Read, watch, and listen to things faster than ever before

Wednesday, September 9, 2020 - 13:10 in Psychology & Sociology

The sooner you finish, the sooner you can leave your computer alone. (Markus Spiske/Unsplash/)There’s only one way to truly get more hours in the day: bend the laws of space and time. Sorry, we can’t help you DIY that (yet). But you can get the feeling of having more time by simply getting through things faster, leaving you more time to chill out, see the family, or do whatever else you enjoy doing.Plenty of the apps and sites you use every day have controls for speeding up playback. While we’re not suggesting you binge-watch terrific TV at double speed or fast-forward through your favorite records, there’s a strong case to be made for clawing back time when you don’t have to be watching, listening, or reading too closely.You might be surprised at how many more podcasts you can get through on your commute, how many DIY YouTube videos you can...

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