FotoCitirea

by Paul R. Scheele

When you learn Photoreading you will experience what might sound impossible. You will PhotoRead the written page at rates exceeding a page per second, directing information into the expanded processing capabilities of your brain. There the information connects with your prior knowledge and becomes useful to accomplishing your purpose. You get your reading done in the time you have available, at a level of comprehension you need.

Genres: Self Help, Nonfiction, Personal Development, Psychology, Reference, Productivity, Personal Growth

254 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

Reviews

[Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

PhotoReading is the most sophisticated and UNDERRATED reading/learning system (the Rob Lowe of reading?) on the market!

I'm an experienced photoreader and the reviews that I've read are shocking! In my opinion these reviewers are actually dismissing, due to a lack of dedication, an open mind and persistence, something that could change their lives!

The Good and the Bad
The Good:
1. A reading paradigm shift. PhotoReading is basically using "divergent" eyes to see the page and thereby allowing your creative (right brain) to see the text. This results in allowing you to read the actual text faster. - However only experiencing this will allow you to believe it.
2. The techniques in the book are far ahead of their time, or even the present learning technology. The techniques range from increasing concentration by borrowing from dyslexic learning techniques, to synching information with both hemispheres of your mind through mind maps, to increasing regular reading speed with the most sophisticated speed-reading techniques, to emotional teachings of how to learn better with NOPS.

At the risk of coming off as a sleazy sales man and in the spirit of keeping reviews honest & balanced I must mention the bad (the very, very bad)..
1. You need to suspend your disbelief, must be approached with an open mind.
2. You need to practice the steps, though enjoyable now, I do remember the frustrated feelings I had while stumbling trying to learn this system.
3. Paul did not explain mind mapping as well as he should have.
4. This is no instant "magic pill", while the results are nothing short of amazing, you really need, as Brian Tracy would say, the "want power".

I cannot recommend this highly enough. Please read it, practice it, practice it, and practice it.. with an open mind.

[Khaled Awad · Rating 3 out of 5]

ملخص بسيط عن الكتاب :

فائدة القراءة التصويرية:
إذا تعلمت هذا النوع من القراءة ستصل سرعة أي منا في القراءة إلى أكثر من 25000 كلمة في الدقيقةحيث تأخذ الصفحتان (وجهين) ثانية واحدة فقط.... وبذلك يستطيع الفرد منا أن يقرأ كتابا من 250- 300صفحة في أقل من خمس دقائق
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خطوات القراءة التصويرية بإختصار:

:الخطوة الاولى : إلقاء نظرة عامة
وهي مسح المادة المكتوبة. ...ولإنجاز هذا الأمر مع كتاب فإننا نقرأ الغلاف الخارجي، جدول المحتويات، الفهرس، العناوين الرئيسية، الخطوط العريضة وغيرها مما يعتقد أنه مهم..
إلقاء النظرة يقوم على مبدأ مهم: فالقراءة الفعالة تأخذ موقعها من الكليات إلى الجزئيات حيث تبدأ بنظرة عامة للشيء، وتتحول بعدها إلى الأجزاء الصغيرة والتفاصيل

:الخطوة الثانية: القراءة التصويرية
تقنية القراءة التصويرية تبدأ بوضع أنفسنا في حالة استرخاء ذهني وبدني تام تسمى بحالة التعلم المثلى.
وبعد ذلك نضبط نظرتنا نحو منتصف الكتاب....والهدف فيها هو استخدام أعيننا بطريقة جديدة بحيث تشمل كامل الصفحتين بدلاً من التركيز على كلمات فردية.

وفي هذه الحالة نصور اللقطة ذهنياً، بطريقة ما قبل أن نصل إلى حالة الوعي، وصورة كل صفحة تثير الاجابة العصبية... والذهن يؤدي وظيفته دون أن تعوقه الأفكار النقدية أو المنطقية

وبعد القراءة التصويرية، فقد يكون لدينا قليل من المواد تم تناولها في حالة الوعي. وهذا يعني اننا بشكل واع لا نعرف شيئآ. والخطوات التالية تعطينا الانتباه الواعي المطلوب

:الخطوة الثالثة : الإثارة
في حالة الإثارة فإننا نعيد تحريك الذهن بالأسئلة واكتشاف أجزاء من النص تثير اهتمامنا.... ثم نبدأ بإلقاء نظرة سريعة على منتصف كل صفحة أو عمود. ونتوقف عند كل كلمة توقفت عنوة عندها العين. فهي رسالة من العقل يقول ان هذه الفقرة مهمة بالنسبة للموضوع الذي تبحث عنه

الخطوة الرابعة: الخارطة الذهنية
وهي كتابة ما يفهم من الكلمات التي توقفت
عندها العين في شكل خارطة، وتسمى التشجير
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من هو المستفيد الأول من القراءة التصويرية؟؟
ذا كان الهدف من القراءة هو القراءة والاستمتاع بالمعاني والجمل أو قراءة شعر تريد منه التناغم بين الكلمات ...فالقراءة التصويرية ليست لك

أما إذا كنت مثلاً صحفي تبحث عن معلومة وسط كم هائل من المعلومات ...وكذلك الباحثون والدارسون وأرباب التجارة والمحامون وكل من يريد أن يبحث عن معلومة أو موضوع معين وسط كم هائل من الكتب وكذلك الدعاة والخطباء وغيرهم فالقارءة التصويرية مريحة جداً لهم.

كما انك إذا أردت أن تبحث عن نص معين جميل في كتاب كبير الحجم فالقراءة التصويرية تساعدك في ذلك وهنا الفائدة الحقيقية برأي

[Marta Kob · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is a bit ridiculous. While reading it, I kept on thinking about all those dogs who are quite big, with big teeth and lots of strength so there is no need for barking. Photoreading book is a bit like one of those barking tiny tiny dogs. I made me tired just reading all the praises from the readers inside the book. Why would you bother with that if the technique was reliable?The worse one is about a fire fighter who, after attending the photographic reading course, showed up at the station before the fire alarm went off. Seriously?
I found it very usefully at times. For instance, the mind mapping exercise and very good and extremely useful. It made me believe that there is a way to significantly improve my speed but I don't think this is it.
After reading the book I tried to find what's the best reading score for the Speed Reading Champion. It's 1500 words per minutes. There is nobody in the world who can ready 25000 words per minute as Mr Scheele writes in his book.

[Jon Vroman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Why didn't I read this earlier? If you're going to read, why not learn first HOW to read?

This book breaks down not only how to absorb info fast, but the strategy behind the process of taking in info. In a world where many of us feel information overload, it's essential to develop systems for taking in more of what we need and want the most.

[Anant Kanndpal · Rating 1 out of 5]

Is an utter waste, you won't remember 1% of what you read from books if you read this way. I tried it for one entire semester(yes i actually made myself believe that this method works, but is futile for texts which require even little thoughtwork. I'd willingly flay this dead author walking if i was to find him alive

[Vivacious · Rating 5 out of 5]

The PhotoReading step is pretty different. No other book I've read has this. I learned to mind map from reading this book, and so far it is my favorite method for notetaking. I've been a little hesitant to 'jump off the deep end' with this book and take its suggestion to use this method exclusively.
The method does seem to work, as odd as it may seem. I've been able to find things in books pretty easily after I've PhotoRead them, or I have an idea of what part of the book I'm looking in and what for.
I took this guy's Syntopical reading idea and decided to research speed reading.
This was the 2nd book I read about speed reading in November of 2006, and I consider it nearly tied for 1st place with Power Reading by Rick Ostrov.

[Chris Koehl · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think Paul R. Scheele is a fantastic teacher. This course has allowed me to go from reading one book a month to 20 books a month.

[Ibrahim · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the best speed reading course.

I gain my speed reading the at the first time read it. With very creative approach you'll notice that the skills happens naturally.

I strongly suggest for those person who want to start their speed reading course to get this book for the start so you don't have to find another.

Be bold and follow the instruction. Remember that practice make perfect. Most of the failure with this such program that we're blocking our mind to accept the ideas at the first time. If you really want to get a benefit from this book, please allow yourself to complete the program as told in the instruction area.

If other peoples can do, so can you.

[Sunshine Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you don't know how to photoread yet - you really should learn! I don't practice it as much as I should, but it has changed me for the better. Paul Scheele teaches you how to hypnotize yourself into a more receptive state, and you literally flip through any book - even upside down and backwards. Then you release the info into your unconscious mind and it sorts through it for you. Then, you go back to the book consciously and use another method to quickly pick up the details that you have identified. He has an audio course and a live course that you can take as well.

[Neowuf · Rating 2 out of 5]

The last speed reading book I would read, and I did.
Too much claims about absurd reading speeds like superman. Then wait 24 hours for incubation, then read again. I recommend read this book really really fast.

[Sergei_kalinin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Перечитал. В своё время фоточтение показалось мне очень перспективной методикой, особенно если попытаться объединить её с упражнениями по развитию эйдетической памяти (например, из системы О.Андреева).

С опытом всё больше понимаешь ограничения системы:
а) она хорошо работает при работе со спец.литературой (учебники, науч-поп, монографии, спец.статьи и т.п.), но не для чтения художественной;
б) она хорошо помогает наполнить краткосрочную-оперативную память (т.е. идеальна для решения задач типа "как завтра сдать экзамен"), но есть много вопросов к долгосрочному усвоению системных знаний;
в) это НЕ скорочтение! Если следовать алгоритму фоточтения в полном варианте, то времени на чтение и переработку информации из книг�� тратится раза в 1,5 больше, чем при обычном чтении;
г) Мало того, при фоточтении тратится гораздо БОЛЬШЕ сил и энергии на восприятие и последующую реконструкцию информации.

Шелли пишет о том, что правильный фотофокус связан с полной расслабленностью и максимальным комфортом. При этом пребывание в фотофокусе ближе всего к состоянию медитативного потока. Но тут есть подвох! Медитативный поток даёт возможность оставаться расслабленным, включая ("поглощая") в поле осознания любые стимулы. Фотофокус - это пусть "мягкий" (согласно терминологии Шелли), но всё же фокус только на книжном развороте. Т.е. напряжение "фигура-фон" не устраняется. Мало того, без довольно долгих тренировок далеко не все могут легко входить и легко поддерживать состояние этого самого "мягкого фокуса". Обычное просмотровое чтение (скользящий фокус, скоростное переключение внимания) вполне может конкурировать по скорости/энергозатратам с фотофокусом.

Повторю: я НЕ утверждаю, что фоточтение "не работает"! Ещё как работает! Но требует тренировки, и, возможно, для кого-то будет не самым удобным и комфортным методом работы с текстом.

...и ещё: пик развития эйдетики приходится на 13-15 лет (на более-менее приличном уровне эта способность сохраняется до 20-25 лет), а с годами катастрофически ухудшается :((. Если, конечно, регулярно не тренироваться. Поэтому уверен, что КПД от фоточтения для тех, кому "до 30" будет гораздо выше, чем для тех, кому "за..." :)

[Andreas · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have just finished reading the book so it's too early to say if it's effective or not - I will update my review in a couple of weeks.

The method suggested here is quite new. I think most people will argue if the "photoreading" step - where you let your unconscious mind see the content at an unbelievable speed - is useful. Maybe it is, maybe not, but it takes such a short time that no harm is done if you do it.

The other steps can also be found in normal speed reading manuals. Having a clear purpose, actively asking questions and relating the contents to something that is important to you makes a big difference when it comes to retention no matter how fast you read. Be curious, relax and let your mind work.

New to me was the approach to read a book multiple times with high speed. You will recognize more and more things so that even by doing super reading, dipping and skittering the comprehension level will increase and in parallel you will need less time.

As with all other things, it's best to try them out on your own so I suggest you don't look too much at the reviews or success stories. Make your own experiences and decide for yourself.

P.S. These days a lot of material is available electronically, which makes it much easier to go through it at various speed. On YouTube I have found this track that helps to keep you in a relaxed state. It's one of the "wow, something is happening but I can't explain it" things. :-)

UPDATE: I wasn't really successful with that but make up your own mind. What works better is to go through a book multiple times at different speeds and zoom in on the important pieces.

[Ulrich · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm still not sure if flipping through a book cross eyed really does anything, but after "photoreading" a novel I started on some writing for nanowrimo. Later I went back and read this novel normally. The parallels between the novel I looked at cross-eyed and the one I later wrote are astounding. Completely baffling if I try to take the position that it was random chance, I can't imagine that I got such strong clear imagery that agreed so precisely with this novel I hadn't read yet by complete coincidence.

As far as using this method on nonfics, I'm less blown away. But I'm talking about only the initial "photoreading" without "activating", I imagine that these methods taken all together are quite effective, but not nearly as groundbreaking as Mr.Scheele would have us believe.

[Hadeel A Hawsawi · Rating 4 out of 5]

أول كتاب يقع فيدي ويطلب مني قراءته بهذا الشكل، ما حمسني واثار انتباهي وسرعتي ، يطلب منك قراءة اجزاء محددة بها صورة كارتونة لنيوتن راكب لدراجة فقط ، وبعد الانتهاء صورة اخرى وبعدها اخرى ما يضمن القراءة التكاملية

رائع ممتع مثري لكن ما اثارني ودفعني لإنقاص نجمة الدوافع التجارية فتجده محشوًا بالتجارب والمدح والاقوال عن الدورات وغيرها ما جعلني اعتقد انني اشتريت الكتاب لألتحق لدورة في شركتهم واقرأ قصتها وتجارب طلابهم فقط "̮ .
وايضًا قلة الرسومات والتخطيطات رغم وجودها وماعدا ذلك فالكتاب رائع ومتع ومثرٍ بشكل استثنائي وبه الكثير من المراجع كما يدلك على الكثير من الكتب في حالة رغبتك للعودة اليها.

[Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bought this for less than half the price - my first introduction to this genre of skills.

To be honest, this took me many days to read. I ignored the advice to have fun, and found pressure in the most unlikely of places.

I managed the sausaggae weiner without batting an eyelash, but book blimps were hard to come by. I only see the top of the blimp.

But I did manage to read faster - by focusing and "skittering" onto key words.

A reference manual for sure, and I hope to imbibe the skills taught here.

[HERVE DASILVA · Rating 5 out of 5]

Totally believe this should be taught in school.

Excellent course, amazing tool to speed read. Different approach to read subconsciously. Paul Scheele really know how to get your attention

[Dave Jones · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is a total scam! If you don't believe me, read Wikipedia.

[Μέριλιν · Rating 5 out of 5]

Έχω ενθουσιαστεί. Θέλω να μάθω να διαβάζω με τον τρόπο που προτείνει το βιβλίο. Γελάω με τις κριτικές που διάβασα διότι δεν μπορείς να κρίνεις μία μέθοδο μέσα από το πρίσμα της μεθόδου που ήδη χρησιμοποιείς απλούστατα γιατί είναι άλλη μέθοδος. Δεν εστιάζεις όπως κάνουμε όταν διαβάζουμε λέξη-λέξη αλλά χρησιμοποιούμε την περιφερειακή μας όραση. Τώρα αν δεν μπορείς καν να συλλάβεις τι είναι η περιφερειακή μας όραση φυσικό είναι να μην κατανοήσεις τη μέθοδο. Κατά τη γνώμη μου έτσι εξηγείται πως ένα 4χρονο διαβάζει λογοτεχνία ή παίζει πιάνο σαν επαγγελματίας. Μπορούν και στέλνουν πληροφορίες στον εγκέφαλο όχι μέσω της εστίασης αλλά της περιφερειακής όρασης. Αυτό το τελευταίο είναι δική μου σκέψη και όχι του βιβλίου. Πάντως η επιστημονική ανάλυση του πως λειτουργεί ο εγκέφαλός μας (συνειδητός και μη) και πως χρησιμοποιούμε την όρασή μας και πως λειτουργεί το μάτι είναι εξαιρετική και άκρως ενδιαφέρουσα. Αν κάποιος θεωρεί τον εαυτό του πανέξυπνο και ικανό και αγχώνεται με τον όγκο ενός βιβλίου που δεν ξεκινά ποτέ, παρόλο που αγαπά τα βιβλία, ίσως αυτή η μέθοδος να βοηθήσει πολύ. Ακόμα και να μη δαμάσει κανείς τις τεχνικές της φωτοανάγνωσης, ότι προτείνει σίγουρα βοηθά στην αύξηση είτε της όρεξης για ανάγνωσης ή της ταχύτατης, είτε της κατανόησης. Θα το προσπαθήσω.

[Luis Francisco Palacios Martínez · Rating 2 out of 5]

Controvertido método de lectura del cual concuerdo en un par de puntos pero difiero en la mayoría. Al final entiendo esta necesidad imperiosa de que las cosas sean “inmediatas” en un mundo en el que la paciencia es una virtud poco común. Se puede leer rápido y se puede aprender de distintas formas, conocer y tener el mayor rango de experiencias cognitivas generarán los métodos individuales más satisfactorios.

[RSHInvest · Rating 2 out of 5]

As an investor/trader, I was looking for a way to acquire knowledge from books more quickly. The book itself was average. I think photo reading does work but just the way Paul has wrote the book, makes it confusing.

After reading the book, I did online research because I was still confused the "Activating" step. As photo reading hasn't really worked for me, I know once I do it more I will start noticing the changes.

[Brian]

Emm, esto es más un montón de comercial para entrar en un curso donde te venden el recibir todo de inmediato, como en este caso lo es la sabiduría, cosa que todos sabemos no es así.

Peca de muchas cosas, pero me voy la idea de autoanalizar todo como en un mapa conceptual gigante. Sólo por eso lo rescato.

Y es gracioso que al final digan: si no aprendiste la técnica es porque no creíste. jaja.

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

I get the point and it offers a way to digest some books that you don't really feel like fully diving in, but still want to get the main ideas out of.

It's not the way to go with all the books but I feel like it opened my eyes a bit that I don't have to complete everything I read page by page and ultimately not be able to finish because of various reasons.

[Prince Faisal II · Rating 1 out of 5]

It is a bit annoying that a huge section of the book is talking about how "great" this method is! There are endless opinions from people who have supposedly read the book who think it worked and all. I did not finish it in the end. I am not sure whether it will work or am I being sceptical?

[Tasneem · Rating 4 out of 5]

الكتاب رائع جدًا، فيه طرق فعّالة تساعد على تسريع مهارات القراءة والفهم. أحببت أسلوبه العملي والمرتب، حيث يشرح تقنيات تساعدك تركز أكثر وتقرأ بسرعة بدون ما تفقد المعنى.

الطرق اللي فيه مفيدة وممتعة وتجعل تجربة القراءة مختلفة تمامًا. أنصح أي شخص يريد يطوّر مهاراته في القراءة أن يعطي هذا الكتاب فرصة.

[Fatima Mb · Rating 1 out of 5]

يعرض الكاتب بعض التقنيات التي تمكّن القارئ من استيعاب كمّ هائل من المعلومات بسرعة.

بالنسبة لي أراها مفيدة فقط عند التصفح السريع لفهم أي محتوى بشكل عام،وفي قراءاتي العادية أحب أن أقرأ على مهل وللإستمتاع ففي العالم ما يكفي من العجلة!

[Máté · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good tips to drastically speed up your reading.

[Nurul Burhan · Rating 4 out of 5]

今度書きます。

[Mohammad · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book just taught me the most important requirement to learn something new or to read a book.

[Daniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book, anyone who says it’s fake is a simpleton.

[Ileana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Concise, organized, written well, giving good instructions and crediting his sources.