Re speed reading discussions, try "How to Read a Book" by Mortimer J Adler and Charles van Doren - first published in 1940 and still a classic - a slightly...
Hello all I've just been looking through some books and the web on various diagramming techniques, and the one pattern that seems to be useful is the...
Sam, On a piece of paper, I have been drawing/sketching pictures & placing them in various rooms in my home (on the paper). I use at least 1 object from that...
Hi Toby It does sound like we are on the same page. I like to use hills in the farground, a horizon line in the centre, and a kind of field in the foreground....
Recently, a book was mentioned regarding kids and learning. Anyone recall what it was called and who wrote. More generally, I am interested in picking up some...
I took the Paul scheele course a few years ago and didnt find anything different from any other speed reading stuff. First, most of the poeple that he claims...
... I think that while A. R. Luria was experimenting with Shereshevsky, Shereshevsky was also experimenting with Luria! There is something absurd about the...
Hi, I'm sorry that PhotoReading doesn't work for you - so don't use it. It works for me & many others. What I will say is that it's a different kind of preview...
m> I think that while A. R. Luria was experimenting with Shereshevsky, m> Shereshevsky was also experimenting with Luria! There is something m> absurd about...
Hi Sam, That is a wonderful image that you painted.Thanks!! I haven't tried that one yet for the freefigures. I can even picture a log cabin on the horizon...
I almost always subvacalize. Although there are times when I get a thought train going and remember much of what I've read without subvocalization. Just...
Let us know how if the Power Reading techniques work for you. Toby I almost always subvacalize. Although there are times when I get a thought train going and...
I'm wondering how wierd this is. I can scan a book (fast) and not understand a thing then go through it in my head later for understanding. Sort of a ...
I'm not sure what you mean. Are you saying that you are pulling out trigger words or seeing headings & subheadings & then later in your mind, you see a ...
Here are the book names that I promised to tell you. I already have these books. Both of these books are by Hanks & Belliston - Rapid Viz & Draw! Beyond Words...
JAC> I'm wondering how wierd this is. I can scan a book (fast) and not JAC> understand a thing then go through it in my head later for JAC> understanding....
Also, if you like to write in journals, Sark's books are great, because she draws pictures & colors with her writing. It's not a memory/learning book. Toby ...
Are you talking about the PhotoReading stage when you PhotoFocus? (You flip through the pages seeing a blip or the X & noticing the white space around the ...
Yes it is the photofocus. The problem is, I asked Paul Scheele if he could remember the book I had with me the next day if I loaned it to him? And he said 'I ...
That's awful. That would turn me off, unless he was joking with you. Since I wasn't there, I believe you. The group forum, however, is filled with lots of ...
I've come across a website [ http://www.wisdomcapture.com ] and it has many claims. Is there anybody in here who have bought that book and have used it?...
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<< I'm not sure what you mean. Are you saying that you are pulling out trigger words or seeing headings & subheadings & then later in your mind, you see a ...
<< Are you talking about the PhotoReading stage when you PhotoFocus? (You flip through the pages seeing a blip or the X & noticing the white space around the ...
Wow, Jim, that's terrific!! I had that experience a few times, but only when I had concentrated on that page. It's a neat feeling. They say that some people...
Where did you find this book? I went to amazon.com & couldn't find it there. What is this book about? Toby Has there anybody in here who has bought an...
I think that someone bought this on the PhotoReading group & liked it. He thought that it complimented PhotoReading. The price isn't too bad either, so give it...
Why do some people like to read so much? I have observed the best readers tend to be the ones who read a lot of novels. Funny that they also tend to be good...