Crazy Ed... So far, I'm 1/2 way through his course. Thank you my buddy for the borrowed tapes. Anyhow...
I got the impression that he wants to explain all the wrongs before you tackle anything... confidence for the lacking and skill building for the knowledgable.
I think Ed does wayyyy to much in that Reading Genius, I had to write things down right after I finish "photocopying" aka PRing. He gives you 10seconds, I barely can write a sentence and he tells you to stop. okie... Then he said this would ultimately make you believe your triggering the info you just read. Really... AlexK told me once that freenoting would take ~2-3pages before the information is authentically about the book. Hrmm... He took me through some Image streaming or some image thing where you imagine the activity at hand before you engage yourself... Wasn't that in Direct learning... poor Ed.
I cannot get over the Butthead stuff and all the other jokes he cracks on the tapes.
AlexK, have you tried his products? Youngprer, you? Anyone besides myself...
All in all, it ties up some lose ends which I liked but I'm sure some suggestions from AlexK could of done the same, if not better, to guide me to success.
I'll debrief the tapes real quick...
T1 - A - Why Most People Don't Read Well - Ed tells ya, just like in some Speedreading course, that you cannot read well. Are you someone like that? (asks Ed)
T1 - B - Principles of Reading Genius - Just like Paul, gives a round explaination and tells some stories, not bad. So far so good.
T2 - A - Let the Exercises Begin - Hrmm, open one eye, switch eye, I can hear my inner pirate calling out (assume I see BlackBeard)
T2 - B - Conditioning the Performer - Visual guide exercise, not bad. So far, nothing that grand.
T3 - A - Empowering Exercises - YOU can do it! just believe in yourself... "expect nothing and get something, don't expect too much."(what... then what do I get if I know I cannot get anything...ANSWER ME ED!!!)
T3 - B - Performing the Strategy - more music w/ one eye pirate PRing style. Jumping jacks... like KungFu+Paul Scheele+PRing...what an idea...
T4 - A - For a Bigger Brain - :P I thought of Kenji for this tape, BIGGER BRAIN. why... Ed wants us to have a brain tumor. kidding.
T4 - B - Better Recall - practice my friends, more pratice
T5 - A - Newspapers & Magazines - tis in the PRing book, how to handle articles, etc.
T5 - B - Summary, Questions, & Answers - mind probing. what... it is isn't it? Ed wraps up.
Rest of tapes are Great music, good for a while at least... insert your own inspirational music. ~60bpm for that nice heart beat sync. Hmmmm...
Is it worth it? I dunno... I'll ask my friend. But he liked PRing better. :P
Chang
ps - AlexK - am I really suppose to have that mindset of expecting nothing, no success, no anything...Just do it is ok if I see where I am going, that part of the course completely dropped me flat on the ground.