路易斯·绍尔斯/LouisShores
; however, , mathematics, agriculture, business, , biographies, andbooksabouttravel, hobbiesorpersonalinterests, ifyouareanaveragereaderyoushouldhavenotroubleatallabsorbingmeaningandpleasureoutof300printedwordsevery60seconds.
Statisticsarenotalwayspracticable, butconsiderthese: Iftheaveragereadercanread300wordsaminuteofaveragereading, thenin15minuteshecanread4,500words.Multipliedby7, thedaysoftheweek, theproductis31,500.Anothermultiplicationby4, theweeksofthemonth, makes126,000.Andfinalmultiplicationby12, themonthsofthetotalnumberofwordsofaveragereadinganaveragereadercandoinjust15minutesadayforoneyear.
Booksvaryinlengthfrom60,000to100,000words.Theaverageisabout75,000words.Inoneyearofaveragereadingbyanaveragereaderfor15minutesaday, '.
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Hisgreatnessisattributedbyhisbiographersandcriticsnotalonetohisprofoundmedicalknowledgeandinsightbuttohisbroadgeneraleducation, 'sproblemwasthesameaseveryoneelse's, , ateacherofphysicians, andamedical-researchspecialist.Therewasnotimeina24-hourdaythatdidnotrightlybelongtooneofthesethreeoccupations, exceptthefewhoursforsleep, meals, andbodilyfunctions.
Oslerarrivedathissolutionearly.Hewouldreadthelast15minutesbeforehewenttosleep.Ifbedtimewassetfor11:00P.M., hereadfrom11:00to11:15, ifresearchkepthimupto2:00A.M., hereadfrom2:00to2:, Oslerneverbroketheruleoncehehadestablishedit.Wehaveevidencethatafterawhilehesimplycouldnotfallasleepuntilhehaddonehis15minutesofreading.
