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Okay here goes, I'm a beginner in photoreading and can only photoread correctly by looking over the book to view an object from afar. That is the only time when I can do the photofocus step correctly. I have tried looking at the book from the middle of the two pages, but I can't seem to photofocus. For those who have been through this before, can you tell me how you adjusted from looking over the book to looking at the middle of the two pages? I find it difficult because when you look over the book, there is something that you can focus on (from what I have experienced: the farther the object the better the photofocus, meaning i see the blip page), but on the other hand, when you look in the middle of the two pages there is nothing to focus on.

When I look in the middle of the pages, I see the 4 corners of the book, but I just can't get the same effect compared to looking over the book and focusing on an object behind it. I hope this makes sense, if not please let me know. The question comes down to: How can I advance from looking over the book to achieve photofocus to looking in the middle of the two pages to achieve photofocus? Are there any tips that anyone find particularly helpful?

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

I also had your dilemma until recently. It's just a matter of training the eyes.

What you said is why you're having the problem. You said when you change your focus to the middle of the pages you no longer see the blip page, correct? (sorry if it is sumarized sort of incorrectly). Well there you go - don't look at the center of the book, look beyond it.

What I do to help is put the book at a 45 degree angle on the desk and have my eyes faceing the center of the book, but actually try to imagine the desk beyond it, or the floor below it, etc. Then you should see the blip page.

Remember though, that the blip page isn't crucial to photoreading. Just try to get a relaxed glaze and let the subconcious become aware of the text.

Hm.. interesting, I have tried looking beyond the book but have had no luck, but after a nice and relaxing shower, I can now photofocus looking at the centre of the book, perhaps I just needed a lil relaxation to get the mind going. Thanks for the tip ked.

If focusing over the top of the book works best for you why change it?

As long as you're noticing the full pages top, middle bottom center all work fine. So don't stress it just look over the top of the book as you turn the pages. Do that for a while and you'll be moving your head up and down and maintaining photofocus with ease anyway.

Alex

Hey Alex, I thought that it would be more efficient by looking at the middle of the pages rather than over the book, so I'm just asking for some pointers to help me be more efficient while photoreading.

I happen to think one becomes more efficient by adapting it as they use it. Start by doing what is working and make little improvements as you go.

In a work situation its odd how newcommer supervisors start trying to make things more effient for the workers and yet never even tried the process as it is. Often it reverts back to what they were doing before because just in the doing the 'effient' methods evolved. Struggling to do it like someone else means you need to think like that someone else. Takes longer than doing it as best as you can and then adapting the little things step by step.

Alex

I totally agree with you, thanks for the pointer Alex!