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Thread: Four habits?
Post: Re: Four habits?

Zulfadhli Wrote:Sean_Augensicht Wrote:Also, Bates did not say anything about doing "centralization." Central fixation is something that you have if you have relaxation. It's not something you do. T...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

27,705

11-04-2011, 02:21 PM

Thread: A858DE45F56D9BC9201210121742
Post: Re: Help Getting Started

Read my "breakthroughs" thread in the "How to see" section. I just added an updated post there just for you.

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

17,444

09-18-2011, 10:54 AM

Thread: A858DE45F56D9BC9201210121742
Post: Re: Help Getting Started

Sypheren Wrote:I do sometimes squint when trying to focus on something without glasses or contacts (but I've been very careful not to after reading the content of the main website) And I do have pain...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

17,444

09-18-2011, 01:36 PM

Thread: How do I change my perscription for reduced vision glasses?
Post: Re: How do I change my perscription for reduced vi...

Everyone is different, but I'm concerned that y'all are getting too weak glasses. Going more than about 0.5 to 1 diopters weaker your "20/20" lenses is likely* to result in inadequate vision under a ...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

16,073

08-19-2012, 12:51 PM

Thread: I'm not skeptical - but how can I do it if I go to school?
Post: Re: I'm not skeptical - but how can I do it if I g...

I respectfully disagree with everyone telling you to postpone school. If vision improvement meant that I had to sacrifice an education, job, etc., I wouldn't find it worthwhile. Get a pair of lenses...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

45,688

07-25-2012, 06:49 AM

Thread: I'm not skeptical - but how can I do it if I go to school?
Post: Re: I'm not skeptical - but how can I do it if I g...

Daniel Wrote:Sean_Augensicht Wrote:I have a job requiring heavy computer use and attendance of presentations in meeting rooms. I also drive a moderate amount, including at night. None of this would ...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

45,688

07-25-2012, 03:04 PM

Thread: Looking vs. Imagining
Post: Re: Looking vs. Imagining

Oleg, I'm in complete agreement with you. I think that David and I have been talking about exact same thing, but that his explanation about "looking for details" is going to cause people to strain m...

Sean_Augensicht

David's method

11,372

11-20-2012, 05:22 PM

Thread: more article authors
Post: Re: more article authors

David Wrote:I haven't wanted to do it because I know I wouldn't agree with everything people wrote, but I'm thinking it may work out after all, as visitors would see who the authors are and understand...

Sean_Augensicht

Website Suggestions

7,076

12-22-2011, 07:22 AM

Thread: My Dream Last Night
Post: Re: My Dream Last Night

I agree with everything jiminos said, except that I would say that the swing is neither something you practice nor something you do, but something you NOTICEâconstantly (or as least often as you can...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

7,543

09-18-2012, 09:32 AM

Thread: Not giving up but progressing in a different direction
Post: Re: Not giving up but progressing in a different d...

Daniel, your stuff about leaving school is not constructive. I am a moderate myope (formerly high) and have made tremendous progress over the past year using progressively milder lenses and sometimes...

Sean_Augensicht

David's method

31,020

09-18-2012, 08:12 AM

Thread: Not giving up but progressing in a different direction
Post: Re: Not giving up but progressing in a different d...

I'm not sure what your point is. I'm merely pointing out that there IS a gradual approach that isn't all-or-nothing. I realize I can't help everybody, and I realize that this is hard without a Bates t...

Sean_Augensicht

David's method

31,020

09-18-2012, 10:42 AM

Thread: Nothing mystical about this: why imagination seems to work
Post: Re: Nothing mystical about this: why imagination s...

Good to hear from you. It's hard to say anything precise about the timing. When I imagine something, I also notice that there's a pulling sensation. It kind of happens all at once. I wouldn't worry ...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

10,143

11-21-2012, 08:18 AM

Thread: Nothing mystical about this: why imagination seems to work
Post: Re: Nothing mystical about this: why imagination s...

Oleg, I agree with you on everything you wrote, except that I stand by my statement about the importance of observing the strain. When you're imagining/remembering stuff, you can't do so effortlessl...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

10,143

12-04-2012, 01:55 PM

Thread: Nothing mystical about this: why imagination seems to work
Post: RE: Nothing mystical about this: why imagination s...

I've stayed away from here for almost a year -- now checking in with a progress report. I've made rapid progress in the past year just from frequent conscious practicing of attention-shifting. We ca...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

10,143

01-30-2014, 11:17 AM

Thread: perspectives on looking at smaller details
Post: Re: perspectives on looking at smaller details

I'll be posting very soon on what I've learned about reading in my "Breakthroughs" thread. Stay tuned.

Sean_Augensicht

David's method

38,554

10-04-2011, 08:03 AM

Thread: plateaus
Post: Re: plateaus

I have the same experience. My overall vision improves at a greater or lesser speed, but my blur zone--and thus my required prescription for seeing 20/20--doesn't seem to change nearly as much. I th...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

6,842

10-18-2011, 11:19 AM

Thread: Qlue's Journal
Post: Re: Qlue's Journal

Mary, I'm a long-time reader of your posts, and it was with dismay that I read your last post. I have a bone to pick with your insinuation (or accusation, rather) that the Chinese are intentionally t...

Sean_Augensicht

David's method

27,122

10-09-2012, 08:25 PM

Thread: Required reading before making new posts
Post: Re: Required reading before making new posts

David, if you need moderators in the future, I'd be happy to help. I also understand the need to monetize. For participants here who aren't the fly-by-night posters, it is incredibly frustrating to ...

Sean_Augensicht

Website Suggestions

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12-22-2011, 07:11 AM

Thread: Shifting, am I doing it right?
Post: Re: Shifting, am I doing it right?

Ask yourself whether you are shifting only your attention or using physical strain to shift. Only the former is correct. Ask yourself if you notice the universal swing. Only if so are you shifting c...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

3,969

08-15-2012, 06:53 PM

Thread: Skeptical after a year of following the Bates method.
Post: Re: Skeptical after a year of following the Bates ...

Ditto on what Nancy said. I wasted a LONG time thinking I was practicing the Bates method after reading Bates' book and doing all sorts of "practice." It wasn't until I started really paying attenti...

Sean_Augensicht

Bates Method

15,623

12-31-2012, 01:44 PM

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