Forums IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ PhotoReading, Memory Optimizer Skittering in 20 minutes?

Dear all,
I don't know what is the suitable strategy for the skittering.
Now I have an academical textbook, 3 mind-probing questions for each chapter(around 100 pages for each) , 20 keywords.(And of course, 1 purpose)

Now for example, if there are 6 sections in this chapter and the 3 questions are located at:

section1: question #1
section2:
section3: question #2, question #3
section4:
section5:
section6:

So within 20 minutes, should I:
(a). Skittering from section1 to section6, taking more attention(and time) on the section1 and section3?

And do (a) step for 6 times iteratively for more comprehensive(at the same time, find other mind-probing questions)

Or
(b). Skittering on section1

And the next 20 minutes on section2, consequently until the 6th 20 minutes.

This is the question of the skittering consequently v.s. iteratively. I don't know which one is better.
(Ok, there is a option (c), but this option is more complex:
(C) Skittering begin on section 1, then section 3(where the questions are located), if there is enough time, searching around other sections for more mind-probing questions. And then the next 20 minutes, starting at the sections where the new questions are located. )

This problem confused me for very long time, please help me!
I need a systematic strategy!

And for the skittering , how long it takes for each page? 1 minutes? Or shorter, say, 30 secs?(if this book is the academic textbook). And if some pages are related to the mind-probing questions, then how long they takes(for each page)?

Tell me what is your purpose for your academic textbook.

Photoread4me

"This chapter is important because it is frequently used by my job(if I could pass through the qualify exam)"
Or
"It includes the basic ideas of law, then if I could understand it, then I could apply it flexibly into the job"

This is my purpose.

p.s. I've not yet get the job (court prosecutor), so I have to pass through the exam to get the job.

Forget "if" Decide when.

Treat each chapter as a book in itself. There is no point rushing a chapter of a textbook because you often need to understand the chapter before the next one makes sense.

The experience of activating a chapter can be similar to the 5 day test. Many layers until it gels. Since chapters are generally shorter than books you don't need 5 days. Regular breaks aids memory so activate with a timer and take breaks.

Alex

Hi, Alex,
So each layer I should go through the whole chapter even for the skittering, right?

And for the chapter which has about 100 pages, and each layer has 20 mins(=1200 secs), so each page take about 12 secs for skittering?

LT

It's not one size fit all. Nor one speed for all. Use superreading and dipping if you want to move that fast. Slow down and skitter the sections that are relevant and answer the question you are activating for. Each activation layer has questions without which you are going to wind up investing more time till you know you've got what you need.

Each layer is a maximum of 20 minutes for optimal learning. For activation of a text book I'd go with 6 minutes for a question. If I answer it in the first 3 minutes I go onto my next question. And I start where the answer to that question is likely to be. If it's on the last 5 pages I'm not wasting my time superreading and dipping the first 94 pages.

I've said this repeatedly, learn the system first on books away from textbooks. Get used to the idea that you don't have to start at the beginning of the book or chapter after PhotoReading it. Have you ever noticed that teachers had out assignments relating to textbooks without working through the textbook in the same sequence.

Build on your knowledge. That doesn't have to follow the same order as the book.

Alex

Hi, Alex
I've tried PR on the books which is not relating to textbooks long time ago. (about the subconscious, mind mapping, how to arrange the working time... totally more than 5 books) Because I use the superread and dipping only, so I did not know how to do with skittering.

Now I got the point, no matter which activation system I choose(dipping/ skittering), all of those are questions-oriented. Just look my question, and find out the answer from the "dictionary". If I could regard the book as a dictionary, then I don't need to read more. Questions and answers, thats all, right?

Here comes another one, because the law textbooks are different from the scientific book(math, physics). So 3 questions should be enough to drive through a chapter(even 1 is enough) for the scientific books. Because for the scientific materials, the stuff is "linear"
But for the law textbooks, there are 10 sections in a chapter for example, and the connection between 10 sections are quite weak, even we could regard them independently.
So it is hard to go through whole chapters with only 3 questions . if there are 10 sections, then 3 questions may only go through 3 sections.

So should I put 10 questions for 10 sections(if all of them are very important)?

LT

If you pay attention to your mind you can discover by asking the right question you don't need to look it up in the book.



Exactly! Like I said before, focus on one question when you begin activating. Go to that section of the chapter and activate. 3 to 6 minutes. Then you take the next question and activate that section 3 to 6 minutes and so on until the chapter gels. That means until you are satisfied you are finished.

Focus on having one question to begin activation. As you activate there will be more questions. 10 sections may have 21 questions. You don't know until you're done.

Let go of needing to know exactly how many questions it will take before a book gels. It will take as many as you need.

A journey begins with a single step and takes as many as it takes until you reach your destination. Activation begins with a single question and will take as many as it take till you've reached your purpose for the book.

Alex

Let me clarify this: if the correlation between different sections in a chapter are so weak, even that we could regard them as individual sections, then could we put 1(or 2) mind-probing questions for each section to begin rolling around? (I think each individual sections could also regarded as a mini book.)

LT

Start with one question. Get the answer and then find and answer the next question.

LT, it's time to stop asking and start doing and see what happens.

Test your idea, test my suggestions and adapt.

Grab the PhotoReading book and look up NOPS in the index. Apply NOPS.

Alex