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SPEED READING CAN MAKE YOU HAPPY!

No, we aren't crazy. Research shows that when you challenge yourself with programs like ours, you get happier! Read more . . .

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SPEED READING CAN MAKE YOU

HAPPY!

happyNo, we haven't gone crazy and we aren't trying to make wild claims. Researchers from Harvard and Princeton in 2006 found that reading fast and thinking fast makes you happy.

The conclusion is documented in an article by Emily Pronin of Princeton University and Daniel Wegner of Harvard University titled "Manic Thinking: Independent Effects of Thought Speed and Thought Content on Mood" in the September 2006 issue of Psychological Science. See an overview of the study here.

The researchers found that "regardless of the content of the statements, people felt happier, more energetic, more creative, more powerful, and more grandiose when they read the statements at a fast rather than a slow pace. In fact, the effect of thought speed was just as powerful as the effect of the content of the thoughts. In other words, the speed of people's cognitive processing was just as important as what they processed in determining their mood. Even thinking sad thoughts at a fast pace made people relatively happy. "

These are amazing implications for speed readers. Try it and see for yourself.