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Photoreading claims you can absorb entire books instantly

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By entering a relaxed state and flipping pages at a ridiculous speed, advocates claim your subconscious absorbs the entire text. Controlled studies revealed that subjects comprehended absolutely nothing, proving that staring blankly at a blurry book does not magically install knowledge like a software update.

Photoreading claims you can absorb entire books instantly
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