Forums IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ PhotoReading, Memory Optimizer Has anyone else saved $$ on books?

Maybe some of you can relate to this anecdote. Prior to learning how to PR, I used to spend hours in the bookstore browsing. Being a programmer, I spent most of my time at the computer books. Eventually, I would find a couple that seemed to cover the subject that I was looking for fairly well, and I would buy them (at upwards of $40-50 a piece). It would take me at least two weeks to get through each of the books and I still wouldn't fully understand the subject when I was done.

Now I spend about the same amount of time in the bookstore. I take about an hour to preview and PR a handful of books that interest me. Next I go grab a cup of coffee and relax for a while, maybe looking through some magazines. Then I go back and try to activate the one or two books that looked the best. I usually get the info I need and don't have to buy the book. Sometimes I will still buy a book, but only if I want to do further activation or keep it as a reference. Now when I buy a book, I'm confident that I'm getting my money's worth, and not just buying a dust collector for my bookshelf.

CY

Looking at the table of contents, glossary and a 3 minute scan can prevent you from buying something that you don't need. I usually buy books based on referrals. My roomate was a PR freek and I would never have given PR the light of day without him. Word of mouth from someone you respect is worth 1000 infomercials. I've had alot of trouble and what keeps me going is things that he said.

Mark, Is pr working for you now? Will you recommend it to anyone?

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Originally posted by MarkP:
Looking at the table of contents, glossary and a 3 minute scan can prevent you from buying something that you don't need. I usually buy books based on referrals. My roomate was a PR freek and I would never have given PR the light of day without him. Word of mouth from someone you respect is worth 1000 infomercials. I've had alot of trouble and what keeps me going is things that he said.

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I'm finally getting something out of it but it's just feelings and hunches, nothing I can cough up on a test. All I get are images and only a little at that.

I'll never *not* recommend PR because I think it's a fantastic way to study for tests.

* When you sit down for a test, close your eyes, take in a deep breath, see a picture of the cover of the Memory Supercharger, feel the feeling you get when you listen to the tape, and slowly exhale. Open your eyes, and take the test.

* When studying (or PhotoReading), be in the same physical position you will be in when taking the test. Wear the same clothes (if you can), use the same pen, have the same jewerlry, etc. (Interestingly, Vera F. Birkenbihl, author of the Memory Optimizer, talks of a study where students who drink alcohol while studying do better when they drink alcohol while taking the test.)

* Remember my performance on the infomercial? I relied on images that popped in my head. Get to know them.

* We did a survey in our classes years ago that showed PhotoReaders ended up buying more books after learning PhotoReading. But, they only purchased "meaningful" books.