Yeah. When I read sans subvocalization I retain and comprehend.. nothing. I do know that sometimes when I'm reading particularly slow the muscles in my mouth move slightly. I think the latter is subvocalization and the former is removing all thought whatsoever. But I notice that speed reading websites tell you to repeat a mantra while reading. When I do this, I end up glazing my eyes over the text and repeating the mantra. Yeah. Not productive. However, when I focus on merely reading faster whilst absorbing the words and comprehending them, i.e., moving my eyes efficiently without going back over sentences and keeping my mind from wandering, I absorb a lot in short periods of time.
So yeah.. I don't read 600 wpm, but can do maybe 400-450, and that's good enough for me as long as I comprehend everything.
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