PhotoReading
PhotoReading is a "whole-mind system" which purportedly allows people to read books at speeds exceeding 25,000 words per minute.
The system was first invented by Paul Scheele to help people read books rapidly. It was designed as a replacement for speed reading, which Scheele described as requiring much practice and being tiring to the mind. The aim of PhotoReading is to utilize the unconscious mind to rapidly absorb material, as opposed to conventional reading or speed reading, which utilizes the conscious mind.
However, note that the system, as implied by the term "whole-mind system," does use both the conscious and unconscious mind. The difference is that that only the unconscious mind is used in the PhotoReading step. The PhotoReading whole mind system is divided into five main steps:
- Defining your purpose for reading
- Previewing the book
- Photoreading
- Activation
- Rapid reading
In the first step, the reader defines his or her purpose for reading the material he or she wishes to PhotoRead. After that, he or she "previews" the book by reading key headings and subtitles to get a feel for the book. The third step, which can be considered to be the key of the system, is the PhotoReading step, in which the reader adopts a style of reading the book which is purported to allow the information to flow directly to the unconscious mind.
A day or two after PhotoReading the book, the reader can activate the information manually by scanning the book and dipping into portions which he or she feels are important. Activation can also occur spontaneously, in which the reader gets flashes of insights related to the book out of the blue, although Scheele describes this kind of activation as uncommon. Finally, the reader can rapid read the book to gain a better and more complete understanding of the book.
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Categories: Mental-skill games