How fast do you read currently? And how does your reading speed compare to others?

Before I started learning to speed read, my reading speed was about 475 words per minute. That’s above average, but wasn’t fast enough for me. Your reading speed might be higher than my starting speed, or it might be lower but no matter what it is right now, you can definitely learn to read a lot faster.

To find out what your current reading speed is, try this free diagnostic test. Sure, the purpose of the test is to convince you to buy their speed reading software (and you’re certainly welcome to do that), I think it’s genuinely helpful as a gauge to see where you’re starting from and how much you’d like to improve.

To see how your current reading speed compares to other people, they offer a chart.

Once you’ve aware of your current reading speed, you’ll be ready to learn to speed read!