Speed Reading Tips: Got a Big Read, or Other High Focus Mental Task To-Do?

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Let’s face it – today’s workplace finds most workers in a continuous stress cycle. Working in cubicle cities attached to PDAs, cell phones, instant messaging, and so on, there are times when we have to shift our focus and concentrate on high demand reading and thinking activities. But what do you do? How can you change gears and maximize the efficiency of your brain’s power? Here are some unequivocal tips for maintaining a high degree of focus in your diverse daily activities.

1. Take a State Break – If you’ve been charging hard through your day in a similar environment or set of tasks listed above, your brain probably functioning in a highly excited beta state in which the cycles are very short and pronounced. This highly excited state is counter to the need for deep thinking and effective reading. In plain language, you are over stimulated. You may be holding several thoughts in mind simultaneously, and thus have troubles concentrating. Brain science has learned that through training we can consciously shift our brain patterns. One way to do this is to take short or long breaks listening to certain auditory frequencies. The neural receptors from audio inputs have a dramatic impact on the brain. Listening to certain frequencies can quickly change the brain’s cycle to alpha state, the highest level of focused concentration.

In a 1999 study, Thomas Budzynski Ph.D found brainwave training gave college students a tremendous competitive edge: the group that used brainwave training technology watched their GPA's sharply rise & continue to improve even after the treatment, while those that did not (the control group) continued to struggle & watch their GPA's decline. Neuroscientists have been experimenting and reporting dramatic cognitive improvements with this type of training.

If you need to switch gears and spend some time dealing with a big reading job, or other heavy thinking task, the “Developing Powerful Focus and Concentration Audio Program” can be a tremendous help. Because the session lasts only 7 minutes, you can easily do this at work and get your brain geared up for heavy work. With use over time, you’ll find you’ll be able to shift gears more easily upon demand.

2. Learn to Read Better and Faster - The only way you are going to read faster and understand your reading better is to learn to first tap into this incredible brain power you are gifted with and then second, to build a sharper focus. Once you focus better, your comprehension improves, your recall and memory improves and your appreciation and enjoyment of the reading process are more likely to improve. And the reality is you were probably never taught to focus in school, at work or in college.

If you think about reading faster, you will make an effort to pick up the pace. I’d like to invite you to learn more tips and sign up for our free speed reading tips at http://speedreadingtactics.com/free_speed_reading_tips.html. Reading speed is something you must work on and concentrate on until it becomes a habit. We have been helping organizations and individuals learn how to take charge of their brains for 30 years. The difference between those who are successful and those who aren’t is really a matter of changing old behaviors into new habits. Are you willing to behave differently?