Holy shit, did I just get diagnosed?
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I'm not ADHD, but that particular passage using that particular font and those particular colors seemed to speed up my ability to read the text. But when Staments posted below (https://lemmy.zip/post/45655234/20636698) using what looks like the same methodology, it ended up being an impediment. I struggled to even get through the first sentence.
So I have to wonder if there's more to it than just randomly putting a character or few in bold at the start of each word -- like maybe it's also highly dependent on things like the font being use and making sure to use specific words and phrases that are conducive to this technique.
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Reading this is like pointing an information machine gun on my brain and pulling the trigger. I read the first sentence faster and then the buffer overflows and I have to constantly stop reading or re-read stuff because the comprehension part of my brain cannot keep up. I feel like I naturally already kinda read like this, I don't read character for character but kinda skim words and know what it says. The image forces me to read in a very unnatural way because I cannot properly use the last part of the word for extra confidence in these predictions.
The fuck
Hmm, this doesn't work for me, for some reason. I end up having to pause at the beginning of each word, like a child trying to sound out words while reading. It's not matching the flow and I feel like something is constantly off...
Thanks now I'm reading the sentences second half first...
It helps me read faster, but IDK what effect it has on comprehension in a longer text. If I struggled to read I might be tempted to try it, but thankfully that's not one of my many issues.
I personally read that passage faster than normal (2x-ish), but yeah, zero comprehension afterwards. If my brain is just filling in the blanks for the back half of every word I'm not actually "reading", I'm solving a puzzle and then on to something else.
I think that was debunked once but i am lazy to find the related survey / study.
It seems disproven, or perhaps only useful to some subset of people they haven't pinpointed.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691824001811
Honestly though if it helps someone they should ride that placebo as far as it takes them!
I read the study @BCOVertigo@lemmy.world linked and the following statements can be made:
for 32 university students with normal vision and without dyslexia who have not encountered bionic reading before
- There was no statistical relevant difference between bionic and normal texts regarding reading speed and comprehension
- There was no statistical relevant difference between faster and slower readers
- There was no statistical relevant difference when given time to adapt to bionic reading
but
- in bayesian analysis there was no strong evidence for either the null- or the alternative hypothesis (meaning an effect cannot be ruled out) even tho the sample size should have been enough to do just that, meaning it could still have an effect, but it would also mean that if it did, it wouldn't be something to recommend to someone out of the blue because the relevance for singular people is negligible
- the study did not test people with dyslexia, ADHD or vision impairment, so for those groups no statement can be made.
There were no studies following up on these results, so if someone wants to go for it, it's free real estate!
How do I get this on a kindle?
Only started working halfway through reading this...but I think this is overall crap. You read however fast you read.
So that you mean that it took a few moments to adjust? Almost like you weren't going to immediately be able to jump onto the skill instantly and that you needed some more time? Perhaps immediately coming to the conclusion that it is terrible and not worth the time after only a brief experience with the usage of such a thing isn't the best thing to do. Then again, perhaps calling it crap based off of your own personal experiences when other people in this thread are saying otherwise is a bit narrow minded? Expand your horizons. Let people be people and phrase your opinions as them. Not everything is going to be universal. Live long and prosper, my friend. Have a good day.
Edit: The fact y'all are downvoting this polite message saying "Don't unilaterally call something shit that others enjoy" says way more about you than it ever could about my comment ¯_(ツ)_/¯
I personally get a headache trying to read this, so it would be hard to practice… Words seem to flow faster though, need someone record their time reading with and without this
The original post works for me, but seeing this the way my Voyager is set up ended up making it slower for me. The bold white letters on my black theme just made the letters merge into a mush here.
So I guess for it to work it would have to be set up in a particular way that works with the reader.
This is weird, it helps me read the words faster but my comprehension is massively reduced. Like all I'm seeing are words and losing the sentence.
Old Tony, is this Nice! I read like this like im a normal Person lol.
This is crazy
Doesn’t this just work for everyone?
I’ve also tried where text/word(s) flashes in front of you and I’ve realized that’s faster for me.
Spreeder! I love it!