Speed Reading Experiments and U Theory

An interpretation from a U-theory perspective on a speed-reading experiment in which the reader reads at incomprehensible speeds.

• ‘Is there any point in reading so fast that you can’t understand what’s in it?’ “Doesn’t it make sense?” That is my existing thought.
• Let go” of that existing framework (U Theory)Existing framework
• That this is necessary can be explained by Trade-off between exploration and exploitation.
• After experimenting with letting go, I realized that it is not appropriate to use “comprehension” as a KPI in the first place.
• I wrote more about this in Definition of comprehension.

U-theory about the need to let go of an existing concept once in order to crystallize a new one, in short, trade-off between exploration and exploitation in reinforcement learning. exploitation] in reinforcement learning. If you only use the best method you know so far, you will not be able to find a better method. But if you keep trying new things in search of new encounters, you will not be able to reap the benefits of using better methods.

“What’s the point of reading at a rate that doesn’t allow for a good description of what’s in it?” I ignored the voice from my past self that said, “I’ve been trying anyway, but I’m getting blah, blah, blah crystallized. Just because I can now explain the contents of the book over time, does that make sense? I should ask. Even if one could perfectly explain the contents of a book, it is only the author’s inferior copy. It does not create any value to society. To create new value, make it easier to understand, make it shorter, combine it with other things… Improving comprehension is preparation for the next move, not making it an end in itself.

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In my case, I think it is to talk to people about the half-baked ideas I have - it is unhealthy to spend time thinking about something that might have value, so I try to talk to people when I have it all together.

• When it’s a new “idea”, isn’t it already crystallized? I guess talking to people, even halfway through, isn’t the “prototype and validate” phase.

From the viewpoint of pragmatism, which states that the value of knowledge is whether or not there is benefit in using it, The Value of Reading is measured by “what is produced” by reading a book.

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