Spread is a speed reading helper for Chrome and one of the well-reviewed ones. With Chrome it is easy to try out and see your comfort level as the speed reading extensions in the Chrome web store are easy to set up and use. It is a practiced skill, and whichever side of the argument you sit on, it is worth a try for yourself. The way we read has been researched and it has been concluded that with a slight loss of comprehension, we can accelerate the pace at which we read. Speed reading has been advocated by many as a way to consume a lot of information in the shortest time possible. But there’s another old-fashioned skill that I am trying to learn which hopefully will help me tame the information beast. Although the internet brings along with it a plethora of information, it also gives us ways to increase our productivity by setting up tools like Instapaper or helping us set up old-fashioned RSS and keep the flood under control.