I've done the 5-day test...over the course of a couple of months. I use photoreading for every new book I pick up, and have used it expecting it to work. As far as I can tell, though, it hasn't.
I recently tried the "system" without the photoreading step, which is pretty much the same as any multiple-pass system taught in standard speed reading literature, and have not noticed any difference whatsoever between doing the multiple passes, and including the photoreading step.
I have been pretty meticulous in following the directions, too. (I have the book, not the course, by the way.) If I have only one book to photoread, I include a postviewing after photoreading, then let it all incubate over night. If I have more than one book to photoread, though, I generally just do a preview of the books, then photoread each one, and let them all incubate overnight.
I have no problem relaxing, or acquiring the blip page.
I activate between one and three books a week.
Comments/suggestions welcome.
J.
[This message has been edited by jl3goat (edited August 04, 2005).]