It’s Back to School Time!

It’s Back to School Time!

It’s Back to School Time!   I remember when the start of the school year corresponded with cool, crisp fall air.  Now, most schools are back in session long before Labor Day. Still, there is...

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Fear of the Word “Not”

Fear of the Word “Not”

When you first learn to speed read, one of your legitimate concerns might be, “What about the word not?” After all, this small word can dramatically change the meaning of a sentence or its...

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Speed Reading Summer School 2022

Speed Reading Summer School 2022

Summer is the perfect time to brush up on your reading skills.  Spend an hour with me LIVE for 3 weeks and you’ll be amazed at how much faster you can power through emails, work documents, or leisure books; all while enhancing your comprehension and BOOSTING your enjoyment of reading.

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What IS Speed Reading?

What IS Speed Reading?

Whenever I’m interviewed, there is guaranteed talk about this concept called “speed-reading”. The problem is not everyone is on the same page (pun intended) as to exactly what speed-reading means.

Some think it’s about learning to read everything super-human fast which is rightfully viewed as fantastical and unrealistic. Others won’t even try to read faster because they believe it’s sacrosanct to read any material quickly, especially when reading for pleasure. Trying to speed-read on one’s own . . .

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Want to Read Smarter? Update Your Thinking

Want to Read Smarter? Update Your Thinking

It’s been a really LONG time since you learned how to read. Back then, your teachers instructed you on what they thought were sound ideas. And at the time, they were helpful. However, as you matured, the ideas became outdated and inefficient for your ever-growing reading and learning workload. You may have become mentally stuck with these ideas preventing you from improving your reading abilities.

It’s time to rethink some of these ideas to modernize your thinking and improve your reading experience.

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Becoming the Best Reader You Can Be

Becoming the Best Reader You Can Be

Is reading a satisfying experience for you? Or more of a chore?

Some of you know that I came into this profession because I used to hate to read. Yes, it’s true – the creator of the Rev It Up Reading Online Course and author of several books on speed reading used to hate to read! I felt I was a very slow reader and I never turned to reading for anything.

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My Letter to The Editor of The New York Post

My Letter to The Editor of The New York Post

I’m writing to share worthy information for your readers about the concept of speed-reading Eric Spitznagel wrote about in his recent article “How a Mormon Housewife Sold America the Big Speed-Reading Scam.” (about a six minute read for someone at the average 250 words per minute reading rate.)

I have been teaching speed reading for over 30 years and feel compelled to update folks on a few things.

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Cramming for the Exam

Cramming for the Exam

It’s that time of year when high school and college students are coming into their last weeks of their term with final exams looming in the not-to-distant future. All of the reading done during the semester/year ideally needs to be reviewed to get mentally refreshed about the content.

But who REALLY wants to do that?! And who has time?!

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Who’s Got Time to Read?!

Who’s Got Time to Read?!

Don’t you just
envy people who always keep up with their reading? You may be surprised to know
that a quick reading speed is not the only way to get caught up. It’s those who
devote an adequate amount of TIME to do their reading are also the ones who are
not haunted by their “to read stack.”

That makes sense, you say, BUT you’re feeling time-starved? It’s really as simple as being
intentional about wanting to make more time to read.

Review these common-sense
suggestions and see which ones you already do and which ones you can start
doing to relieve your reading guilt and get more reading done:

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Get Rid of Your Reading Guilt

Get Rid of Your Reading Guilt

Got reading?! Who doesn’t! I’m going to guess that you may have a pile of reading on your desk, or on your nightstand, or on your kitchen counter, or in your in-box, or maybe even next to your toilet! You get the picture. There’s a lot you want to read, not enough time to read it all and many places to put it.

The issue isn’t about where you keep your reading material, rather it’s about what’s in it. When we get something to read, most times we can’t just stop what we’re doing to read it right then. Instead, we put it somewhere to read later. Amazingly, later can be a long time away . . . or never!

Many years ago, I was dismayed at all I piled up to read.

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Why Lack of Focus Isn’t Acceptable

Why Lack of Focus Isn’t Acceptable

In this busy, multi-tasking, ADD (attention deficit disorder) world, true focus comes at a premium. In past emails/blog posts, I’ve talked about things we can do to gain more focus, mostly for reading. But WHY is focus so important for everything? Because there are serious implications for a lack of focus. It can sabotage your life in ways that you may not suspect.

Here are five common ways that lack of focus can sabotage your life:

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Tips to Survive and Thrive in College Freshman Year

Tips to Survive and Thrive in College Freshman Year

Some 20+ million college freshman have settled onto campuses nationwide this fall. They’re working their way to mid-terms, finding the transition to college life is tough. A whopping 30% dropout before sophomore year, with life-altering consequences. Research shows that those without a college degree earn 35% less than college graduates, and are two times as likely to be unemployed.

Booby-Traps of College Life
First year students face an expanded academic workload, isolation from family and high school friends, and often, financial pressures. Tuition, books, living and social expenses force many to find part-time jobs. Students grapple with

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Your Journey into Adult Reading

Your Journey into Adult Reading

Since you started reading, typically around the age of five, what you read and how much you read has changed dramatically. What started out as picture books with a few word descriptions, turned into short fiction stories, then chapter story books. These were relatively easy and enjoyable to read because the pictures and story images engaged your brain.

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My Dream for Back-To-School

My Dream for Back-To-School

Are you someone who doesn’t like to read much even though you know how? When I was in high school and college, I was like that and I know there are many who feel this way.

In high school, I remember having to read the required English novels. We had six weeks to read the book, discuss it in class and then take a test on it. I suffered through it. Little did I know how EASY that really was.

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Dogs Boost Reading Speed

Dogs Boost Reading Speed

Dogs are the surprise addition to literacy efforts in schools across the world. Since Intermountain Therapy Animals launched the READ Program in 1999, more and more organizations are training dogs to help children to read.

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Have You Heard of Blinkist?

Have You Heard of Blinkist?

While meandering around the internet, I came across this really cool website called Blinkist. In a nutshell, their team reads non-fiction books, pulls out the key insights, and explains them in an easy-to-digest, 15 minute book summary that is

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An Attitude of Gratitude

An Attitude of Gratitude

Can you come up with three things that you’re grateful for, every day? Sounds pretty simple right? But it takes a certain kind of mindset to first, remember that you want to come up three things and then second, to actually do it, every day.

Several weeks ago, I spent a few days at my favorite retreat center called Kripalu Yoga and Health Center located in the heart of the Berkshires in Massachusetts. Every time I go and get away from my day-to-day goings-on, I come away with something

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News From Rev It Up Reading

This year has seen many positive additions to the Rev It Up Reading Online Course. Since March, users are now able to access the course online 24/7 from a PC, Mac, iPad or Tablet with NO printing needed! Though this sounds simple, believe me (and my dedicated developers), this was no easy task. And just this week, we’ve made another important touch up that allows the course to download easier and navigate through the course any way you want.

We’ve had 350 people test out our One Day Pass and buyers are coming in from all around the world, including England (UK), New Zealand, Vietnam, India, Oman, Indonesia, Romania and more.

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