Ok, so I first was given this book by my dad when I was a 17 or so. If only I hadn’t read the cover of the book at that point, I would have saved myself tons of heartache over the years. Instead, I read the title, and thought to myself, “I don’t want any part in a book that teaches you how to manipulate people into being your friend, and doing stuff for you.” I really have to tell you now, that this is a terrible title, because inside is life-changing advice for how to live and interact with people, and it has nothing.

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For someone like me who is incredibly busy knowledge worker, I can think of no better productivity tool that to read faster. I must confess I took my first encounter with speed reading was in high school in a class devoted to study skills. I actually learned quite a bit in that class including the importance of taking a break. One more time where a teacher had a fundamental impact in my development. The next time I came across speed reading was during my second semester in college at Appalachian State University. Again I improved my speed greatly. That was over 15 years ago, so I was due for a checkup.

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