The Einstein Factor : A Proven New Method for Increasing Your Intelligence [IMPORT] (Paperback)

~ Win Poe Richard; Wenger (Author) "During my twenty-five years in the field of accelerative learning, I have seen the human mind perform many wonders..." (more)
Key Phrases: neurological contact, image stream, accelerative learning, Borrowed Genius, Model Genius, Instant Replay (more...)

Product Details

• Paperback: 332 pages
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (January 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076150186X
• ISBN-13: 978-0761501862
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (99 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #380,282 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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73 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Infinite Mental Energy at your fingertips, May 18, 1999

By	lost_boy (London, England) - See all my reviews

Convinced by the reviews I had read in Amazon, I decided to 'take the plunge' and buy this book. I was not disappointed. The book contains a wealth of information for increasing your intellect and gaining access to the subconscious mind. I was hopeful, but at the same time somewhat cynical about techniques such as Freenoting, Photoreading and Socratic Learning, but I gave them the benefit of the doubt. I have put all three into effect, among others, and have learnt to trust my unconscious insights and to control my 'Editor'. I am a university student studying macroeconomics, and I was cramming for my exams weeks before. Usually I would have been anxious, but since I had become familiar with some of the methods in the book I felt confident in my ability to learn before the exam and to perform on the day. I felt relaxed (the book teaches you about that as well). My enthusiasm for study has increased greatly. It's wonderful to know that after a short period spent Photoreading you can go to bed, because the brain absorbs what you have learnt during sleep! And instead of tedious notetaking I make amusing comments and witty remarks about what I am reading, often scribbling on the text itself (in pencil). When reviewing, I made fun.

Photoreading is based on relaxed unconscious learning. It is so powerful that when reading through copious amounts of academic texts I merely flick through the pages, without focusing on the words on the page. eye with no conscious effort on my part. I kid you not. It took me a bit of time to realise this and I'm still learning to confine myself to reading only the bits that this intuition leads me to, but I'm getting there. subtle in their effects. If you consciously look out for your 'inner voice' or for subtle insights, the chances are that you won't find them. You've got to be relaxed and you've got to be patient and learn to not put your mind under pressure to perform. You will not be disappointed.

I wasn't Factor's instructions, I proceeded to Photoread my entire macroeconomics textbook several times over a number of weeks. The book is hundreds of pages long, yet each Photoreading session only took about 15 minutes. Soon, I found myself focusing on certain chapters, which I 'sensed' were the areas I needed to read. When I eventually sat down to learn macroeconomics the conventional way, I was getting insights before the author had confirmed them in the text, and new information felt familiar and comfortable. I was 'drawing it out' of my unconscious and creating something new. I was reaching fresh insights. I couldn't believe it. Needless to say, I now find macroeconomics rather enjoyable!

The Einstein Factor has become a part of my life. Not only do the techniques accelerate your mind, but the book's a good read as well. It's written in a clear manner with informative diagrams, is well paced in its progression and has snippets of intriguing information on topics ranging from quantum physics and the 'ideal realm' to Mozart and the evolution of man's intelligence through the ages (memetic evolution). It's a quality product; a pleasure to spend time with. I'm getting it for my sister as a birthday present. Trust me, you want to get it too. And y'know what? I haven't even been concentrating on Wenger's main technique, Image Streaming. I've only tried it a handful of times. And yet during this time I have started to dream (or rather, started to recall my dreams) during REM sleep. I have had brainwaves coming out of the blue, and I mean 'Eureka!' I have begun creative writing and consciously use all my senses in my day to day life. The potentials for further development with time and persistence are mind-boggling.

I didn't even realise how much this one book had impacted on my life until I sat down to write this review. That's how subtle the the event, because you'll be in flow and totally focused. You'll be in that state that's referred to as 'being in the zone', when anything is possible. Win Wenger has dubbed it 'creative fire'. And anyone can get there. It's certainly my goal.

Win Wenger and Richard Poe have put together a masterpiece. Buy this book and prepare yourself for a glad, rich and waiting for a genius like YOU.

49 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You can get smarter, October 19, 2001

By	"10ee" (Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

I am compelled to write this review to aid potential buyers who are on the crux of making the decision on whether or not to purchase this book. It is not a panacea, but an excellent starting point in learning the procedures used by highly regarded, recorded "geniuses" in history.
As I have gone through and practiced some of the concepts such as "Image Streaming", "Freenoting" and "PhotoReading" I have found that indeed, my subconscious thoughts and memories have indeed started to surface when I need them most. This is from one week of practicing. I have also found my self-awareness and skills of observation have additionally been improved. This book is a guide that aids people in improving their overall mental performance and creativity, and experiencing the rise in confidence and self esteem. The melding of the "Socratic Method" of thought and the visualization techniques indeed has some great side effects. I find that my intuitive processes that always guided me to my right answer in any situation, are sharper, faster and have surfaced more often. I also understand why I have felt far less creative over the past number of years, and even why I was an average academic achiever regardless of the fact that I had scored over 140 on IQ tests as a child, and was always in the top 1% of children on accumulative learning tests. This is also a great book to own if you have, or are planning to have children in the near future and want your kids to be creative and happy, without using knowledge force feeding/funneling techniques pervasive in today's academic/learning environments. It will keep them from feeling the lack of self-esteem symptomatic of poor academic performance.

Please feel free to visit Win's site at www.winwenger.com. Know this: Much of what is in this book is on his site, so this is not some gimmicky cash grab by the authors. Win is very likely a well-intentioned person just trying to make a difference in peoples' lives. I firmly believe this.

Thanks!

283 of 329 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Specious Claims, Entirely Unsubstantiated, April 25, 2002

By A Customer

"Einstein Factor" by Dr. Win Wenger purports to raise I.Q. by 1 pt per 80 minutes of "Image-Streaming", the main I.Q. building exercise prescribed in the title. This claim is largely based on anecdotal reports and the "Reinert Studies" for which no crucial details of experimental design are given; nor have these "results" (Increased I.Q.) been replicated by credible researchers anywhere. As noted in the Washington Post, the erstwhile "professor" Charles Reinert is currently a practitioner of long distance healing therapy. Draw what conclusions you may from this.

Perhaps most damning to Dr.Wenger's hypothesis is the fact that current learning theories and present neuroscience make no allowance for such dramatic increases of I.Q. Save of course for children suffering from massive nutritional deficiency who are consequently well fed and cared for. Intelligence to a large extent is biologically determined, just like height. Roughly speaking, you get what you were born with. That is why it is so difficult to "increase" intelligence except in exceptional circumstances such as the one illustrated above.

I have personally "Image-Streamed" for the last 6 months as per the explicit directions stipulated in "Einstein Factor" for 12 to 15 minutes everyday with no appreciable difference in I.Q. as measured by a battery of standardized tests (SAT, LSAT, GMAT) or in any numinous aspects. And it is not as if I previously scored near the very top percentile of these exams so as to preclude any improvement on subsequent attempts. I have yet to take the Raven's Matrices though I have no reason to believe that the result will be any different. I simply have no evidence of any kind of advancement in any aspect of my "intelligence" via "Image-Streaming".

Aside from ballot box stuffing and confirmation bias I suspect that some of the superlative reviews are due to the fact that "Image-Streaming" does seemingly produce a few side effects, mainly the stirring up of old memories. I can personally attest to this myself. However this side effect does not equate to an improved memory but rather just the remembrance of a few random images. Interesting, but nothing to hang your hat on. Perhaps I am an outlier and if most people undertaking Image-Streaming are indeed experiencing massive I.Q. surges it is then only a matter of time before mainstream scientists pick up on this and conduct legitimate studies. One would think this would have already happened, as a number of years have elapsed since "Einstein Factor" was published. But alas, no such events have transpired.

At any rate I find it entirely disingenuous to base the validity of "Image-Streaming" on anecdotal evidence and one flimsy pseudo-experiment, not even double-blind from what I can tell. As Carl Sagan stated, "dramatic claims call For dramatic evidence", here we have a dramatic claim with with not even an iota of evidence. I cannot recommend "Einstein Factor".