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Thread: My Vision Journal
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1. Okay, so after I read some of Sorrisi's forum posts and blog posts, I've decided to adopt her approach in using the Snellen. What this means is that I will start recording my visual acuity using th...

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01-17-2011, 04:52 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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1. Over the past 24 hours, I've done swinging for at least two of those hours, which I estimate to be roughly 2000 swings, and that's not counting the ones I do while I'm engaged in some other activit...

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01-24-2011, 04:36 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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1. I haven't posted anything here in a week. I think an explanation is warranted: I've been trying to figure all of this Bates stuff out and didn't want to post anything, mainly because I realize that...

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01-31-2011, 06:27 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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1. I need to correct something I wrote in my previous post. It seems that the Long Swing is even better when the attention is not diverted at all! Just notice the objects swinging by while keeping the...

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05-10-2011, 05:26 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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1. Getting nowhere fast. I still struggle with "living in the moment" and just letting my eyes go. 2. Swinging is still a problem because of point mentioned above. I still think too much and I don't ...

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05-16-2011, 02:27 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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@Nancy: Thanks for the tip. I'll be sure to give it a try! :)

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05-31-2011, 05:09 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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1. I'll try to blink and shift with small details whenever I can remember. I keep telling myself that but I find it difficult to execute in practice! It's clearly a benefit though, so I just have to k...

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05-24-2011, 05:07 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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It's been about three months since I last posted in my journal. To be honest, it's really just been a combination of factors: I've been more busy lately, I haven't had a whole lot of stuff to post abo...

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05-09-2011, 04:44 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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1. Lots of ups and downs the last couple of days. It feels great to be relaxed and it sucks to be strained (obviously). 2. I found something quite interesting. The "muscle exercises" (for lack of a b...

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05-11-2011, 07:43 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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1. Still trying to get the swinging right. I feel like I'm going in circles. I rediscovered that swinging is easier and more relaxing when I pay attention to the periphery and notice the movement from...

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05-19-2011, 05:29 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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@JMartinC4: That's an interesting thought, and while the misalignment idea seems to be true to some extent (how much I do not know for sure), that is not exactly what I mean. I should have been more s...

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05-20-2011, 04:52 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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1. I find that I always seem to swing better when I least expect it. It is quite frustrating to not get the sense of relaxation that I expect when I swing. Now if only I could find a way to eliminate ...

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05-31-2011, 03:46 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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1. The reading to a child approach works, but only as long as I remember that I'm supposed to be reading to a child! I get the feeling that I've tried this before. Anyway, the trick is not getting too...

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06-01-2011, 05:28 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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@arocarty: I am reasonably with both, but as with most helpful tips, they only work when one remembers to follow them. In the Bates method as a whole, I find myself constantly discovering, forgetting,...

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06-03-2011, 04:34 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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@arocarty: Hm, I actually haven't given blinking much thought for quite some time now. I'll look into it again. It's nice to know that my experience isn't a unique one. I feel like I'm in one huge ma...

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06-10-2011, 03:56 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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Yeah, I tried it again yesterday and it seemed to reasonably successful. You were right: blinking during the exhale was considerably easier than doing it during the inhale. There wasn't too much impro...

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06-11-2011, 09:16 AM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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1. I had the long swing going for seventy consecutive minutes yesterday. It felt really good afterwards and I had improved vision (is it called a clear flash or is a clear flash usually closer to 20/2...

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06-06-2011, 05:28 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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@arocarty: Thanks for your encouragement! Sometimes I wonder if I perhaps learned TOO much. I don't know if anyone here is a baseball fan, but it really reminds me of pitchers. Typically, pitchers w...

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06-07-2011, 04:19 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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@JWLBOYCE: Nice to see that you're back! :) Interesting comment there about oppositional movement. A question: How does oppositional movement manifest itself when the eyes are closed? I cannot even b...

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06-14-2011, 05:31 PM

Thread: My Vision Journal
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1. I'm fighting it. It's difficult to keep the same high level of motivation. I've never been good with positive affirmations, but I'm trying. :) 2. Chart: Did it from six feet today. 6/50 with short...

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06-23-2011, 04:00 PM

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