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I ordered the Book on Photoreading (3rd edition) and its been a real help. I can enter the accelerative learning state and the relaxed alertness, but I think I'm either having trouble with the Photofocus or the Activation. I've read about 20 pages of this one book 2 hours ago, closed with a sense of mastery, but I got a family member to quiz me, and I couldnt remember anything! And I cant see the blip when I'm about a foot away from the book or more. So can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? I assured myself that I was doing it right, but I can no longer belive this. Is it that I'm not in the right state? plz help

Hey there Nice Guy,

From what it sounds like to me, you are right on course. One thing to realize is that this is a new skill you are developing. I am about a month into PR (but I'm a slow learner). I can get around 1/2 the questions right. Allow me to walk through the questions:
(Note: I am a fellow student as yourself)

PhotoFocus:
If the page is fuzzy and your mind is in the state of relaxed alertness, you are on target.

Blip Page:
This is an acquired skill: practice with some steriograms. http://www.learningstrategies.com/forum/ubb/Forum8/HTML/000869.html

Belief:
This is the tricky part. (for me it has been) I have accepted within myself the fact that PR itself requires developing base skills. This would be like learning to ride a bike, or learning how to write my abc's.
Back when I was a child, the hardest thing I ever did (at that point in my life) was to write the alphabet. In class I saw others who did it easily and others who had a struggle like myself. I believed it was doable because I saw the ability being demonstrated by the other students. Over time, my ability developed from the energy and time I gave the act of writing. I can write (just not spell) today because I gave it the time and energy it took to get here.

PR (PhotoReading) is the same. There is no voodoo in PR. If you can pick up a book and whip out the right answers in such a short time without having developed the skill thus far, you are one of the most well developed minds of our time. If not, then we share a kinship.

What I struggle with when trying the Recall Game: I try for the answer. After a minute of nothing, I try. This is the traits I struggle within myself because this is why I get the wrong answers.

Ever heard of "self fulfilled prophecies"?: Someone who tells themselves "I'm going to get sick, I just know it", will. The same holds true with the PR process. Belief in success, is its own key.

Activation: Make sure you have an understanding of the process. There are 5 steps and each hold a specific purpose. Review these 5 steps. The idea is to read Macro to Micro, (Big picture to small picture).

A pleasure to meet you,

BlkWolf

Niceguy 13,
'been there, guy.
I had a similar challenge. I discovered an exercise that helped me. It is listed on the forum as Photofocus exercise. Do a search for Photofocus exercise. Hope this helps, Check it out and tell me what you think.