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The Polyvagal Theory - Stephen W. Porges
Megan:
--- Quote from: Laura on May 29, 2011, 10:30:28 PM ---I would NOT skip any chapters. Yes, it is a collection of papers, but each one - even though it may repeat stuff - builds on the one before. Frankly, some of it is so complex, it bears repeating.
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This book is sounding too good to miss; I am going to go ahead and order it. I noticed that the second PDF paper that I read repeated a lot of what was in the first, and each paper repeated within itself. That does help a quite a bit, and after a while you start pick up the technical dialect.
RyanX:
--- Quote from: Laura on May 29, 2011, 10:30:28 PM ---I would NOT skip any chapters. Yes, it is a collection of papers, but each one - even though it may repeat stuff - builds on the one before. Frankly, some of it is so complex, it bears repeating.
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Yes, good to know! I'm on chapter 3, and yes, it is heavy reading. Sometimes it takes 5min just to complete a page, shifting back and forth between the book and Wikipedia.
I did notice that he repeats a lot of concepts, so if you didn't catch what he said first time around, he'll usually mention it later on, maybe phrased differently which helps. I've got a bunch of parts highlighted based on questions I had, so maybe he'll answer my questions in the later chapters.
So far it's an interesting read though.
Gawan:
--- Quote from: RyanX on May 30, 2011, 12:40:37 AM ---
--- Quote from: Laura on May 29, 2011, 10:30:28 PM ---I would NOT skip any chapters. Yes, it is a collection of papers, but each one - even though it may repeat stuff - builds on the one before. Frankly, some of it is so complex, it bears repeating.
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Yes, good to know! I'm on chapter 3, and yes, it is heavy reading. Sometimes it takes 5min just to complete a page, shifting back and forth between the book and Wikipedia.
I did notice that he repeats a lot of concepts, so if you didn't catch what he said first time around, he'll usually mention it later on, maybe phrased differently which helps. I've got a bunch of parts highlighted based on questions I had, so maybe he'll answer my questions in the later chapters.
So far it's an interesting read though.
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Thank you Laura, so I continue reading chapter by chapter.
And it is great that Porges also summarizes the chapters, which is indeed a pretty big help. Well, and I also have opened several dictionaries. :)
Psyche:
He repeats himself so much, each time adding something new that by the end of the book you'll have everything crystal clear in your head.
brainwave:
Reading it now myself. It is very important not to skip.
His repetition I think is also important for what he then adds so you can see how he builds the theory step by step.
Brainwave
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