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Originally posted by read_it_soak_it:
Ok Alex , Sometimes we read for the fun of reading. Just to enjoy being immersed in the book and enjoiy the images that come up in your mind when you read ( say when you read a adventure book ).
Wont we loose the above experience when we do PR ? Of course we get the added advantage of time savings.
Not at all. We always retain the option of slowing down and tradionally reading (or rapid reading with rhythmic perusal; it is what becomes when you hone the skill).
PhotoReading Whole Mind System gives you more choices and allows you to make effective reading choices so that you can get your reading done in the time you have available.
Would I still PhotoRead a novel and let it incubate? Yes, absolutely. Because this gives me a depth of enjoyment that I have not found with traditional reading. I notice more of the important details regardless of the fact that I am going through the book much faster. Will I finish a novel in 1/3 the time? Not necessarily. Ever watched a video or DVD and rewound it to watch it again? I know I have, Planes Trains and Automobiles comes to mind the scene where they realise they are on the path of oncoming traffic. Well worth watching in slow motion for the special effects so naturally viewing that movie took longer 
But that's personal enjoyment. Why cease to savour a book just because you PhotoRead? I Read more books and finish a novel much faster than before. A good movie takes about 2 hours to unfold so why not a book?
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2. Also when PRing a mystery novel or adventure story , how do I formulate questions. I dont know what to ask because I dont know what the book is all about.
For enjoyment rapid read the book from cover to cover. For a critique of the book, who, what, why, when, where and how, applies same as with any book or article (all text in fact), You'll also be looking for things like plot, setting, characters, theme, motive, moral of the story.
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Also , I read fiction for fun and the thrill and not for knowledge which I would use later. Most of it is untrue anyway so I dont want to store negative stuff or "murders" etc in my subconscious mind. [ Hope you get my question !!
Thanks !
Read it soak it
If you habitually read them don't you think your subconscious would be affected by them either way? Just because you consciously read them you don't add a barrier that doesn't already exist. This barrier is your personal values and morals. We are all capable of murder and to say what we read or don't read influences our actions is only true to a degree. The overriding factor remains our moral values. Ironically with PhotoReading your mind will censor it according to your moral code better than traditional reading.
e.g. You can get the impression that someones actions is justified because of the given point in the story you just reached. It may be only in the latter half of the book where you discover the ulterior motive that removes the justification of the actions. While traditionally reading you may hold on to the fact that the action is justified for 2 or 3 hours or even days if you are merely reading a chapter for a night. This natually will have an effect on your priciples or moral values.
However when PhotoRead it you will know as soon as your non conscious mind start processing the book that the action isn't justified and you suspend judgement when you rapid read it. The effect on the your values or principles will be lessened because you see the whole picture sooner.
If you read or PhotoRead a murder mystery novel you are making the conscious decision to be entertained. When you read or PhotoRead a non fiction book you are making the conscious decision to be informed. Your censor is at work.
You can be influenced by information coming at you non-consiously. Just notice what happens during the "Voting Season". The folks that are 'not interested' in politics are the ones that find themselves most influenced by the advertising produced by the parties. Those who follow politics are much more grounded in their values and are not easily pulled by the emotional tugging the advertising contains.
Knowledge and a purpose allows you to make a conscious decision how, what comes at you consciously and outside of your conscious awareness, will be accepted by your personality. When you don't provide the purpose (entertainment, to learn, to acquire a new skill) then the information that comes at you non consciously is accepted as truth.
With PhotoReading we always make the choice to PhotoRead a book, so we are aware of what the book is about in general. Then when you pick up a novel you know it is for entertainment only and not to be taken as truth. In that way you are much better off than watching a 30 second television commercial that aims to convince you you need to drink a certain soft drink and have a hip time on a beach to enjoy life and they do work you do buy the drink because that image had a non conscious influence on you.
Alex
