Learn to Remember

by Dominic O'Brien

Overview

Drawing upon the extraordinary skills of eight-times World Memory Champion Dominic O'Brien, Learn to Remember provides a unique illustrated repertoire of proven and effective ways to enhance your memory.

In this book you learn how to extend your memory power, as well as to use a wealth of shortcuts and techniques applicable to a wide range of tasks, from memorizing a speech, a shopping list or a set of city street directions to remembering names and faces. Learn to recall details at work and never miss that anniversary.

When Dominic first trained himself to remember longer and longer sequences of random units, he found himself recalling forgotten experiences from childhood as his brain's powers became strengthened and refined. We all have the potential to sharpen and extend our memories to a degree that might seem incredible to anyone who was never tried it. Improving our memory is the key to a more fulfilled life. If we can master the arts of storage, retention and recall, our knowledge of the world improves, we can derive more from our reading, we learn to be more effective at work, and even our relationships become richer and more harmonious.

With a master memorizer as your guide, you can open up rewarding inner realms of possibility you never even knew existed. Join Dominic O'Brien on what may turn out to be the most memorable journey of your life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780785834625
Publisher:	Chartwell Books
Publication date:	11/16/2018
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Dominic O'Brien is renowned for his phenomenal feats of memory and for outwitting the casinos of Las Vegas at the blackjack tables, resulting in a ban. In addition to winning the World Memory Championship eight times, he was named Brain of the Year in 1994 and Grandmaster of Memory by the Brain Trust of Great Britain. He has made numerous appearances on TV and radio and holds a host of world records, including one for memorizing 54 shuffled packs of playing with just a single sighting of each card.

His previous publications are Never Forget! series and How to Pass Exams.

Table of Contents

Introduction 8

A Brief History of Memory From ancient times to the modern age 12

Oral Traditions 14

The Ancient Greeks 16

The Ancient Romans 18

Memory's Changing Fortunes 19

Memory in Modern Times 22

The Memory Maze How memory works 24

The Landscape of the Mind 26

Exercise one: Catching the "Jizz" 29

Left Brain, Right Brain 30

Waves of Memory 32

Types of Memory 34

How Memories are Created 40

Exercise two: Finding Your Digit Span 43

The Reliability of Memory 44

Exercise three: Hosting a Memory Forum 47

Sleep, Dreams and Memory 48

Memory and Learning 50

Theories of Forgetting 52

Lost Memory 54

Memory in Children 56

Memory and Aging 58

Enticing the Echoes How to improve your memory 60

The Memory Gymnasium 62

The Art of Memory 64

The Art of Imagination 68

Exercise four: Painting a Memory Masterpiece 71

The Art of Association 72

The Art of Location 74

The Art of Concentration 76

Exercise five: A Memory Meditation Warm-up 77

The Art of Observation 78

Exercise six: Noticing the Details 79

Revision and Repetition 80

Memory and Health 82

Memory and the Senses 84

Exercise seven: The Memory Kaleidoscope 85

Memory and Music 86

Exercise eight: Staging a Memory Concert 87

The Art of Recall 88

Memory with a Map Discovering memory techniques 92

Mnemonics 94

Visual Pegs 96

Exercise nine: The Memory Forest 10-note Keyboard 97

The Story Method 98

Exercise ten: Making a Memory Chain 99

Exercise eleven: Weaving a Narrative Spelt 101

The journey Method 102

Exercise twelve: Walking the Walk 105

Exercise thirteen: The Memory House 107

The Dominic System 108

The Number-Shape System 110

Mind Maps 112

Memory in Action Memory techniques for everyday life 114

Matching Names and Faces 116

Exercise fourteen: What's in a Name? 117

Keeping a Date 118

Exercise fifteen: Using a Mental Diary 119

Finding the Right Word 120

Exercise sixteen: Crossword Heaven 121

Making Speeches 122

Memory and Games 124

Exercise seventeen: Memorizing Cards of Chance 127

Memory at School 128

Reading and Retaining 130

Exercise eighteen: Evaluate, Assimilate, Remember 131

Speed Reading 132

Exercise nineteen: Checking the Sense 133

Quick-fix Retrieval 134

Exercise twenty: Cleaning the Sea-bed of Memory 135

The Memory Palace Gain fulfilment through memory 136

Living Through Detail 138

Memory Massage 140

Dealing with Life's Demands 142

Exercise twenty-one: The Interview Journey 143

Time Travelling 144

Exercise twenty-two: Harnessing Schooldays 145

Releasing the Past 146

Exercise twenty-three: Disarming a Memory 147

The World of Emotions 148

Exercise twenty-four: Rekindling the Flame 149

Keeping the Mind Young 150

Exercise twenty-five: Tracing Connections 151

Memory of the Future 152

Bibliography 154

Index 156

Acknowledgments 160