Hi Alex,

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You haven't got a reason for using NLP.

To connect with your purpose consider why you want to know NLP not just that you want to know NLP. What life changes are you expecting? Where do you visualise yourself using it? When? Can you imagine yourself explaining it to someone else, if so why would you be in that situation? Therein lies your purpose.



You are right.
The problem I sometimes have with formulating a purpose is that I don't find one that captures the whole content of the book.

Let's say I have a book about self-improvement.
It contains information about communication skills, body language and self perception.

So I state the purpose: "I want to improve my communication skills to be able to present my ideas more powerful and effective."

Then the thought comes into my mind: "If I state this purpose I will only be able to activate the communication parts but not the rest of the book."
This is the reason why I sometimes formulate too general, too powerless purposes.
Am I wrong with my opinion about purposes?

Korsakow

PS: Can I use the same purpose multiple times if the books I read are about the same issue? I borrowed a few books about NLP at the library and as the reason to read them is the same, wouldn't it make sense to sum up the information in one "file"?