Sheep Falls Out of the Tree. Techniques to Develop an Incredible Memory & Boost Brainpower

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Contents......Page 4 Preface......Page 8 1. A Good Memory Is Necessary for Knowledge and Education......Page 10 2. You Can Give Your Imagination Wings......Page 12 3. You Will Develop Your Creativity......Page 14 4. Training Strengthens Your Perceptions, Social Skills, and Expressivity......Page 15 5. You Set Guidelines for Collaborative and Flexible Thinking......Page 16 6. You Develop a Sense of Time and Good Time-Management Skills......Page 17 7. You Increase Your Motivation, Self-Confidence, and Self-Awareness and Learn to Take Responsibility for Your Actions......Page 18 8. You Improve Your Concentration......Page 20 9. You Think Faster and Improve Your Intellectual Capacity......Page 22 10. You Deal with Stress More Effectively......Page 23 2 How Good Is Your Memory? Quiz Yourself!......Page 26 A Quick Way to Remember Lists......Page 40 The Route Method......Page 42 4 Memory: What You Should Know About the Human Brain......Page 48 Understanding the Brain......Page 50 Understanding How Memory Works......Page 52 5 How You Can Improve Your Memory......Page 56 Visualization: Using the Power of Imagery......Page 57 Associating New Information with What You Already Know......Page 67 Reviewing the Important Things......Page 76 Memory Training......Page 78 The Route Method......Page 89 The Master System—Why the Sheep Falls Out of the Tree......Page 95 7 How to Use Mnemonic Techniques......Page 120 Numbers......Page 121 Words......Page 127 Auditory Memory Training......Page 130 Practicing What You've Learned......Page 132 Using Mnemonic Techniques in Daily Practice......Page 136 Interactions with Friends, Neighbors, and Customers......Page 137 Everyday Situations......Page 151 School and Work......Page 157 9 Developing Specialized Memory Techniques......Page 178 Playing Cards......Page 179 Binary Numbers......Page 184 Five Tips for Beginners......Page 188 The First Seven Days......Page 190 Words and Numbers......Page 191 Six Tips to Keep You Going......Page 192 Focusing Your Perceptions......Page 194 Games......Page 195 Concentration Exercises......Page 197 12 Final Quiz—See How Much You've Improved!......Page 206 Afterword......Page 218 Logging Your Progress and Performance......Page 220 Further Information......Page 221 J......Page 222 M......Page 223 S......Page 224 W......Page 225