You buy more than you read
The pile grows and the reading does not.
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Start with three things you can do today
How to read faster and retain more
Read more books and keep what is in them.
Decide what you want from the reading, give a short passage your attention, and check its claim and support in your own words. Adjust pace and note-taking to the text. Neither a faster reading speed nor a finished-book count proves that you understood it.
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A starting goal
I want to read more and actually keep what I read. Help me choose what to read, read with attention, and remember the ideas long enough to use them.
Change any word so it fits your situation. The course is built from what you type and a few setup questions.
Start today
Three things you can do before the course exists.
Useful on their own. The course is for when you want the whole skill, not just the first move.
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Read for a defined question
Original practice paragraph: "The club will try Tuesday meetings for four weeks. Three members reported difficulty finding transport on Sundays. The organizer will ask about attendance and convenience after the trial." Question: why is the club trying Tuesday?
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Separate claim, support and uncertainty
Cover the paragraph and write three lines. Check: the plan is a four-week Tuesday trial; the stated reason is three members' Sunday transport difficulty; whether Tuesday actually helps is not yet known. "Tuesday increased attendance" invents a result the text does not report.
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Return to what you missed
Compare your summary with the text and correct a missing qualification. Later, try recalling the reason and unresolved question again. For a real book, vary this approach with your purpose, genre and time. No thirty-second note guarantees twice the recall, and finishing or stopping a book is not a memory test.
- Best for
- Learning & memory
- Prerequisites
- None. Bring the situation you have.
- Course length
- 7 to 30 lessons
- Pace
- Yours. One lesson at a time, as often as you like.
- Format
- Read it, or play the audio
- Access
- Available on the App Store and Google Play, with an optional early testing list
Before the course is built
Setup asks about your situation first.
Lesson 1 opens on the moment you describe, and the examples use your role. For this request, expect questions like these.
- What do you want to read more of: non-fiction, fiction, or both?
- Is the problem finding time, staying with a book, or retaining anything?
- How many books did you finish last year?
Right for now
If any of this sounds familiar, start here.
You cannot stay with a page
Your attention leaves after a paragraph.
You finish and forget
A month later the book is a title.
Course arc
Where the course goes, in order.
Cadence writes the lessons for you, so the exact path follows your answers. This is the ground a course built from this sentence covers.
01 / 06Why we read less
Attention, choice and the phone.
Choosing
Reading what you actually want, and quitting books without guilt.
Time
Where reading fits, and how small sessions add up.
Attention
Conditions for sustained reading, and rebuilding the capacity.
Remembering
Notes, retrieval and talking about books, so they stay.
A reading life
Making it a practice rather than a resolution.
What changes
What you will be able to do, and what you will stop believing.
You will be able to
Read regularly
Fit reading into the life you have.
Read with attention
Stay with a book in a world designed to pull you away.
Remember what matters
Keep the ideas that were worth reading for.
Ideas this course corrects
Finishing every book is always necessary
Reading for an exam, a project or enjoyment can call for different choices. Skipping a required section and abandoning optional reading have different consequences.
A fast summary proves deep understanding
Check whether it preserves the claim, evidence and limits. Some arguments need slower reading, background study or a full worked problem.
Course questions
What to know before you start.
How to read faster and retain more: what can I do today?
Read for a defined question. Original practice paragraph: "The club will try Tuesday meetings for four weeks. Three members reported difficulty finding transport on Sundays. The organizer will ask about attendance and convenience after the trial." Question: why is the club trying Tuesday? Separate claim, support and uncertainty. Cover the paragraph and write three lines. Check: the plan is a four-week Tuesday trial; the stated reason is three members' Sunday transport difficulty; whether Tuesday actually helps is not yet known. "Tuesday increased attendance" invents a result the text does not report. Return to what you missed. Compare your summary with the text and correct a missing qualification. Later, try recalling the reason and unresolved question again. For a real book, vary this approach with your purpose, genre and time. No thirty-second note guarantees twice the recall, and finishing or stopping a book is not a memory test.
Is this a fixed course?
No. Cadence builds the course when you type the sentence and answer a few setup questions, so the lessons follow your situation. This page describes what a course built from this request covers. You see the whole path before Lesson 1.
Who is this course for?
Decide what you want from the reading, give a short passage your attention, and check its claim and support in your own words. Adjust pace and note-taking to the text. Neither a faster reading speed nor a finished-book count proves that you understood it. It sits under Learning & memory in the Life & growth part of the library.
Do I need any prior experience?
No. Setup asks what you already know and where you want to use it, and the course starts from there. Bring a real situation if you have one; the examples are built around it.
How long does it take?
Most courses run 7 to 30 lessons. The course length is sized to what you asked for. You set the pace: one lesson at a time, as often as you like. Lessons can be read or played as audio.
Does this course award a certificate or degree?
No. Cadence is for practical self-learning and does not award accredited degrees or professional certification.
Start today
Type it, answer a few questions, open Lesson 1.
A starting goal
I want to read more and actually keep what I read. Help me choose what to read, read with attention, and remember the ideas long enough to use them.
Want new features first?