If you saw people walking this way, you’d definitely think something was wrong, or that maybe they had too much to drink. They’d continue walking forward, taking maybe ten or twenty steps, then out of the blue, they’d take two or three steps backward. And then suddenly, they take a step backward, maybe even two or three, before returning to their forward motion. You’d see people out on the sidewalk, taking one forward-moving step after another. It’s pretty funny to watch, but what it does to your reading speed and comprehension is no laughing matter. As you watch, don’t be surprised if you see the person’s eyes moving along forward at a good clip and then suddenly twitching backwards. Next time you have a chance to observe someone reading silently, focus in on their eyes. Regression is common among readers and it’s a habit that’ll slow your reading speed and have you scratching your head wondering, “What did I just read?” Has this ever happened to you? I think all of us have experienced regression at least once, but probably a lot more often than that.
Rather that continuing in a forward motion, regression is the process of going backwards to reread stuff that you’ve already read. Regression, re-reading, back-skipping, going back over what you’ve read – they all mean the same thing. The next reading habit I want to talk about breaking, if you’re serious about improving your reading speed, is called Regression.
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