Back in college, we used to leaf through a thick books. The crazy thing was that reading assignments were only handed out a day before the dreaded graded recitation/interrogation.

Good thing I was taught the “Wood method” of speed reading back when I was in grammar school so I always made it to class somehow prepared (not fully though, hey, college parties can sometimes bum you out :p).

The Wood method’s a speed reading technique where you sweep your hand across the page to guide your eyes. Ever tried doing it? Well, I don’t know if it’s possible to do it on-screen but perhaps that’s the mouse pointer’s job. Anyway, here’s a simple speed reading test to gauge how fast your reading is.

It clocked me at 758 words per minute. Yey!