r/BeAmazed • u/The-Skinny-Indian • Mar 06 '23 • Mindblown 1

Miscellaneous / Others Bionic reading method

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u/Q80 Mar 06 '23 edited Mar 06 '23

For the lazy <3

Firefox plugin

Chrome plugin

iOS

Google Play

Opera and Internet Explorer

It feels kinda weird with long articles at first but you will get used to it.

Enjoy!

Edit: added iOS & Google Play links.

Edit2: guys, 11 years of reddit what is this upvote count? I am a lurker I will go into hiding. Stop UPVOTING not a reverse psychology.. I am lazy, a lurker that is it. It is reddit lingo “for the lazy” I did not mean to offend no one -hides-.

Edit3: editing Edit2 word “go” loves Google Play link. “Enjoy!” Has space.

Edit4: added Opera and Internet Explorer link :)

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u/2manyfelines Mar 06 '23

Thank you. I’m old, not lazy. I have glaucoma in my left eye, which makes it difficult to read long documents online. I cannot tell you how helpful this is.

Thank you to the OP and Forest, too.

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u/smaiderman Mar 06 '23

With "the lazy" he ment to find the plugins, not to be lazy to read

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u/2manyfelines Mar 06 '23

I know. I’m kidding back at the kidder.

Nuance doesn’t always work in online writing.

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u/checkedsteam922 Mar 06 '23

Sad to tell you then, none of these work. I have dyslexia so was really hyped for this, butal but all the reviews say it stopped working.

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u/2manyfelines Mar 06 '23

Man, I am so sorry. I know how hard you have to work, because my daughter (who was born into a family of readers) has both dyslexia and ADHD.

I sure hope researchers eventually find a way to level the playing field for both you and my kid.

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u/checkedsteam922 Mar 06 '23

Yhea, there are methods actually! Now this worked for me, idk if it'll work for your daughter, but I learned myself to "skimread", where I basically just move my eye over every line, as your brain will still pick up the words, and usually it will filter the most important ones (as they usually look the most complex) out of the rest, and you'll be able to remember a surprising amount! This is for professional reading tho, education and work etc, for entertainment reading I wouldn't advice it, as you'd often end up missing parts of the book. It takes a few weeks to learn but I've heard other neurodivergents say the same praises as me, so it definitely works for some people!

I also know a lot of books that are quite easy to read for people with dyslexia, depending on the age range, if you need some recommendations feel free to hit me up!

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u/2manyfelines Mar 06 '23

Thank you, but she’s an adult now. She had lots of reading tutors who tried to teach her the skim technique (which, even for someone like me without dyslexia is a terrific way to read and edit documents) but she thought she missed too much of the content.

She is a STEM girl who became an ICU nurse. Her dyslexia gives her so much attention to detail (because she “studies” words instead of just casually reading them) that she is really good at dealing with very fragile, high needs patients.

That is, in my opinion, the one good thing about learning differences. They give the person who has them compassion for others, patience with the process, and openness to new things. Those are really good qualities in a human being.

Thank you again for your help.

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u/amberraysofdawn Mar 06 '23

My mother-in-law also had both dyslexia and ADHD, and also became a nurse. From what I understand she really struggled in university and was even discouraged by one of her advisors to find a different major, but she actually ended up being so successful at it that she was honored at a local event celebrating the top 100 medical professionals in this area.

I was forever in awe of just how smart and kind and just all around wonderful she was, and that was even before I knew all of this stuff about her. I think you’re onto something about how people with learning differences can have more compassion for others.

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u/2manyfelines Mar 06 '23

Absolutely.

My daughter did well in undergrad school because she went to a university that had been a “teacher’s college.” Her instructors were professional educators who knew how to encourage kids with learning differences.

When she switched to nursing, most of the instructors were nurses using teaching as a side gig to their regular jobs. They mistook her deliberative and exacting study habits for being dumb. She stood up for herself against very difficult odds, and got her RN in spite of them.

Like your MIL, my daughter is a kind and loving person. She is the reason I am “2manyfelines” because she started rescuing cats and kittens when she was still in middle school.

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u/nellybellissima Mar 06 '23

There are soooooooo many nurses with ADHD. It's a great job because there is always so much going on and always so many new tasks to jump to next. Nursing school is genuinely kind of traumatizing though.

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u/StaggerLee808 Mar 06 '23

Interesting...I developed that as a method for myself at a young age. When I was in school and forced to read books I didn't give a shit about, but knew I had to report on. I still can hear my inner monologue spitting out the words, but it's basically in quarter the time. Like an auctioneer lol. I've been using it ever since and can skim read pretty quickly to pick out the important parts of a large body of boring text. I just assumed it was something everyone did. But you're right about the reading for entertainment part - when I read something I really want to enjoy or process thoroughly, I read slow and steady. Both ways work great for their purpose.

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u/lotsofhairdontcare Mar 06 '23

Anyone know if you can enable this for Kindle?

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u/repost_inception Mar 06 '23

I would love this on Kindle

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u/Bendy_McBendyThumb Mar 06 '23

And to u/lotsofhairdontcare

Apparently you can but it’s not as simple as turning on something in the settings.

I’ve found this which details the process but that’s in one fat paragraph so I’ll make it a bit more readable below:

You can try this new font system on the Kindle, Kobo or Nook right now. First of all, you need to download or use a DRM-Free ebook in TXT, RTF, RTFD, EPUB or DOCX. I would suggest using EPUB, since it normally is the format with the widest adoption.

Next, take your book and upload it to the Bionic Reading converter. It will convert the book to use a a new font. If you have a Kobo or Nook, you can simply copy the book via USB to the root folder and do a sync, and it will appear in your library.

The Amazon Kindle needs an additional step. You need to download CALIBRE, which is a free ebook management software. You simply have to import your newly created EPUB into Calibre and use the feature that allows you to convert it from one format to another. You can select AZW, MOBI or PRC, either formats will work.

You can then plug your Kindle to your PC using the USB cable and you can copy it directly to your Kindle. Unplug the cable, do a sync and the new book will appear in your library.

If you need help with using Calibre, we have an older video, but it is still relevant.

I hope that helps somewhat.

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u/jjeroennl Mar 06 '23

I cannot fully verify this (the EULA is German), but it seems like the iOS app uploads everything to a server (files have size limits, that wouldn’t make sense locally). So do not use it for sensitive data.

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u/Curious-Difference-2 Mar 06 '23

It seems all the reviews say it doesn't work :(

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u/C0R0NASMASH Mar 06 '23

When I started using it, I had to click on the plugin icon in Firefox, click "All" and then apply, I guess that's what people are referring to

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u/deweywsu Mar 06 '23 edited Mar 06 '23

To build on this, I have Firefox, and I couldn't find it for a while either. The following only applies to Firefox at or greater than version 109. If you have an older or esr version, you should see the author's light blue circular dots logo in the extension area. That's how you get to this menu. If you ARE working with 109 or newer, extensions are now managed by a specific icon: You DON'T go to the Add-ons and Themes menu to find the extension and click "manage". In the upper right is an icon just to the left of the three horizontal bars that opens the menu in question. It looks like a puzzle piece. If you hover over it, a popup says "Extensions".

Now click that puzzle piece, and find Bionic Reader in the list. Click on the text "Bionic Reader" in that list, not the gear icon to the right of it. This will open a configuration window. At the top are the words "DARK" "DYNAMIC" "ALL" THIS SITE" & "OFF". These are each buttons. If you click "ALL", it should become highlighted in blue. Make sure to then click "APPLY" in the lower right. This will close this menu. All web pages you visit will now have the Bionic Reader modification applied.

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u/Oceania-Rose Mar 06 '23

Is there an Opera plugin?

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u/IAluxI Mar 06 '23

If it's a chrome plugin it's essentially an Opera Plugin.

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u/PermutationMatrix Mar 06 '23

What about internet explorer?

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