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It's also a good time to be mind mapping."
Your perceptive.I really know I'm progressing, that's why I'm very happy at the moment.
You see, up until now I've never quite understood how you could mind map without actually going to the book and consciously seeking out the headings/sub-headings.
This morning, I woke up and drew a mind map, just came out of my head, well my hands actually, but the head did all the work.I mind mapped a complete book, all the main points.It was just all their on the paper, total understanding of what the book was all about.Amazing.I love it when something happens that you were totally sure could not be possible/as good.This is what makes me persistent and why I always fear when I read a post of somebody announcing they're going to give up.I just think, how can you leave this stuff, the benefits are enormous.
"The conscious mind has to forget it to make room for the next 5 to 9 bits of information"
Something that happens to me is that I can read a question/passage and I just automatically miss out info, just don't bother with it.I just have an overwhelming guide (unconscious) which tells me to miss it.I almost can't physically read it.Guess the unconscious is vastly more powerful than the conscious.I would hate this if I was missing things, but I haven't encountered any problems.
This is why the Photoreading step is important, and why just activating alone has little benefit.
"Forgive me for grinning from ear to ear "
Ok, you forgiven, lol 
Thanks!

[This message has been edited by flex22 (edited December 10, 2003).]