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Originally posted by Kenji:
Well, I know the progresion of my goal when I photoread books to achieve a certain result when:1) How masterfully I write an essay, speech, summery or something on that line for it
2) How skillful I am in its application
3) Test results
4) How easily and well I can learn, understand and retain information and that is reflected when I answer questions that I make up as a result of the current situation, or when I have to do school homework (I guess that can apply for tests too?)
5) The leverage I get out of it. (Meaning a ratio of how much time I spent actually photoreading and studying compared to the end result like spending 15 minutes studying/reviewing mindmaps etc and get an A on some test etc)
6) How well I can reteach myself this or teach others.
I think thats about it.....
The question remains. What do you want from the book that will help you to reach those goals? That is your purpose for reading and that becomes the tool that helps you to activate the book
So you pick a book and ask... "How is this book going to help me achieve any or all of the above?" "What can this book tell me that will help me reach any or all of the above goals?" "What is in this book that I need to know that will help me reach any of all of the above goals?"
Do that and you've established a solid reason for reading and something to focus on for activation, you've established a purpose for spending time with a book. Do that and you zero in to pull out the important information you need from a book.
Alex
