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Originally posted by Pete Bissonette:
From your perspective, how practical is what he teaches?
BORROWED GENIUS, in my opinion, is the most underused and perhaps most powerful tool that we have at our disposal.
"How practical is what he teaches?", you ask. Therein lies the mystery. He propounds some of the most effective techniques for breakthrough learning and peak performance out there... yet... why do more people not use his techniques regularly?
For example, The Einstein Factor was my first exposure to photoreading. The first time I read the book, I was green and didn't even try any of his techniques. I read it again a year later, because the potential in that book seemed so MASSIVE! What did I do then? I tried image streaming a couple of times (without tape recorder or other person) and noticed enormous increase in insight... I tried photoreading ONCE and experienced phenomenal dream activation... I tried borrowed genius two or three times and, by god, my Tai Chi form had never been so immaculate!! Finally, I tried the 'hold breath till almost die' thing--Great High, if nothing else 
--bigtime headrushes and instant energy.
and then... *fizzle* 
Here are some questions to ponder:
Why DO we all photoread and continue to photoread at every available opportunity?
Why DO we all use paraliminals and continue to use paraliminals as needed?
Why DON'T we habitually image stream?
Why DON'T we all hold our breath underwater?
Why DON'T we all use Borrowed Genius at every opportunity? (I wish I used this particular technique more often... oh, but I do! Especially in the rigorous academic setting I find myself in.)
There is a flaw of INACCESSABILITY somewhere that prevents his techniques from becoming habitual.
I guess the phenomenon I'm describing is similar to reading a motivational book, which get's you all 'psyched', gives you some techniques... and then... after a short while, it leaves the front burner of your consciousness.
Perhaps he tries to condense too many ideas in one place? Perhaps, instead, he should publish ONE book on ONE subject, and try to make it as clear and concise as possible. (as Tony Buzan did with the Mind Map Book)--I'm sure you'll agree that you can't get any more clear-cut than the Mind Map Book! ...talk about accessability! 
just my two cents...
