PhotoReading Secret of Activation

When I first learned PhotoReading I started with the PhotoReading book. The first page suggested following the path of the little Einstein graphics.

It was about halfway working with the little Einsteins that I figured what was going on. Here the author was telling me what I should read and what I can safely skip. It was brilliant I thought. But how do I know where I have to read. Other authors don't provide those little Einstein's That's where the PhotoReading step came in.

Some but not all of a book is immediately relevant. Students often say, ' But I need to know it all for my instructor. I won't pass the exam otherwise.'

No, you don't need to know it all in one step and you don't even need to know it all. Authors are repetitive. You only need to know it once. The right example and you're done. With PhotoReading you've got it all in your head anyway.

Secondly you don't need to know it all in one drop. Learn it in stages. Follow the course outline to discover when you need to look at the book again. That becomes your little Einsteins.

The information builds in layers. Like the little Einstein in the PhotoReading book first comes one pass, then another and then another as necessary to get the information you seek.

But you want to know what the secret to successful activation is?

Stick to it. Stay with it until it gels. You learn what works and doesn't work with each activation pass. So keep your curiosity high but stick with it. 

(c) Alex K. Viefhaus Originally appeared on PhotoReading Blog Sept 05