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Focus while reading
Your mind wanders because the page is too slow.
Your attention drifts when reading moves slower than your thinking. Give your mind one word at a time at a pace that needs all of it, and there is no room to wander. Redline holds your eyes on a single red letter and keeps the words coming, so focus is the only way through.
Why it happens
Slow input, fast mind
At 150 words a minute your mind has time to leave. It does.
A page full of exits
Every other line on the page is somewhere else to look.
No finish line
Without a score at the end, nothing tells you that you drifted.
The fix
Pick a pace that feels slightly too fast.
Keep your eyes on the red letter for one chapter.
Take the quiz. A miss shows you exactly where you left.
Questions people ask
Why can't I focus when I read?
Your attention drifts when reading moves slower than your thinking. Give your mind one word at a time at a pace that needs all of it, and there is no room to wander. Redline holds your eyes on a single red letter and keeps the words coming, so focus is the only way through.
How does Redline help?
Pick a pace that feels slightly too fast. Keep your eyes on the red letter for one chapter. Take the quiz. A miss shows you exactly where you left. Redline is in free beta and asks for no card.
How fast can I get?
The baseline is 150 words a minute, the pace of speech. Redline trains you toward 750, which is 5×, and quizzes you so the speed is real.
- Why do I keep rereading the same line?
- How do I stop my mind wandering while reading?
- What is the best way to read if I have a short attention span?
- How can I read for longer without getting distracted?
- Does reading faster help you concentrate?
More to fix
Read faster
You read at the speed you talk. Read 5× faster.
Stop subvocalizing
Quiet the voice in your head when you read.
Remember what you read
Stop forgetting the book the week you finish it.