over the words we were reading. Over time, we stopped doing this at the insistence of our teachers. We were growing up, after all, and did not need to read like young children. This is a mistake, as we need to use a guide for our eyes when reading. This has many benefits, such as regulating the speed at which we read and also preventing the time-wasting habit of going back to read what we think we may have missed, also called regression.

I love to watch baseball. I am always amazed how the fielders can catch a ball that has been hit very high. I noticed that the fielders were less successful in catching the ball on cloudy days. I quickly realised that the players used the ball as a guide. As long as they were watching the direction, they could track it clearly and easily. When it was cloudy, they would tend to lose the ball in the clouds and herefore not benefit from being able to track it.

It is the same with speed reading. One of the essential Speed Reading techniques involves using a guide. We know that our eyes follow a guide naturally.

Therefore, I was delighted to use a new product called Bookhoover. The device fits on your finger very comfortably and has a pointer we can use while reading. This device will enhance speed reading ability by providing a very natural extension to your finger. I wouldn't say I like using a finger to guide my eyes when reading because fingers are too thick and obscure some of the words.

The Bookhoover alleviates this problem by having a long thin guiding pointer. An additional benefit is that the pointer can be quickly removed, exposing a pen, allowing you to make notes without taking the device off your finger.
This is a very innovative device.