You've Wasted 10,000+ Hours Reading Inefficiently—Here's How to Stop

What if I told you that you've already lost more than an entire year of your life to inefficient reading?

Not time spent reading—time wasted reading slower than necessary.

Let me show you the math. It's uncomfortable, but it's important.

The Time You've Already Lost

Let that sink in. Half a year. Gone. Not because you were doing something wrong—because no one taught you a better way.

The Time You're Still Losing

The past is gone. But what about the future?

If you continue reading at your current speed for the next 30 years:

Nine months. That's:

• 7,000 hours for family, hobbies, rest
• 500+ additional books of knowledge
• The equivalent of an extra year of evenings and weekends

All from a skill that takes 4-6 weeks to develop.

What's Really Happening When You Read Slowly

Let's break down where your reading time actually goes:

The "I'll Do It Later" Trap

Here's the psychology of inaction:

Today: "I should improve my reading speed someday."

1 month later: "Still meaning to work on that reading thing."

1 year later: "I really need to read more efficiently."

5 years later: "Where did the time go?"

Every day you postpone is another day at 40-55% efficiency. Another day of the gap widening between you and faster readers.

The "later" never comes unless you make "now" happen.

Why RSVP Eliminates the Waste

RSVP (Rapid Serial Visual Presentation) surgically removes inefficiency:

RSVP doesn't ask you to try harder. It redesigns the process so inefficiency isn't possible.

The True Cost of Free

"I'll just try to read faster on my own."

Here's what that looks like:

• Month 1: You try reading faster. No measurable improvement.
• Month 2: You forget you were trying.
• Month 3: Back to normal speed.
• Result: Zero improvement. More time wasted.

The "free" approach costs you more—in lost time—than any app ever could.

FastReadi provides:

• Structured RSVP training
• Precise speed control
• Progress tracking
• Offline availability
• Your own book uploads

The math is simple: a few dollars vs. thousands of hours.

What People Regret at the End

In hospice research, one of the top regrets is: "I wish I hadn't worked so hard."

But what people really mean is: "I wish I had been more efficient so I had time for what matters."

Reading faster doesn't mean reading more work documents. It means:

• Finishing required reading faster → More time for family
• Learning new skills quicker → Better career with less effort
• Consuming books efficiently → More leisure reading for pleasure
• Processing information rapidly → Less stress, more control

You're not saving time to do more. You're saving time to live more.

The Investment Perspective

Think of reading speed improvement as an investment:

Where else can you get a 300x return?

Start Reclaiming Your Time Today

You can't get back the hours already lost. But you can stop the bleeding.

Right now, you have two options:

Option A: Close this article and continue losing 40-55% of every hour you spend reading. Watch another year pass. Calculate another 200+ hours wasted.

Option B: Download FastReadi. Invest 15 minutes today. Start the process of reclaiming thousands of hours of your remaining life.

The decision takes 30 seconds. The impact lasts a lifetime.

Your Time Starts Now

You've just spent 5-7 minutes reading this article (at average speed).

A trained RSVP reader finished it in 2-3 minutes.

That's 3-4 minutes of your life you just spent that they didn't have to.

Multiply that by every article, every email, every report, every book for the rest of your life.

The numbers are real. The time is real. The choice is yours.

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Download FastReadi now. In 30 days, come back and read this article again.

Notice how much faster you finish.

That's the beginning of taking your time back.

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References

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3. Bronzaft, A. L. (1981). "The effect of noise on academic achievement". Environment and Behavior.