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Re:Software Development at 800 Words per Minute by photios on Monday July 28, 2025 @02:34AM (#44707847)
It's a matter of practice and progression. I listen to podcasts and audiobooks in English at 3x speed, but it took me maybe 2-3 years to get to this level.

I understand all casual and technical content just fine. The only thing tripping me is fiction where I struggle with character names that I don't know how to spell (my visual memory needs it!). That's an English-only problem though. I don't have any of those issues with content in my native language (Bulgarian).

Re:Software Development at 800 Words per Minute by keeeba on Monday July 28, 2025 @02:49AM (#44707938)
How have you tested your recall in the long and short term? And what were the results?
Re:Software Development at 800 Words per Minute by photios on Monday July 28, 2025 @03:08AM (#44708070)
Gut feeling, of course :)