How much time are you willing to put in to know it all?It will take as much time to know it all.The method to extract information and getting the picture will reduce as you do it more and more.
Writing reports.
I use the concept of PRWMS on everything ,not necessarily photo-read everything.
Even sometime if i need to read an article word to word i use the system.
Paul says in one of the cds you will not go at lightening speeds to fetch some material from a grocery shop which is just few yards away.Similarly i find the concepts of superread and skitter useful in short articles.I don't photoread them.
The whole idea is multiple read and that too in a structured way.Helps us get better and better.
Let me tell you what i have understand after going through this system.The biggest obstacle for us is to acknowledge wether the system is working for us!!!thats why we get all these doubts.
You will want to know whether you have got it.And since every book is a new one and a new challenge it will be difficult to gauge things. That's when frustration builds and you ask yourself does it work?
Best is start mastering one type of knowledge or work one particular area which you are motivated to know.Say finance or geography or something related to your work or profession.
Work on the text books.then work on all type of books in the field thats when you will know this system is marvelous.
cause your knowledge keeps building ,your recognition is faster your assimilation is faster,your mind maps get easier.the tony robbins book i spoke of earlier ,for each chapter its hardly 3 or 4 words and i know what he is speaking here.partially because i pursued an MBA in finance and i know what he speaks most of the time.I have so much background knowledge i easily connect to my earlier database.
So the best way to judge PRWMS is work in one field in one ara for a considerable amount of time and see if your knowledge builds ,if your recognition builds.
thats my view .Thats how i find it working for me.
Even if it is a struggle for some time ,you will recognise the speed you will start building as days go by.If you work on too many areas at one time you will not know if you are making progress,you may be but i feel the brain is at a disadvantage by being judged on multiple areas simultaneously.Once your beliefs are in you can explore anything.I see my understanding in Physics has also increased.I photo-read Halliday and Resnik and keep activating for 20 ins a week on important definitions and theories and i understand it much better and connect to them easily!!!
Also since you work n one area you will also reduce lot of stress!!
Focus is the key here!!
