photoreading booknotes

Paul R Scheele, M.A. 3rd edition

"some books are to be tasted, others are to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention" - Racis Bacon

when it comes to reading for enhancing creativity, insight into a new subject area, or personally developing knowledge or skills to change a prevailing paradigm, postviewing works best. 

photoreading steps

1. prepare
   1. state your purpose
      1. what is my ultimate application of this material
      2. how important is this material to me
      3. what level of detail do I want
      4. how much time am I willing to commit right now to satisfy my purpose
   2.  enter the ideal state for reading
      1. "tangerine" method
2. preview
   1. survey the material
      1. 30 s - article
      2. 180 s - long article or report
      3. 300-480 s - book
   2. pull out trigger words
      1. 5-10 words for article
      2. 20-25 words for books
   3. review
3. photoread
   1. prepare to photoread
   2. enter the accelerative learning state
   3. affirm your concentration, impact, and purpose
   4. enter the photofocus state
   5. maintain a steady state while flipping pages
   6. close the process with a sense of mastery
4. activate
   1. 4 levels of comprehension
      1. awareness
      2. familiarity
      3. knowledge
      4. expertise
   2. jump start activation with postviewing
   3. let it incubate
   4. probe your mind
   5. super read and dip
   6. the best way to dip
   7. search for train of thought
   8. skittering your way to success with text
   9. create a mind map
   10. gain a new experience of memory
5. rapid read