[akashkahlon]

I realised this some years back, after an advise that if you find reading hard, read faster. Don't spend too much time understanding each word and line. Good advise

[gverrilla]

That will only work if the author also rushed to write the piece. Understanding is more desirable than finishing a book.

[eszed]

I'd take issue with your first sentence. The most challenging task is to distill a difficult topic into something that can be quickly understood. That inevitably takes time. When I write rapidly and unreflectively I often make readers confused.