It's funny how many people like to 'cut to the meat' of the paraliminals bypassing Pauls guidance into getting into the receptive states for the paraliminals. Each one is especially for the paraliminal that you are using and each one asks questions about what you want, more or less the self check to see if you are ready.
I do agree that a lot of people put the tape in with the idea of "letting it do it for them" without really considering what it is that they want to gain from the tape. If they are clear on their intention it becomes so much easier to be in that receptive state.
Alex