| Topic: | Re:First Access |
| Posted by: | Chee Tan |
| Date/Time: | 10/05/2003 04:02:26 |
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Much of what I have read on this web site regarding First Access seems to indicate that this concept relates to pre-congitive processing. Recognising that that the photons on this computer screen form words. To paraphrase Douglas Hofstader, that 'NLP' is NLP. Despite being somewhat of a neophyte to the more theoretical areas of NLP, I have a few questions of my own to ask to those of you who have read the book (which I'm going to order): a. What level you believe that the f transform acts on? Taking the string of letters 'NLP' itself for instance does it exist at the level of NLP as a particular concept, the word itself or a series of letters etc. Where do you regard f as starting and ending? Moreover, if you regard f as a family of pre-cognitive composite functions (a category?) whose structure can be changed by the concious mind, then I would ask: How can first access processes be usefully elicited? How will anyone be able to define a fitness function for first access? b. How precisely can first access be quickly and usefully trained or retrained? It would seem that decomposition would be relatively easy however the acquisition of new distinctions rather more challenging. Could new first access functions be 'installed'? c. Has there been research into the skills necessary to successfully use and apply nlp and how they are best acquired? I suppose this relates to how is NLP dependant on the skills of the practitioner and the practionee. In my somewhat limited experience, there are a number of factors affecting the success with which practioners can use the techniques e.g. body posture, quality of voice etc. But also sometimes on the skills/experience of the practionee. Much of this does not seem to be taught explicitly in NLP at the moment. Is this because of a lack of demand for this type of training (specialists being available in each) or because no one has yet evaluated this area. |