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CONDENSED MATERIALS: I am studying from a condensed, law outline where everything is considered important, meaning if you see it in the outline you can be tested on it.

Since I need to know and bring to the conscious mind as much as possible, would I benefit by skipping superreading and heading directly to rapid reading?

-Jon

If I were you, in such a situation, I would tackle this challenge in layers.

The first thing that I would do is to Preview as much of the document as possible building a general structural understanding of the material and this will help you to promote long term memory.

The next thing that I would do is to Super Read the text to really discern the meaningful gist of the material, followed by a session of Rapid Reading to glean and gain any lost fragments that may be contained in the document that will have pertinence and value.

The more passes you make through the document the more familiar you become with the text. This allows for speed, flexibility and it decreases your stress level when approaching important information because you don't have the "once-through-pass-or-fail" attitude barking down your back. You know you will peel back the document in layers and can rest comfortably knowing your mind will find what is needed through multiple passes.

Just be sure to have a clear, solid purpose in advance to guide you through the process.

One thing that I forgot to mention in my reply above:

Definitley do not skip the PhotoReading step if the document is lengthy enough to require it. As a matter of fact, if the information is critically important to you, you may want to PhotoRead it regardless of its length to ensure that your other-than-conscious mind has seen and received all of the information to help guide you.

This can also help guide you with critical information of great importance because you can approach it without alot of stress, knowing that your mind is being exposed to this information in various ways, at various times, and the information has already made a lasting impression on your inner mind.

I hope that this helps!

I'd go straight to rapid reading in your case. Initally skipping superreading and dipping. I would follow the rapid read with superreading and dipping for a mind map to help make it easier to recall later.

When the material is really interesting or you know you want to get more out of it. You would spend more time in activation, in which case it makes more sense to rapid read the material.

Alex

Alex

To jpc1804:

Remember this:

This is the real beauty of the PR Whole Mind System. Alex and I would approach the same assignment in a couple of different ways, trying to achieve the same end. Comprehension and retention. There is no "right" or "wrong" way to approach your assignments. Follow the steps, use the advice that seems to make the most sense for you, and notice your results.