Short Stuff: Speed Reading
Episode Date: May 19, 2021Back in the 60s and 70s, a speed reading craze broke out. Tough luck that speed reading is bunk. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ihea...
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2402 episodes transcribedBack in the 60s and 70s, a speed reading craze broke out. Tough luck that speed reading is bunk. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ihea...
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