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Scientific Secrets for a Powerful Memory course. What was the name of your first pet? Where did you leave your house key? How do you go to work every morning? Chances are, you didn’t need to search for answers to these questions. Do you remember that memory is undoubtedly the most powerful (and most useful) tool… Some users’ comments:
“I bought the powerful memory a few weeks ago and I love it. I also have many other great courses on Liberary that I enjoy sitting at my computer and keeping my brain busy. I am getting old and need to work on my brain to stay sharp. “
“I expected a lot more insight than what’s provided here.”
“The presentation is good and he clearly shows that it is a difficult system to learn, but the system turns memorizing numbers into a visual scene for long-term recall.”
“Dr. Wishton is simply great. Orderly, polite, thorough, bright, humble, loves to teach, just great. Every lesson he teaches is excellent. “
“It was a very interesting series of lectures about how the brain stores and recalls memories in images and whole concepts. A couple of memory tricks are given, but the rest of the series is about how the brain works and why these tricks work. You can watch the entire series of lectures in about three hours.”
This short 6-lecture course presented by Professor Peter Wishton attempts to provide the fundamentals of achieving a good memory. Understandably, I had to limit my expectations, as I’ve had a lot of experience with memory techniques in the past and read a lot on the subject. The reality is that you have to be realistic when considering your expectations of this 3-hour course. That is, it does not prepare you for the World Memory Championships. Memory training takes time and practice if you want to see significant changes. Unfortunately, the course only devotes two of the six lectures to applied techniques (one technique for each of the two lectures), and the remaining four lectures focus on what I consider the “basic science of memory”. Let us consider the first two speeches in isolation. The first lecture looks at what your memory is and how it is designed to help you remember certain things with some interesting examples. This is where Professor Wishton introduces you to the basic system and lets you turn numbers into pictures. After quickly going through the system through the briefest of explanations, he proceeds with a clear enough example. In the second lecture, Professor Wishton follows some examples of how to use Major’s system to memorize a string of numbers. This is where we find our first problem. When teaching this system, care should be taken to provide examples that are clear and easy. His example is weak (LaSH LeeR’s example) and can give a beginner the wrong idea. You want to focus on objects. Things that move, things you can visualize when conjuring up verbs and avoiding verbs. Professor Wishton also overlooks subtle problems that newcomers to the system can encounter. He should have devoted an entire lecture to this system. His remaining examples are clearer, and hopefully easier for the viewer to relate to. (If you’re curious, I’d choose LeeCH instead of LaSH and LawyeR instead of LeeR). Fortunately, the second lecture covers what I think is one of the most powerful tools (and the reason why this course is not a complete waste of time): the Loci method. Here, the instructor provides an example of its use and how effective it can be in encoding information. Considering this is a beginner’s course, I didn’t agree with his method of crushing the two items in the last room (milk and orange juice) which can cause interference, especially if you’re new to the system. Regardless, I thought this example was clear enough to demonstrate the method effectively.
If your goal was to learn actionable memory techniques, you can stop here. Now, having learned this information, you are ready to apply it. The first thing you want to do is look in the manual for more examples and (hopefully) some exercises, only to find that there is no manual. I believe this is the most prominent flaw of this course. I know it’s a very short course, but considering how the professor talks about how easy it is to forget material only to not provide a means to reinforce that material is careless. At the very least, a recommendation for a website or app (there are many) where the viewer can review and practice their new skills would be appreciated by the learner. Having a good memory book (next tips) with you will be helpful to fix this unjustifiable neglect. As for the remaining lectures, they serve as an exploration of memory and present some of the basic science behind the concept. I consider much of this material to be filler to spread the course over six lectures. It is common knowledge that diet and exercise, among other factors, are important for maintaining optimal cognitive function. The rest of the content seems like it belongs in another course, and indeed, such advice can be found in more detail in numerous other training company courses. To be clear, it doesn’t necessarily feel out of place, but that extra time could have been better spent consolidating what was learned in the first two lectures with more applications. We live in a time when bookstore shelves are heavy with self-improvement titles, and the fight against cognitive decline is a major concern. Memory improvement books fill these shelves (and online), which begs the question: Why should you watch this course? For some people, this could be their only exposure to memory techniques, so they can learn a lot from those first two lectures. In addition, Professor Wishton is a pleasure to listen to (even if he occasionally stumbles over his words and looks untimely to another camera before making a switch). This course can encourage them to at least try the systems, and/or read one of the great memory books. For these reasons, this course is well worth your time as a skeletal introduction to the subject of memory improvement. On the other hand, for those of you who are familiar with the basics of memory improvement or have taken a course (through books or other means), there is nothing new here. Let me summarize as follows:
positive points:
+ Pleasant instructor
+ Introduces two great systems: the main system and the location method
cons:
– In some places it is too short
– Some examples can be better thought of
– No manual
– Only the first two lectures are related to working memory techniques
Recommended Books in Memory: When it comes to books, we’re at a saturation point (especially if we look online). There are different systems, different approaches to the same material. The following authors were instrumental in laying the foundation for what you’ll find in almost every book. I personally recommend the following: The Memory Book by Harry Lorin – a classic book on memory. It covers the main system with many applications. Highly recommended. How to Create a Perfect Memory by Dominic O’Brien – Eight-time World Memory Champion. Any one of his books will suffice because they all effectively deal with the same material. He deals with the location method and its applications. I highly recommend his audiobook The Power of Quantum Memory, which is a great introduction to memory techniques. Note: He does not use the original system, but another system for memorizing numbers (the DOMINIC system) which is worth a try if you are curious. From this point it is up to you where you want to go and how much you want to improve your memory. This course may not be a panacea for every memory problem you face, and you won’t be competing in memory championships when you finish, but that’s not the point. If you take anything away from this course, it should be this: Your memory can be improved with a little time and effort, regardless of your age. Try to remember it.”
What you will learn in Scientific Secrets for a Powerful Memory course
Use the Method of Loci to learn how to use images to enhance your memory capabilities.
Learn why we forget information and how to exercise – and maximize short- and long-term memory.
Discover how to improve your memory and keep your entire brain at its best.
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