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Index
Index
A
abacus, 42
academic performance,
58–59
acronyms, 36
action plans, 24–25, 61
actors, learning lines, 53
address books, 63
affirmations, 51
aging, 8
alphabet, phonetic, 37
amnesia, 8
anniversaries, 49, 63
antioxidants, in diet, 19
Aristotle, 9
arithmetic, mental, 66
Association Technique, 9, 31
facts and figures, 55
image creation, 23
learning languages, 57
remembering names, 32–33, 35
auditory thinking:
remembering numbers, 42
studying for exams, 58
axons, 11
B
babies, memory, 7
biorhythms, 21
birthdays, 49, 63
body temperature, 21
brain:
aging, 8
amnesia, 8
how memory works, 7, 10–13
oxygen supply, 20
retention and recall, 60–61
sleep, 21
structure, 10
bulletin boards, 64
Buzan, Tony, 47
C
calendars, family, 64–65
card games, 56, 67
cells, brain, 11
cerebellum, 10
cerebral cortex, 10
cerebrum, 10
chess, 56, 67
children:
language skills, 7
memory, 7
colors:
learning languages, 57
Mind Mapping, 47
reading skills, 55
computers, memory aids, 65
concentration, 29
confidence, 14, 26, 61
Confucius, 59
constructive thinking,
22–23
creativity, 23
crosswords, 66
D
daily tasks, 49
dates, remembering, 49–51
deja vu, 12
Delacroix, Henri, 57
dendrites, 11
Descartes, René, 26
Dewar,Thomas, 22
Dialexeis, 7
diet, 19
digital reminders, 65
E
Einstein, Albert, 55
electronic organizers, 65
exams, 15, 58–59
exercise, 20
explicit memory, 13
extended acronyms, 36
F
facts and figures, 55, 59
filing systems, 31, 63
flash cards, 58
food, 19
G
games, 56
gender, learning
languages, 57
general knowledge, 55
ginkgo biloba, 19
goals, 24–25, 61
Greece, ancient, 38
H
hearing, 29
auditory thinking, 42, 58
Homer, 38
hypothalamus, 10
I
Image Creation Principles, 30
daily tasks, 49
Mind Mapping, 46–47
remembering lists, 40
remembering names, 33
remembering numbers,
42–45
remembering words, 37
implicit memory, 13
individuality, memory and, 6
information:
associations, 31
Journey Technique, 30,
38–41
Mind Mapping, 46–47
organizing, 28, 30–31
reading skills, 54
retention and recall,
60–61
sharing, 64
storing, 31
studying for exams, 59
Internet, 67
IQ tests, 9
J
Journey Technique, 30
chess, 56
daily tasks, 49
facts and figures, 59
learning sports, 55
mental planners, 50–51
public speaking, 53
remembering lists, 38–41
remembering numbers, 45
K
Kennedy, John F., 35
key words:
learning lines, 53
Mind Mapping, 46, 47
public speaking, 52
studying for exams, 59
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L
language skills, 7, 56, 57
learning:
and aging, 8
new skills, 13, 14
retention and recall, 60–61
studying for exams, 59
letters:
passwords, 48
Phonetic Letter Technique, 37,
48, 56
lines, learning, 53
listening:
Number Rhyme System, 42
studying for exams, 58
lists:
acronyms, 36
Journey Technique, 38–41
long-term, 62
memory aids, 62
patterns, 23
locations, Journey Technique, 30,
38–41
“loci technique,” 38
long-term lists, 62
long-term memory, 13
Luria, A.R., 42
M
math, mental arithmetic, 66
meditation, 20
meetings, taking notes, 64
memory:
aging, 8
aids, 62–65
applying techniques,
48–69
developing potential,
18–27
differing recollections, 7
failure of, 8
how memory works,
10–13
and individuality, 6
and IQ, 9
keeping active, 66–67
training, 14–15, 28–47
mental arithmetic, 66
mental planners, 50–51
mental notebooks, 49
Mind Mapping, 46–47
public speaking, 52
reading skills, 54
studying for exams, 59
minerals, in diet, 19
mnemonics, 38
N
names, remembering, 32–35
negative thinking, 22
neurons, 10, 11
neurotransmitters, 11, 19
newspapers, 66, 67
numbers, 9
card games, 56
chess, 56
mental arithmetic, 66
Number Rhyme System, 42–43
Number Shape System, 42,
44–45
PINs, 48
remembering dates, 49
nutrition, 19
O
observation, 29
Omega-3 fatty acids, 19
oxygen supply, brain, 20
P
passwords, 37, 48
patterns, 23, 28
PDAs (Personal Digital
Assistants), 65
personal organizers, 63
Phonetic Letter Technique, 37
chess, 56
passwords, 48
PINs, 48
planners, 63, 64
mental planners, 50–51
plans, action, 24–25, 61
plays, learning lines, 53
poetry, learning, 53
positive thinking, 22, 23
presentations, 52–53
public speaking, 52–53
Q
questionnaires, 16–17, 68–69
quotations, learning, 53
R
reading skills, 54, 55
keeping memory active, 66, 67
recall, 60–61
record keeping, 64
relaxation, 20
retention, 60–61
reviewing information, 60–61
rhymes, remembering numbers,
42–43
Romans, 38
Room Technique, 38
Rubik’s Cube, 9
S
self-belief, 26
self-talk, 23, 51, 62
sensory information, 12, 29
Shereshevsky (“S”), 42
short-term memory, 12
sight, 29
Simonides of Ceos, 38
skills:
improving, 54–55
learning new, 13
sleep, 21
SLUG technique, remembering
names, 34–35
SMART formula, setting goals,
24–25
spatial awareness, 9
speeches, 52–53
sports, 55
stress, 20
study skills, 15, 58–59
synapses, 11
T
temperature, body, 21
thalamus, 10
thinking patterns, 22–23
time management:
mental planners, 50–51
reducing stress, 20
traces, creating memories, 11, 13
triggers, sensory information, 12
Twain, Mark, 52
V
vacations, 20, 62
visual thinking, 29
patterns, 28
remembering numbers, 44
vitamins, 19
vocabulary, learning languages, 57
W
words:
learning languages, 57
passwords, 48
remembering, 36–37
word games, 66
work, efficiency at, 15
working memory, 12
writing lists, 62
written plans, retention
and recall, 60
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