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[1-2-Read] Speed-Reading Is BS. Here's What Actually Works
How experienced readers can read so much, so fast.
1-2-Read
Practical ideas and journal prompts to supercharge your reading. 24 posts
![[1-2-Read] Why Your Thoughts Don’t Sound as Good on Paper](/content/images/size/w400/2025/07/put-thoughts-in-writing.jpg)
[1-2-Read] Why Your Thoughts Don’t Sound as Good on Paper
and 5 writing exercises to fix it
![[1-2-Read] You’re Not Stupid, The Writing’s Just Bad](/content/images/size/w400/2025/07/dazzle--2--1.jpg)
[1-2-Read] You’re Not Stupid, The Writing’s Just Bad
Is It Difficult To Read or Is It Just Bad?
![[1-2-Read] Who's Afraid of "Criticism"?](/content/images/size/w400/2025/06/894b84ae-654c-4506-bcdb-054a86a2f0b4_1920x1080-jpeg.jpg)
[1-2-Read] Who's Afraid of "Criticism"?
Giving away my English Degree pt. 3 - Demystifying Literary Criticism
![[1-2-Read] What Makes A Poem Sound Like A Poem?](/content/images/size/w400/2025/06/8e033946-c529-41ba-8e3d-24612f36841a_1920x1080-jpeg-2.jpg)
[1-2-Read] What Makes A Poem Sound Like A Poem?
Giving away my English Degree pt. 2
![[1-2-Read] How To Become A Demanding Reader pt. 1 - Making Distinctions](/content/images/size/w400/2025/06/bfdbd0e9-1ba9-44ac-8baa-e1f55b1d8340_1920x1080-jpeg.jpg)
[1-2-Read] How To Become A Demanding Reader pt. 1 - Making Distinctions
Giving Away My English Degree pt. 1
![[1-2-Read] Stop Wasting Money On Books You Won't Read](/content/images/size/w400/2025/06/a5a5cf58-ae52-4dcd-8e5a-f716cd7caa42_1920x1080-jpeg.jpg)
[1-2-Read] Stop Wasting Money On Books You Won't Read
Learn how to skim a book before you buy it (non-fiction)
![[1-2-Read] A Guide To Rhetoric That Won't Put You To Sleep](/content/images/size/w400/2025/06/af5f44da-bf65-45b5-9a18-d9f9c20da59b_1920x1080-jpeg-1.jpg)
[1-2-Read] A Guide To Rhetoric That Won't Put You To Sleep
How to Structure a Paragraph, Think in Threes, Play on Opposites, Ask A Question, and Twist a Phrase
![[1-2-Read] How To Build A Bank of Ideas From Your Reading (expanded)](/content/images/size/w400/2025/06/15ee29bf-456c-4c83-b640-4037e943c1a0_1920x1080-jpeg-1.jpg)
[1-2-Read] How To Build A Bank of Ideas From Your Reading (expanded)
A step-by-step guide to building a syntopicon
![[1-2-Read] Why Our Writing Sounds Forced](/content/images/size/w400/2025/06/d29801e7-a186-4d82-8711-8c10fe66e6a6_1920x1080-jpeg.jpg)
[1-2-Read] Why Our Writing Sounds Forced
And how to relax into your writing voice
![[1-2-Read] How Literature Slows Down Time](/content/images/size/w400/2025/06/23a84b1c-a273-4c77-b5ee-cc2653ec1919_1920x1080-jpeg.jpg)
[1-2-Read] How Literature Slows Down Time
The Power of Literary Form
![[1-2-Read]: Are You A Paranoid Reader?](/content/images/size/w400/2025/06/e1e6a097-6f44-445b-a603-74313d0d50f1_1920x1080-jpeg.jpg)
[1-2-Read]: Are You A Paranoid Reader?
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