Want to read faster word for word? Install this Squirt.io bookmarklet to melt your brain
Squirt.io will convert your articles and other text into flashing word for word format to read at 350-950wpm. It's a similar tool as Spritz, the company that recently got a $3.5 seed round. But while Spritz is currently only available on a handful of Samsung devices, Squirt can be used in your Chrome, Firefox or Safari web browser right now using its java bookmarklet.
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http://www.squirt.io
Getting started:
To get started, simply follow the instructions below:
- Go to the squirt.io website (it sounds like porn, but I'm willing to risk my reputation score to assure you it's not!)
- Drag the bookmarklet into your browser's bookmarks. Just like the Snapzu bookmarklet.
- When browsing any webpage, just click on the bookmarklet and it will launch the word for word text reader.
- Enjoy your read. There is options to slow down or speed up once you get more familiar with it.
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The bookmarklet works great on Chrome and Firefox and so far I haven't had any problems with it. Launching it is as easy as clicking one button, and the software usually seems to get the right content to read without grabbing any of the rest of the clutter on most web sites. If you need some good and insightful articles to try it on, check out my profile or the front page featuring the best of the best.
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+6Submitted 10 years ago by doodlegirl
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+4Submitted 10 years ago by baron778
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Hmmmmm. I wounder how much reading comprehension plummets due to "speed reading".
I tried a couple times, and both times I couldn't really pay good attention even at 350 wpm. I can see this working for some people, but not for me.
Looks interesting, ill give it a go.
This will need some getting used to. I feel like my brain just overloaded after reading one article.
This is not the first app which has done this. Reading faster is a skill which just can not be taught using a software. I can read about 1000 words per minute but then I wouldn't know what I just read or what was there in between the lines. Reading comprehension, as @GingerBread pointed out, goes to hell.
If reading longform is a duty, use these software; if it's a choice, you wouldn't even want to go this way after trying it once.
Well put. I'd rather just not read if I wasn't enjoying it.
Trying it now
No need to hurry for me. I like to take my time and re-read certain things to make sure I fully get it.
Yep, after giving it a try I just feel rushed, almost like the information is being tube fed down my throat. I prefer taking my time and absorbing what I read at my own pace.