I use direct learning in studying modelling (as used in NLP), martial arts training (especially for the sake of forms training), and physics problem solving. Some of the direct learning techniques that I use are applied not only to books, but to movies and television shows.
The idea of using an altered state of consciousness to learn skills of high complexity can be understood, I think, in the words of Yogi Berra - "Ya can learn a lot just by watching!". There is a lot of peripheral learning that goes on in the learning process that is ignored by traditional education. It might be worth exploring some of the ideas of Lazanov in regards to the environment and learning via immersion. Subtle cues that are not consciously perceived do contribute, I think, to the overall learning of complex physical skills and perhaps cognitive skills.
