Many problems in reading and learning are due to old habits. Many people are still reading in the way that they were taught in elementary school. Their reading speed will have settled to about 250 w.p.m. Many people can think at rates of 500 w.p.m. or more, so their mind is running at twice the speed of their eyes. The basic problem - the mismatch between thinking speed and reading speed - arises for the most part from the inadequate methods by which reading is taught.