It's really gelled if you can talk about the book 2 days after closing it. The memory will have forgotten as much as 80% of what you read (and learn) if you don't use it or do something to remember it. The layering as you learn helps the retention.
But we photoread the text so that it goes into our long term memory, right? so why would I need to see it again so frequently? Is it because it didnt go into my long term memory at first place when I photoread it?
Alex I am really very confused now. When you say you can talk about a book you activated 5 years back, do you re -visit those books regularly? I believe you dont.
I am not activating textbooks though. They are already interesting enough and I enjoy studying them. Other Non-fiction books and also novels I am speaking about.
Novels are the toughest when it comes to activation. Whatever mind probe I do, I dont understand a thing unless I read them slow.
thanks..