diff --git a/_includes/read-time.html b/_includes/read-time.html
index 9952410..56b24c6 100644
--- a/_includes/read-time.html
+++ b/_includes/read-time.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 <!-- words per minute -->
 
-{% assign wpm = 180 %}
+{% assign wpm = 250 %}
 {% assign min_time = 1 %}
 
 {% assign read_time = words | divided_by: wpm %}