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#8976 12/15/05 03:08 AM
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I currently don't like to read. I love to learn but reading seems to me as a such a daunting task. I was wondering if I could use the paraliminals to alter my perspective of reading so that I learn to love it? I assume I can probable with belief but I was wondering how I can do it and with which paraliminals?






#8977 12/15/05 03:56 AM
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Hello whitehair

Reading is by far, one of the most delightful, skills what we humans do, coming from a background, of being dyslexic, and not being able to read, for the first 2/3rds, of my life.

I know just what a heard task, reading can be, when I was 20, and I could not get a job, because I could not read, or write, I had to change, the way I went about, doing my life, I was, so unhappy, and in many ways lost, in 1992/3, in the UK, Paul McKenna, was doing he’s TV, the hypnotic world of Paul McKenna, and that’s when, I started my journey with personal development, soon after seeing the show, I came across, he’s audio, personal development tapes, that lead me to finding out about NLP, and in a very short time, Photo- reading, how I learnt to read, is a not so important, yet what I did, find is if I had no purpose , for reading, then I didn’t need to, one of the key factors, in learning by far, is having a purpose, if you have one, your brain, with dive you, the drives, and motivations, to read and to enjoy reading.

If you are familiar, with NLP, Then one thing, that I did a long time ago, was, I found a book that I love, to read, and have read lots of times, so much so that I almost know it word for word, when I read it, I unpacked the way in which I represented it, within the AVK, strategy frame work, and mapped it across, to unfamiliar reading matter, and have found, that I have a greater sense of comfort, with all reading matter, as it feels like I have made friends with what I want, to read.

Paraliminals beliefs are always a good place to start, New History Generator, might be helpful, as you can, place a new love of reading somewhere, in your past. New Behaviour Generator, I am sure you can work that one out for yourself.









#8978 12/15/05 02:18 PM
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Whitehair, I would suggest "New Behavior Generator" but others might have better suggestions.

I second Theone's comments. I'm older than dirt, as they say ( ), so when I was starting school, no one ever talked about "dyslexia," let alone treated it, so I had to work very hard to learn to read. Ever since, I've treasured the ability and celebrate it with a good book as often as possible.

Which makes me wonder--is it really that you don't like to read, or could it be that you simply haven't found a book that holds your interest? I confess to setting many a book aside that didn't appeal to me, even though nearly all my friends insisted these books were excellent. In general, I prefer nonfiction, and a lot of fiction (not all!) seems dull in comparison. AND I know others will say nonfiction is dull, and they can't get enough fiction.

Hope you find your way to a good (to you) book!






#8979 12/15/05 04:28 PM
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In my early years I also did not like to read at all... it was booring, frustrating, and was almost falling asleep when my eyes glanced over the words... and the next words... and the next... sleep... SO I tried photoreading, and I can say wow.. Now when I read i first have a purpose, and a question I would like to have an answer on, then I search the book/dokument and find it.. Then I have another question, search, find.. Question search find. It feels like you are having really much fun, because the questions are questions of some meaning value to yourself. And the thing that you actively search is fun... you dip and read, dip and read.... It feels like a driwing force that you just want to have answered these questions when reading.. Sometimes I get so high of it that i have difficulties calming down*gg*.... It so fun.. You are then doing something you like and want in your life. It never gets bored that way.. Skimming pages, searching and finding is so fun... Just love reading...*s*... Good luck to you Whitehair..

Murof.

By the way, it's how I read subject litterature, not stories and such things like Stephen King and the Harry Potter books.. Then I read from the beginning to the end.. If a book does not grab me, I'll throw it out*S*.... that simple.

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#8980 12/15/05 05:04 PM
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Jeanne I feel as though you are right on. I just don't find books interesting. Except on occation when I come across an interesting one.. (harry potter series) Then I devour the book. I also perfer non-fiction. I can't really say why it is just so much more interesting than fiction. The problem that I have with photoreading is I get super motivated and excited about a book. I preview and photoread it. Then I leave the book for the incubation period and when I come back to activate I have no motivation anymore and my purpose doesn't really interest me any more. Maybe I just need to spend more time on my purpose. Thanxs for all your help everyone






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Don't incubate! After PhotoReading put the book down for a moment, take a bathroom break, get some refreshment make yourself comfortable and activate. So what if the book hasn't had 20-minutes incubating. The mind is still working on it as you start activating and all it means is activation might be a tad slower. You might need an extra pass as a result. So what?

At the retreat we PhotoRead and activated a book all within 30-minutes. From start to finish. No incubation at all. Some of us may have found activation easier if we had a little time for incubation yet we were all able to get a lot of detailed information in that 30-minute period. Did we want more? Perhaps. Did we need more? Probably not when you consider the 80/20 rule.

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#8982 12/16/05 09:44 PM
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Why has there been such a dramatic shift in your (learning strategies corporation) attitude towards photoreading? When I first started it seems as though incubations was a neccesity.






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Incubation is still an important activation tool. When you use it for creative procastionation.

It's not a useful tool if you use it as am excuse not to activate because you "no longer feel like it".

And, if you look closely the outline I described you're still incubating approximately the minimum time recommended for a book. That is creative procrastination. Articles, emails short notes, never really require incubation.







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