Mark, you also posted this: I read mostly self help books and anything related to self improvement.

From my experience w/ self help books, they only take 10-15 minutes at tops to get 50-60% of the meaning. These are fairly short books w/ very similar content.

BUT, what does take time w/ self help books is putting the exercises they mention into practice Self help books are simple by nature of the beast. Putting into practice even ONE method is another matter.

Students like some of these people posting here in the df need to pass exams. Passing exams means----info---facts---data. In this case the PhRing Whole Mind System is terrific. It helps teenagers see a full pattern of study from drinking enuff water to get oxygen into the brain to music to stimulate the brain, to MMing and especially LAyerInG

Unfortunately, in our educational system in America, we don't spend any time teaching students how to study. PhRing truly is the missing link.

Then there's Paul's Bibliography and half.com (mgrego ) for all the rest.

[This message has been edited by Margaret (edited June 27, 2002).]