With so much information coming at us from every direction, how do we keep up? We have TV, radio, books, newspapers, computers, email, and more flooding us with messages. How does one stay on top of information instead of being crushed by it?
The better question might be, “How can I extract the essence of the message and take away exactly what I need?” Enter photoreading and mind mapping—key learning tools for the 21st Century.
Photoreading is a unique way to process and understand large volumes of information quickly and efficiently—without speed reading. It can help you learn how to blast through information, starting at about 25,000 words per minute and unleash the power of your unconscious mind. Here’s the best part: it’s easy to learn because we are all natural photoreaders, you just need to learn the protocol and practice it until it becomes a habit. And while PhotoReading is not the same as regular reading, your regular reading speed can easily double, triple, or quadruple, with an increase in comprehension and retention!
Similarly, mind mapping is winning praise from people wanting to get on top of information. It’s a creative, non-linear way of taking notes that helps you capture the main points in a book or lecture and it also helps improve memory and comprehension. For a good idea of what mind mapping looks like, let’s take a look at the summary of The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz in mind map form (see below). Imagine all of your notes looking like this instead of traditional black and white notes which bore the brain to death!
