Ben Schuman-Stoler talks to speed-reading expert Abby Marks Beale about how to become a more mindful reader. Abby is a consultant and the author of 10 Days to Faster Reading.

Abby and Ben clarify the meaning of speed-reading (it’s NOT reading War and Peace in five minutes and knowing it’s a book about Russia) and review simple strategies for getting the most out of your reading material.

After the interview, Caitlin joins Ben to recap the interview and have a very meta conversation about books you can read about books.

For more info, including links to everything we discussed in the episode and a voucher to use Blinkist for free, go to http://blnk.st/2isbPSb.

That excellent intro and outro music you heard is by Nico Guiang. You can find more of it on Soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/niceaux) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/niceaux).

See you in Season 2!