Which is a more effective way of learning? Reading or Watching and Listening?

Have you heard about speed or fast track reading?

Speed reading is just like when we are driving and speeding along the freeway or highway. Speeding may allow we to arrive at our intended destination. However, along the way, are we able to take note of the things that we may have missed while speeding along the fast lane? As in driving, zooming in fast does not give enough opportunity to see and enjoy the view.

It is the same to speed reading.

Much of what we learn can be acquired through reading. The simple activity of getting in a comfortable position and start reading a book of our choice opens up a new world for us. Reading enables us to tap into the minds of great people.

The more we read, the more we know. In the hope of reading more books, some attempt fast track reading. It is believed that the faster we read, the more we cover.

Fast track reading may involve reading by phrases and concepts compared with the word-for-word method. Fast track reading enables us to cover more pages with the same rate. However, one limitation of this method of learning is that we tend to remember only a small portion of the main idea. There is danger that we might miss the important details in the book.

There is a solution for this. Few people are aware of this seldom-talked about technique in fast learning. This is based on the principle that the mind thinks in pictures.

Learning is accelerated when we “see” the whole idea of the write-up or book. Seeing “live pictures” of ideas and thoughts of the writer makes learning experiential and unforgettable.

When we see nothing while reading, we learn nothing. Fast reading becomes useless. Just going through the motions of fast reading can give us a hazy picture of the subject matter. But like a mist, this picture often quickly evaporates into thin air. Fast reading without visual pictures often informs but very seldom impresses.

Impressions last while information changes with time. Past information is easily forgotten in favor of new ones. Impressions change you, and these are stored permanently in the mind.

For learning to become effective, it requires brief pauses to be able to visualize and reflect. Effective learning is not about how fast you can finish reading a book. It is more on how you effectively comprehend the ideas brought forth by the writer.

SkyQuestCom understands this very well and provides an amazing tool that not only helping us to learn faster while allowing us to capture the impression of the authors or speakers directly.

Just imagine how great would it be if you can have Robert Kiyosaki summarizing the gists of "Rich Dad Poor Dad" and delivering the messages to us through a visual and audio media.

Instead of spending hours and hours reading the book, we now receive the key messages directly from Robert Kiyosaki in less than 60 minutes video seminar.

How wonderful is that, isn't it?

With the innovation of internet, learning through online seminars has shorten our learning cycle tremendously compared to reading few hundred pages of books. With the greater visual and audio effect, learning by leveraging on online video seminars is definitely something that we can not afford to miss for not leaving behind the internet era.

We need to continue learning and growing the most in the shortest period to catch up with those ahead of us.

Remember, if we are not learning and growing everyday, we are dying!

We don't want to be another group of zombies!