I've always remembered stuff easily and read fast and I struggled with PR for 2 months before seeing any "manual" results. The funny thing is the results I wanted came after alot of "working for nothing." It's the "spontaneous" activation that kept me on track. I think it's mostly a placebo effect or a self fulfilling prophecy but I don't care. "You'll see it when you believe it" by Wayne Dyer is a cool book.