When I first started PhotoReading in mid-August, I previewed and PR'ed, and then would spend 90-180 minutes going through the book taking notes on a big sheet of paper (18x22 inches). I am sure that having PR'ed made it easier for me to get through the book on my long note-taking pass. I knew where to look, as long as I was keeping my mind actively engaged in a search for insights. My reading was much more productive. But I have not yet used the whole PhotoReading system in the way it is intended to work. It's as if I went from PhotoReading straight to rapid reading, without truly activating. So today will be day 3 of my five-day test. The real idea of PhotoReading is to trigger the activation of the material, not simply read the whole book having PR'ed it.
My question is this. During the multiple passes over a book, what is recommended that I write down? I know that trigger words and questions that intrigue me are important. Do I ever write down answers to the questions? Or do I learn to rely on what my OTC mind has observed (apart from a mind-map at the end, listed under Day 5)? Do I look at the book while I make my closing MM, or should I make the map from memory? If I make notes about the answers to my questions, and/or definitions for my trigger words, it will mean far less than 15-20 minutes of book-time for the pass. Just writing a trigger word or a question is much faster, and not a large hit on the pass time.
So, to summarize, do I rely on my OTC mind, and the emerging and improving collaboration between conscious and OTC mind, to gain an understanding of the answers to my questions, or is writing answers out an expected part of the passes, in PhotoReading properly executed?
