Posted By: Stweet PhotoReading Benefits - 12/01/14 10:32 AM
Hello All,

It has been 6 months of sincere efforts to photoreading, but I am not really satisfied with my results. To know if I have really understood the book or to see if I got what I wanted from a book, I try writing down each book I activate.I find this the best way to see how much did I really get from it. But pretty much failed at it every time. Then it struck me that I haven't really thought of what to expect and what not to expect from Photoreading.
All I am aware of at this moment is; it isnt aimed at developing a photographic memory and helps you get answers to your questions. Well, if I dont have just a couple of questions to find answers to, but need to write about the book entirely, will it help me do so? Is this possible with photoreading?

Stweet
Posted By: photoread4me Re: PhotoReading Benefits - 12/01/14 05:52 PM
I noticed one reoccurring thing that happens with people struggling with photoreading.

I see it happening over and over and over again.

The thing I see happening over and over again with people having problems with photoreading is they have no purpose.

The people struggling have no idea what they want from the book they are trying to activate.

It is kinda of like they expect information from the book to come to them even though they do not know what they want from the book they are trying to activate.

So let us say you have a person trying to learn Photoreading and they photoread but they do not know what they want from the book they are attempting to activate and they do not have a purpose.

Because they have not told their brain what they want from the book they are trying to activate and why they need this information their mind just draws a blank.

If you want information from a book you need to have a purpose.

If you do not have a purpose You will get little to nothing from attempting to do activation without a purpose.

Photoread4me.
Posted By: cooldubai Re: PhotoReading Benefits - 12/01/14 07:40 PM
I am asking in addition to question of Stweet.

Do we base our purpose from the books on the basis of our goals (short or long) or from our vision (/mission) of our life?
Posted By: Stweet Re: PhotoReading Benefits - 12/01/14 08:08 PM
photoread4me,

We all know 'purpose' drives the process of photoreading, but now this has been so reduntant, it has really started to lose its meaning.

Why would one not have any purpose when he holds a book in his hands? I don't remember when in my life I just turned pages of a book aimlessly. I would rather find it tough to go through a book without a purpose! I verified this by asking 8 more people around me, and they all find this idea of going through a book without a purpose really ridiculous; regardless what technique of reading they employ.
I have crossed that point way back when we just turn pages to see if this system really works or not. I dont do it anymore.

I also do not understand if this is the only factor that determines one's success in photoreading.

Stweet
Posted By: photoread4me Re: PhotoReading Benefits - 12/01/14 08:13 PM
Stweet,

It has not lost it's meaning.

If you were just reading a fiction novel for pleasure and enjoyment purpose would not be a factor.

But based on your past posts and the type of books and subjects you are attempting to activate purpose is crucial and critical.

For the type of books you are trying to activate the Photoreading system will not work without a purpose.

Photoread4me
Posted By: photoread4me Re: PhotoReading Benefits - 12/01/14 08:16 PM
What do you want from the book you are trying to activate?

Photoread4me
Posted By: photoread4me Re: PhotoReading Benefits - 12/01/14 08:34 PM
Stweet,

There have been numerous, plenty of times when people have attempted to activate a book with no purpose. Just do a search on activation and you will see numerous examples of people trying to activate but they do not have a purpose. It happens all the time

Stweet,

Show me one example where a photoreader activated a book with absolutely no purpose, no idea of what they want from a book, no questions they want answered by the author of the book.

You will not find it. You will find some frustrated people who do not understand why activation is not working for them without a purpose.

I will mention this again because we have shared this with you in the past and here we are again addressing the same issue we have already addressed. Photoreading will not work without a purpose. As Paul Scheele the creator of Photoreading has said Purpose is the engine that drives the Photoreading system.

Again, for the type of books you are attempting to activate you must have a purpose. If you do not have a purpose you will not get the results you are seeking and if today or tomorrow or next week or next year or ten years from now it will not change it will be the same you must have a purpose. You say I am being redundant I am not being redundant I am responding to what we have already responded to you previously and here we are again sharing with you what we already shared with you earlier.

If you want success with the Photoreading system have a very clear purpose and good questions that you want answered from the author of the book.

If you want to waste your time and get little to nothing from a book do not have a purpose.

Photoread4me.
Posted By: Stweet Re: PhotoReading Benefits - 12/01/14 08:42 PM
photoread4me,

That is what my point is. Why would one want to go through a book without a purpose;be it fiction or non fiction?

Reading would either be active or passive. But for both of the types, there would always be a purpose unless one is 'acting' or 'pretending' to read.
Fiction books are the best example of the power of purpose! We dont even touch them if we dont have a purpose.

All the books I am currently activating are factual and scientific. Reason to choose them is, forming questions is very easy.

Stweet
Posted By: photoread4me Re: PhotoReading Benefits - 12/01/14 08:57 PM
Stweet,

People go through a book attempting to activate a book without a purpose because they choose to ignore the steps or processes of the Photoreading system.

Go through the archives of the Forum use Activation as the topic and you will see post after post after post of people who are having problems activating and they do not understand why activation is not working for them.

You need to ask the people who were trying to activate why did they choose to ignore having a purpose.

I am not telling you to activate a book with no purpose I am telling you that purpose is absolutely essential, necessary, required, crucial and critical for you to have a successful activation. Without purpose the Photoreading system will not work.

You seem to have a problem with having a purpose.

Again if you choose not to have a purpose you will not have successful with the Photoreading system and apparently you are having a issue with having a purpose that is why the Photoreading system is not working for you, you are not doing the processes of the system.

Trying to activate a book without a purpose is like trying to drive a car that has no engine or motor.

I suggest you a forum search on Purpose, Mind-Probing questions and activation.

Photoread4me
Posted By: photoread4me Re: PhotoReading Benefits - 12/01/14 09:10 PM
Stweet,

People read fiction books all the time without a purpose. They simply want to enjoy the emotions they get while reading a non-fiction story. It is like going to a movie. People don't go to movies with a purpose they simply want to enjoy the experience. One exception where an individual might have a purpose going to a movie would be a movie critic who is evaluating a movie or film but for the majority of people they simply want to enjoy a story.

But for someone wanting to learn science or mathematics or engineering or biology purpose is absolutely essential and required and the problems you are experiencing have everything to do with you not being clear on your purpose, on you not being clear what you want from the book.

Photoread4me
Posted By: photoread4me Re: PhotoReading Benefits - 12/01/14 09:18 PM
Stweet,

So are you telling me you cannot go to a bookstore or a library and take a fiction book that has absolutely nothing to do with school and just enjoy a book?

Are you saying you cannot touch a fiction book that is not related to school and just enjoy the fiction story?

Are you saying that a fiction book that has no test or examination attached to it that you cannot simply enjoy the book for reading pleasure?

Photoread4me
Posted By: photoread4me Re: PhotoReading Benefits - 12/01/14 09:38 PM
Stweet,

I suggest you follow the steps of the system. I think all the problems you are having are because you do not follow the steps of the system.

Photoread4me
Posted By: photoread4me Re: PhotoReading Benefits - 12/02/14 06:07 AM
Originally Posted By: Stweet
photoread4me,

We all know 'purpose' drives the process of photoreading, but now this has been so reduntant, it has really started to lose its meaning.

Why would one not have any purpose when he holds a book in his hands? I don't remember when in my life I just turned pages of a book aimlessly. I would rather find it tough to go through a book without a purpose! I verified this by asking 8 more people around me, and they all find this idea of going through a book without a purpose really ridiculous; regardless what technique of reading they employ.
I have crossed that point way back when we just turn pages to see if this system really works or not. I dont do it anymore.

I also do not understand if this is the only factor that determines one's success in photoreading.

Stweet
Why would one not have any purpose when he holds a book in his hands? I don't remember when in my life I just turned pages of a book aimlessly. I would rather find it tough to go through a book without a purpose! I verified this by asking 8 more people around me, and they all find this idea of going through a book without a purpose really ridiculous; regardless what technique of reading they employ.

Stweet,

When you asked the 8 or more people around you did you share with these people that you yourself attempted to activate without having a purpose.

No one is telling you not activate with no purpose what I am trying to tell you is that if you do not have a purpose you will not have success in activating a book.

You asked why would anyone not have a purpose when they have a book in front of them well ask yourself why you did not have a purpose in your previous activation attempts.

You would need to ask the people who choose to ignore purpose why did they choose to ignore purpose when activating a book.

Another factor that could be involved in why some people do not have a purpose may be that they are learning and they have not yet developed the skill of setting a purpose.

I do not understand why you are so reluctant to establish a purpose. I think we have already given you all the information you need to succeed you just need to apply the information we have given you.

Photoread4me
Posted By: Alex K. Viefhaus Re: PhotoReading Benefits - 12/02/14 08:18 AM
Stweet, - I'm interested in knowing how you measure your success or failure with a book? How many activation layers and how long before you decide?

Lot of people pick up a book and think they know their purpose but they cannot articulate it. If you cannot do that you're not building that body mind connection. For some the book is part of the course. And that they think is their purpose. It's not. The purpose or prepare and tapping your purpose is identifying what that book can do for you. What is Your purpose when you read a non-fiction book?

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but need to write about the book entirely, will it help me do so? Is this possible with photoreading?


If your purpose is to summarise the book in a few pages, yes it can be done. Naturally you need to acknowledge this is your purpose. >>>so that I can<<< summarise the book for others to consider reading.

Good reading actually tries to predict what the author will say next or how what suggestions they offer to solve the problems they discussed? Have you even followed the authors train of thoughts? Do you realise, How to (title) often cover many things involved in a subject you can always have more than one purpose.

Your purpose of summarising a book is one of many possible, So that I can help my son, daughter, mother, father. So that I can start a new career, so that the interviewers can tell I know enough to be considered for a job.

If you think a purpose is redundant then for you reading the book is even more redundant. Because you told you greater mind that you think it's redundant. You're succeeding in making a mess of reading.

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We all know 'purpose' drives the process of photoreading, but now this has been so reduntant, it has really started to lose its meaning.


When I read that. I couldn't help groaning. That sentence is a wonderful example of self programming. Now consider is that a statement you want your non-conscious mind to act on? Because act on it will.

We always, always have a purpose for everything we do. Most of it is habit driven. And acknowledging our purpose is our greatest taboo. No I'm not joking.

As kids when our elders asked us why we did that? Didn't we think things through? How did we come up with such a dumb idea?

What do we say? I don't know... Auto response when asked what is your purpose the habitual answer is I Don't Know. But yeah I got a purpose.


The point is you're not consciously allowing yourself to acknowledge it. Stop saying purpose is redundant. And answer my challenge either here or in private.

Name 5 books you activated and what was your purpose and if you discovered more than one liSt it.

Very rarely do those who hope to learn PhotoReading do that with me. Those who do start to understand how to bring their purpose to conscious mind..

To say that purpose is redundant is giving in to I 'Don't Know' And if you don't want to know you aren't going to succeed with activation.

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cooldubai
I am asking in addition to question of Stweet.

Do we base our purpose from the books on the basis of our goals (short or long) or from our vision (/mission) of our life?


I prefer short term goals. Often students have books that will see them through 3 or more years of education. They work with the book over the course of a year. Keeping an eye on the long term goal and working with the book for the more immediate goal of passing this particular section of the course is a huge stretch and a harder stretch on self motivation.

It's easier to focus on the more immediate goal of "activating this chapter for 20 minutes so that I can understand the lecturer better tomorrow." Will give you better insights than a goal of, "being successful in my own business which I'm planning to start in 1 or more years."

Alex
Posted By: Adarsh Re: PhotoReading Benefits - 12/04/14 05:06 AM
WHAT I BELIEVE IS MISSING OUTin all the attempts is finally why we need the book and what we want to comprehend.any book has a theme.Primarily one has to look into how the entire book is divided .The author in her/his table of contents provides a theme.but that doesnt help much cause we understand only when we process the information conciously in a certain way .That certain way is guided by our purpose.let me elucidate further.take a book.lets say we are motivated to read it.now whatever process we adopt to read ,we need to first get to know whats the big picture.then we need to know how that picture is painted or described by the author .Then we need to be clear what we want from the book.Let me explain further.I am reading Tony RObbins latest book "Money,Master the game" for me its an easy read.616 pages.the first few activation helped me divide the book into the following:
part 1 motivation and fluff( i love it though!!!)
part 2 debunking myths
part 3 investment strategy
part 4 interview with billionaires.
Now my purpose is "to develop a investment strategy for a lifetime and get my finances handled so that i can enjoy a great life and protect my wealth."now because i arranged the book consciously into the 4 parts above where do you think i will spend more time!!! Part 3 of course.Mind you most of the investment ideas TOny speaks may not apply in India.But the philosophy is amazing.
He not only helps uus with understanding how to set our goals he also tells us to create asset allocation adn then explains how to get income from the investment when we retire.Its full cycle .

What photoreading helped me is to get to the stage i am in now to activate further.Out of 616 pages 200 odd pages are at most helpful so i will be developing my questions and strategies to activate these first.

Once i get answers through these section i dont feel motivated to do any other parts.I may , for example ,on the interview part is going to do "one rapid read".Cause tony asks questions and the experts answer.In case on review i need to understand further i may activate again.

Now Paul and other experts like Alex give you a generic way to attempt the books but one needs to understand what they mean .the power of photoreading is multifold.2 of the most important aspects as per me are:
1.its goal oriented.
2.the skills dont deteriorate in time. once you learn to categorize books and ideas and consciously work on deciding where you must focus ?what is your purpose? and do it more and more and more consciously you will extract the required info from the books faster and faster.

That's why so much emphasis has been laid on mind maps.

Mind maps do just that it categorizes information.But then one must go further and decide and use the mind map to understand where to focus further based on what they want from the book.
where do you want more and where can you find more.
My mind map for the above tony robbins book is only on the part i want info on...i will not mind map the whole books.Earlier i used to go chapter wise and do the entrie drill and over a period of time i kept honing my skills i asked myself what do i really want and now its easy .in fact the first 4 or 5 activation session i dont mindmap at all i have a general form in my mind about the authors tehme and i decide by then what i want and zoom into the parts i want.

Thats why paul says "mind map what you want from the book" not the entire book.

We are not conditioned to be goal oriented so Photo-reading appears cumbersome and repetitive.

the first few Activation sessions should help us decide where we want to focus what is our purpose and then zoom into the areas we can get more.

That's why activating textbooks doesn't help us to develop skills in this way ,cause in a textbook everything is important,especially when it comes to preparing for an exam.Of course if we activate textbooks for a particular skill ,the game is different.But developing skills help us with texts book also,one cannot describe it but the game (activation)gets easier and easier !!

And i am not saying anything new all this has already been said many times on this forum

My question to you is why have'nt you quit photo-reading if its troubling you?is there anyone pointing a gun on your head and forcing you to do it?

I doubt it!!!

And since we develop skills in super reading and skittering to pick words and phrases to get the content of whole paras and pages Novels also become great fun.And mind you its because we have already photoread the book we get the full import of the text by reading the words and phrases (the 4 to 11 % that contain meaning).Get to getting good with that and you have got into the game.Get to proving to yourself that the 4 to 11% will get me the full meaning of the text and you will get creative enough to activate!!!Thats the challenge,thats where the mind-probes help you!!

But you get there by lots of activation ,you get to getting the entire import of words and phrases by lots and lots of activation.So thats why do more and more of the 5 day test and dump frustration.Dump frustration doesnt mean you are going to get it in the next book but you are certainly going to get frustrated with the next book so dump it again.

Get the bigger perspective first and arrange and categorise and summarise and then zoom into what you want.That in a nutshell is my view of photoreading!!!

THe biggest obstacle is "I want to know it all"

Really? even i have been doing this...i used to take a book and get down to the whole drill and due to professional and personal commitments i used not get time to get to the book for a brief period or for a longer time in some cases.

Then on coming back i used to feel hey !! i don't need to go further i have had enough info .So what was missing,my self analysis told me "did you set a good purpose did you decide what you want from the book where you honest ?" so that's why i now make time to make that clear and get brutally honest with myself every time i activate.may take more time but helps me get the info i want very fast!!

The time the period the the gap the intervals where helping me clarify what i want?That's the whole idea behind Purpose?

Even Novels can have a purpose ...to enjoy and that's a big purpose ,of course ,"to enjoy ",now with the time available the choice to activate at super speeds or recite it like a poem is a choice we have to make based on our circumstance and that's what photoreading ---prepare tells us "get honest" what do you need and how much time and effort are you willing to make?" don't lie to yourself you just have 10 mins and you want to read through "war and peace like wanting to script to a movie ?" really can you?No zip through the essentials and come back to it when you retire!!!

have a nice day!
Posted By: Stweet Re: PhotoReading Benefits - 12/07/14 03:51 PM
Hello Alex,

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We all know 'purpose' drives the process of photoreading, but now this has been so reduntant, it has really started to lose its meaning.

Bit misunderstanding here, it was for photoread4me's statement. I meant, Photoread4me mentioning the importance of purpose almost everywhere regardless the original query; is reduntant. He is a nice helpful veteran on this forum, but his statements about purpose are so highly repeatative , that they really have started to loose their meaning. And, also because they dont fit in this context as well.

Why would I say purpose is reduntant! I just cant.

My purpose is to consume information. Because I need to. My profession and further studies deal with huge amount of information and data. I play with information day and night regardless I need it for my future benefits. It is a part of my profession. So, this slightly differs with the reading goals of majority of people who have posted on this forum. Many need to find something in the book. They are not interested in everything. They have questions that need to be answered. In my case, I need to understand and remember huge amount of information.

I am having a tough time dealing with this issue. Thats why I raised this query to make sure Photoreading could help me make this easier for me. I must mention, Photoreading has helped me increase my speed with text material.

Though the query is originally mine, I also found something that goes on the same lines. Darren Brown; in his book- tricks of the mind, pages 63-64, also raises the same question.

Thank you,

Stweet
Posted By: Stweet Re: PhotoReading Benefits - 12/07/14 03:57 PM
Hello Adarsh,

Nice post. I am interested knowing if you have used photoreading for writing reports. Also, where you feel it isnt suitable.
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My question to you is why have'nt you quit photo-reading if its troubling you?is there anyone pointing a gun on your head and forcing you to do it?

My belief with photoreading goes as- it can help me with my purpose of savoring huge amount of information with ease and with better memory. There is no point quitting it. No one really likes pushing their eyes word by word for the entire book! I also believe if all of the people in the world started photoreading, we would build a better and more meaningful world.

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THe biggest obstacle is "I want to know it all"

What if I really want to know it all?

Thank you,

Stweet
Posted By: Adarsh Re: PhotoReading Benefits - 12/08/14 04:49 AM
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!!
Posted By: Adarsh Re: PhotoReading Benefits - 12/08/14 05:00 AM
i also worked on an important limiting belief.See if this works for you.We all want to be or prove that we are smart to the external world.We want to be acknowledged "wow he gets this very fast".This limits us cause to prove this time becomes our deadliest enemy.Now i believe, i get it ,when i get it and i put in all the effort until i get it!!!

i cannot prove this scientifically but i know that each of us have our own way of learning ,so its about how much we are motivated.our purpose!!!!
Posted By: Alex K. Viefhaus Re: PhotoReading Benefits - 12/08/14 08:37 AM
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. My profession and further studies deal with huge amount of information and data. I play with information day and night regardless I need it for my future benefits. It is a part of my profession


There-in lies your purpose. Recognise it and you'll recognise what you need from the text.

You're not the only one who consumes information. I have read over 250 books this year. And by that, I mean, I went in for the details. Not just one or two activation layers. Activated to a point where I could write a similar book as I have just read. Why? Because I like to stay informed and be of service. I know not everyone around me takes in information.

It's made a huge difference to me when I articulated my purpose. It doesn't require much thinking anymore. It made a huge difference to my learning.

Misunderstanding or not. Words have power and words you voice are yours. You can look at your words and see where you're thinking and limiting yourself or you can explain them away for yourself and others.

As it is, you've not met my challenge to name a book and your purpose with that book. You have a broad purpose but it doesn't apply with every book

An example.

ONe walk onto a campus with a certain intention of talking with a particular professor. To simplify finding the directions to his office one ask someone along the way. One sees someone outside the janitors office next to the janitor trolley. One ask them if they know the way to the professors office. Janitor says, yes and gives one the directions, but... and one take off not noticing that the janitor was offering more information. One is so focused on the sole purpose of getting information from this professor that one won't stop listening to the janitor. If one had stayed and listened, one would have learned that the professor is not in the office.

With that information ones purpose would have changed and one would now have the purpose of finding the professor not just his office. Now the questions is where is the professor? With that one is told you're talking to him. First perceptions can be deceiving.

The corridors of the campus is the book. The Janitor is some of the pages of the book. If you don't watch your purpose you wind up roaming the corridors (the book) never actually finding what you're looking for. You miss the It's not here, and yet here is something else of value if you're in touch with your purpose.

BTW - You haven't explained how you determine success or failure with the PhotoReading system. How are you measuring this?

Alex
Posted By: Stweet Re: PhotoReading Benefits - 12/12/14 09:01 AM
Hello Alex,

The analogy and illustration is simply brilliant.

I have photoread more than 50 books so far. Attempted activation with more than 30. These are 5 books I was working recently with-
1. Pranic Healing-Choa kok Sui - To understand Pranic healing and its methods so that I can incorporate them in my life for better health.

2. Polity- To understand and remember the meaning and scope of political science and its evolution and be able to write a brief summary on each chapter.

3. What Einstein told his barber- Robert L Wolke- To find answers to the questions discussed and be able to explain someone if needed.

4. Public Administration in a globalising world- To know about the public administration policies and practices in various countries discussed in the book, and be able to produce them.

5. The sharper mind- Fred B. C.- To know about the mental games Author has discussed about, just for curiosity.

In addition to the main purpose, I also turn headings, subheadings and trigger words into questions.

I am getting better at articulation. When I first read 'PhotoReading WMS' book, my purpose was to make use of this system to improve my reading with comprehension, memory and speed. I previewed the book, also came across the diagram that explained Author's train of thoughts. I started with testimonials to know what this system can do for me, then read a quick preview of the entire system. It wasnt enough for me to believe it. So I read about Paul and how he produced the system. Its then I went reading till the end of the book.

Believe me, had I followed Author's train of thoughts at the beginning, I would have ended not believing the system. The testimonials, all those examples of success and the explanation about derivation of this phenomenon were very very essential.

I dont superread. I only skitter and find it more promising because it offers more and slower conscious exposure of the text. Even though, I have to speed up to meet the timer. This affects comprehension. And when comprehension gets affected, I find myself yawning amidst activation. This makes the entire process tedius and boring even after a sound purpose and focus.

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Activated to a point where I could write a similar book as I have just read

This is how I define success with photoreading! In addition to this, Being able to answer any question using more than 50% vocabulary from the book.
And the failure is, knowing merely the structure of the book and not making sure if the Author has more to offer us beyond our mind probing questions.

It takes years of consistent Photoreading to attain this level, but how can you produce a similar book having attended only 4-11% words is still beyond my understanding.

Thank you

Stweet
Posted By: Alex K. Viefhaus Re: PhotoReading Benefits - 12/15/14 09:48 AM
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I dont superread. I only skitter and find it more promising because it offers more and slower conscious exposure of the text. Even though, I have to speed up to meet the timer. This affects comprehension. And when comprehension gets affected, I find myself yawning amidst activation. This makes the entire process tedius and boring even after a sound purpose and focus.


This clues me that you are passively reading, Not asking questions. When you have a question your focus is on getting the answer. You don't read all the pages of the phone book to find "peter Potter." You don't even read all the pages for the section relating to Peoples names starting with P. You would scan to find the section (open to the relevant pages / section of the book) then superread near the area of the book. Yep you would still superread, dip and skitter for more clarity, and avoid over-reading. Over reading is as daft as correcting yourself and reading a section again because you noticed you read a word wrong.

It didn't take me years. Took me 2 hours to discover how easy it is to get information from a book with the PhotoReading step alone. Within 6 weeks of learning the system I experimented with PhotoReading 40 books in 2 hours. 6 of the presented some spontaneous information at a later time.

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but how can you produce a similar book having attended only 4-11% words is still beyond my understanding.


Because you're limiting it to the belief that unless the conscious mind has SAID the words as you read them you haven't actually read it.

The thing is you read for meaning, with your purpose at the heart of the reading process, you ask questions of the author.

The 4 to 11% carries meaning. The rest don't disappear off the page. They add to the meaning without vocalisation.

And to be clear, in my study of comprehension I found subvocalisation is necessary to a degree in order to comprehend with the primary, but miniscule tip of consciousness. The rest is at a deeper level (think of an iceberg) and so if you subvocalise only 4 to 11% you are reading faster and reading for meaning because you are hovering over the peripheral awareness working working with the preconscious processor that has already processed the information when you PhotoRead it.

Yes there is a level of trust involved because we learned through a history of not trusting our own mind. Our beliefs create blocks, as do our doubts that "cannot allow you to understand that it's possible to attend to only 4 to 11% of the word and know that you know it." A bit of a paradox students I know have thrown at me. To my mind, how can the doubt their mind is capable of such feats when they study, with the TV going, listening to music singing alone even, while writing a history report. Copy and past and plagiarising might be involved but consider for a moment the sheer brilliance of a mind that knows even what to copy and past (4-11%) in order to hand in a paper with all that going on.

So part of the steps of the system. Glossed over by most unfortunately even if in the beginning it's important to include this. Enter the Accelerated Learning State before PhotoReading. This is where you drop to a lower brainwave. A brainwave level at which it's easiest to suspend doubt and give oneself positive suggestions. And if you've listened along with the audio course, you'll notice, your purpose is part of the positive statements. It serves to lower the mental resistance you might have to PhotoReading. And side step the false belief that it takes years to learn or master.

As mentioned. Took me two hours. The shock of realising I could have been reading that way a whole lot sooner, like when I entered high school, took me two weeks to get over before I started learning the system proper.

Alex
Posted By: clearminded Re: PhotoReading Benefits - 12/15/14 09:19 PM
Hi folks

This forum page discusses, how to have a "Purpose" on how to get information feedback from our reading. Let's get to the main focus point of the information input/output process, of which is what we are trying to accomplish here.
Input- the PhotoReading Processes.

Home Study Course
Input-
Step 1: Prepare = Building a purpose for your reading, and also to get into a mental and physical relaxed state.
Input- Photoreading actions

Output-
Step 5: Activate = Recall Process/Purpose

We as a group would like to get the most from our reading.

PhotoReading in it true sense needs to focus on what we are
going to get out of the reading of information. Such as a focus for what we want to learn in our personal and professional life. Such as in:

.Work/ or a Profession
.Studying and Taking Tests for formal education
.Personal Growth
.Money Management etc.
.Personal pleasure reading
.General reading

Thank You

Clear Minded






Posted By: Alex K. Viefhaus Re: PhotoReading Benefits - 12/15/14 10:24 PM
That's why YOUR purpose is important. First learn the system you then you can PhotoReading further. The how to for the benefits you listed are in the Supercharger videos.

First step is to get out of the elementary approach of reading and take reading to the next level.

Alex
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