Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Slow reading
0:00 Intro
0:30 How I became aware
1:16 Immersion and failed fast reading attempts
2:29 Subvocalization efforts to catch every word
3:18 Failed attempts to increase reading speed
4:00 Easy prose vs dense prose
4:20 BookTube as a slow reader
6:32 Why Read?
8:30 Techniques to embrace slow reading
11:43 Book Formats
14:06 Potential benefits of slow reading
14:45 Closing thoughts

Merphy Napier's video:
SLOW DOWN | The Mental Benefits of Reading Slowly
youtu.be/6j2zQONLvas?si=_vaJHJk7j4-CMgRs

FIRESIDE DISCORD:
discord.gg/7cqjh2pKrU