She uses a quote that uses the ableist slur...she doesn't acknowledge that at all. I will say that I get that this was written earlier but I get tired of the "it's of its time" excuse. That doesn't mean she or anyone who chooses to use that word deserves a pass. And this is another time where she has said, or as this time quoted something, that displays ignorant/ableist mindset.

5A. If you're having a rough ginormous it and a friend js having the best year ever and you need to think some dark thoughts about that, do it alone, with your therapist, or in your diary...

I do not like this. I get that we should avoid being toxic in our relationships but friends are supposed to be there for one another. You should be able to share both the bad and the good. We support each other, lift each other up. Going to therapy is great because yes, friends shouldn't take the brunt of something they aren't able to help with but friends should be able to talk to one another. Am I missing something here?

Oh...she used differently abled...😬 also I feel she writes too much in the binary(exclusively using he/she, it stands out)and comes off exclusive of those who don't fit into it.

and i’m specifically thinking about the technique.

i’m a sloooow reader, and that is bc i have a loud ass narrator reading up all text for me (even now as i write this lmfao, literally just noticed that). while reading for pleasure, i didn’t mind toooo much, but when reading scholarly work and syllabi… OUF

so i started testing out software that lets u input pdfs and then u can chose the speed at which they blink the words at u. the thought is that it eliminates the internal voice and u enter an almost meditative state (for me at least) where u can comprehend the words without having to sound them in ur mind (something that a lot of us never grew out of from learning to read out loud)

however, rn im kind of wanting to be able to read more books while still enjoying it as much as i currently do!! for example, it feels impossible to do this without the blinking software (and just use a pen in a printed book). BUT!! i did discover it helped to put an audiobook on 3x speed on audible and read simultaneously bc that replaced the internal narrator.

i was curious to hear, how many here read with or without an internal voice? has anyone learned to speed read as an adult? does it require too much effort to do when ur reading for pleasure? does anyone have any other techniques than the ones mentioned here?💗