How Peter Reads a Book a Day
My friend Peter has been reading a book a day for the past 30 days. Here is how he does it:
1. Find a PDF of Your Book.
Search google for “Name of book .pdf”
2. Drag the PDF into Speechify.
Speechify is a free text-to-speech platform that turns any pdf into an audiobook you can play at any speed.
Speechify will teach you to read fast. It also magically takes away the mental fatigue that normally accompanies reading. Without Speechify, reading feels like work. It’s mentally draining.
Remember when your mom read you books before bed and the story felt magical? Ya. That’s the magic of Speechify. It feels like less work because the app is literally reading the pdf to you. It’s like your mom. Thanks mom.
3. Ramp Up Your Speed.
Speechify will start you out at a cool 250 words per minute (wpm) — a “normal” reading speed. Get used to it for a bit. Let your ears adjust to the voice.
After you read a few pdfs, start to ramp up. Knock up the speed dial to 300wpm. Let your ears adjust.
Repeat. 350wpm. Rinse. Repeat. 400wpm. Repeat six more times.
That’s it. Eventually, you’ll be cruising at 700wpm. That means a book pdf will take you 1–2 hours. Here’s the math:
A typical non-fiction book has 50,000 words.
50,000 words / 700 words per minute = 71 minutes.
That’s your transportation to and from work everyday. Or your daily workout. Or the time you spend laying in bed watching Netflix or YouTube.
As you ramp up, try to look at the screen. Speechify will highlight the word being spoken in blue, so you’re consuming the information audibly and visually. Double the retention. Double the fun.
4. Read Cool Stuff, Start a Book Club
Once your ears adjust to 700wpm, you can use the Speechify mobile app to read while doing other things.
Like biking. Juggling. Snorkeling. Whatever grills your chill.
When you unlock this superpower, you can do a lot of cool stuff.
Don’t take over the world too much. Seriously. With great power comes great responsibility.
*This post was written by Peter Deegan, a typical junior in college with nothing up his sleeve.
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