening to ideas

Downloading & offline access

Personalized recommendations

Supercharge your mind with one idea per day

Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.

Email

I agree to receive email updates