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1. State your purpose Establishing purpose is hardly a new idea. Francis Bacon, the sixteenth-century English philosopher, said it well, "Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention." All reading ultimately serves a purpose, either consciously or unconsciously. When we state our Example of purpose A purpose explicitly, we greatly increase human resource consultant the odds of attaining it. Purpose went to the library to unleashes ability. Almost anything can PhotoRead the corporate be accomplished with a strong sense of report on a prospective client purpose. Purpose is the engine that drives before their initial meeting Her purpose for the eight the PhotoReading whole mind system. minutes she invested was to Establishing purpose is power get a feel for the trends of which can be felt emotionally and the company where they had come from and where physically. Readers with a firm sense of they were headed Her goal purpose acquire new feelings about the was to get in sync with the act of reading. They sit as if they mean corporate executives and business. When you have strong purpose, relate her skills effectively to your body becomes strong and alert. their present and future Set your purpose by asking needs questions such as: Example of purpose A • What is my ultimate application of banker wanted to interface this material? What will I expect to do or his new computer with his say differently after reading it? Maybe I new printer After hours of trying, he remained simply want to pass time or savor the unsuccessful Before going experience of reading. to bed, he PhotoRead both • How important is this material to manuals His purpose was me? In the long run, how worthwhile is to let his other-thanconscious mind work out the it? Does reading this material create value details of the problem and for me? If so, what specifically is that solve it upon awakening value? Within the first half-hour • What level of detail do I want? after awakening, he had the Do I want to emerge from reading it with printer working perfectly the big picture? Do I want to understand only the main points? Do I want to recall