Forums IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ PhotoReading, Memory Optimizer Winning formula for taking tests!

Hello all,

In scanning this DB many individuals seem to be taking a test of some sort at some time in their life. Hmmm, life is a test!

In my many years of taking tests ... several ingredients have always lead to my success!

Relax, never second guess your anwsers, focus and above all have fun by looking at the test as a challenge to overcome!

Success is imminent ... and is only determined by time!!

Humbily,

Michael Saikali

Now don't get me wrong. I'm only a new photoreader so I haven't had the pleasure of experiencing the full power of photoreading.

But isn't photoreading a bit of a hit and miss affair? I myself haven't experienced spontaneuous activation (or maybe I just didn't notice) but let's say can an expert photoreader read a book on something he doesn't know about (maybe like a medical dictionary), can he/she start reciting some terms and facts the next day that he/she didn't previously know about?

(If it looks like I haven't looked in the photoreading/nat. brilliance book, that's right. I haven't been able to get copies of them in Australia yet, so I've been reading posts and articles, but my outlook is very positive. Perhaps next year when I start working and obtain a credit card.)

I have also gone through the whole process of previewing (I also tried not doing it as WW suggested), photoreading and manual activation, but it doesn't seem like I'm learning the material any better or doing better in tests - (I'm only in 3.5 weeks - am I expecting too much too quickly?)

But I have noticed that I have improved at relaxing, and visualizing. I used to be an auditory thinker, but I'm now more aligned towards visual thinking. My dreams are also more vivid, but they don't relate to the material I read and I haven't been able to decipher the meaning of it yet, which could mean I just haven't been noticing my subconscious knocking on the door and trying to tell me something.

(Sorry I'm thinking at the same time as I'm writing, so please bear with me ;-))

So this leads to another question, what makes my conscious thoughts block my subconcious thoughts trying to tell me something? It seems that I cannot do something unless I analyze it and put it into a logical perspective, and this could be blocking my intuition or preventing my "hunches" from coming through. Anyone have ideas on how to release it and allow yourself to become more in tune with your subconscious and perhaps lead to more spontaneous activation experiences? (This is also only me theorizing here so if I'm wrong, please correct me.)

And finally (phew!!) - in the test room, do you think it would be of any use to photoread the test before doing it? Any tricks/traps in the exam regarding photoreading?

Thank you for putting up with my incoherence if you have read this far ;-) and thanks in advance to all!!

As far as intuition, there are several interesting books by Laura Day that are aimed specifically at making you more aware of your intuitive capabilities. You can also find them in recorded version at audible.com.

When taking tests, the recommendations are:
1. Photoread the entire test.
2. Begin answering questions. Answer all those for which you know the answer first. If you don't know the answer to a question, release it to your inner mind and move on.
3. When you've finished all the questions whose answers you know, go back and read the ones you don't know again (in essence, resubmitting them to your inner mind).
4. Pay attention for signals you might be getting from your inner mind.
5. Take the time to relax periodically throughout the test. If you're at all tense, you're getting in your own way.

Throughout college, I used this process (without step 1) and did very well. Good luck.

If its absolutely essential to consciously know every tidbit in a textbook then you can always rapid read the whole chapter and gain the same comprehension that you would by regular reading. The bonus to photoreading in that case is that the material is more familiar and you can read it faster when it comes to rapid reading.

Ckhoo,

i bought the home study course through www.lifetools.com.au in NSW. the last i spoke with them they had the 3rdedn. instock now.

you can try image streaming to improve your connection to your other than conscious mind. it is described in The Einstein Factor by Win Wenger i think i spelt it correctly. try the AIM book stores thats where i got my copy.

i don't think it's a path to photographic memory but i do seem to be more familiar with the text when i do the super read and rapid read.

keep at it you'll get there

will

Hi mgregro2, weight and will

Thanks for the advice. I now have a better understanding of what PR and Natural Brilliance really is, and also an Australian distributor to get it from.

I will keep on keeping on, as I know that success will ensue ;-)
(Heck, I've already noticed alot of minor improvements, like flipping to pages in textbooks of the relevant topics i need without even scanning the toc)

Lots of thanks again

-Chris-