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Originally posted by MarkP4:
I already can get dejavu from the Photoreading session complete with hunches and feelings and all that, my theory as to why is above. In the end (isn't that a Linkin Park song?) the only thing I'm even doing anymore is the Photoreading step. Everything else I'm doing is what I always did before.
Very true. This exerpt from the "History of PhotoReading" articles explains why....
About the only similarity between speed reading and PhotoReading is the word "reading."
Speed reading is basically regular reading hastened up. Instead of going for words you are going for phrases, complete lines or paragraphs. It's still primarily a conscious-mind, left-brain function.
PhotoReading, on the other hand, is an other-than-conscious, right-brain process. You learn how not to rely on the words that are on the page, but on what goes on in your head. It’s not about moving your eyeballs really fast; it’s about using your brain more efficiently.
Speed reading is about getting comprehension of the words on the page while PhotoReading is about getting comprehension of the meaning of the page.
Speed reading may get you up to 5,000 words per minute, though 1200 words per minute is more the case. With PhotoReading you start at 25,000 words per minute, and where you go from there is anyone’s guess.
With speed reading, 90 percent of people quit using the techniques within a few months. This has to do with the way it is taught. You are taught to go faster and faster, and the faster you go the more doubts will start to creep in as to whether or not you are getting anything. And with these doubts come tensions and stresses, and who wants that?
With PhotoReading there is no stress; it is a calming, relaxing process. This is the case for two reasons. The first has to do with superlearning, accelerated learning. It suggests that if you enter a relaxed state of alertness where you slow down the little voice in the back of your head and relax the body, you will be in an accelerated learning state in which you can learn and process information more optimally. Guess what? When you are in this relaxed state, you can not be stressed. The other reason there is no stress has to do with the fact that you are not worried about whether you are getting anything consciously while PhotoReading because we tell you up front that you won’t. With PhotoReading you will be relaxed and comfortable.
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Photoreading is the one step that's unique to "photoreading." Everything else I already knew. It was just called something different by someone else. Photoreading has not made me faster at actual "reading." It has not made me faster in any aspect. As a matter of fact, doing all the steps slows me down and I actually read less than 100% of the words in the book.
Until you shift your focus from the results you've had in the past and are willing to open your brain to using tips on improving your results in the future, all you will be doing in the present is arguing for your limitations.
First, take a few minutes to witness all the results you've had from using PhotoReading in the past, from a non-judgemental perspective. There is no failure, only feedback.
Then, find 10 books you haven't read on topics you are interested in.
Work the whole 5-step system of PhotoReading on each book, one at a time.
Post back with how you are doing each of the 5 steps so we can give you tips on improving your results and proficiency.
