For a person who doesn't speak english your english is very good. I think it is to be expected that you will make mistakes when you are dealing with a foreign language.

Forget about the blip. Simply look at the 4 corners of the book & notice the while on the page. While Photoreading silently chant relax,relax,1,2,3,4,relax,relax.The reason you are doing the chant while photoreading is to quiet down the conscious mind.

Yes activation is essential if you have intentions of getting anything consciously from the book. You must have a very strong & clear purpose & clear expectation of what you want to get from the book & you should have good questions that you want answered from the book.
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