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I work in IT, and im in a position where I spend at least 40 hours a week on intense studying of technical material (mostly reading, but not stuff you can speed read threw).

My goals are primarily to increase my comprehension and retention of material I read and secondly my speed of PROCCESSING the material (not reading it). My current system is...

Listen to Personal Genius.

Study for 8 hours (breaking to ponder, eat etc.) During this time im listening to Mozart Effect Volume 1 (just a set of Mozart songs selected for their tempo supposedly ideal for studying)

Then before bed I listen to (alternating the order each day)

Memory Supercharger
Speed Reading - Hypnosis NLP (Christopher Wayne Morrison)

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Any tips tricks or thoughts to help me reach my goal would be appreciated. Keep in mind this is not pleasure reading, imagine your most difficult coarse in college's text book. I go threw 1 of those a week. And Ill have to keep that pace for the next 20 years.

ANY help is appreciated, I don’t care how crazy it sounds :P

[This message has been edited by Mazrimt (edited September 11, 2002).]

I'd recommend buying the Photoreading system if you don't have it already. Once you've learned it you may be able to cut down on your studying time.

OK Im so New to this I'm just considering the overwhelming array of products when I happen upon this post from "Er.. Extreme :P"
This is So Much ME It's not funny. I'll be a bit more specific. Its just a hotmail account so write to me if you want to. But if you have quality insight you should post it here. I'm a programmer. I'll be an MCSD real soon only one more exam 2-Go. I have a few years development experience but in today's economy I'm competing with degreed professionals. I'm working in a semi-related field at present but I'm not writing code. The money is no where near he same and I have a family to feed, kids starting expensive high schools, Cars to replace, student loans to repay balh blah,.
Mr. "Er.. Extreme :P" knows how devastating this is with .net and XML and the new Windows DNA and crap to keep up with let alone not being active in the field at present. I have senario and multiple choice questions to master. There's two theories here, I could memorize answers from internet postings from actual exam successes. That gets me certified , perhaps even a great job, but eventually one has to apply these "supposedly" mastered skills. SO now there the comprehension concept.
I feel a couple of products may be of interest to me the Memory Supercharger and the PhotoReading self study. I heard of you on a local Christian Radio Station (more on that in a second) and decided "Photo Reading" warrented at least an internet search. Any advice is appreciated. I am waivering between "it's a get rich quick scheme", "it's a valid practical technique", and "it's a freeky cult." My goodness some of the posts in here get deeper than theology debates.
I just want to comprehend difficult complex structures and methodologies swifter than I have been. I.E. Visual C++, C#, JAVA, seven hundred page textbooks in a couple to three days with 70% comprehension. If I could get 50% I'd be happy to re-read with focus on what I'm weak on. What are the basics theories of the two above cited disciplines I have assumed appropriate for my needs? Are there more appropriate tools from LSC to assist me? I'm pretty clever, I made MCP & passed my previous exams quite quickly, and I learn quickly. I have never attempted to speed read with any comprehension before.
I'm firmly grounded in Christ so all of that Holistic transindential, Purification, Awakening Prologue 5, Resurfacing, and rebirth excersises whoozie whatzie in the "Beyond Human" and other postings almost blew me away from your products. Just for you information. But alas there's a money back guarentee so I persist.

Excuse type-o's I be a Programmer
Not an English Major ! )
The devlopment environment auto corrects my typing, ----Usually

The photoreading course would be the best bet. You can learn as much as you want from the books and yes it does become appliable knowledge. If you're ever stuck, you find one you learnt the photoreading system you'll be able to go back to the book and retieve the knowledge quickly. Using mind mapping will help improve your memory of the stuff.

One thing that I have found when I regular read the information is only temporary... unless I actively do something to apply the knowledge... mind mapping alone does not help to put it into long term memory.

When I photoread I seem to have longer term recall of the memory. Anything I mind map then seems to be even stronger in my memory.

Alex

mind mapping?? a technique or sub-technique of PhotoReading or is it something completely different? ( More I have to buy )

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Originally posted by SkepticDude:
mind mapping?? a technique or sub-technique of PhotoReading or is it something completely different? ( More I have to buy )

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Mind Mapping is a technique used to relate various ideas to a main theme.

Here's a good site that discusses it: http://www.mind-map.com/mindmap/MINDMAP.HTM

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Originally posted by SkepticDude:
mind mapping?? a technique or sub-technique of PhotoReading or is it something completely different? ( More I have to buy )

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Mind mapping is a visual method of note taking.
Here is a site that explains how to do mind mapping for studying. http://www.jcu.edu.au/studying/services/studyskills/mindmap/index.html

Searching the web can give you inspirational ideas on how to mind map. Check if your local library has a copy of mind maping by Tony Buzan.

Alex