Thinking-related poll

[juliet]

Pete & I were discussing, among other things, reading this morning. So, a poll:

[Poll #330828]

I need a 'reading' icon.

Comments

[sashajwolf.livejournal.com]

how fast I read text does not necessarily translate into how quickly I complete a book.

*confused* But how could it not? I mean, if you say it doesn't I believe you, but I don't understand it - could you explain that a bit more?

[sbp.livejournal.com]

Easy - because I don't necessarily read a book all in one go. So my reading speed of text on the page might be high, but my rate-of-book-completion may be low.

So the question "how fast do you read?" looks like it's about text reading speed, but the answers look more like rate-of-book-completion.

[mzdt.livejournal.com]

agreed - I read quickly, but normally only when travelling or just before sleep. The average book takes weeks, sadly - what is this 'spare time' that people speak of?

[juliet]

Sorry - I was meaning that as an indication of text-reading speed, as in 'if I sat down & just read, I could get through a book in this time'. In order to give an indication of what 'fast' etc means, y'see.

[sashajwolf.livejournal.com]

Oh, I see. Yes, that makes sense.