Arnie McKinnis
Aug 22, 2017 · 1 min read

Here’s what happened when you started saying 1K words per day … I started to think, what does that translate to?

Below are averages:

  1. Typing = 40 words per minute
  2. Speaking = 150 words per minute
  3. Reading = 200 words per minute

I find that interesting. “Writing” is taking your idea (or story) and translating it into words, that can then be “read” by someone else. Maybe some days it makes sense to type those words out, other it may make sense to just speak them — it appears we are 4X faster (more or less) speaking as opposed to typing. And we are 5X faster reading than typing and approximately 33% faster reading than typing.

You’ll find your pace, but potentially, you need to find alternatives also. Always good to look at your problems from multiple angles and perspectives.

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