If you're not gaining comprehension I suggest you use the skittering technique as instructed in the book.
What's the point of activating if you're not gaining comprehension?
The whole thing comes together when you read the short phrases, sentence or paragraph that answers your mind probing questions. The information that you haven't directly read will also come to your comprehension awareness when you have dipped (read the sentence, phrase etc) according to your inner promptings.
If you're not getting anything from your skittering technique. Modify it so that you can.
Alex
