$20 for decades of someone's career distilled into 300 pages. No other asset class comes close. Except almost nobody captures it. They're reading at the speed they had in 4th grade. WPM (words per minute) is the lever nobody talks about.
The Numbers
The average adult sits at a comfortable and lazy 200 wpm. Just 400+ wpm gets you in the top 1%. Trained speed readers easily reach 600-700 wpm with full comprehension. JFK read at 1,200 wpm and made his entire cabinet take speed reading classes.
Historical Proof
Napoleon, one of the most studied men in history, said: "Show me a family of readers and I will show you the people who move the world." Rich families that produce wealth across multiple generations follow the same pattern.
The Math
Here's the facts: 30 minutes a day at 200 wpm: (assuming you don't fall asleep when you read or stop because it's so slow)
- 2 books a month
- 30 books a year
- 300 books in 10 years
Same 30 minutes a day at 600 wpm:
- 7 books a month
- 90 books a year
- 900 books in 10 years
Take Action
The bottom line? Reading speed is the lever nobody talks about. Books give you decades of career wisdom for just $20, but most people are stuck reading at 4th grade speeds. Tripling your reading speed means tripling the knowledge you can absorb in the same amount of time. Rich families across generations follow this pattern. Speed reading isn't just a skill. It's a wealth-building tool.