When Someone Asks for Impossible Speed
Use reading-science language to coach or negotiate a better reading move.
Morgan M Director 1 Boundary 2 Plan 3 Uncertainty The moment Your director drops a 60-page contract review at 5:20 p.m. and says, "Can you speed-read this tonight and tell me if we are safe?" The conversation decides whether speed supports or damages the work. conversation turns choices per turn The formula Use the framework explicitly Purpose -> Evidence -> Confidence The evidence gives you a boundary: you can triage quickly, but you cannot promise full comprehension of a high-stakes document from an extreme-speed read. Offer a safer product: fast risk triage now, close reading where clauses carry consequence, and…
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