If I had to teach myself - that would really be an unfair advantage - because the greatest barrier to learning is doubt. If I was teaching me - then I would be able to completely let go of any doubt. I didn't have any doubt about the process going into the retreat and so I was in the perfect state of mind to get the most from the experience. All I would have to do is tell myself the techniques that I learned and I would be able to start right into it - I have told you what I learned and the techniques, but there is a high chance that you haven't tried out those techniques for yourself yet, right? The biggest thing I could tell anyone regarding learning anything would be to "try it out for yourself", "don't take my word for it", "test it out and experiment with it".
For you as a high school student, and BTW, we had some high school students in the retreat - 3 that I can remember, and they seemed to do just as well as everyone else at it, I would suggest the following:
1. Take all of your text books and any other books used in your classes and photoread them all from cover to cover. You can do this over a weekend. After the retreat, I know that I could do it all in an hour or two. The hard part about effective photoreading is having a good purpose. Yours will be the same for all of your school books. Your purpose will be to master the materials in the books so that you will be able to easily and effortlessly achieve top grades in all of your classes. I know some of those books can be thick, but turn those pages fast or learn how to photoflip like I describe in my other posts. This will completely format your brain with all of the data that you need for ultimate academic success.
2. Then I would continue to photoread the materials as needed for each class - for instance when they give you a smaller reading assignment. I would photoread a much larger section of the book than the suggested reading. This will give you lots more insights into the topic and a larger frame of reference. Then superread and dip your section or just rapid read it straight through in five minutes or so. If you don't feel you have great comprehension - don't worry - relax, stretch, have some water. You only spent 5 minutes, right? After your break go back and rapid read through the material again - if it is a large section - take about 10 minutes this time - you will be getting the material. Don't slow down for comprehension's sake, just keep moving steadily, and don't back track or start reading every word in your head. You will be getting the material. Just know that it is so. You will be able to work up to reading that novel in one sitting - 45 minutes - just keep working at it.
3. Make sure you are using good opening and closing affirmations in your PR work.
I feel a little envious of you CameronJ - you are going to be the top student in your school! 
[This message has been edited by livingsuccess (edited March 19, 2004).]
