flash information acquisition time.

Hey there, I've noted a possible flaw with the system which is easily remedied.
As a psychology student I've spent some time looking into how the brain acquires information at speed, it's been a personal interest of mine for some time.

I will equate the theory of how a flash card test with four symbols (words you know) can be thrown by the introduction of a new symbol (words you don't know).
For example a square, circle, triangle and star might be used over and over in a memory test (just like you do with reading, you're ordering information and giving it meaning) up until the 30 minute mark.

In this test you are expected to regurgitate the sequence up to 6 symbols long. Most people will get very good at this by this point. Until you slip in a new symbol which is hard to quantify. (new word which you've not seen before)
Usually people are thrown by the new 'information' and they completely forget the old information around it.

I believe the biggest flaw of the Spritz system is just this, it allows for no contextual assimilation time of new information.

As an example consider the attached text:

"Patrick's growing collection of enemies eventually became just too numerous and too powerful. He was in prison in Edinburgh when his son Robert rose in revolt in 1614 and seized Kirkwall. It took a royal army under the Earl of Caithness and a siege (during which Kirkwall Castle was destroyed and St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, was threatened) to displace him, and both Patrick and his son Robert were later executed. It is an oft-quoted comment on Patrick's ignorance that his execution had to be delayed to give him time to learn the Lord's Prayer."

Reading this for the first time as someone who knows little of Scottish history, I might be thrown by the introduction of the place "Kirkwall" if this was ploughing by me at 600wpm I would not be able to assimilate this new information. I'd have even more trouble taking on board the Earls and the Cathedral mentioned after as I've never heard of them before this reading either.

Two things would help greatly to assimilate this new information, i. context ii. time

I would propose that after hitting the space bar the current point which has been "Spritz'd" if you will, will be displayed on screen below the main window in context. Attached is the proposed alteration.


Great work on this adaptation guys, it will certainly be of great use to many people with dyslexia and anyone looking to improve their reading speed!

Dan

Start by reviewing the Chrome extension's speed-reading display and the attached proposal. Determine how the current Spritz'd point is shown after the space bar is pressed. Done means the current point is also displayed below the main window with enough surrounding context to support assimilation.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.