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Old 09-09-2008, 09:55 AM   #1 (permalink)
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After successfully completing 30 days challenge. (19 July 8 TO 8 August 8)

I am going to undertake 90 days photoreading challenge.

I am going to read following books in 90 days.( from 9/9/2008 to 7/12/2008)

1. Wings of fire, An Autobiography : Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam "Missile Man of India"
2. Raj Yoga: Swami Vivekananda
3. Siddharta, An Indian tale : Hermann Hesse
4. Mein Kampf (English translation): Adolf Hitler
5. My experiments with truth: Mahatma Gandhi
6. The Prophet: Khalil Gibran
7. The Alchemist: Paulo Coelho
8. Manual: Epictetus
9. The Way to Power: L.W.Rogers
10. Secrets of Mental Supremacy: W. R. C. Latson
11. An Iron Will: Orison Swett Marden
12. The Master Key System: Charles Haanel
13. Spiritual Laws: Emerson
14. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: Robert M. Pirsig
15. My Job Went to India And All I Got Was This Lousy Book: Chad Fowler
16. The World As I See It: Albert Einstein
17. Mastery - The Keys To Success And Long-Term Fulfillment: George Leonard
18. BEYOND THE HIMALAYAS by M. MacDONALD-BAYNE, M.C., PH.D., D.D.
19. Influence: Yorimoto Tashi
20. Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works: Jay Miller
21. Creating your own future: Brian Tracy
22. Diamond Power: Gems of Wisdom From America's Greatest Marketer: *Barry Farber*
23. Quantum Theory and the Brain: Donald, Matthew J
24. The 80/20 Revolution: Richard Koch
25. Psycho-Cybernetics. : Maxwell Maltz
26. THE GOAL: A Process of Ongoing Improvement THIRD REVISED EDITION: Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox.
27. The 48 Laws of Power: Robert Greene
28. Ask and It is Given : Abraham Hicks
29. Man's Search for Meaning: Viktor E. Frankl
30. The Creators, A history of heroes of Imagination: DANIEL J. BOORSTIN
31. The secret of creating your future - James Tad
32. The richest man in Babylon
33. The Road to Success
34. Daniel Goleman -vital lies simple truths - the psychology of self deception
35. MIND SET! See the Future Reset Your Thinking and See the future
36. NLP The sourcebook of Magic: Michael Hall
37. TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN Prerequisites To Personal Genius: John Grinder, Judith DeLozier
38. Speed reading- R & D : Rand corporation
39. Self Mastery: Emile Coue
40. Creative Visualization: Shakti Gawain
41. AUTHENTIC HAPPINESS by Martin E.P. Seligman
42. Chicken Soup for the Soul : Jack Canfield and Mark Hansen
43. Teaching with the Brain in Mind: Eric Jensen
44. FOUNDERS AT WORK STORIES OF STARTUPS’ EARLY DAYS: Jessica Livingston
45. The Seven Secrets of How to Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Longuski
46. Pragmatism: Putnam
47. 40 Inventive Principles with examples(TRIZ)
48. Eat That Frog BY: Brian Tracy
49. How to Attain Your Desires By Letting Your Subconscious Mind Work For You: JOE VITALE GENEVIEVE BEHREND
50. Breakthrough Thinking - Linear sequencing of TRIZ tools
51. Six Thinking Hats: Edward De Bono
52. Every Second Counts :Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins
53. Performance Basics : *Joe Willmore*
54. Permanent Innovation The Definitive Guide to the Principles, Strategies, and Methods of Successful Innovators: Langdon Morris
55. Learning Maps and Memory Skills
56. Time Management: Marc Mancini
57. My life and work: Henry Ford
58. The competitive advantage of common sense: Fergus O'Connell
59. Crunch Point: Brian Tracy
60. THE GOD DELUSION: Richard Dawkins
61. The Art of Decision Making, Mirrors of Imagination, Masks of Fate: Helga Drummond
62. POWER VERSES FORCE AN ANATOMY OF CONSCIOUSNESS The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior: David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D.
63. You were born rich: Bob Proctor
64. The photo Reading whole mind system: Paul Scheele
65. The Highest Goal by Michael Ray
66. Shape Shifter - Transform Your Life in 1 Day: Geoff Thompson
67. Power Up Your Mind: Learn faster, work smarter: Bill Lucas
68. Optimal Thinking How to Be Your Best Self: Rosalene Glickman, Ph.D.
69. Visualize and achieve: Remez Sasson
70. The A-Z of Management Concepts and Models: Bengt Karlöf and Fredrik Helin Lövingsson
71. Being Logical A GUIDE to GOOD THINKING: D. Q. Mclnerny
72. Software for your brain: Michael Hewitt-Gleeson
73. D E A D L I N E ! HOW PREMIER ORGANIZATIONS WIN THE RACE AGAINST TIME: DAN CARRISON
74. reinvent yourself tactics for work, life and happiness : J. Jonathan Gabay
75. The Discoverers: DANIEL J. BOORSTIN
76. Get Anyone To Do Anything Never Feel Powerless Again: David J Lieberman
77. The Power of Now A Guide to SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT By Eckhart Tolle
78. The Emperor's New Mind: Roger Penrose
79. Resilience at Work : HOW TO SUCCEED NO MATTER WHAT LIFE THROWS AT YOU: Salvatore R. Maddi and Deborah M. Khoshaba
80. Staying Power: 30 Secrets Invincible Executives Use for Getting to the Top - and Staying There: Thomas A. Schweich*
81. PAGE A MINUTE MEMORY BOOK: Harry Lorayne
82. THE ROAD TO REALITY A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe: Roger Penrose
83. The Art of War: Sun Tzu
84. THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE: Stephen R. Covey
85. Who Moved My Cheese? - A Amazing Way to Deal With Change In your Work
and In your life.: DR SPENCER JOHNSON
86. De Bono's Thinking Course: Edward de Bono
87. The Principles of Excellence, King Solomon's Master class: Creative Achievement & Personal Success: John A. Thomas
88. Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Professional and Personal Life By Richard W. Paul, Linda Elder
89. The science of getting rich: Wallace D. Wattles.
90. Manual of Success : Practical Strategies for Achieving Excellence: Reza Borr
91. Doing Things for Reasons: Bittner, Rüdiger , Professor of Philosophy , University of Bielefeld
92. Out at work: The Mental Health Foundation
93. Beat the IQ Challenge: Philip Carter, Ken Russell
94. Think and Grow Rich
95. The Hidden Secret in Think and Grow Rich
96. MBA In A Day: Steven Stralser, PhD
97. ADVAITA BODHA DEEPIKA OR THE LAMP OF NON-DUAL KNOWLEDGE: Sri Ramanasramam Tiruvannamalai
98. The Book of Life: J. Krishnamurti
99. You Can Win: Shiv Khera
100. THE NECTAR OF IMMORTALITY SRI NISARGADATTA MAHARAJ'S DISCOURSES ON THE ETERNAL.
101. The Ultimate Medicine : Nisargadatta Maharaj
102. Consciousness and the Absolute : Nisargadatta Maharaj
103. I AM THAT : Nisargadatta Maharaj
104. Prior to Consciousness : Nisargadatta Maharaj
105. Seeds of Consciousness : Nisargadatta Maharaj
106. The Secret of the Veda: Sri Aurobindo
107. Philosophy of Mathematics: Hilary Putnam
108. Consciousness And Neuroscience: Crick - Cortex 1998
109. Quantum Physics and Ordinary Consciousness
110. The Complete Idiot's Guide To Philosophy: J Stevenson
111. Self-Realization Fellowship: Kriya yoga
112. Zen in the Art of Archery: Eugen Herrigel
113. ZEN MIND, BEGINNER'S MIND by SHUNRYU SUZUKI
114. Zen Stories to Tell Your Neighbors
115. Frogs Into Princes: Richard Bandler
116. Using Your Brain for A Change: Richard Bandler
117. What To Say When You Talk To Your Self: Shad Helmstetter
118. The leader’s guide to lateral thinking skills: Paul Sloane
119. Change Your Mind and Keep the Change(NLP) : Connirae Andreas and Steve Andreas
120. Story of My Life: Helen Keller
121. Focal Point: Brian Tracy
122. THE HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL GUIDE TO ACHIEVING OPTIMAL MEMORY
123. The McKinsey Way
124. The McKinsey Mind
125. NLP The New Technology Of Achievement: Charles Faulkner & Steve Andreas
126. The ABCs of Entrepreneurship: Ari Ginsberg*
127. The Mind Accelerator
128. Use Your Head: Tony Buzan
129. GOAL SETTING: How to Create an Action Plan and Achieve Your Goals: Susan B. Wilson and Michael S. Dobson
130.KEYS TO THE ULTIMATE FREEDOM Thoughts and Talks on Personal Transformation By Lester Levenson.

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It took me almost 90 minutes to read this list

So, share with us, why are you going to do this?

Just wondering,

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It took me almost 90 minutes to read this list

So, share with us, why are you going to do this?

Just wondering,

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Photo reading practice and to apply memory techniques I have learned recently and to grasp information in those books if I can (I am aware that every book in this list is of lifetime study..)...

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I would be interested to know where you learned to photo read and what memory techniques you are applying. Accelerated learning has always been of great interest to me. So much to learn, so little time ...

Keep us updated on your progress - I would like to know how this goes.
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This is great shivraj.

Keep us updated with the implementation of the photoreading techniques. Also, how do you intend to acquire all these books?
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I would be interested to know where you learned to photo read and what memory techniques you are applying. Accelerated learning has always been of great interest to me. So much to learn, so little time ...

Keep us updated on your progress - I would like to know how this goes.
I am from India. there is one institute named TGF (Tejgyan foundation).. it's a non profit organization which conducts such kind of courses since last 15 to 20 years.. even before the term 'photo reading' was there.. I have completed their 3 months course on memory techniques and speed reading.. also I have video course of Paul Scheele.. I have learned from both of these and also devised some methods from the past experience of what works for me. My strength is power of visualization..If I visualize the picture I do not forget for very long time.... It's helped me a lot in this area.. My weakness is that I need some kind of trigger to remember..but after that i get fluency in remembering.., anchoring, link techniques, peg system, Visual Mind mapping proved useful here..


Most important thing in learning is INTEREST. If you are interested in the subject your concentration level is high and with high concentration grasping power increases dramatically and also reading speed.. curiosity is the key in my opinion.

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This is great shivraj.

Keep us updated with the implementation of the photoreading techniques. Also, how do you intend to acquire all these books?
I have collected all those books before posting here.

Some hard copies and some are soft copies ..
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Feasibility study of this experiment:

ANALYSIS:
My strengths:
1) visualization techniques
2) visual, auditory learner
3) Good reading skills
4) Good concentration level
5) Good vision
6) Availability of all resources needed eg. books
7) Can manage time for reading

My weakness / Constraints:
1) I have soft copies of some of these books and reading on the computer screen is frustrating sometimes
2) Need some trigger to remember
3) Sometimes semi sub conscious state is unable to get in to..
4) Need some internal information management system to control flood of information.

My current reading speed with optimal memory (more than 90% ) = 300 words per min.

My photo reading speed = 900 words per min. with almost 70% retention.

words on average book page = 30 lines * 20 words per line = 600 words (It depends upon kind of book)

therefore, Time need to read one page = 40 seconds

average pages of book = 300

therefore Total time to read one book = (300*40)/60 min. = 200 min. = 3.33 hrs ~ 3.50 hrs.. approximately Of course that's a MAXIMUM TIME needed.. Nobody is going to read every word on the page.. so time would be around 2 to 2.5 hrs

All I need is to have that much time...

And I think I can do it..

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I have just a general idea how photoreading is supposed to work but is 900 wpm not a little slow for photoreading? It sounds more like speedreading to me. Or did you mix up the two terms on purpose? No offense - I am just curious because I am looking at a way to improve my reading speed as well and speedreading seems the way to go for me (not photoreading).
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I have just a general idea how photoreading is supposed to work but is 900 wpm not a little slow for photoreading? It sounds more like speedreading to me. Or did you mix up the two terms on purpose? No offense - I am just curious because I am looking at a way to improve my reading speed as well and speedreading seems the way to go for me (not photoreading).
Well I don't think so.. It's like baby steps before I can read at the speed of 25000 WPM.. I am still learning...
Photo reading and speed reading.. names are different but have same objective ...

I got to go for final outcome... no matter what ways are .. whether it's photoreading or speed reading.. it's just small difference in techniques and use of subconscious mind involvement.. nothing much radically different..

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thanks for clearing that up
good luck with your list - lots of interesting material on it, I had the pleasure to read a few of them.
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I have collected all those books before posting here.

Some hard copies and some are soft copies ..
I ask because I want to build my collection of books but to acquire a list like yours it would easily cost me $500-600. Are these used books? If so, could you direct me to any good resources for buying/getting books?
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I ask because I want to build my collection of books but to acquire a list like yours it would easily cost me $500-600. Are these used books? If so, could you direct me to any good resources for buying/getting books?
I have bought many of them and some are available online for free.. Just search it.
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Countdown: 86 days



Books read :

(1)
Mein Kampf: Adolf Hitler
Pages:298
Time for reading: 2.15 Hrs

(2)
Man's Search for Meaning : Victor Frankl
Pages:154
Time for first reading: 2 hrs
Marked for deep study in the future.

I read this book 4 times in last 2 days.

This is a humble beginning of the challenge but worth starting with the book like 'Man's search for meaning'.

I am deeply touched by this book.

Above 2 books are of the authors one who was responsible for concentration camp and other who was in that camp for 3 years and lost his father, mother, brother and wife in "OVEN". I read the book from both point of view. I come to conclusion that wrong beliefs, attitude, action can create such a horror that nobody could ever imagined at the same time right attitude and faith can save the man even in the extreme torture and suffering.

Author quoted that..

"He who has a why to live can bear with almost any how."

In the concentration camp every circumstance conspires to make the prisoner lose his hold. All the familiar goals in life are snatched away. What alone remains is "the last of human freedoms"—the ability to "choose one's attitude in a given set of circumstances."

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances,
to choose one's own way.
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Countdown: Day 74.

Book: The Alchemist
Pages: 94
Time for reading: 1 hour
Improvements: Mind Mapping

Summary:

1) “The wise men understood that this natural world is only an image and a copy of paradise. The existence of this world is simply a guarantee that there exists a world that is perfect. God created the world so that, through its visible objects, men could understand his spiritual teachings and the marvels of his wisdom.”

2) It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.

3) Dreams are the language of God.

4) It's the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them.

5) When someone sees the same people every day, they wind up becoming a part of that person's life. And then they want the person to change. If someone isn't what others want them to be, the others become angry.
Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.

6) World's greatest lie : that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That's the world's greatest lie."

7) There is one great truth on this planet: whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It's your mission on earth."

8) The Soul of the World is nourished by people's happiness. And also by unhappiness, envy, and jealousy. To realize one's destiny is a person's only real obligation. All things are one.
"And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."

9) People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.

10) "People learn, early in their lives, what is their reason for being," said the old man, with a certain bitterness. "Maybe that's why they give up on it so early, too. But that's the way it is."

11) Everything in life has its price. This is what the Warriors of the Light try to teach.

12) When each day is the same as the next, it's because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.

13) The principle of favorability:
When you play cards the first time, you are almost sure to win. Beginner's luck."
"Why is that?"
"Because there is a force that wants you to realize your destiny; it whets
your appetite with a taste of success."

14) God has prepared a path for everyone to follow. You just have to read the omens that he left for you.

15) Don't forget that everything you deal with is only one thing and nothing
else. And don't forget the language of omens. And, above all, don't forget
to follow your destiny through to its conclusion.

16) 'The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world,
and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.'

17) We have to take advantage when luck is on our side, and do as much to help it as it's doing to help us.

18) You must always know what it is that you want.

19) Beauty is the great seducer of men.

20) Every blessing ignored becomes a curse.

21) Never stop dreaming. Follow the omens.

22) The language of enthusiasm, of things accomplished with love and purpose, and as part of a search for something believed in and desired.

23) There's no such thing as coincidence. The mysterious chain that links one thing to another,

24) The closer one gets to realizing his destiny, the more that destiny becomes his true reason for being.

25) People need not fear the unknown if they are capable of achieving what they need and want.
We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it's our life or our possessions and property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand.

26) When you want something with all your heart, that's when you are closest to the Soul of the World. It's always a positive force." this is not just a human gift, that everything on the face of the earth had a soul, whether mineral, vegetable, or animal—or even just a simple thought.

27) 'Eat when it's time to eat. And move along when it's time to move along.'

28) "Courage is the quality most essential to understanding the Language of the World."

29) "It's not what enters men's mouths that's evil," said the alchemist. "It's what comes out of their mouths that is."

30) Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your
treasure. You've got to find the treasure, so that everything you have
learned along the way can make sense.

31) You must understand that love never keeps a man from pursuing his destiny.

32) One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.

33) " Don't think about what you've left behind "
"Everything is written in the Soul of the World, and there it will stay forever."

34) "There is only one way to learn," the alchemist answered. "It's through
action.
"The wise men understood that this natural world is only an image and a
copy of paradise. The existence of this world is simply a guarantee that
there exists a world that is perfect. God created the world so that, through
its visible objects, men could understand his spiritual teachings and the
marvels of his wisdom. That's what I mean by action."

35) If you know your heart well, it will never be able to do that to you. Because you'll know its dreams and wishes, and will know how to deal with them.
"You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it's better to listen to what it has to say. That way, you'll never have to fear an unanticipated blow."

36) His heart told him that it was happy. "Even though I complain sometimes," it said, "it's because I'm the heart of a person, and people's hearts are that way. People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel that they don't deserve them, or that they'll be
unable to achieve them. We, their hearts, become fearful just thinking of loved ones who go away forever, or of moments that could have been good but weren't, or of treasures that might have been found but were forever hidden in the sands. Because, when these things happen, we suffer
terribly."

37) "Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity."

38) Everyone on earth has a treasure that awaits him.

39) His heart said. "We, people's hearts, seldom say much about those treasures, because people no longer want to go in search of them. We speak of them only to children. Later, we simply let life proceed, in its own direction, toward its own fate. But, unfortunately, very few follow the path laid out for them—the path to their destinies, and to happiness. Most people see the world as a threatening place, and, because they do, the world turns out, indeed, to be a threatening place.
"So, we, their hearts, speak more and more softly. We never stop speaking
out, but we begin to hope that our words won't be heard: we don't want
people to suffer because they don't follow their hearts."

40) Before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned along the way. It does this not because it is evil, but so that we can, in addition to realizing our dreams, master the lessons we've learned as we've moved toward that dream. That's the point at which most people give up.
It's the point at which, as we say in the language of the desert, one 'dies of thirst just when the palm trees have appeared on the horizon.'
"Every search begins with beginner's luck. And every search ends with the
victor's being severely tested."

41) It said that the darkest hour of the night came just before the dawn.

42) "When you possess great treasures within you, and try to tell others of them, seldom are you believed."

43) Courage and enthusiasm.. Strongest qualities of all...

44) "Your eyes show the strength of your soul"

45) "You already know about alchemy. It is about penetrating to the Soul of the World, and discovering the treasure that has been reserved for you."

46) "Don't give in to your fears," said the alchemist, in a strangely gentle voice.
"If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart."
"If a person is living out his destiny, he knows everything he needs to know.
There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear
of failure."

47) Usually the threat of death makes people a lot more aware of their lives.

48) The world is only the visible aspect of God. And that what alchemy does is to bring spiritual perfection into contact with the material plane."

49) "No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn't know it."

50) Life really is generous to those who pursue their destiny.

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Old 09-28-2008, 05:01 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Thanks for the updates shivraj. It's interesting and inspiring to follow your progress. Speaking of which, do you use special software to track your progress? It looks like the images you have been posting are generated by software designed for this kind of thing.
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Impressive Shivraj! You got great reading speed. Definitely a great skill to have. I will have it too. Starting to read books on speed reading.
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Ok, I would like to know where you are getting some of these books...

Example: Sun Tzu? 28 pages? I can not find a single edition/translation that is under 100 pages.

Example 2: Richest Man in Babylon at 16 pages? Ok, so the ancient flier for "Richest Man in Babylon" MIGHT come in at 16 pages, but I have yet to see any edition of the book under 100.

Example 3: Iron will at 25 pages? Shortest I can find is 50.
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Thanks for the updates shivraj. It's interesting and inspiring to follow your progress. Speaking of which, do you use special software to track your progress? It looks like the images you have been posting are generated by software designed for this kind of thing.
Not special software.. it's OneNote from Microsoft Office 2007 suite.. I have converted them to image..

I am thinking of writing some app for this purpose... May be in the future.. severely lack time nowadays besides job and all other activities..

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Ok, I would like to know where you are getting some of these books...

Example: Sun Tzu? 28 pages? I can not find a single edition/translation that is under 100 pages.

Example 2: Richest Man in Babylon at 16 pages? Ok, so the ancient flier for "Richest Man in Babylon" MIGHT come in at 16 pages, but I have yet to see any edition of the book under 100.

Example 3: Iron will at 25 pages? Shortest I can find is 50.
I have pdf files of these books. Due to small font they may appear small but i think content is same as that of paperback..
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Impressive Shivraj! You got great reading speed. Definitely a great skill to have. I will have it too. Starting to read books on speed reading.
thank you.
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So how do you activate the books that you photoread?

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So how do you activate the books that you photoread?

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First I go in to trance like state by 10 to 15 min. Meditation and while reading I create mental mind maps... It may slow me down a bit but it's useful for comprehension and memory. It's like watching the movie in the mind's eye..
SQ4R(survey, question, read, remember, review, reflect) technique is useful along with speedreading / photoreading..

Now one thing is clear to me that I can't read at the speed of 25000 WPM. May be that's my limitation or I didn't understand the technique or whole technique is wrong...

It's interesting to read Nasa's research on photoreading :

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/ca...2000009345.pdf
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ive started the photo reading course, but is it worth to continue? what are your experience with it?
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ive started the photo reading course, but is it worth to continue? what are your experience with it?
Give it a genuine try, If it works for you then it's good if not then look elsewhere or experiment yourself.

I have their DVD course. I have completed that and with the consideration of being non native English speaker, my reading speed have increased dramatically.

Of course there are lots of many factors like your practice, learning habits, vision, concentration, quiet place etc.. to affect your results.
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ok thank you, i also have the dvd set and the mp3 files and the manual. so i have everything he has ever made. cant remember the name of the package
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Hey, your last trial was an good inspiration for me. Keep it up!
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