PhotoReading?

uss · 12-13-2006, 09:54 AM

Have you ever heard of PhotoReading?

It is a completely untraditional method of reading books. It consists of five parts or so, including relaxation, previewing, reviewing, and the most important part: scanning through the pages 1 page per second, while maintaining a soft gaze at the blip between the pages.

Since I've been interested in increasing my reading speed and comprehension, I'm fairly interested. I've looked around the Internet searching for more info about PhotoReading and aside from the numerous pages that try to sell the product, I've found three types of reviews: some that say it works great, some that say it's a complete hoax and others who say that it works but needs a lot of concentration.

As a means to save me from getting too hooked into what could be hocus-pocus pseudoscience, I'd love to see what you people think.

Wikipedia article about PhotoReading.

PhotoReading in amazon.com

Bithron · 12-13-2006, 10:04 AM

Sounds interesting. Maybe even something worth trying...

Luvian · 12-13-2006, 02:31 PM

Let me get this right? You actually think you'll learn something from a book by quickly scanning one page per second?

bubbe · 12-13-2006, 03:20 PM

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Originally posted by Luvian:
Let me get this right? You actually think you'll learn something from a book by quickly scanning one page per second?

Did you even read his links about photoreading?

Luvian · 12-13-2006, 05:57 PM

Of course not.

bubbe · 12-13-2006, 10:14 PM

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Originally posted by Luvian:
Of course not.

Then maybe you should.

From my point of view, this may work but I choose not to believe it until there is some proofs that really proof it works OR I get to test it my self and it work for me. [img]smile.gif[/img]
It does sound interesting and it would be fun to try it out.

Felix The Assassin · 12-13-2006, 11:18 PM

If you don't mind, I would like to interject my [img]graemlins/2cents.gif[/img] .
As a junior high and high school student circa late 1970s and early 1980s. I was part of the chosen few amongst thousands of kids to participate in the early advanced readers study. Part of this involved the then current speed read word-to-subject metholodgy. It worked! I attribute much of that program to my success as an instructor, reader, and technical writer. Furthermore, the reason it works (worked) whatever, is more through brain stimulation, alert attention, and subconscious replay. If you were to read just the morning paper at leisure, you would be able to converse over one to three articles. However, if you were to speed read a 350 page novel over morning coffee, you could write a summary about it the next day. I honestly still have recall of "Pug" and his sons from "Winds of War" as being the first novel we read at speed.

I would research it further, check around your academia and investigate any probable leads from there.

Do keep us updated, or me anyway. I would like to know.

Balintherlas · 12-13-2006, 11:58 PM

Yea but how could u possibly get all the information by just turning the pages?

Bozos of Bones · 12-14-2006, 05:30 AM

Photoreading is reading with a delay. You memorize the look of each page, and then read it in your head when you need it.

Iron Greasel · 12-14-2006, 11:46 AM

I suggest you try it out but buy nothing. You don't need some book to tell you how to do it, you have the internet!

12-13-2006, 10:04 AM	#2
Bithron Baaz Draconian Join Date: May 2, 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 789	Sounds interesting. Maybe even something worth trying... __________________ Let it not be said that it was done out of pride

12-13-2006, 02:31 PM	#3
Luvian Ironworks Moderator Join Date: June 27, 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Age: 44 Posts: 6,763	Let me get this right? You actually think you'll learn something from a book by quickly scanning one page per second? __________________ Once upon a time in Canada...

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Felix The Assassin The Dreadnoks Join Date: September 27, 2001 Location: Orlando, FL Age: 62 Posts: 3,608	If you don't mind, I would like to interject my [img]graemlins/2cents.gif[/img] . As a junior high and high school student circa late 1970s and early 1980s. I was part of the chosen few amongst thousands of kids to participate in the early advanced readers study. Part of this involved the then current speed read word-to-subject metholodgy. It worked! I attribute much of that program to my success as an instructor, reader, and technical writer. Furthermore, the reason it works (worked) whatever, is more through brain stimulation, alert attention, and subconscious replay. If you were to read just the morning paper at leisure, you would be able to converse over one to three articles. However, if you were to speed read a 350 page novel over morning coffee, you could write a summary about it the next day. I honestly still have recall of "Pug" and his sons from "Winds of War" as being the first novel we read at speed. I would research it further, check around your academia and investigate any probable leads from there. Do keep us updated, or me anyway. I would like to know. __________________ The Lizzie Palmer Tribute Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. John F. Kennedy 35th President of The United States The Last Shot Honor The Fallen Jesus died for our sins, and American Soldiers died for our freedom. If you don't stand behind our Soldiers, please feel free to stand in front of them.

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Balintherlas Symbol of Cyric Join Date: August 22, 2003 Location: Ohio, Go Tribe Age: 38 Posts: 1,131	Yea but how could u possibly get all the information by just turning the pages? __________________ Veni, Vidi, Vici

12-14-2006, 05:30 AM	#9
Bozos of Bones Apophis Join Date: July 29, 2003 Location: The Underdark cavern of Zagreb Age: 38 Posts: 4,679	Photoreading is reading with a delay. You memorize the look of each page, and then read it in your head when you need it. __________________ MAKE LOVE, NOT SPAM!

12-13-2006, 09:54 AM	#1
uss 20th Level Warrior Join Date: November 16, 2001 Location: Estonia Age: 36 Posts: 2,775	Have you ever heard of PhotoReading? It is a completely untraditional method of reading books. It consists of five parts or so, including relaxation, previewing, reviewing, and the most important part: scanning through the pages 1 page per second, while maintaining a soft gaze at the blip between the pages. Since I've been interested in increasing my reading speed and comprehension, I'm fairly interested. I've looked around the Internet searching for more info about PhotoReading and aside from the numerous pages that try to sell the product, I've found three types of reviews: some that say it works great, some that say it's a complete hoax and others who say that it works but needs a lot of concentration. As a means to save me from getting too hooked into what could be hocus-pocus pseudoscience, I'd love to see what you people think. Wikipedia article about PhotoReading. PhotoReading in amazon.com

12-13-2006, 05:57 PM	#5
Luvian Ironworks Moderator Join Date: June 27, 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Age: 44 Posts: 6,763	Of course not.

12-14-2006, 11:46 AM	#10
Iron Greasel Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: July 13, 2004 Location: Finland Age: 36 Posts: 1,701	I suggest you try it out but buy nothing. You don't need some book to tell you how to do it, you have the internet! __________________

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