I've attempted to follow all the steps outlined in the book, but I'm still failing at PR and end up having to read all my books over again. I'll outline in detail my typical PR process (this deviates from what the books tells to do, probably):
1.) I prepare by casually stating my purpose, such as comprehending most of <insert book or except of book>.
2.) I close my eyes to initiate the tangerine technique. I picture a tangerine being put on the back of my head. Sometimes, I would scratch that part of my head where I should imagine the tangerine would be.
3.) I begin the previewing stage with some trigger words already in my mind. I intuitively have a sense of what trigger words may be important judging from the book's title, or if the reading is for a class, the curriculum of the class. I skim through the pages of the book, adding additional trigger words.
4.) I sit down comfortably to prepare to enter the accelerated learning state. If I'm in my bedroom, I lie on my bed for a few minutes, clearing my mind of all stray thoughts. I start photoreading by getting into photofocus on the first page before proceeding through. I usually cross my eyes to achieve photofocus (yes, I realized from this forum that this causes unnecessary eye strain.) I then flip through the pages in the photofocused state, spending between 1 and 2 seconds before turning pages. If the book is fairly wide, I photofocus on left and right pages separately, which requires turning my head every page change.
5.) I wait at least an hour before trying to activate. I sometimes don't make any special preparations before activating (not even tangerine technique.) I activate by running through all the pages in the book again, briefly glancing at each individual paragraph.
6.) The final step is rapidreading. Unfortunately, all of my steps ended up being futile by this point, as I still barely have any idea what the book is about, so I read through it normally.
I realize that some of my steps need to be refined, by I'm still baffled at my lack of even partial success in the process. Granted, I never purchased the tapes or atteneded a seminar, but I'm nowhere near giving up. Any ideas?
