An edition of Improving Your Memory for Dummies
(2002)
improving your Memory for Dummies
Sharpen you memory skills the fun and easy way!
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by John Boghosian Arden
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Remember dates, appointments, people, and more!
Whether you're having trouble remembering birthdays, names, or appointment, or you just want to give your overall memory power a boost, this guide offers clever tricks to help you remember what you want to remember. You'll discover how your memory works and how to enhance it in all types of situations.
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intelligence, memory, smart, remembering, guide, self-help, skills, psychology, Mnemonics, Psychologie, Memory, Manuels, Autoformation| Edition | Availability |
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Improving your Memory for Dummies
December 9th 2010, Wiley Publishing, Inc.
Paperback;E-Book
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111804178X 9781118041789
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improving your Memory for Dummies: Sharpen you memory skills the fun and easy way!
2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.
Paperback
in English
- Pocket Edition
047022407X 9780470224076
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Improving your Memory for Dummies: Sharpen your memory skills the fun and easy way!
July 26th 2002, Wiley Publishing, Inc.
Paperback
in English
0764554352 9780764554353
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Table of Contents
Contents at a Glance.
Introduction. 1
About This Book. 1
What You're Not to Read. 2
Foolish Assumptions. 2
Icons Used in This Book. 3
Where to Go from Here. 3
Chapter 1: Cultivating Your Memory Skills. 5
Wondering about Skips in Your Memory. 6
Being present rather than absentminded. 7
On the tip of your tongue. 8
Unblock the block. 8
Clearing the Air of Random Noise and Ridiculous Ideas. 9
Improving Your Memory. 10
Discovering what your memory skills are. 11
Feeding your brain properly. 13
Avoiding foods, drinks, and drugs that depress memory. 14
Growing older and wiser. 15
Working your memory systems. 15
Keeping your mind sharp. 17
Chapter 2 : Tricking Yourself into Remembering. 21
Introducing Mnemonics, Your Memory Sidekick. 22
Hanging Memories on Pegs. 23
Putting Memories into Familiar Places. 25
Telling Yourself a Story to Link Memories. 27
Remembering a list without paper and pencil. 27
Weaving a story to recall a list. 28
Chapter 3: Troubleshooting Your Forgetfulness. 31
Cutting through Memory Fog. 32
Repressing your memory of your dentist appointment. 32
Listening selectively. 33
Getting It Down Cold by Overlearning. 34
Getting Organized. 37
Tagging. 38
Chunking. 39
Getting the Meaning of the Memory. 41
Chapter 4: Keeping Your Memory Sharp as You Grow Older. 43
Making Full Use of a Vintage Brain. 44
Reducing stress, keeping the blood flowing. 45
Compensating for your graying senses. 46
Mental Gymnastics: Inflating the Shrinking Brain. 47
Keeping your neurons from shrinking. 50
Keeping pleasure in your life. 50
Becoming an Old Dog Who Remembers New Tricks. 51
Branching out of routine. 52
Educating your memory skills. 53
Getting Artsy. 54
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