![]() We live in a world where information is readily available and thus relatively cheap. In the modern world, it seems that memory is redundant, but there are reasons why training your memory can have a huge impact on your life. We are even alerted to friends’ birthdays on Facebook. A simple paper diary or a more sophisticated PDA (personal digital assistant) or app such as Evernote will store thoughts, appointments and other useful data. Our phones store all the numbers we need. ![]() What is the point of remembering anything when there are devices that store everything we need to know? A Google search will quickly find the answer to almost any question. You will never forget a client’s name, an important birthday or anniversary, or what you need to buy in the supermarket. This can help you in business, in relationships, and in your daily life. If you use the techniques in this book, you will be able to remember anything you want to. Ben Pridmore, three times champion, has almost lost count of how many lucky hats he’s left on trains. Everyone has momentary lapses of memory, even World Memory Champions. You’ll find pencil cases, bags, coats, PE kit, books, gloves and numerous other items. Go into an average primary school after home time and see what’s been left behind. Have you walked into a room and wondered what you went in for? Have you had a long conversation with someone you’ve met before, perhaps even more than once, having absolutely no idea of his or her name? Worse still, have you been introduced to someone and forgotten their name thirty seconds later?ĭon’t worry. How can you forget where you left something that big? Most of us have done that at one time or another. Your car, on the other hand, weighs over a tonne and is a huge lump of glass and metal. How to Train Your Memory is a treasure trove of tips and tricks to help you develop a powerful memory and give you the confidence to tackle any subject, and it is with delight that I recommend this book to you.Įight times World Memory Champion INTRODUCTIONĭo you ever lose your car keys, phone or glasses and have to spend ages looking for them? These are small items and it’s understandable that they may get overlooked. The real pay-off is that, once learned, these simple memory tools make everyday life so much easier. Whether you are a student looking for a shortcut to exam success, a professional hoping to store a vast array of facts and figures or a senior citizen wanting to maintain a healthy, reliable memory, this book crystallizes the most effective memory methods and systems, providing the reader with an array of skills to remember historical facts, names and faces, passwords, speeches without notes and much more. It is now being suggested that a person’s working memory is a better predictor of academic success, indeed success in later life, than IQ. Training one’s working memory has powerful implications for learning and I believe that our brains keep on growing and maturing as we age. Working memory, the brain’s ability to memorize, organize and recall information, is at its centre. Perhaps the most valuable benefits that come from mastering these techniques are that learning becomes ‘fun’, and the stress that so often accompanies traditional rote-learning methods is removed. In this way they are able to improve their prospects of success both in the classroom and later on in the workplace. The goal was, and still is, simple: by playing the ‘game of memory’ students learn to develop and enhance their working memory so that they can study more efficiently and pass exams. In 2008 I co-founded the UK Schools Memory Championships and Phil Chambers was instrumental in organizing the resources for teaching specialized memory techniques to thousands of students and their teachers. He has organized and judged memory competitions at the highest level, which has enabled him to gain an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the most powerful techniques that competitors, such as myself, have used to become World Memory Champions. As well as being a practitioner of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), he teaches speed reading, and is the World Mind Mapping Champion and a Tony Buzan Master Trainer.įor the past couple of decades Phil has travelled the globe in his capacity as Chief Arbiter for the World Memory Sports Council. With a wealth of experience of accelerated learning techniques, Phil Chambers makes the ideal teacher. 7: How to memorize passwords and formulae
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