Have you ever experienced having to read something really fast only to discover that when you finished, you couldn’t remember a thing?  So, you went back and reread it—only this time you probably were reading slower than you normally do.  The problem is most adults experience virtually no conscious comprehension when they read really fast. [...]

I learned how to PhotoRead through a lot of trial and error. If back in 1985 I had believed what some experts in education were saying, I would have never developed the program. This course is a bold step in a provocative new direction. It is not revolutionary, it is evolutionary. It is a response [...]

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Would you like to bump up your PhotoReading skills? Read this transcript of a teleseminar I led in 2005. It contains incredibly useful and important ideas and tips to take your PhotoReading skills to a higher level. It’s long, but good. It looks at PhotoReading in ways you may not have considered. Pete === Myself, [...]

In the Open House video below, Paul Scheele walks you through the PhotoReading personal learning course that was completely updated and re-recorded in 2009.  You’ll see what you have to do to confidently be on top of information—not hiding from it, or drowning in it. For 25 years PhotoReading has been our most popular program. [...]

Look at these books that are currently on the New York Times bestsellers list. Make a mental note for the ones that interest you. The Investment Answer The 4-Hour Workweek The 7: Seven Wonders that will Change Your Life Why We Get Fat The Total Money Makeover Super Rich: A Guide to Having It All [...]

This is easiest way I know to get a raise or earn a substantial bonus from your employer. 1) Find a problem within your company or an area of your company that needs a solution. The issue could relate to: Customer Loyalty Employee Morale Cost Reduction Email Marketing Consumer Trends Website Employee Compensation Getting More [...]

A change in how you phrase your purpose can change the outcome of activation when using PhotoReading. Such is the power of our words. A student was having difficulty activating a textbook. His purpose for activation was: "I want to know how come the reference coordinate isn’t working under my autocad drawing, where is the [...]

If you want an example of someone who is tapped into their inner genius, aligned with their soul purpose, tune into The Prairie Home Companion on your local public radio station. It’s driven by Garrison Keiller who I’ve admired since the early 70s. We went to the live broadcast Saturday—it originates here in Minnesota. I [...]

The blog was silent this week, because my Dad passed away and I was gone. Earlier today I wrote an email to my friends, and I thought I would share it with you. His name is also Pete. Peter Charles Bissonette. Born on September 1, 1927 and died on September 11, 2010.   Dear friends, [...]

Skittering is a suberb technique for both reading faster and activation of materials that you have PhotoRead. While it was developed by Mike Bennett and incorporated into our Four Powers for Greatness: Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening andPhotoReading courses, I’ve used a variation of it forever. I found it more useful than any speed reading technique. [...]

For years I was the lead coach for people calling in with questions on PhotoReading activation. The biggest breakthroughs came when the student would do the 5-Day PhotoReading Test. It was so effective that we wrote it into the PhotoReading book and into the PhotoReading Results Supercharger DVD set. The general idea is to activate [...]

In the time since two remarkable sets of technology – that of Paul Scheele and Learning Strategies, and that which I’ve had a hand in developing at Project Renaissance, came together in that synthesis you find in Genius Code, major developments have been happening on both sides of that exchange. (1) First of all, it’s [...]

One of the all-time favorite Spring Forest Qigong movements is “Breathing of the Universe.” As with all of the movements in Chunyi Lin’s course, it is very easy and very powerful. Nearly everyone can feel the energy the very first time they practice this movement. While it is especially good for the lungs and skin, [...]

In our earlier years of teaching PhotoReading, we would play the dictionary game in every class. You would PhotoRead the dictionary, think of any word, and know where it is on the page. I remember my first word: canoe. It was in the left column of the left-hand page two-thirds of the way down. The [...]

I am a PhotoReading instructor, and I want to show you how to get better results inside of the activation stage. Watch this two-minute video. I’ll also demonstrate for you a simple Brain Gym exercise called Thinking Caps to stimulate the brain, getting it ready for PhotoReading! Please post a comment and let me know [...]

After Monday’s recording from Paul, I thought you would enjoy reading Lance Lindstrom’s story from this past fall: Dear Learning Strategies, This is the first time I have ever sent a message concerning any kind of study method. But I have to tell you, the investment I made in your PhotoReading course is one of [...]

I’ve recorded tips and insights to make reading everything on screen faster and easier. This goes well beyond what Paul wrote in the PhotoReading book. Check it out. www.LearningStrategies.com/PhotoReading/screen_reading_mp3. And…speaking of PhotoReading on the screen, you should see the television demonstration of Pete Bissonette having pages zip in front of him on a computer. It [...]

Paul Scheele has been working on a doctorate in Transformative Leadership. The stacks of books on his desk looked daunting the first time I saw them. It got worse when I opened one of the books. The language was so dense and scholarly that I had to read the first paragraph multiple times and still [...]

When I first learned PhotoReading back in 1986, my whole class committed to experimenting with this system in every way possible.  So, I did!  I never would have guessed that PhotoReading would become my way into a spiritual practice. I always had an incredibly difficult time quieting or stilling my mind.  I don’t know what [...]

When I got my iPhone, I never dreamed I would use it for reading books, but Amazon offered me a free download of a book that interested me. I got it, and I haven’t turned back. I prefer reading books on the iPhone over reading real books. Contrary to what some folks have said, I [...]

I opened our vaults and found two teleseminars on PhotoReading that we did a few years back. They contain good stuff that can help you master PhotoReading. While they are best for those who have already learned PhotoReading, others should find them of interest (especially the PhotoReading demonstration on the radio). The first is from [...]

Before reading a difficult piece of writing, take a few moments to close your eyes and relax. Quietly take two or three deep breaths. Say to yourself that you can read with full concentration, recognize key information, and achieve high comprehension quickly to accomplish your needs. Believe you can, and you will. This may simply [...]

I love the PhotoReading seminar. Plain and simple. If you can get to one and you can afford it, do it. There is something very satisfying about being in a room of like-spirited mind explorers who are looking to tap their vast inner resources. There’s an energy that you can feel. Approach the seminar with [...]

I remember the day well, back in September 1985. Paul Scheele and I had known each other for two years. He called and asked me, “What if you could be taught to read 25,000 words a minute?” I got so excited I couldn’t stand it. I said, “If that’s the case, it is time for [...]

Since the mid ‘80s PhotoReading has consistently been at the top of the wish lists for all of our clients, so it is only fitting that we will christen our blog with three weeks of great PhotoReading content beginning January 1, 2010. They say that the human brain is more powerful than the most powerful [...]