The fast and the curious? If you’re a big fan of watching videos on the internet — like via TikTok, YouTube or Masterclass — chances are you’ve grown accustomed to listening to people speak at Looney ...

Everyone wakes up having the same amount of time in a day, but it is up to each person to decide how they will use their 24 hours. Life is definitely unfair, but there is one major aspect of life that ...

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Listening to audiobooks and podcasts at 1.2x speed is ideal. It's not so fast you lose track — and you can finish a 10-hour book in 8 hours and 20 minutes Spotify provided data showing that 98.5% of ...

Playing videos on YouTube at 2x speed has been available for quite some time now, but this new feature is under its testing so that users may access speed rates in just one click. This is under ...

Research shows watching at double speed speeds up the process without impacting learning or retention.

From Instagram reels to Netflix shows, watching content at 2X speed is becoming second nature. But what does speed-watching really do to your brain, memory and attention span?

You've probably already noticed this option on YouTube or TikTok: the ability to speed up video playback. This simple action, which involves switching from normal speed to 1.5x or 2x, transforms the ...

I know (from using programs that give me fine-grained control over playback speed) that the "2x" playback speed is not actually twice as fast. It sounds more like 1.5 or 1.75 speed. (Most people would ...