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As in everything, Not Always. Sometimes you just need to get the gist, sometimes the information density is really low, sometimes you just need to get primed so you are more prepared for face to face meeting.

Skimming == Speed Reading, it can be a useful skill even for hard to comprehend documents like scientific papers.




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