"If you made it to 600 words per minute, that's more than twice the speed of the average reader. If you made it to 900, congratulations-according to some back-of-the-napkin math, that makes you 278% faster than the national average (which is 238 words per minute). By that same logic, it could take you around 40 seconds to read this 600ish word article. But should it?"
"The challenge uses a technique called rapid sequential visual presentation, or RSVP. The effect is bizarre, almost meditative, as your eyes passively absorb huge quantities of words at a rapid-fire pace. "Eye movements shorten, the inner voice gets kicked out of the room, and the brain starts guessing what comes next," explains Ollis. There's another factor to consider when we read really fast. "It's neural autocomplete," says Ollis. "Very efficient. Not always accurate.""
A viral challenge asks whether readers can reach 900 words per minute using rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP). Hitting 600 words per minute is more than twice the average; 900 words per minute is roughly 278% faster than a national average of 238 words per minute. RSVP displays words sequentially at high speed so eyes passively absorb large volumes. Eye movements shorten and inner speech diminishes, producing a bizarre, almost meditative sensation. The brain begins to anticipate words through a neural autocompletion process. That prediction makes reading highly efficient but introduces errors and reduces accuracy and likely comprehension.
Read at Fast Company
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