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he he nice descriptoin of relaxing I can turn the pages without losing the blip, I just wasn't sure about the t.tech; it saysin the book that you'll feel relaxed and alert which I dont (or atleast no more than I did before the t.t) and I also dont notice a difference between reading a paragraph before and after doing the t.t. Perhaps I just need practice...

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it saysin the book that you'll feel relaxed and alert which I dont (or atleast no more than I did before the t.t)

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Laura chances are you there isn't much difference for you. If I remember correctly you are about 14. Well at this stage in your life you are more naturally relaxed than most adults for whom the book is aimed. You have a distinct advantage of being able to flow into it naturally. You'll find it beneficial if you can hold onto this ability. A lot of people learn to carry a lot of tension in their bodies and are so accustomed to it that when they use a technique like the tangerine they can notice a difference. The tension seems to start building round about the 17th year when we start comtemplating our working career. Learning to use the tangerine technique now will probably give you a distinct advantage later on.

No need to be hard on yourself. Just let it flow. Worrying about how different you are supposed to feel to how you do feel is counter productive. You're learning it as you go and each time you try it it gets a little easier.

Getting relaxed can just be an attitude. Self check. Got a glass of water? Check. Comfortable chair? Check. Got the book? Check. Worried about anything and can I drop the worry for now? Yes! Check. Do I have an idea what I want from this book? Check. Am I ready to enter the accelerative learning state? Yes then go for it!

Entering the Accelerated learning state and the tangerine technique are training for your mind to perform in a certain way. Much like the way you first learnt to tie shoe laces. First few times they were probably too loose (so you gave yourself extra practice learning to tie them). Then to compensate you probably knoted them too well. After a while though 90% of the time you manage to get it right, it now became nature. The tangerine technique and accelerated learning state become second nature too you don't need to feel much different, you just know that you're doing it.

Alex

[This message has been edited by AlexK (edited September 12, 2002).]

Hi there!
Oops! Didn't mean to confuse anyone with my post (and i didn't make myself too clear either - sorry!). Try checking out a basic science text. (or read 'Eye and Brain' by ? - it's quite fab).

A better way of saying it would be to point out that when you are looking through a dirty window the dirt goes blurry. However, when checking out a magic-eye picture you can still make out the original pattern. The latter example is what i think is required for p-focus.

Either way AlexK (and everyone else) is spot on when they say that all you need do is relax. I also find books with smaller margins are easier too.

Hang in there.

Nick

Actually if I remember correctly learning to tie my shoelaces took many many temper tantrums to accomplish But I get what you mean

Interesting that you managed it in the end Laura. Take the easier route for photoreading. Have fun with it while you're learning.

From what you've said so far you're getting there.

Alex