Many speed-reading programs tend to exaggerate and will falsely claim that the key to speed reading is to eliminate the habit of subvocalization. However, study after study shows that eliminating this habit completely is not possible.
How do I stop reading with inner voice?
Some techniques to try for training yourself to read without hearing your inner reading voice:
- Try to perceive the words rather than see them. ...
- Turn off your ears. ...
- Widen your field of vision. ...
- Identify the thought units in sentences, not the words, and read thought unit by thought unit rather than word by word.
How do you get rid of Subvocalization while reading Jim Kwik?
3 Ways to Reduce the Habit of Subvocalization
- Stretch yourself. Read faster than you normally do. Your mind is always looking for shortcuts. ...
- Listen to music. Find music you enjoy that doesn't have lyrics. Classical music works well. ...
- Pattern interrupt. When people are reading, you'll sometimes see them moving their lips.
