Forums IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ PhotoReading, Memory Optimizer SUCESS!!!

well, I have finally succeeded in actually photoreading and recalling (not immediate, thats what threw me off)

So far Iv read

An old Dictionary from the 1920s that I found in my attic.
The Oddessy (then I slow read it, for class)
A book on Welfare for a paper I had to write.

yeah, rock on ... this rocks. What was your first thing to have done correctly (outside of the course)?

by the way, IM 14

[This message has been edited by Mastermind (edited February 04, 2002).]

Congrats!

The first thing I attempted was the book of Genesis, then I tried other material for classwork (don't remember what anymore).

Keep practicing. This is a great time because now you can play with the system and adjust it to suit you better. =)

-Ramon http://razor.ramon.com

yes yes yes, Im workin like the dickens. This stuff is too cool

The best part is when you are going through things which you've already PR and your mind says 'this isn't useful .. keep going.'

I saved myself a ton of reading by doing that with a software manual. I came back to work the next day and told the other admin on staff 'This was a waste of paper. I read it last night and I figure there to be about 20 useful papges.' He was amazed that I'd done that, but agreed. I've not yet had to pick up that manual again.

I also have enjoyed the 'familiarity' feelings .. when you've PR'd something that you are then going through the remaining steps and its already familiar.

Yay!

Speaking of familiarity, when learning the mechanics of photoreading, is it best to read books that you haven't read before, or would there be no problem photoreading one of those books that I started but never quite got around to finishing?

Makes no difference, really.

If you pick books on subjects you are interested in, but you do not know anything about, you'll be amazed at how quickly you ascertain the entire subject.

I hate to handwrite a lot of stuff so I purchased a book called Easy Script. If I were to say the same thing as above it would be - I ha t h/wr a lt o stf so I pchasd a bk clld e/scr. This is not to promote Easy Script but to say that I PR the book, this time through, and all the techniques came to me so much clearer and without having to give the retreival process much effort. Before PR, I couldn't remember a 1/4 of what I read and had to continually reference the book because a.) I didn't trust my choice b.) I couldn't remember the specific encoding technique. How well this remains in long term memory is a question, i.e., how rapidly will it fade without reinforcement.
What have others noticed as far as long term retention.