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Hello Fellow Photoreaders,

Is it possible to Pr. a book several times? If you feel that it contains more information, will Pr'ing increase comprehension more and more?

Regards,

Struggling in Edmonton.

Neil, it is the activation of the book that builds the comprehension. The best way to bring about optimum comprehension is to use a method similar to the 5 day test on it. That way you are training the inner mind to bring the information to the conscious mind. Photoreading the book once is enough for the inner mind. If you apply the 5 day test to books that you really need to comphrehend (allowing yourself more than 5 days for complex and larger volumes) Then you will know consciously that your comprehension has improved.

Photoreading frequently the same book does improve the inward knowledge of the book but you don't know that you know or what you know until you are tested. It's a good method for language dictionaries. It doesn't hurt to photoread a book a few times. Just avoid worrying if you've done it often enough for activating a book. Once is enough in order to activate the book.

Alex

[This message has been edited by AlexK (edited September 09, 2002).]

Excellent answer!Alex,I really respect you
!!What you said mentioned above has REALLY taught me more about PR!Thanks!^_^

[QUOTE]Originally posted by AlexK:
[B]Neil, it is the activation of the book that builds the comprehension. The best way to bring about optimum comprehension is to use a method similar to the 5 day test on it...

Ok Alex, I can understand that. At night, before bedtime I like to look at the Reader's Digest Home Repair Manual. I like to skim through a few pages with no particular goal in mind. It's a good way for me to nod off. That manual has tons of topics from plumbing, to electrical to framing to foundations. How can you possibly
Pr. that whole thing? How can you Pr. that manual and renovate a house? This manual has tons of pictures with lots of details, I find that pictures don't lend themselves very well to the Pr. method. What are your views on Pr.'ing pictures? I would also like to hear any other views, from others

thanks

When you PR, you PR everything that's on the page, pictures and words. Just glance/look at/study the pictures during activation, depending on complexity.

Just PR the whole thing and skim it as you have been doing. You'll activate the sections you want as you want in your order of priority. You'll probably find that things make sense a lot easier and you might even find yourself working on a project and know just how to handle it without looking back at the book.

The inner mind can handle a whole lot more than we give it credit for. The logical analytical mind has problems with pictures and diagrams. The creative mind handles them no worries. It's the analytical mind that worries about understanding the pictures. We don't seem to trust our creative inner mind to understand and make sense of it for us. That why we have to activate a book in order to gain comprehension.

Hel, has given the best advise for handling the pictures consciously.

Alex

[QUOTE]Originally posted by AlexK:
[B]Just PR the whole thing and skim it as you have been doing....

Thanks Alex, we'll give it a shot.