Forums IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ PhotoReading, Memory Optimizer A book in 30 minutes?

Hello!
I am actually in day 3 of my 5 days tests. The results are pretty good right now! I think I am understanding the system well, even if today the super reading/dipping part took me 45 minutes instead of 30. But it was a 275 pages book. Well, I was pretty amazed when I reviewed my trigger words and found an answer for 90% of them. The other 10% will come tomorrow

Actually I don't understand HOW the Photoreading step actually helped it, but...who cares? It toke me no more than 2 minutes

I wonder anyway how is possible to read a book in 30 minutes, as stated on Photoreading website, for an expert Photoreader. Ok, maybe I can't know that right now because I am only a beginner, but I really can't imagine how a 30 minutes Photoreading session can bring up the comprehension of a 2/3 hours Photoreading session, even practicing!

Somebody has something to say about that?

I need some motivation here

TnX!

[This message has been edited by Gianny (edited September 10, 2002).]

*Shakes head.* The only real limit on PhotoReading is the one that you give yourself. Most of the time, the only thing that you really need to do, is figure out what works best within the system for YOU.

30 minutes is actually something you can get to relatively quickly after fully understanding the system. In fact, the advanced activation times after years of practice can become phenomonal and unbelievable. I, myself usually take about 30-45 minutes to fully activate a standard oh...say 200 page "How-To" book. And once again - fully activate has many different definitions for several PhotoReaders. For me, that's getting every piece of information out of the book, including the junk I really don't need.

In any case, the benefits of the PhotoReading step, combined with the activation techniques, will allow greater comprehension and retention for all of the information, as well as accelerate more and more the speed at which you can consciously process and deal with it. The PhotoReading step puts all of the information into your long term memory, where it then sorts it all out during what's commonly known as "Incubation Time," which you should know about by now, and then once it's organized you can go through it and retain it.

If you want to - look up the topic I began a little while back called, "What Feels Like Normal May Be Going 120MPH!!" That explains that often times, because of what PhotoReading is considered to be - a natural step in the method of reading and processing printed information - you'll increase in speed over a continuous amount of time and not even realize it.

And believe it or not - Pete Bissonette, is said to be...or probably is...the best PhotoReader there is. In fact, Paul, Pete, and Dana are probably three of the fastest out there. On the infomercial a while back, I saw Pete take in a book in what was about 5-7 minutes flat.

Yeppers, you read that correctly. So - keep practicing, and congratulations on your results!

-youngprer

Yeah, I already knew the "The only limit is yourself" thing

In fact, the very first day I tried Photoreading I was very discouraged, because I tried to obtain everything in no time. Then I thought about NOPS, and everything became clear. Thank to the forum, too

Btw..wow, you can really go trough a book in 45 minutes, even reading the junk you don't need? Amazing. And do you make the same passages? I mean, write down the trigger words and questions, super reading/dip, skittering, rapid read? In how much time do you obtained these results?

I hope to become fast as you guys someday

I use all normal activation techniques such as superreading, and dipping - for the most part - and recently:I've fallen in love with mind mapping. In fact, most of the time, however, I don't really spend that much time previewing. Most of the time, I skip that step.

However, for stuff like learning Spanish or any other foreign language, using RR, and Previewing can come in very handy. I often Rapid Read novels after a very small activation period, making the information a lot more "story like" and enjoyable, and not just the same old information. With novels, I don't like taking it in like everything else, I love to spend around 2 hours for something like a 280 page novel.

But for books like the PhotoReading book, with little cool subtitles and pics and stuff like that, I would definitely recommend not so much Rapid Reading.

I've been using the PhotoReading Whole Mind System for about close to a year now. (Probably around 10 months), and I must say I can slowly see my speed getting faster and faster. 20 years from now - I'll be a Pete, I'm thinking.

-youngprer