A short promotional talk (video transcript) in which speaker Sam Sa argues that most adults still read at the skill level of a six-year-old despite increased complexity in life. He contrasts frequent hardware upgrades (phones) with infrequent upgrading of reading skills and invites viewers to a free Mindvalley masterclass on speed reading to 'upgrade' their reading ability.
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Sam Sa Isn't it extraordinary what the human mind is capable of doing? You're able to read that fast? What else is possible? Here's the thing. When it comes to reading, reading is a skill that you learn. How do you learn it? You learn it through study. You learn it through class. But here's the question. When's the last time you took a class that was called reading? How old were you? You were probably 6, maybe 7 years old. Let me ask you a question. Has the difficulty and demand increased significantly since you were a child? Of course it has. Yet we're still reading like we're six years old. But here's the message. We upgrade our phones more than we upgrade our reading abilities and our power of our mind. So I would like to invite you to a free masterclass by Mindvalley where I'm going to share with you the secrets to speed reading so you no longer read like a six year old. Sam.