My previous reading speed (before PR) was about 1 page every 15-20 seconds so I could get thru a 200 page book in an hour BUT I would only have the gist of it and maybe a couple key points and I'd have to go back thru anyway again if I wanted any more than that. With PR I can do that in under 10 minutes and that's comparing PR to speedreading NOT normal (the way everyone else does it) reading. Once I throw in all the other steps from that point you just can't compare them anymore. There just is no comparison.
The only thing "new age" may be the saying (mantra) you use to occupy your attention during the Photoreading step but the rest of it is NLP or age old relaxation stuff.