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Originally posted by Vismurus:
Hiya all,I think I'm having trouble with my Photoreading purpose.
How do you all affirm your purpose at the start?
- Say it to yourself once, and forget it when you Photoread?
- Chant it a few times, and forget it when you Photoread?
- Constantly think of that purpose even when Photoreading?
- Write it down at the start and read it before and after Photoreading?
Writing it down is a good idea. Most times it changes as you activate. Generally you just need to say it when you have entered the Accelerated Learning State then move one.
We usually have a purpose but as kids we learned to to answer "I don't know." when we were asked why we were doing that or did that.
It's the auto answer for most of us however there is a reason you're interested in the book so dig deeper. Ask yourself what's the outcome or benefit I expect from doing this.
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creating a purpose is a foreign concept to me right now. I am also worried that my purpose will vanish halfway when I'm focused on thinking "One, Two, One, Two" during the Photoread step.
It won't ... like I said it's only foreign because we are on autopilot with the answer. There is a reason at a deeper level.
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Secondly, how would you structure a purpose when you're Photoreading a 500-page textbook with roughly 20 chapters for an exam?
- "The purpose of this Photoreading session is to remember the entire Biology syllabus."
- "The purpose of this Photoreading session is to learn everything necessary to score high marks for my Biology exam"?
Try adding "... so I can... "
So you are going to "learn the Biology syllabus so I can [insert what you expect to do as a result of learning biology or whatever you happen to be reading]. Whatever you inserted is your purpose.
Alex
[This message has been edited by Alex K. Viefhaus (edited October 06, 2005).]
