Forums IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ PhotoReading, Memory Optimizer Photoreading & Recall (Of un-activated book parts)

Hey Alex,

I have started to practise Photoreading & with NOPS I am sticking to Photoreading and I took Pete's advice by Photoreading emotional books before sleep & I have come with weird dreams that gave me confidence that Photoreading does really work(Some how) no matter even if you're a beginner.

So my Question - If I Photoread a book and activated book & with a liitle disbelief in activation ( as a beginner would have) & if I ask questions will I be able to Recall information from my Inner mind even If I didn't Super read & dipped/skitter that particlar words/Answers???

If Yes , then please explain in detail what are the factors(Eg.Curiousity etc) necessary to reach that level , that I could RECALL [atleast MOST (80 - 90%) of] the words/answers of the book which I photoread.

Please I have a BIG EXAM at march 2015 in which I need to have conscious comprehension (& recall) of almost all the words/answers of those 6 books.So please help...

Hello SHAAH48,

This is not Alex but Photoread4me. A little disbelief in activation? So you are giving yourself permission to program your mind for failure & blame activation as the excuse for not passing an exam?

A couple of suggestions. Not a good idea to try to master photoreading with schoolwork. Master photoreading with simple books that have nothing to do with school. After you have successfully activated 20 simple books (again simple books that have absolutely nothing to do with schoolwork)then start using photoreading on books related to school. It has been said that after photoreading you will have little if any conscious comprehension of what you just photoread. If that is the case why in the world would you not want to have as much conscious comprehension of the book as possible? Especially if it is a book from school preparing your for an important examination. And how do you get that information from the book into your conscious mind? You get that information to your conscious mind through activation. Yes activation which involves your purpose and getting the answers to your questions through superreading and dipping and skittering. That is why you superread and dip so you can get the answers to your questions.
When you want to recall 80 to 90% of the words answers in the book? Did you not read the photoreading book? Don't you remember where Paul Scheele talks about the 80/20 rule and how 80% of the book is fluff and the real crucial information is 20%.

Photoreading is not about developing a photographic memory. From the way your posts sounds it sounds like you want almost 100% comprehension of the book which is unrealistic your expectation are out of whack and not realistic.

You say you have a BIG EXAM well if you want to be successful in that BIG EXAM if I were you I would being multiple many,many,many activation sessions many many many superreading and dipping and skittering and mindmaps and I would keep the superreading activations sessions to 20 minutes a session with 5 to 7 minutes breaks after each activation. Be advised that textbooks from school are more complex and require more time for activation than regular books. An experienced photoreader could probably go through a complex textbook which normally would require 90 hours regular reading the photoreader could probably go through the same textbook in 30 hours instead of 90 hours. The experienced photoreader could probably do the book in 1/3 the time it would have taken someone else reading the book regular reading.

Highly unlikely, since you haven't created the body mind connection and as pointed out by photoread4me the disbelief is a powerful mental bridge.

Your disbelieve in the PhotoReading step will hinder the results. So it's best to be a little Zen about it and neither believe nor disbelieve (believing it works also hinders the process since you start trying to prove it works in the fashion you think it should work.) So while PhotoReading suspend any thinking about whether it works or not and just do it. Remember to say the positive affirmations while at the Accelerated Learning State.

Now disbelief in the activation step.... you're actually disbelieving your ability to read. I going to assume that your reading skills up to now have been adequate. (I hope so, since it's helpful if you understand what I just wrote. )

The only thing about the activation step is it's building onto skills you already have. So at first it seems difficult because it's new, when you persist you'll have improved your reading skills and will have better comprehension, even if you give up everything else about PhotoReading. Your speed might not improve but your comprehension will, with the activation step.

For the exam. PhotoRead the textbooks at least once a day for two weeks each. Why? because in most cases students don't even open the textbooks, you have then an advantage. Classroom helps your activation. Daily... it's new information and you want to know it if you want a decent passing grade. Remember to suspend any belief or disbelief during the PhotoReading step.

Activate as needed.

Don't learn PhotoReading with your textbooks. Start with smaller books to learn activation. Textbooks are books that by their nature require 25 to 100 hours of traditional reading (no wonder why students like to avoid opening them).

You want to see where PhotoReading is taking you so you can hone your methods to suit your needs so learn on shorter books. Self help books are ideal. For students I suggest to go as far as to find some books that tech you how to learn better or write essays better or handle test better and even how to read better. Any of those subjects around about 200 pages you could activate using the 5 day test.

Alex

You have changed my view point.I guess I have to stick with NOPS again.

I guess I Have to start preparing RIGHT NOW...

Thank You very much Photoread4me.

Activate using the 5 day test,Nice Idea.

By the way ,Its great that You guys help us when we need you.

Thank You Alex .

SHAAH48,
You're welcome.

Photoread4me.

Hello photoread4me , please consider following-

book of quotes
quiz books
visual and conceptual dictionaries
gazetteers
or a book like normal lewis' word power made easy

With regular reading, we may not produce 99% even after a couple of passes of what we read of all of the above. But a fair amount of recognition persists for most of the information.
Many exams need moderate amount of study of books like these. It may also be interesting to know that it may not need photographic recall to be able to answer questions related to such material.

How do one ask questions for activation if we need to activate such books?
it is recommended to activate 2-3 question in one pass, then might not it take thousands of questions and as many passes to activate such books for an exam?
and how about mind maps with books like these?


How Alex? Isnt the photoreading step itself sans activation supposed to contribute huge in comprehension? How activation alone can improve understanding of a book?


Many beginners have questions regarding 90% comprehension and recall of books. They perhaps (including me) want to ask if one could answer all of the questions from a book we photoread and activated. For an example, these are a few questions straight from the PR book. We want to know if a photoreader could answer these questions successfully, without having the questions available prior to activation, with or without many many activation passes.

1. What has Paul mentioned 'visuo-awareness epicenter' in reference with?
2. Who from the book has mentioned '33 volume IRS code'?
3. What is Ray Simon's achievement with PhotoReading?
4. write at least four points Paul wants us to give up in order to succeed with photoreading.

( Don't quote me for the questions because they have been formed from a 'test' point of view for illustration purpose only)

What should one set her purpose to be able to answer these questions? and how do one activate when we do not know the questions to activate for or the information we may need as answers?


Regards,
Stweet

You never merely want to recall information as it's written in a book. You want it added to your personal memory web. To own information. Only 11% of a page or book carries meaning that is relevant to a person. And that can change each time you view the book.

The activation techniques alone will improve comprehension because it applies techniques of thinking about what you are reading and how it's meaningful for you.

The PhotoReading step makes it easier and faster to attain that conscious comprehension because the information is already being processed and owned by you.

Many readers, not just beginners. assume they are capable of 90% comprehension. Not so. Since reading is personal everyone gets something different from a book. If everyone got the same there would be no purpose in discussing books, as in book clubs.

And that is the affects your comprehension. How much you are into the story, subject, authors style and mood of the writing.

If tested a couple of days after reading a book most traditional would fail to have 40% comprehension. Yes I was one of those who thought they were a good reader because I scored well on comprehension test usually done immediately after reading something. But if you asked me about a book I read a week after I read it O.O [War and Peace... It was about Russia?]

After PhotoReading book and activating them. Not only do I spend less time with a book I also can talk to you about a book a week or a month after I read it as it relates to me and what importance I assigned to the information.

Remember relevance. Just because someone scored 90% on a test and someone else scored only 65% is because the first person had similar goals and expectation from the text as the author of the comprehension questions.

In my view its wrong to consider the person who only got 65% a poor student. The test only proves that the second person has other goals other priorities and simply isn't in the same mould as the author in their thinking.

And that my friend is a good thing. People think outside the square bring new thoughts and ideals to creation. They don't just conform in their thinking.

It is one reason why comprehension tests are not scientific data. And why they are usually done immediately after reading. Although one rule my 5 grade teacher tried to teach me.... Read All the Questions First and why the smartest kid in my class, always got a laugh asking, "will this be on the test." If we understood the secret we would have paid attention.



From your questions Your purpose seems to be to know who has benefited from using the PhotoReading system and how... so that I can tell this information to...

If you want to learn HOW to PhotoRead. The purpose would be. What is the PhotoReading process / system and how to I apply it so that I can get my reading done faster and get the information I need in that moment.

If you have questions your purpose is simple, to find the answers so that I can answer the questions correctly.

When the questions haven't been formed. Your purpose forms your questions. You'll get different information from the same book if your purpose is to pass a test or to have information that will impress the boss at a promotion interview.

That's why I keeps saying, what's your purpose?

Alex

Hello Stweet.

It all comes down to your purpose and what do you want to get from the book.

You can waste a lot of time trying to prove that photoreading does not work or does work. I have seen people post on this website that they want proof that photoreading works or they want to see how a successful photoreader uses the system then they will go ahead and learn photoreading.

But in the end this is something you must do for yourself. Alex or I or any of the great photoreaders on this website are willing to help but we cannot hold your hand for you or attempt to do your thinking for you. You have to do your own thinking and you need to experience the process for yourself.

How do you ask questions to activate? That depends on your purpose. Why are you reading the book? Why do you need this information from the book?

If 80% of the book is fluff why would you waste your time going over information that you would not need. Wouldn't you rather spend your time getting the most important 20% of the book that is crucial rather than just fluff.

I do not care if you have a calculus textbook in front of you or you have a biology textbook in front of you or a textbook on engineering in front of you the human brain is more than capable of handling it all. That is what is so empowering about photoreading that with photoreading you can take a book and make it your own.

I keep seeing these posts from you and others and people share how they have to have 90% of the book for an examination. The reality is that you do not need 90% from the book you need 20% of the most important information in the book.

What do you want from the book?

Why do you need this information from the book?

Photoread4me.

Thank you Alex and Photoread4me,

I agree the importance of a purpose is paramount. I dont understand how do I proceed activating a quiz book or a conceptual dictionary with a purpose of knowing the information in them, faster and effectively than regular reading. Can a photoreader activate books like these or it is not something photoreading has been designed for?


Stweet