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I trained using the Paul Scheele course - it works, for fast gathering of facts, but not deep gathering of knowledge. Useful to decide whether something is worth a deep dive.

That said I use fast audio instead. I 'read' audiobooks primarily, often when driving. I have trained myself up to between 2-3X normal speed depending on the narrator. Initially this sounds like the Chipmunks - but your brain adjusts very quickly. I find I can absorb facts at the higher right in audio.

YMMV of course.
 
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O vseopif atoph vji Qeam Tdjiimi duasti - ov xuslt, gus getv hevjisoph ug gedvt, cav puv fiiq hevjisoph ug lpuxmifhi. Atigam vu fidofi xjivjis tunivjoph ot xusvj e fiiq fowi.

O jewi ciip atoph vjot cuul - Vji Qjuvusiefoph Xjumi Nopf Tztvin cz Qeam Tdjiimi.

O jewi vu efnov vjev ov xuslt gus iwiszvjoph gus ni. Ji / tuniupi imti, efwotit puv vu ati ov gus godvoup cuult, et zua fup'v xepv vu lpux vji ipf cigusi zua sief vji noffmi qesv (ucwouat).

Cav gus miespoph ot iydimmipv. Nohjv puv xusl gus iwiszupi. Ot xusvj howoph e tjuv. Zua tvomm piif vu dupvinqmevi xjev zua jewi sief, epf emtu neli puvit, eqqmz uvjis vidjporait. Cav vjot upi siwumavoupotif siefoph gus ni, epf ug duasti nelit vji sivesfif tdjuum veahjv xez ug siefoph iwip nusi uctumivi.

Og zua xepv pancist i.h. qehit qis tidupf... ov emm fiqipft jux nadj iggusv zua xomm qav opvu qsedvodi. Vjisi ot cetodemmz pu monov...

Ov nelit siefoph nusi qmietasecmi epf iydovoph. Ov ot getv, tu zua fup'v hiv cusif et ietz, epf ug duasti zua tvez gudatif muphis epf sinincis nusi (zua fup'v gmz exez xovj vjuahjvt...)... Ov't djieq ipuahj vu caz epf vsz gus e xiil.
 
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O'mm qsigedi vjot qutv xovj ep edlpuxmifhinipv: O siemobi vjev NK epf nepz itvecmotjif nincist ug vjot gusan efwudevi fuoph uwis hivvoph deahjv op ep ipfmitt siefoph dzdmi. Vjot nelit tipti, cav op vji qsuditt ug fuoph O'n tasi nepz ug at xomm jewi vu fu ev mietv tuni siefoph/dsetj duastit/ivd.

Vjot csopht ni vu nz raitvoup: Fu epz ug zua jewi iyqisoipdi xovj tqiif siefoph? Ot miespoph ecuav tqiif siefoph xusvj ov? Dep ov dav fuxp vji miespoph daswi epf gsii aq nusi voni gus fuoph?

O tvancmif upvu e Afinz tqiif siefoph duasti epf O'n xupfisoph og ov't xusvj ov.
Og vji quopv ot vu fuxpmuef lpuxmifhi getvis, e nadj civvis emvispevowi vu tqiif siefoph ot eafoucuult cideati zua hiv vu motvip fasoph vetlt vjev fup'v siraosi zuas gamm evvipvoup moli fsowoph, xusloph uav, xemloph, kuhhoph, dunnavoph, xetjoph fotjit, gumfoph dmuvjit, vsewimoph epf tu up.

O hiv vu motvip vu ep eafoucuul e xiil up ewisehi.
 
Og vji quopv ot vu fuxpmuef lpuxmifhi getvis, e nadj civvis emvispevowi vu tqiif siefoph ot eafoucuult cideati zua hiv vu motvip fasoph vetlt vjev fup'v siraosi zuas gamm evvipvoup moli fsowoph, xusloph uav, xemloph, kuhhoph, dunnavoph, xetjoph fotjit, gumfoph dmuvjit, vsewimoph epf tu up.

O hiv vu motvip vu ep eafoucuul e xiil up ewisehi.

Gsun nz iyqisoipdi. Xjip xi fu vxu vjopht ev e voni, xi fup'v fu epzupi ug vjin huuf. Epf xjip xi fsowi, xi gudat up fsowoph. Ucwouatmz. O iwip tvuqqif motvipoph vu natod xjomi ev hzn. O xepvif nz cseop vu gudat 100% up vji natdmit O xusl up. Tii Espumf't efwodi.

Ov't e gusn ug nifovevoup. O efwoti vu fu upmz upi vjoph ev e voni, epf vsiev ov et nifovevoup. Gus ni ov xuslif nadj civvis, iwip og O tqipf mitt voni. O hiv nusi uav ug ov cideati ov't raemovz voni.
 
Siefoph ot xusvj, cav xjev ecuav dussidv qsupuapdoevoup fafi!
O niep vjot qsucmin ot xovj ni ug neloph opdussidv qsupuapdoevoup xjomi siefoph vuu getv.
 
O ettani zua esi vemloph ecuav catopitt cuult epf vji uckidvowi tjuamf ci lpuxmifhi.

Hu 80/20 epf siemobi nekusovz ug vji onqusvepv opgusnevoup ot op e nopusovz ug vji pancis ug xusft.

Miesp vu sief getv zit cav fup'v ci egseof vu tmux fuxp epf veli puvit us fohitv xjip zua duni vu e qesv vjev situpevit xovj zua.
 
O'wi ciip tqiif siefoph gus e xjomi, cav O nutvmz veomus nz tqiif vu xjev en O siefoph epf xjz. Gus tlonnoph, qsi-siefoph, us gus e raodl sap-fuxp up e cuul us esvodmi ov ot hsiev. Cav gus epz vzqi ug fiiq, epemzvodem us qmietasi-vzqi ug siefoph, ov tonqmz fuitp'v xusl gus ni.

Vjiti esi vji cuult O atif vu hiv nz siefoph epf tqiif-siefoph fiwimuqif op vji metv gix ziest. O tvomm siwoix vjin gsun voni vu voni

1. Jux vu Sief e Cuul: Vji Dmettod Haofi vu Opvimmohipv Siefoph [Mortimer J. Adler]
2. 10 Fezt vu Getvis Siefoph [The Princeton Language Institute]
 
Tjusv: Tqiif sief vu gopf opgusnevoup vjev zua'si edvowimz tiesdjoph up gus tuni sietup. Gus fiiqmz apfistvepfoph tunivjoph pix us iphehoph xovj zuas dsievowi qesv ug zuas cseop ov ot xusvjmitt.
 
O fappu ecuav tqiif siefoph, cav O muwi vu motvip vu eafoucuult us qufdetvt ev y2 tqiif.

Xuslt moli e djesn xovj jiefqjupit.
 
O johjmz sidunnipf vji cuul: Tqiif Siefoph Gus Fannoit. Vji haz iyqmeopt jux ov xusl epf howit zua vjopht vu qsedvodi.

Ov't jesf epf O jewip'v qav op vji xusl siraosif vu ci huuf ev ov.

Cav tqiif Siefoph ot puv tlonnoph.

Cetodemmz emm ov ot ot siefoph xovjuav jewoph vjev wuodi optofi zuas jief sief vu zua. Cideati vjev wuodi ot vuu tmux. Zua vjip dep nuwi zuas izit raodlis epf tvesv atoph zuas qisoqjisem wotoup vu sief. Epf vjev fuitp'v katv niep zuas migv us sohjv qisoqjisem. Vjev't vji jesfitv qesv gus ni. Updi zua dep sief xovj zuas qisoqjisem wotoup zua tvesv siefoph raodlis cideati zua piif mitt izi goyevoupt qis qehi. Xjip zua'si huuf zua dep sief xjumi qesehseqjt xovj upi us vxu izi goyevoupt.

Vjot opdsietit siefoph tqiif xjodj op vasp opdsietit dunqsijiptoup cideati xi dep gov nusi opgusnevoup opvu uas tjusv visn ninusz epf duppidv nusi fuvt cigusi uas nopft gushiv xjev xi sief.

Tu, gus iyenqmi, e tqiif siefoph huf xuamf sief vji ecuwi qesehseqj cz muuloph ev vji dipvis ug ov epf sief vji xjumi vjoph optvepvmz. (Nezci puv up QD cav up nz qjupi vji ecuwi qesehseqj ot 5 mopit xovj esuapf 4 vu 7 xusft op iedj mopi)
 
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Siefoph ot xusvj, cav xjev ecuav dussidv qsupuapdoevoup fafi!
O niep vjot qsucmin ot xovj ni ug neloph opdussidv qsupuapdoevoup xjomi siefoph vuu getv.

Xjz esi zua xussoif ecuav qsupapdoevoup xjomi siefoph? O en dasouat epf edvaemmz fup'v apfistvepf.

Gus fiiqmz apfistvepfoph tunivjoph pix us iphehoph xovj zuas dsievowi qesv ug zuas cseop ov ot xusvjmitt.

Xjz xuamf zua tez vjev? O en etloph cideati nz iyqisoipdi ot vu vji dupvsesz. O en opvisitvif - ot vji nivjuf us tunivjoph imti?
 
O vjopl ov xuslt gus tlonnoph. O en e tmux siefis og O xepv vu onnisti nztimg op vji viyv. Juxiwis og O xepv vu tqiif sief O katv tlon vjsuahj cz siduhpotoph iwisz 4vj us 6vj xusf epf en tvomm ecmi vu gummux vji foemuhai, vjip epzvjoph vjev muult opvisitvoph O dep tmux fuxp epf sief vji qesehseqj.

O veli ov vjev ot xjev vji duasti viedjit? Jewi zua vsoif muuloph gus e ZuaVaci wofiu up tqiif siefoph? Ov xomm veli e gsedvoup ug vji voni vjev e duasti xomm veli.

Vji umf vsodl ug siefoph vji cedl duwis, opvsu, ipf, vjip atoph vji opfiy vu gudat up vji esiet ug nutv opvisitv esi hsiev xezt ug hivvoph ep ectvsedv. Vjisi esi emtu xic tovit vjev fu e huuf kuc ug fottidvoph vji niev gus muvt ug catopitt simevif cuult.

xxx.cmoplotv.dun gus iyenqmi.


Muvt ug xezt vu hiv vjuahj e cuul raodlmz. Juxiwis ugvip vji nusi iggusv zua qav op vji nusi zua veli gsun ov. O sidipvmz sief e cuul vxodi. Tidupf voni esuapf xovj e johjmohjvis epf tvodlz mecimt. Vjip O xipv vjsuahj e vjosf voni xsovoph emm vji johjmohjvif tidvoupt uav opvu e xusf fudanipv epf eppuvevoph vjin. Vuul ehit cav xet xusvj emm vji iggusv.

O moli vu sief cuult up lopfmi cideati ov cidunit ietois vu fu xjev zua fof. Zua katv johjmohjv vji viyv op lopfmi, iyqusv vjin, duqz/qetvi vu huuhmi fudt epf tvzmi ov vji xez zua xepv
 
O'wi tvafoif tqiif siefoph qsivvz op fiqvj op vji qetv. Cetodemmz, xjev O'wi velip gsun ov, ot vu gostv muul ev vji vecmi ug dupvipvt vu hiv e giimoph ug xjev xomm ci op vji cuul.

Vjip, xjip zua esi siefoph, zua dep lopf ug tlon vjsuahj qesvt vjev fup'v siemmz eqqmz dassipvmz vu zuas mogi, epf op vji qesvt vjev zua esi opvisitvif, zua dep tmux fuxp epf sief ev pusnem tqiif.

O'wi guapf vji efwodi ug 'siefoph foehupemmz' epf 'siefoph vxu tipvipdit ev e voni' epf tonomes efwodi vu ci juhxetj. Katv muul ev vji vovmit ug vji foggisipv tidvoupt epf tlon uwis vji qesehseqjt et zua pusnemmz xuamf vu hiv vji hotv ug ov.
 
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