Photoreading 6 books in one day is OK even benefical for getting the hang of photoreading itself. Activating 6 books in one day would be as unrealistic as expecting to read and remember the most important parts of those books by a regular reading method.
Activate only what you feel is necessary If you alot yourself something like 2 hours of study time per day then realistically you would only activate what is immediately necessary. You can on occasions just photoread the sections of the book that will be discussed in class the following day and allow that to be the activation session. While photoreading the textbook every day can be beneficial you'll also need to consider how much time it takes to photoread 6 books everyday. (my guess approx. 30 minutes) Do you really want to use up so much of your study time for photoreading the books repeatedly when once is usually enough 2 or 3 times implores the mind to take heed you and you want to know what is in the book. Much more than that is like saying I doubt that this will work.
I would suggest the following method.
1 check your schedule. What you need to study when and make out your study time table accordingly.
2. Photoread all your textbooks sometime during the first week of the semester (or when you start your plan) - let go of activation just do a bit of a postview immediately after photoreading the book so you have a conscious idea of its content. Space it out so you do a couple of books each day so that by the end of the week you PR'ed them all.
3. With that under your belt comes - learning. If you are given assignments that relate to certain sections of a book. PR that section again along with the 2 chapter before it and 2 chapters after it. (no need to PR the whole book again.) Give 20 minute break and then activate (you've already PR'ed the whole book so overnight activation is absolutely unnecessary.) During your 1.5 to 2 hour study session you'll activate the section and prepare for your assignment.
4. Nightly check what topics will be covered in the following day... choose to activate it the night before or similar to described above or just PR and let class the following day be the activation session.
5. Most Importantly because you are applying photoreading to studying *Make Notes - Do a Mind Map* These become your referenced to the books later on... they are triggers that tell you was in the book. They are also a record of your success in activating a book and success breeds success.
6. Review all your notes at regular intervals. If you use mind maps this will only talk a couple of minutes for each mind map.
7. The week before a test. Review all your relevant notes. Brush up on any areas you've forgotten or not sure about. PR the related sections of the text book once at the beginning of your review and then again the night before a test. (you could PR the textbook daily however that creates unnecessary anxiety and shows a lack of trust in yourself.) Once in the beginning of the week to help you uncover any areas where you have not studied well enough and once the night before to allow the test to be the activation session.
Most importantly be flexible... adapt the above method to suit your learning style and goals. The photoreading system is not a method to make studying more complex it is one when correctly used makes studying more successful.
Alex
