14. Reading and Comprehending are 2 Different Things

14. Reading & Comprehension are Different

• Reading is all about anticipating the next words coming. If you're told what the sentence is about or if you're knowledgeable about the subject, you're able to read much faster. Your brain is doing less work, because you're not trying to figure out what you're reading at the same time as you're reading it
• Use titles and headlines to tell your audience what they're about to read
• Use the least amount of syllables as possible
• Make it easy for your audience to anticipate what's coming
• Here's a few examples:

Which is easier to comprehend?

• This weekend I went to target to buy a new swimsuit and came out 3 hours later with $200 worth of things I don't need including: curtains, cat toys, dog shampoo, a panthers jersey, 6 throw pillows, a new desk, a bean bag chair and candles that smell like bacon.
• The two-sphere model is a geocentric model that divides the cosmos into two regions, a spherical Earth, central and motionless (the sublunary sphere) and a spherical heavenly realm centered on the Earth, which may contain multiple rotating spheres made of aether.
• Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_astronomy

Which is easier to comprehend?

• Using a scoop, scape everything into the trash. Wash the basin out with a non-perfumed soap. Let air dry. Fill 1/3 ways to the top. This needs to be changed every 3 days and the bin needs to be replaced every 6 months.
• Cleaning Out Your Litter Box
• Using a scoop, scape everything into the trash. Wash the basin out with a non-perfumed soap. Let air dry. Fill 1/3 ways to the top. This needs to be changed every 3 days and the bin needs to be replaced every 6 months.