So I noticed the following: Even though I am not a native English speaker, it is impossible for my brain not to parse english words out of characters. This process is so fast that it is basically unconscious. This also probably is the main reason why the [say the color not the word](https://www.etr.org/default/assets/File/etr-blog/Say%20the%20Color%20Not%20the%20Word%20Handout.pdf) exercise is so difficult. I haven’t tried this exercise in Japanese, but I think it would be really easy because my brain is still so slow while converting Japanese characters into words. I think this is also why it takes such a long time to scan Japanese websites for information.
How would I train this part of the language? Is the answer to just read more?
Or would skimming exercises help with this?
