Only speed readers have been trained to create mini eye movements, while the rest of us read with micro eye-movements. The former produces speed reading because they engage the peripheral-vision to chunk words simultaneously, not just one word at a time; while the latter is automatic, and keep adjusting our eyes to words we read on our foveal centralis, the sharpest focusing area of our retina. Pay Attention Most peopleread in the same way that they watch television- in an inattentive, passive way. What they should know is that reading takes a lot of effort and you must exert the effort. A wise teacher once told me that you can learn anything if you do three things. That is, Pay Attention, Pay Attention, and Pay attention.
{February 9, 2008}
Mini Eye Movements