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Originally Posted by DWarrior  For the guys who have completed the Photoreading course successfully, would you say Speed Reading is a necessary stepping stone? |
I think both are useful, although I don't think either is a pre-requisite for the other. Speedreading (or "super reading") is only one of several PhotoReading tools. I found it useful that when I learned PhotoReading, I already knew how to speedread because PhotoReading doesn't go into as much depth on specific speedreading skills. However, there's also the temptation to fall back on speedreading and not use PhotoReading while going through the awkward incompetence phase.
As an analogy, a few weeks ago, I began training in Shaolin Kempo at a local martial arts studio. I previously trained in Tae Kwon Do for many years. Because of my prior M.A. experience, I'm ahead of the game in Kempo for my belt level, but I also have a lot of TKD habits that are hard to break. So in some ways it's easier and in other ways harder. I'm always tempted to fall back on TKD techniques while going to the awkward phase of learning unfamiliar Kempo techniques that are similar but slightly different.