I'm about halfway thru the course (deluxe ed.) and have been doing the exercises. I think it's been worthwhile so far, even if I don't become a super-reader. It's motivated me to pickup books which have been lying around for months. It's changed the way I think about reading. The techniques and concepts are not rocket science, but for me at least it's more effective to have them presented in a systematic way rather than just a blog post or article.
The way i look at it, with the Pavlina discount this course costs about the same as a business-related non-credit course at a local college. Even if results are just "OK", reading is a highly leveraged skill to improve.
As far as the comments like: "the only people who have positive things to say about Photoreading, are those who have a financial interest"... I think this is a case of people only seeing what they want to see. If you read people's comments in this thread you'll find people who believe they have benefitted from the system. Maybe not life-changing experiences, but on balance a positive outcome.
Since this kind of product is the epitome of "your mileage may vary", I'm not sure how disappointment among some people could be avoided, except maybe by disclaimers in the marketing to reduce expectations since the majority of casual users will not achieve astounding results (though some people may). I think their excellent return policy should be emphasized since results are naturally unpredictable depending on individual situations.  |