NLP a Different Style of Learning
By Joe Donahue
I have nearby O'Connor's book "NLP" and "Persuasion Engineering" by Bandler and LaValle which I read alternately ( second reading for both)."Words That Change Minds" by Shelle Rose Charvet ( second read)which I have with me when TV gets boring. The former duo I read for a few moments in the morning just after getting up and then for a few moments before hitting the sack. I can get much on the second or third read or as a reference after I have read the book completely. When I use my treadmill I will often play a video such as my current one "Health and Longevity" by Robert Dilts. Dilts is a gentle and thoughtful man who sometimes overcomplicates his 'board' visuals but they are thorough. He has great depth in his understanding and his quiet words have great meaning. Shelle Charvet's book is a fine application of the Meta program >put to work as a tool for business but it has application eslewhere. Her style is human and practical.
You get 'things' the second and third time around that you did not perceive the first. This happens primarily, because our 'filters' are active in reacting, rejecting, comparing, rating, judging and discounting. The second time our 'filters' are on the " Well I saw this damn thing before...yawn!'" mode and you become vulnerable to new ideas and reframe what the filters categorized before. That's where the " I didn't see this before!" kicks in. The more education you have the more likely your filters will reject.
I used this immersion technique to absorb great amounts of data for my coaching and counseling career and it worked wonders. You push yourself faster to take on more material, from different perspectives all at once. It's like a personal self workshop. In newsgroups, however, I sense an over analytical, you-have-to-prove-it-to-me view. I can understand this because it is a product of rational thought which both limits and protects.
If it does not work for you go on to something else but stop trying to 'figure out how it works' while you are doing it. That is a recipe for non learning. Just do it! It will have new meanings after the event not before. Intuition cannot be forced but it can be welcomed. Remember what Einstein said about rational thinking; "The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift." ~ Albert Einstein
Joseph J.Donahue