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Train Your Brain for Success

Read Smarter, Remember More, and Break Your Own Records

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This book is well complemented by:

remember everything

Artur Dumchev

brain rules

John Medina

Life at full power!

Jim Lauer and Tony Schwartz

whole life

Les Hewitt, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen

Foreword

People do not reach their full potential.

Almost everyone (and certainly those who are interested in this book) want to significantly improve their results: to grow, succeed and influence the world. But b about most of their God-given potential remains untapped.

In an effort to grow and develop as a person, most make two unfortunate mistakes. First, they are looking for answers not in themselves, but outside. They are sure that someone has already created a miracle cure, you just need to find it - and everything in their life will change.

Of course, no one admits that they are looking for a magical remedy. But deep down, most really hope that one day it will appear.

Having finally come to terms with the fact that there is no such remedy, people make the second mistake: they overly complicate the process of growth. All but a few wise men, in their eagerness to take charge and take on personal responsibility, overcomplicate the simple steps by which great personal growth is achieved.

There are no miracle cures in this magnificent book. It is simple without oversimplification. You will find in it basic skills and hard truths that have existed for thousands of years, but are still missing in the lives of most people. They are fun to learn, fun to learn, and amazingly easy to use.

I have known Roger Sipe for over twenty years, and I work and travel with him. I see how he does what is taught in this book. Roger proves in his life that by understanding and applying the basic principles outlined here, you win.

And although there are no magic remedies, the results seem miraculously. Remember information three times better! Read two, three or even four times faster! Formulate goals in a way that makes it easier to achieve them, and manage your time so that it is enough for everything that really matters!

Does it really look like it's impossible?

This impression is deceptive. Only the basics are given here, which anyone who seriously approaches the study of this book will master. And this is just the beginning!

The principles and statements outlined here really work. They have proven effective for thousands of people just like you. You need to have the courage to believe that you, too, can create something extraordinary, that you have the ability to absorb this ingeniously simple information and the responsibility to apply it. Be free!

Eric Plantenberg,President Freedom Personal Development,creator of Abundant Living Retreat

Introduction

How to beat records

I heard my first motivational speaker as an adult at the age of 19, in May 1989 in Nashville, at the end of a Southwestern sales training session. The speaker's name was Mort Utley, and he made one of the most chilling statements I've ever made.

"Most people don't get what they want out of life."

“Well, sadness,” I thought. Mort gets paid a lot of money to motivate people, and he goes on stage and claims that most people don't get what they want out of life. In my 19-year-old brain flashed: “Thanks for the advice, Mort. And now you will probably declare that in France they speak French. Most don't get what they want out of life, right? Why do you think I'm listening to you at all?"

I didn't want to be in that majority, and you probably don't either. If you wanted to be an average person - with financial problems, ailments and lack of time that prevent you from enjoying life - you would not read this book. However, you need to understand that there are many unconscious patterns of thinking and behavior in your brain that interfere with you. Here is one of them.

You have a strong drive to be mediocre.

Starting in elementary school, due to the system of education and the desire for safety inherent in our brain, we have a strong unconscious desire to be like everyone else. We want to blend in with the crowd, become mediocre.

Why am I starting with this? Mainly because if you are serious about living the life you really want, you first need to understand that even in the most prosperous and technologically advanced society in human history being mediocre sucks!

But like I said, you don't want to be average. Congratulations! By reading this book, you are already showing that mediocrity is not for you. Do you want to break records! In my book, you will learn the basic principles that have been proven effective over the centuries in helping people and companies achieve continuous growth in all areas: professional, financial, physical, emotional, spiritual, as well as in all types of relationships. Success has a beautiful feature: it is easy to achieve. Not easy, but simple. Learn the basics, apply them diligently, and you will definitely achieve what you want.

Now reread it and imagine that the wish has already come true. Imagine that you have earned the right amount, received a promotion, got rid of an extra 9 kg, or met your ideal.

How are you feeling? It's great, right? I think this is a good start. The book will explain to you how to take the seed of an idea and sprout it so that it brings not just a fleeting feeling of joy, but fruits in the form of real result and efficient, joyful and enthusiastic.

Let's start with three features of thinking that affect success. By understanding these ideas and applying them, you will automatically start moving towards your goals. The better you understand them, the faster and easier you will achieve your goals.

The first feature of thinking: success gives clues

This means that the achievement of goals does not depend on magic, luck or circumstances, but on your way of thinking and action. Reread the goal you wrote down. Has anyone already managed to achieve results that you want to repeat or surpass? It is difficult to find a person who will answer "no". Whatever you want to achieve, someone has already succeeded, and this is great news for you. Whoever achieves the desired result, you can be sure that he did not do it because he is better or luckier than you in some way, but because of a certain way of thinking and certain actions. If you develop these same thought patterns and habits, you are almost guaranteed similar results. Success gives clues. Therefore, whatever your starting positions, you are able to reach the finish line. At the same time, in order to get to the finish line the fastest, it is best to find the one who did it and imitate his actions.

I found a great example of this idea in an interview with a very successful professional fisherman who specialized in bass fishing. He won tournaments more than once, no matter how bad the bite was: he always caught fish, even when others failed. The reporter asked him, “How do you do it? What is the secret of your success?" The fisherman's answer confirms that success provides clues.

Fisherman:“Most people think that perch fishing is all about luck. Like, if you are in the right place at the right time with the right bait, you will catch a fish, and if you are not lucky, you will leave empty-handed. But I learned that the bite of a perch can actually be predicted scientifically. If you take a specific body of water, then by the season and weather you can roughly determine where the fish will be. Then it's easier to decide which ways to feed the bait will work, and I find the fish and experiment with spinners and ways to feed until I find an effective one. It's simple. Sometimes easier, sometimes harder, but a systematic approach always works best.”

If you wanted to be an average person - with financial problems, ailments and lack of time that prevent you from enjoying life - you would not read this book. Roger Sipe

“Memorize information three times better! Read two, three or even four times faster! Formulate goals in such a way as to make it easier to achieve them, and manage time so that it is enough for everything that is really important! - such miracles are promised to the reader in the preface to Roger Sipe's book "Brain Development". At the same time, it is recommended to read it as a textbook - with a pencil in hand, conscientiously performing all the exercises. How not to buy here? I bought.

Roger Sipe

Personal effectiveness coach, co-founder of Freedom Personal Development. Considered one of the world's leading experts in the development of creative abilities. For eight years he was a professional comedian. A skilled speaker, conducts seminars and presentations in various cities and countries.

Expectation and reality

After reading the annotation for Brain Development, I thought, “Great! I love books that teach new things and help to understand how the main human organ works. I thought that I would draw a lot of scientific facts for myself, like from Kelly McGonigal's book "", or learn about amazing mental traps, like on Lifehacker. But the book turned out to be a cocktail of fragmentary knowledge of the author in the field of psychology, physiology, time management, physics and esotericism.

If the first part of it (the section “The Foundations of Your Learning”) still corresponds to the title and is really aimed at developing mental abilities, then the second, in my opinion, has nothing to do with brain development and is a lengthy reflection in the style of the movie “The Secret”.

The development of memory and speed reading - justified expectations

The first six chapters of Brain Development live up to the title: they help you determine your personal learning readiness quotient, tell you why your brain is comfortable in its comfort zone, and most importantly, they provide cool exercises to improve memory and speed reading.

Here is just one of them.

mental folders
Imagine that your feet, shins, thighs, buttocks, stomach, ribs, collarbone, mouth, nose and forehead are folders in which you can paste any information. In this case, the brightest and most incredible visual images will serve as “glue”. An important point: you should always start with the same folder (from the foot to the forehead) and always proceed in the same order. For example, you need to remember the following shopping list: bread, milk, buckwheat, green tea, fruits. In order to "stick" each of these products into the correct folder, you must draw as ridiculous images as possible. Imagine that on your feet, like shoes, two loaves of bread are put on; instead of blood, milk oozes from an abrasion on the lower leg; and buckwheat grows instead of hair on the hips. The more visually you draw this in your head and the “crazier” the images are, the easier it will be for you to reproduce the shopping list in the store, looking at yourself from feet to forehead.

The first part of the book is really readable with a pencil in hand: the edition is designed in such a way that the exercises can be performed directly on its pages. Conveniently. And useful. I adopted many methods for developing memory (as, for example, the exercise above) and speed reading skills.

Components of Life Records - A Disappointing Reality

The second part of the book, alas, cannot be called as practical. It's called The Components of Records in Your Life. The first few chapters teach you how to set goals. At the same time, I personally, a person who reads (and writes) a lot of materials about productivity, did not learn anything new for myself. Yes, you need to set no more than 5–7 tasks, since the brain no longer perceives. Yes, you need to clearly formulate them and write them down on a piece of paper. Yes, you need to be mindful of your goals. All these are well-known truths.

The next few chapters are about time management. In my opinion, they are the most useful of the entire section. Roger Sipe's "Two Hours Solution" may not be original either, but it is clearly demonstrated.

The final chapters are the author's reflections on positive thinking, the power of thought, energy, etc., etc. I can't say that some kind of stupidity has been written - the judgments, although philosophical, are true. But, in my opinion, this is a topic for another book with a different title. (For those who are interested in this topic, I recommend reading "" by Brandon Burchard.)

Summary

The fact that Roger Sipe moved away from the concept laid down at the beginning of the book (brain development) and slipped into a typical personal performance coach performance left an unpleasant aftertaste. The miracles that were promised at the beginning did not happen.

My personal rating for this book is 5 out of 10. Five for the first part (it met my expectations) and -5 for the second (total disappointment).

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Roger Sipe - Brain Development. How to Read Faster, Remember Better, and Achieve Bigger Goals

In this book by Roger Sipe, self-improvement coach and consultant, you'll find an arsenal of ideas, strategies, and specific techniques to help you remember better, read more intelligently, and break records in any field.

This book will replace several publications on the development of memory, intelligence, speed reading and energy management.

Read it with a pencil in your hand, write down your thoughts and do all the exercises suggested by the author, and you will become a super-efficient professional.

Name: Brain development. How to Read Faster, Remember Better, and Achieve Bigger Goals
Author Story by: Roger Sipe
Year: 2014
Genre: Psychology

This book will replace several publications on the development of memory, intelligence, speed reading and energy management. Read it with a pencil in your hand, write down your thoughts and do all the exercises suggested by the author, and you will become a super-efficient professional.

Published in Russian for the first time.

Train Your Brain for Success

Read Smarter, Remember More, and Break Your Own Records

Published with permission from John Wiley & Sons International Rights Inc. and Alexander Korzhenevski Agency

Memory development: memorization lessons

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Memory is a skill that is vital for every person. Without it, we would never be ourselves, would not be able to talk, and would not be able to think at all. But memory is not only an indispensable skill, but also an important element of our education and intelligence. The development of memory, attention and thinking are often related tasks. Many of our mental characteristics directly depend on how our memory is developed. For example, the process of mastering the skills of speed reading, oratory and oral counting will not do without memory. This self-study course presents online lessons aimed at developing memory and the ability to purposefully memorize material.

Among the additional materials in this section of the site you can find educational games and exercises, download free books and textbooks, find suitable classes, schools, courses and trainings - everything that will help improve your technique for memorizing information.

What is memory and memorization

Memory- this is one of the mental functions and types of mental activity, designed to save, accumulate and reproduce information (Wikipedia). Thus, memory is understood as a system consisting of several elements:

memorization- this is the process of memory, through which the perception of new information and the recording of this information in the general system of thinking and associative links. The key function of memorization is the creation of semantic connections as a result of the work of our thinking and intellect on the content of the memorized material. Memorization is a very important process of memory, the development of which will be given key attention in this training. However, this process is not the only one.

Storage is the process of systemic accumulation of information in memory, including the processing and assimilation of this information. Without storing information in memory, it is impossible to train a person, in addition, such important abilities as thinking and speech directly depend on this process.

Playback is the process of representing and recognizing information stored in memory, which is also called memories. Reproduction is involuntary and arbitrary. In our course, special attention will be paid to arbitrary (special, conscious) reproduction.

Forgetting is also a process of memory, or rather the problem of its development. The loss of the ability to reproduce learned information can be partial (reproduction is incomplete or distorted) or complete (impossibility of reproduction and recognition). You will learn more about solving the problem of forgetting in the fourth lesson of this training.

Features of human memory

We all have a different ability to remember. For some it's easier, for some it's harder. In addition, different things are remembered by us in different ways. For example, one person may be good at remembering people's names and facial features, but bad at remembering where they put something in the house. And the other, on the contrary, perfectly remembers where everything is, but does not remember the name of his neighbor. Some prefer to use auditory and musical memory, others - visual, and someone better remembers tactile sensations.

Memory is an ability that has individual characteristics for each person. But there are patterns of memory that are universal for all people. And it is these patterns of memory and methods of its development, as well as the techniques and techniques of memorization, that will be discussed in this online training.

One of the first specialists who drew attention to the problems of human memory development was the psychologist Carl Emil Sishor. He claimed that the average person uses no more than 10% of their memory. One proof of this is hypermnesia. Hypermnesia is a human pathology associated with an increased ability to remember. People with this pathology can remember many things verbatim and in great detail. But the peculiarity lies in the fact that memorization occurs regardless of the desire of a person.

Rate how well you remember information in our Hostess game: meet people and seat them at your favorite places to get the maximum score. You can also use it for training.

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Methodology for the development of memory and memorization

In the lessons of this section, you can find useful tricks, rules and techniques aimed at increasing the level of memory development and the ability of purposeful memorization (remembering the information you need).

The methodology for learning how to memorize used on this site is very simple. It consists in the systematic development of memorization skills in four main areas:

Lesson 1. Attention and impression. We remember better what we are interested in, what we are focused on. These memorization conditions can be trained and created specifically at the right time. Read more about this in the first lesson.

Lesson 2. Associations. Associations help create a connection in your head between what you want to remember and what is already firmly entrenched there. The correct use of associations, which is described in the second lesson, will help you memorize more information in less time.

Lesson 3. Structuring. Structuring the material is the most important factor in purposeful memorization. The ability to correctly share information, create thematic blocks based on logic and associative thinking will be discussed in the third lesson.

Lesson 4. Repetition. Human memory is a dynamic process, something is forgotten over time. In the fourth lesson, repetition techniques will be given to help the best memorization of information.

And also to develop the ability to memorize information, it is useful to use mnemonics and special techniques and memory training exercises:

Lesson 5. Mnemonics. There are a number of features of remembering certain information. This is due to the fact that sometimes there are convenient associations, the use of which in certain cases has a strong effect on memorization. Such methods and recommendations are called mnemonics. Read more about this in Lesson 5.

Lesson 6 Although understanding the laws of human memory can improve the memorization of the necessary information, it is difficult to achieve high results without special exercises. This lesson will tell you how you can effectively train short-term and long-term memory.

As a result of passing the lessons, subject to following all the recommendations, as well as the correct completion of tasks and exercises, you will master the special skill of purposefully remembering a large amount of any information. And by completing the proposed exercises, you can significantly increase the capabilities of your memory.

Games and exercises

Also within the framework of this training you will find useful games and puzzles that will help you develop your memory. After all, as mentioned above, what we are interested in is well remembered. And what better way to arouse our interest, kindle our passion, than games and competitions?

Among these games:

Useful materials

In addition, this section will provide other necessary information to improve your memorization technique.

We wish you success in memory development!

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What's happening?

We gather in teams from 2 to 10 people, we fight for the first place.

Questions are asked, only 7 rounds of 7 questions each. The topics of the questions are varied.
All questions are about logic. The correct answer can be reached in the course of reasoning.
Whoever gets the most points wins the Cup!
Three prizes, captains competition, etc. Lots of gifts will be distributed

All this in order to shake things up, spend time with friends, have a good rest and gain strength.
All this can be obtained in the exciting atmosphere of the bar intellectual and entertaining Game of the Fight of Minds.

What do you need to do to get into the Wrestling of Minds?
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Assemble a team of 2 to 10 people.
This is the time to strengthen the bonds of friendship. Gather the people. Soon you will be the most united, the strongest brethren.

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Step four. Important. Come to the game.
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Thinking games

Thinking games are gaining more and more popularity, because in everyday life we don’t train our brain very often, but we want to “stretch” it, and it’s most pleasant to do it in a playful way. In addition, if thinking is not developed, it gradually degrades. The famous phrase says: “As we think, so we live!” That is, if a person thinks slowly, it means that he makes decisions slowly, acts slowly, lives slowly. But the world around us is changing very quickly. Therefore, it is possible to achieve success in it only if you have time to rebuild or even go one step ahead.

Thinking games will teach you how to make actions in the mind, calculate the situation a few steps ahead analyze, highlight the main, summarize and draw appropriate conclusions. All these skills will definitely come in handy in your daily life: faced with difficult tasks in real life situations, you can solve them much easier.

With the help of our online thinking games, you will significantly improve your memory, imagination, ability to analyze and even your reaction speed.

Let's understand the terminology - what is "thinking"? From the point of view of physiology and psychology, the following definition is considered the most correct: “Thinking is the highest stage of cognition and theoretical development of the world around on the basis of knowledge, ideas and conclusions.” That is, when you draw certain conclusions on the basis of your knowledge, you think. Thinking is closely connected with action and speech.

Thus, you train your thinking by doing actions in your mind, analyzing the situation and making new judgments even in the game. It is this kind of training that we offer adults in thinking games.

In order to develop your thinking, you need to go through a simple registration, and then we will draw up a development program for you personally, taking into account those abilities that you want to pay more attention to. We want to help you achieve the maximum effect, so we recommend that you train with our mind games every day, because only regularity and consistency will give you the desired results. Also, you can try our specialized program, which includes the most effective exercises for the development of thinking.

Train for 15-20 minutes daily, and very soon you will feel the results yourself.

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Roger Sipe

Train Your Brain for Success

Read Smarter, Remember More, and Break Your Own Records

Published with permission from John Wiley & Sons International Rights Inc. and Alexander Korzhenevski Agency

Legal support of the publishing house is provided by the law firm "Vegas-Lex"

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This book is well complemented by:

Jim Lauer and Tony Schwartz

Les Hewitt, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen

Foreword

People do not reach their full potential.

Of course, no one admits that they are looking for a magical remedy. But deep down, most really hope that one day it will appear.

Does it really look like it's impossible?

This impression is deceptive. Only the basics are given here, which anyone who seriously approaches the study of this book will master. And this is just the beginning!

Introduction

How to beat records

I heard my first motivational speaker in my adult life at the age of 19, in May 1989 in Nashville, at the end of a Southwestern sales training session. The speaker's name was Mort Utley, and he made one of the most chilling statements I've ever made.

"Most people don't get what they want out of life."

You have a strong drive to be mediocre.

Now reread it and imagine that the wish has already come true. Imagine that you have earned the right amount, received a promotion, got rid of an extra 9 kg, or met your ideal.

The first feature of thinking: success gives clues

Journalist:“Sounds so easy, like anyone can do it.”

Fisherman:- "Yes, probably so."

Journalist:“Why then doesn’t everyone have such a regular catch as you?”

Fisherman:“Remember what I said at the very beginning. Most people think that luck is the main thing in perch fishing. They simply do not understand that they can influence the result so much, and therefore they never try to find effective schemes of action. They just don't know about it."

Everything is the same in life. Yes, there are circumstances, and often difficult ones, that need to be overcome. But your success is not a derivative of circumstances, but of your behavior. Yes, most people don't succeed; prosperity, relationships, health remain a dream for them. They think they're just unlucky. And you find and those successful people - who have become who you want to be, who have achieved the results you want - and imitate their actions. Success gives clues. This is something that can and should be created according to someone else's model.

The second feature of thinking: what you see is what you get

Saying “what you see is what you get”, people most often mean the absence of “pitfalls”, the ability to take a person’s word for it or accept the situation as it seems. I'm talking about something else: the pictures that you draw in your imagination are usually embodied in life. What do high-class athletes do before a performance? They imagine the desired result: how the ball flies into the goal, how they perfectly execute the program. Whatever sport they do, they mentally see an exemplary result.

And athletes do this because they know: it works. They understand that the more clearly they present the desired result, the sooner they will act in such a way as to achieve it. And again, this is true in everyday life: the more clearly you visualize the desired results, the more likely it is that your actions will lead to them.

The third feature of thinking: what you are looking for is what you see

Probably, most often in your imagination there will be pictures that you will accustom your brain to. One of its parts, very important, can work for you or against you. This is the activating reticular system (ARS), which acts as a "filter". She draws your attention to what about you teach her to notice, and weeds out almost everything else. You are already familiar with how this part of the brain works if, for example, you were choosing a new car. Once you settled on a particular brand, where did you start seeing those cars? That's right - everywhere! And not because they suddenly began to cluster around you; it's just that you finally turned the switch that allowed you to notice them. And you couldn't help but see them. Now the good news is that you can use APC to achieve your goals much faster and easier. Later I will return to ARS more than once; this system is very useful if used properly.

Here is an extremely important idea: your brain is always working. On you or against you, but constantly. And you need to understand: "by default" it works in such a way that it does not always help you achieve the desired results. There are natural tendencies in his activities, and there are three news for you here: bad, good and beautiful.

The Bad News: Your Comfort Zone Is Tightening You

One of the strongest brain tendencies is called homeostatic impulse; it is the desire to maintain the current state of affairs. I will return to this in more detail later, but for now I will emphasize that as a result of evolution, the brain has acquired a strong ability to survive; he is exceptionally good at keeping you alive. You may not like the situation you are in now, but the fact remains that it has not yet led to your death. As a result, your brain has found it safe and will resort to strange tricks to keep you in it. Are you familiar with cases when a person lost 9 kg, gained them again and lost weight again, and so on 4-5 times? Did you pay off all your debts on loans, and then again picked up debts? Or over and over again entered into relationships with representatives of the same type? These are all examples of the homeostatic impulse commonly known as the "comfort zone".

This is bad news, because growth in a comfort zone is not possible; You can grow only outside of it. I really like the illustration of this idea (Fig. 1).

Rice. one. You can move your comfort zone to the next level

If you want changes that will lead to long-term results, then you need to work on your comfort zone: it holds you with incredible strength.

Good news

And now that I have convinced you that you can be stuck in your current situation forever, you should understand that such a fate can be avoided. You certainly have the power to move your comfort zone wherever you want, and here's why.

You have chosen your comfort zone, whether you realize it or not.

Albeit unconsciously, you still chose her. This is encouraging: you are in control of your choices and therefore can consciously abandon your current comfort zone and choose a different one. And most importantly, when you shift your comfort zone to a new level, your life improves! You can permanently reset your “internal regulator” to a higher setting. You will have to take this task seriously, study and get a little help from the outside, but it is quite doable.

The Great News: Small Changes Make Big Benefits

You don't have to get 100% better to achieve a 100% increase in performance; just getting a little better. Here the principle applies minimum overweight: A small desired change has a big impact on the final result. Take, for example, a game of golf: if you change the inclination of the club head by 1 mm, the ball will not land in the right place on the field, but will fly away to some unknown place. At the races, the winner is often a few millimeters ahead of the opponent, but they usually mean a fourfold increase in the prize amount. In sales, the smallest perceptible difference between competitors can mean that one gets all the orders and the other none.

So you have reason to be optimistic: small improvements in the right area will lead to a serious increase in the final result. Here are some examples that I have observed in practice - among my clients:

The CEO started scheduling the week a little differently, and the company's net income increased by $125,000.

The banking expert changed one element of her morning routine and tripled her income in six months.

The sales rep just started paying more attention to his facial expressions, and his results skyrocketed.

The teacher applied the simplest form of "reading with the mind", and his student, who had hardly understood the text before, began to delve into almost everything.

And there are many such examples. The bottom line is that you ultimately choose how you use your brain. This book provides you with specific tools and skills to use your brain power to move forward with confidence.

How to use this book

This is not just an interesting book for passive recreation. She has two goals.

1. Become a tool for your continuous development.

2. Give you access to a system of accelerated learning and record results.

In the first section, we will fine-tune your basic learning skills - instant recall of information stored in memory and the ability to "read intelligently." You will be able to study in such a way that your brain is more actively involved and you absorb any information faster and for a longer period. Both parts of this section are Memory Optimized™; There are links to interactive video exercises at the end of each chapter. Memory Optimized™ means you will be guided step by step through a fun and easy process to solidify key points into your long-term memory. Just follow the directions, go to www.planetfreedom.com/trainyourbrain and enter the access code from the .

Read this section first, and most importantly, do the exercises to optimize your memory. Will it take a little longer than normal reading? Yes, but as a result, you will absorb the rest of the information much more efficiently and remember it better. The best teaching methods will not benefit you if you do not apply what you have learned, and for this you need to remember what you have learned. So take your learning seriously and actively.

The following are four components that allow breaking records. When a person or company takes their performance to the next level, you may notice that they use the following four methods and apply them as well.

1. Set goals that energize.

2. Act consciously and manage your time correctly.

3. Rely on core values.

4. Take care of your mind.

Chapters 7-17 are about how to use these four components to take your skills to the next level. You will develop concrete plans that will prove to be effective: they will help you quickly achieve long-term results in any important area of \u200b\u200blife. Again, exercises and tools are included with these chapters. Take notes as you read and then reinforce what you learned before moving on to the next chapter. Approach this book from an active position: read it with a pencil in your hand and write down your thoughts.

Sure, you can be anything, do whatever you want, and get whatever you want, but with your current mindset, that won't work.

If you want to move to the next level, you must learn to think at a higher level. Many self-improvement books promise some "key" or "secret" and then simply say, "You can do it!" This, of course, is good, but we are going one step further. We will teach you how to get from point A to point B quickly, efficiently and fun!

Fundamentals of your learning

The first foundation of learning

Instant recall of information stored in memory

Unleash the power of your memory

As I said in the Introduction, the first six chapters of this book are about the basics of your ability to learn, absorb, and reproduce the information you need for personal growth. In this part, you will learn how the learning process should be in order for your brain to work optimally. Let's start with one of the most popular areas: improving memory.

Consider how often and how differently you use your memory each day. If you find it difficult to answer this question, try answering another: "If you completely lost your memory, what could you do?"

The correct answer is "nothing". We come into this world with a functioning autonomic nervous system that ensures proper breathing, heartbeat and other bodily functions. We also have inborn reflexes, like when a doctor taps the kneecap with a rubber mallet to see if the muscles contract. And nothing more. Everything else has to be learned. Even such elementary things as knowing one's own name and knowing how to eat are acquired as a result of training. So almost everything in life requires the use of memory.

Think about the benefits of memory in your life today. In seminars run by our company, Freedom Personal Development, we often ask participants, "How would improving your memory help you be more efficient or less stressed?" Here are some of the answers we often hear.

From qualified professionals:

“I wish I could remember names better!”

“I want to give presentations without looking at notes!”

“I would like to remember the characteristics of products sooner!”

“I want to remember dates and times of meetings!”

From students:

“I need to memorize the vocabulary of a foreign language!”

“I would like to remember mathematical formulas and equations!”

"I want to remember, for example, the preamble to the US Constitution, the names of all the presidents, the names of all the states and their capitals."

"I would like to be less nervous on the control."

Frankly, I could devote an entire chapter to various examples of how memories become the tools with which we build our lives, but I will limit myself to the best news for you.

For whatever purpose and in whatever field of knowledge you want to improve your memory, you have absolutely everything to achieve your goal. Many studies confirm that your memory is, in fact, perfect; you never "forget" anything. Maybe you thought: “Roger, something I don’t understand you. I do feel that I always forget something! Why do you think I even bought this book?” I understand why you have this feeling. But your brain actually records everything: every book you read, every conversation you have, every person you meet. And the problem is not really memorization, and in playback saved information.

Recall the last time you met someone you knew (and you thought you knew him) but couldn't remember his name. This is a common situation: it happens to everyone. Mentally restore it. Perhaps you had a normal conversation with this person? For several minutes they exchanged phrases like “how are you, how is work, how is your family”, etc. And what was your brain doing while doing this? He strained to find an answer to the question: "What the hell is his name?" But the name was not remembered during the conversation, and later. You see: you didn't forget him, you just couldn't recall at the right moment.

I could give many examples, but suffice it to say that your memory is actually excellent, and the problem may be in the reproduction of information. And this is good: it is quite within your power to improve it. If you can't remember a piece of information, it's because you initially stored it accidentally, thoughtlessly, unsystematically and unconsciously.

How did you ever learn to learn

Chances are you're one of the 99% of people who learned to learn in school by rote learning. This is learning by simple repetition. You received information (from a teacher or from a book) and then repeated it over and over and over again until it was imprinted in your brain (as you hoped). Familiar process?

How is he serving you now? I guess not very good. To prove this, I propose a simple two-question test.

Question 1. Have you ever studied biology?

Question 2. Without peeping anywhere, name all types of the animal kingdom.

In our seminars, all participants answer the first question “Of course”, and the second drives them into a dead end. And this is normal: it is not necessary to know the types of the animal kingdom. But as a student of biology, you definitely went through this. And if you ask: "Did you really learn it?" – the answer is likely to be negative. You do not learned this information, and memorized. On the test, they vomited it onto paper, and that was it. At school, this method helped you, but now you understand what the problem is?

While studying at school and university, you constantly resorted to this technique, and you developed the habit of teaching everything in this way. She's probably doing you a disservice now. Yes, rote memorization can get you a decent test score, but life isn't made up of tests you know ahead of time. Therefore, you need a teaching method that will bring you a little more benefit. This is what you will learn about in the first six chapters of this book if you are ready to learn something new and unusual ...

Learning Index

To obtain any result, there is a specific way of thinking and acting. It is our duty to be receptive and flexible to adopt these ways of thinking and acting.

Bill Harris, founder of Centerpointe Research Institute

The benefit you will derive from this book or from any teaching situation depends largely on your individual characteristics. This material will change your life, but only if you meet the prerequisite: if you learn the material and apply it. And for this you need to know your index of learning. This is an indication of your readiness to learn. Whether you realize it or not, the Learning Index comes into play every time you're trying to learn a new skill or understand something better. It has two components, and each of them is easy to rate on a scale from 1 to 10 (10 is the highest score).

The first component is yours desire to learn. This makes sense: to get the most out of a learning situation, you must be willing to learn what is being offered to you. And the next news should please you as a student: your desire to learn is at a very high level, 9-10 points on this scale. Congratulations! I can confidently state this without even knowing you: I know for sure that you have already spent something on yourself. You probably gave money for this book (thank you!) or at least gave it some time to get to this stage. You wouldn't go for it if you didn't have a strong desire to learn. So, rate your current desire to learn on a scale of 1 to 10.

Write down your answer.

The second component of the learning index is a bit more complicated. It's yours willingness to change and should never be overestimated. Anyone who reads this book has a strong desire to learn. But no one is more willing to change. The reason is the comfort zone mentioned in the introduction: we have a natural desire to maintain the status quo and keep doing the same thing, even if it does not bring the desired results. I don't deny that you can have a high change readiness score. But if you want to increase it, you will have to act consciously and purposefully. It won't happen by luck. So how do you rate your current willingness to change?

Write down your answer.

Now, with the numbers in hand, you can measure your Learning Index by multiplying the two together. The highest possible score is 100 (10 × 10). Do it now and see what happens.

Willingness to Learn Score × Readiness to Change Score = Overall Learning Index.

Note that even if your desire to learn is 10 points, but your willingness to change is zero, then the overall learning index is also zero. In order for you to really learn something, both indicators must be high. It is not enough to express a desire to learn - you need to actually learn! You picked up this book because you want to improve your life, right? Of course, and if you really want it, then you have to start changing. As the Chinese say, insanity is “doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result.”

Many people say that this is a useful exercise when the goal is to learn something new. The learning index is not a reason for condemnation or frustration, but simply a useful guide. If someone has it higher than you, this does not mean that that person is better than you; this means that he will achieve success faster.

And I will give you tips to help you get the most out of these memory training chapters.

First tip: do not evaluate the process; evaluate the result.

The method you'll learn here will give you results exactly, but it's different from what you're used to. Therefore, you will most likely have the thought: “This is somehow strange.” Everyone who learns to train their memory goes through at least one period when it seems to them that everything is just a set of strange tricks. This is not true. And when you understand this, I recommend that you look at your learning index, get rid of negative thoughts and move on. Don't waste your time and energy trying to critique or analyze this process—you'll have plenty of time to do it later, if the desire persists. You will learn much faster if you don't will evaluate the process.

But at the same time you must evaluate your results. That's how you're judged at work, isn't it? Do the same: use this process, follow my instructions and see what happens. I think you will be amazed to see how quickly you can improve your abilities.

Second tip: have fun working on your brain!

One thing we know for sure: learning is ideally an exciting process. It has two features.

First, think about the pleasure you feel when you learn something new. Have you ever water skied? Snowboarding? Did you play backgammon? Learned to sell? Overcome fear? You were pleased when it started to work out, right? Your brain likes to learn new things, even if you didn't like school!

Secondly, we know for sure that the brain's response to stress - "fight or flight" - provides the most unfavorable state for learning something new. This reaction is very effective if you have already learned something and have reached a level of unconscious competence. But it also disables your ability to acquire new skills or learn new information. You remembered the name of that acquaintance later only because after his departure take a deep breath and relax. While you were racking your brains with him, your brain was experiencing the same thing as soldiers in battle! Of course, in a milder form (in the grocery store, the situation is not as intense as on the battlefield), but in essence the chemistry and brain waves are the same.

Stress is the biggest killer of your mental abilities. So lower your voltage. If you get stuck on something or hit a dead end, just take a deep breath, tell yourself: “I'll remember later,” and move on. Come back to this issue later. Often this is enough to get the neurons to interact in the right way and lead you to the desired result.

Be ready to learn and master new and unusual things. You are capable of doing much more than you think. So, go ahead and have fun!

Initial assessment of your memory

Before moving on to the next chapter, let's evaluate your initial data. Below is a list of 20 items. You need to study it as slowly and thoroughly as possible, but no longer than 5 minutes. Try to meet the deadline. It cannot be written down; all work must be done in the mind. When you're done, go to the test and, without peeking, write down these 20 items in order, trying to reproduce it as best you can. Ready? Forward!

unicorn

electrical outlet

tricycle

SUV

can of beer

hockey stick

balloon

chervonets (coin of 10 rubles)

Food sticks

black cat

dollar sign

wizard

snowman

target for darts

I repeat: study the list for no longer than 5 minutes. Then write down these 20 items in the original order without looking at the list. Get started.

Well, what's the result? If you are like most other people, then not really. When participants in our seminars take this test, their average score is about 6 (out of 20). If you have more than that, congratulations! If not, don't worry. This score is only needed to evaluate the original data. But there are two important lessons to be learned from average test scores about your brain patterns, which you can turn to your advantage.

First trend: the "7 ± 2" rule

In the absence of a clear system, the brain is able to cope with a maximum of 5-7 pieces of information at a time (but rather 3-5). If you tried to learn this list of 20 items by rote memorization, then you probably understood one pattern: the first 5–7 items were remembered well, and then difficulties began. If this is the case, don't worry: the problem is not with you, but with the fact that you acted haphazardly. You were limited by your memory's ability to handle a small number of pieces of information.

By the way, if you still remember more than 7 points, then you probably didn’t limit yourself to simple cramming. Some participants in our seminars score 10 or more on the test, and none of them use rote memorization. They come up with an abbreviation or some kind of story involving these objects, or they notice a certain pattern in the list - I will talk about it shortly. Rest assured that without a method or system, your brain is only capable of dealing effectively with about 7 pieces of information (give or take two).

The second trend: primacy and recentness

One of the most common patterns that we observe in the results of the original test is called originality and recentness. If you need to memorize a series of data, the brain usually captures information effectively at the beginning and end, and difficulties arise in the middle. Again, this does not mean that something is wrong with you: primacy and recentness are a natural feature of the brain.

Understanding these tendencies brings us to the most elementary principle of memory improvement: division into parts. The principle is simple: you will automatically improve the brain's ability to reproduce the information stored in it if you divide it into "digestible" pieces. Imagine the test looks like this:

unicorn

electrical outlet

tricycle

SUV

can of beer

hockey stick

balloon

chervonets

Food sticks

black cat

dollar sign

wizard

snowman

target for darts

Your result would be better. Why? More beginnings and endings! This alone can be a huge help to your brain. When you learn something, break it down into small “digestible” parts whenever possible: chunks of information and periods of time. This applies even to our book: I recommend that you read no more than one chapter at a time. When you're done, take some time to review what you've learned, either in writing or at least mentally. Take a short break: stretch, drink water, distract yourself for a few minutes. And then - and only then - go back to reading. This way you will get much more benefit.

And now that you have an initial assessment of your memory and an understanding of the tendencies inherent in the work of the brain, we will try to increase the efficiency of its work. In the next two chapters, you'll learn how to speak the language of your brain, organize all types of information mentally, and improve your recall in a wide variety of situations. Go!

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Learn to speak the language of your memory!

Do you know that your memory has its own language? We touched on this issue in the introduction when we talked about the “what you see is what you get” principle. The language of your memory (and all other brain functions) is images. Another useful feature is the strong inclination and ability of the brain to see them. The better you can visualize information, the easier it is to remember.

The good news is that you are already thinking in images, even if you don't realize it. If I asked you to remember 50 signs of your kitchen, what would you do? That's right - you should see mental image your kitchen! And thanks to this, they would be able to remember a lot of details, although they never intentionally memorized them. Learn to trust this ability, because right now we will begin to develop it.

Let's run the previous test again, but with a slight change.

1) unicorn

2) electrical outlet

3) tricycle

4) SUV

7) hockey stick

9) balloon

10) chervonets (coin)

11) chopsticks

12) plate

13) black cat

14) gold

15) dollar sign

17) wizard

18) snowman

20) darts target

In fact, there were two changes: we split the list into parts and numbered the items. This "unicorn list" is the initial test that memory training sessions usually begin with. In doing so, we find the following: when a person sees/knows the number of each item, this in itself creates a useful association. Most of these numbers have a logical connection with the object: one and a unicorn, three and a tricycle, a dozen plates (service for 12 people). This is the method simple associations, and to start it fits perfectly. But it is much more useful to create a vivid image in the imagination. Even if there is no logical connection (for example, in No. 15 it is far-fetched, in No. 17 it is even more contrived, and in No. 19 there is no connection at all), your brain needs an image. Take the test again, but read the simple instructions first. You will see the same 20 points, but this time imagine the images as vividly and clearly as possible. Do not get off with the phrase "Come on, I understand"; spend a few seconds on each item, and then take the test. Draw these images in your imagination; study the list for no longer than 3 minutes.

1. Imagine snow white unicorn with 1 horn.

2. Imagine yellowish electrical outlet with 2 holes.

3. Imagine red tricycle bike with 3 wheels made of black rubber, on which rides 3 year old child.

4. Imagine SUV with 4 wheels, 4 doors and badge 4×4 on the body.

5. Present your hand with 5 fingers.

6. Present the packaging beer on the 6 cans (choose your favorite brand).

7. Imagine a wooden hockey stick shaped like a number 7 .

8. Imagine a big black spider with 8 feet.

9. Imagine how 9 nine class students are released into the sky 9 balloons in in 9th month of the year is September.

10. Present the coin in 10 rubles - shining yellow chervonets.

I will pause briefly to give you time to mentally repeat the images you have just created, and remind you that you should see them as clearly and vividly as possible. Let's go further.

11. Imagine how thin Food sticks, similar to a number 11 are taken out of the wrapper.

12. Present a service from 12 beautiful plates.

13. Imagine black cat on Friday, 13th numbers.

14. Clearly imagine cast from 14 - carat gold a coin (or maybe an ingot, a ring or a nugget - the choice is yours).

15. Take two digits in a number 15 put them together and you get dollar sign.

16. Imagine 16 burning candles on a birthday cake. Maybe even sing a song of congratulations...

17. Imagine a young magician with round-rimmed glasses who graduates from Hogwarts at the age of 17 years. (I warned that this association is far-fetched.)

18. Imagine snowman and, shaped like the number 8, who holds a broom that looks like a unit, - 18 .

19. Imagine 19 sweaty men in sauna(I warned that there is no logical connection, but you still see them, right?)

20. Imagine a brightly lit round target for darts with 20 sectors and number 20 upstairs.

Now mentally repeat the entire list and imagine these images clearly and clearly. Ready? Without peeking, write down these 20 items from the "unicorn list". If you “slip” on some, do not be nervous, but skip it - come back to it a little later. Get started.

How are you doing this time? I guess it's better. At our seminars, the average score on the second attempt jumps from 6 to about 18, and most reproduce the whole list. Why?

Firstly, this is the second attempt, which in itself gives an advantage. Another help is the logical connection between the content of most items and their number. And most importantly, you created a vivid image for each of them - in fact, you spoke the language of your memory. Just out of curiosity, take another little quiz.

Without peeping, answer what stood under these numbers:

And under what number were:

Chervonets?

Dollar sign?

See? Even when the items are randomly arranged, images help you!

Two pluses and one big minus of this exercise

The original exercise has two very useful features for brain training and one huge problem. The useful features are: first, by following my instructions, for the first time you began to use the visual centers of your brain more purposefully; secondly, you probably have more confidence.

Both of these benefits play a very important role in your success - you probably don't realize their importance right now.

A huge problem is that all the items on the list are selected on purpose. I know this, as well as the fact that life usually presents us with information not in a form that is convenient to turn into images, as in the examples “4 is an SUV” and “11 is chopsticks”. But now you understand How fast can you achieve success with a little practice? Do you feel more confident, at least a little? That's the way it should be. Who knew you were such a genius?

Yes, life very rarely presents us with the names of people, details of conversations and all other information, complete with such convenient associations; which is why you need something that can provide instant playback. If you can get rid of the need for logical connection, then you have the tools to play literally anything at any time. This is what will be discussed now.

The mental folder system

Right now, imagine that you are in the office of a Fortune 500 company. You and I are standing in front of a cabinet where folders with information about all the clients of this company are collected. There are hundreds of thousands of folders, and they are organized alphabetically by customer's last name. Imagine that I asked you to get:

your folder;

my folder;

The folder of a certain Arturo Rodriguez.

Can you quickly find these folders? Certainly! And why?

Because this information is organized by certain system.

You might be thinking, "Because they're in alphabetical order," and that's true too. I said that the information is organized alphabetically, but you would only be able to find these three folders (or any others) quickly. due to the presence of a certain system. to your brain inherent in nature work on the same principle, using the information organization system. It is sometimes difficult for you to remember the right things in many ways only because you have never been taught the mental organization of information. But there is a great opportunity in this feature of the brain: when you finally develop an organization system for your brain and speak the visual language of your memory, you begin to store and recall information so efficiently that you gain a huge competitive advantage.

Here's how to proceed.

We are creating a "Mental Folder System". Its other name is POC. This acronym stands for the three components you need to instantly remember anything from names to presentations, from this book to your shopping list to where you left your keys. This is an excellent system.

"P" means "folder"

"O" means "image"

"K" means "glue"

Let's look at these components in detail.

"P" means "folder"

The first thing you need for instant playback is folder; it's just a place to store information. What can be used as a mental folder? Everything you can see. Anything you can see - with your eyes or in your mind - will become a great place to store information: your house, office, car, body, etc. Literally everything that you see. With this book, you will have two storage systems.

"O" means "image"

We have already found out that the language of memory is images. If this is still difficult for you to understand, think about it: faces are much easier to remember than names, right? How many times, when you saw a person, did you say to yourself: “I recognize the face, but I don’t remember the name”? The opposite never happens. When you see a person, you don't say, "Ah, you're Roger Sipe, but I don't remember your face!" Your brain loves images, and the more clearly and vividly you can visualize information, the easier it is to recall it later.

"K" means "glue"

This is where the magic happens. When you have a folder for storing information and the information itself in the form of a vivid image, you will need to paste it to a folder so that it is saved there. What is strong adhesive made from? From two components.

Actions and emotions

The more action and emotions associated with your images, the better they will be stored in your folders.

Can you remember all the times you drove a car? Of course not, but you you can remember those cases when you had an accident or you were stopped by the police. And why? Lots of action and emotion. Can you remember where you were and what you were doing on August 11, 2001? Probably not, but surely you can clearly remember all the details of your life 11 September the same year. Why? Lots of action and emotion.

How to use it? As you create mental images and paste them into your folder, actively fill them with action. Let them be as bright, crazy and bizarre as possible. Images in which something is happening are much more effective than still ones. As one client of mine remarked, “The brain remembers videos better than photos.” Images that make you laugh or disgust, seem ridiculous or even vulgar, are much more effective than logical, but boring or ordinary ones. Any world champion by memory (yes, there are such championships, and their participants demonstrate amazing abilities) will tell you that in order to create memorable images, “it helps to think vulgarly.” So incorporate as much action and emotion into your looks as possible.

Your first storage system is your body

We have already said that about can be turned into a folder: something that you can see or imagine. The first system we usually create in seminars is called Your Body Folders. It's great for a number of reasons:

She can be seen.

She is always with you.

You know your body parts very well, so this is an easy task.

Here I will describe the same body folders that are created in my seminars, in the same order and with the same names. Since the format of the book creates certain limitations, I will not go into the specific reasons for using this order and titles, but rest assured that they are applied reasonably. And again, evaluate not the process, but your results. You will use 10 body folders in the following order:

1. Feet(your legs).

2. Your shins.

3. Your hips.

4. Your buttocks.

5. Your stomach.

The abdomen is the so-called central or middle folder. We are halfway through the list. Notice that we got to about the middle of the body. It is not necessary to create a central folder, but it is very useful because it allows you to take advantage of the principle of information separation. We recommend using it every time you create a storage system. Let's go further:

6. Your ribs.

7. Your clavicle.

8. Your mouth.

9. Your nose.

10. Your forehead.

Mentally repeat them, even touch them all in order. And now, to consolidate knowledge, write it down. Do not peek and try to remember as much as possible. If you get stuck on the name of one or two folders, don't worry - write down the ones you can. When you reach the end, try to remember the missing names. If you don't succeed, you can peep the answers.

Body Folder No. 1

Body Folder No. 2

Body Folder No. 3

And to make them even stronger, write them down in reverse order. This time, don't peek at all.

Perfectly! Now you have a great system! I have seen for myself how our clients have successfully stored a variety of important information in their body folders: shopping lists, to-do lists, huge charts with a lot of digital data, foreign languages - whatever. We'll use your body folders (and another storage system that you've already developed but probably didn't realize) to learn all the basics of this book; we will also learn how to use these systems to improve your intelligence in other ways.

Before I go any further, I want to give you a little encouragement about learning in general. I understand that it is probably unusual for you to work with a book in this way and the process causes awkwardness or embarrassment. These feelings may persist for some time. So at the end of the chapter I want to tell you the following:

1. If you feel a little uncomfortable, understand that this is a normal and necessary part of learning new things.

2. I already warned that awkwardness and embarrassment may arise, but you will succeed. Don't evaluate the process - evaluate the results. Sometimes they come quickly, sometimes you have to wait a bit. The speed of learning is individual.

3. You probably know the saying: "If it's worth doing something, then it's worth doing it well." And from Brian Tracy, I learned: if something is worth doing, then it is worth doing it. clumsily– at first. I'm serious: think about what you already do well and love. You had to learn it gradually, like everything else. If efficiency is important to you, accept the fact that the improvement of information reproduction and your life will come gradually.

4. Due to your individual learning habits, it may be easier for you to acquire skills if you see specific actions, and not just read about them. That's why I give links at the end of each chapter. Use them for interactive visual reinforcement of what you have learned.

And I also think that you and your brain deserve praise. See what improvements you've made so far! The first time you took the unicorn list test, you only got a few correct answers. And now, just after this one chapter, you can probably already do the following:

Play all 20 items from the "unicorn list".

Learn practical knowledge of the language of your memory.

Gain an understanding of the basics of the mental folder system.

Learn what three components are needed to remember anything: a folder, an image, glue.

Create 10 body folders to store information.

That's 35 individual units in a relatively short period. Congratulations! I hope you already understand that the possibilities of your brain are much more extensive than you thought just a few hours ago. For his training, I strongly advise you to note when you are doing something right. Do not embellish your achievements. But when you mentally praise yourself, you activate the pleasure centers in the brain, get a boost of energy and strive to learn more. You will learn all about the "small wins" in, but start stimulating your pleasure centers now - you deserve it!

With that in mind, let's start uploading some useful information into these folders!

Consolidation of the past and additional materials
This chapter is Memory Optimized™. For a brief review of its content and for helpful additional resources, visit www.planetfreedom.com/trainyourbrain ; you will find the access code in the section.

Apply new mental folders in the book and in life

Now you have a place to store information. It's time to put your brain to work. Let's start with one of the simplest examples we use in life: a simple shopping list. This is a good place to start because these points are specific and tangible, and you can use this method over and over again.

So, you need to go to the store and buy:

Liquid oil (namely fish oil and linseed oil);

Avocado;

Walnuts;

blueberries;

legumes;

Broccoli;

Some “superfruits” (pomegranate, acai, mangosteen, etc.; more on that later)

Green tea;

Vitamins.

Before doing the exercise, remember two ways to maximize the effectiveness and usefulness of any mental storage system.

Method number 1: always start with the same folder and always proceed in the same order. Don't waste energy trying to figure out in which folder it makes more sense to store some piece of information. Your brain doesn't care! The first item in the list goes to the first folder. One way to achieve speed is to optimize your thinking. So just do it right.

Method number 2: use strong glue, and more! The more actions you include in your images, the brighter and crazier you make them, the more reliable they are.

Since this is your first attempt, I will be your folder guide. Begin!

1. On the feet - imagine liquid oil (fish oil and linseed oil) pouring over them.

2. On the shins - take an avocado and spread it over them.

3. On the thighs - crush a few walnuts between them.

4. On the buttocks - imagine yourself sitting on a salmon.

5. On the stomach - fill the stomach with spinach.

(As you already know, it's helpful to review in the middle of an exercise, so take a minute to mentally review the images in these folders.)

6. On the ribs - imagine huge blueberries jumping over the ribs, leaving purple spots.

7. On the collarbones - imagine how the legumes are strewed on them.

8. In your mouth - put a broccoli stalk in your mouth.

9. On the nose - imagine Superman eating fruit.

10. On the forehead - there is a green teapot with yogurt and vitamins.

Review what you see in these folders and check yourself.

Body Folder Shopping List Test

What have you kept

1. (on the feet)

2. (on the shins)

3. (on the hips)

4. (on the buttocks)

5. (on the stomach)

6. (on the ribs)

7. (on collarbones)

8. (in the mouth)

9. (on the nose)

10. (on the forehead)

Well done! You see, even without logical connections, the images that you strongly associate with actions and emotions are very well fixed in these folders. When I teach course participants this method, they always have the same questions. I will answer the most common of them before moving on to other methods.

Question number 1. And if there are more than 10-12 points?

There are two answers.

Notice how easy it is to see more than one look in one folder (as was the case with your feet and forehead). It is not difficult for the brain to deal with this; the main thing is that you have a good idea of \u200b\u200bthe images. So, although there are only 10 body folders, you can store dozens or even hundreds of pieces of information in them. For example, I once helped 40 middle school Sunday school students learn the titles of all 66 books of the Bible with just 10 folders.

There is another possibility - to create more folders. Ten is a great number to start with; maybe you need more. Check out the additional resources at the link at the end of the chapter for great tips.

Question #2: How do I delete information?

To be honest, I wouldn't worry too much about it. Maybe sometimes you will be disturbed by information stored longer than a certain period, but its deletion occurs naturally. In that case, just don't repeat your list. By virtue of the principles of primacy and recentness, it will be easiest for you to recall information that was saved not so long ago. If you need not to remember something, you can just imagine how you take this image out of the folder, and it will no longer bother you. Usually, another question is more important: “How can I store information for a long time?” It is important to be able to reproduce it over a long period of time, and therefore we have devoted a separate section to this issue in this chapter.

Question number 3. Is it possible to store several sets of information at the same time in the same system?

Of course, you just need to give your list a name. We will do this in the next exercise.

Let's tie these questions to another use case for your body folders. We made a shopping list. Now let's create a to-do list in body folders. It will be a little shorter (only six points), but you will get the point. First, just create the following vivid images in your imagination, and then I will explain their meaning.

1. On your feet, imagine an oxygen mask.

2. On your shins, imagine running shoes.

3. On your hips, imagine a balance beam on which someone is doing yoga.

4. On the buttocks, imagine the brain doing push-ups, jumping jacks, and other exercises.

5. On your stomach, imagine a chalkboard.

6. On the ribs, imagine a pillow.

And now, without peeking, take a short test.

Body Folder To-Do List Test

What have you kept

1. (on the feet)

2. (on the shins)

3. (on the hips)

4. (on the buttocks)

5. (on the stomach)

6. (on the ribs)

Did you answer most of the questions correctly? I think so, and I want to point out something else. Do you see me giving you fewer hints with each exercise? Pay attention to this: the learning effect is already visible - the brain does more and more on its own, without outside help.

So, to give a direct answer to question #3, try a little quiz.

Shopping list: where would you find walnuts?

To-do list: where would you find a gymnastic beam?

Shopping list: what's in your mouth?

To-do list: what's on your ribs?

Shopping list: where would you find spinach?

To-do list: what's on your stomach?

We could carry on like this all day, right? Note that when you named your lists, your brain kept them separate from each other. We've already used body folders twice; you can do this dozens of times at the same time without fear that the content will get mixed up.

Optimal care for your brain

One of the reasons these lists are the way they are is that they highlight a crucial aspect of training your brain: proper care and nourishment of this organ. I have been explaining to people for many years that the mind and brain are like muscles. The better it is exercised and nourished, the stronger it becomes and the longer it stays healthy. Now there is already a huge amount of research, the results of which explain how this happens and why. Here I will give a short version - after all, not all readers are interested in detailed scientific justification.

(And if you want to know them, check out the material at the link at the end of the chapter.)

Consider shopping list items: You have 13 foods that are known to have positive effects on brain health. The first five (two types of oil, avocado, walnuts and salmon) contain a lot of omega-3 fatty acids, which, in fact, perform the function of isolating the "electrical circuits" in your brain. The rest - spinach, blueberries, legumes of all kinds, broccoli, "superfruits", green tea, yogurt and vitamins - contain many different antioxidants, which affect not only the brain, but also the cardiovascular system. The brain uses about 10 times more oxygen than any other part of the body, and anything that is good for the heart is good for it. Yogurt is one of the best sources of bacteria beneficial to the digestive system. Dr. Mark Hyman was one of the first to identify the crucial link between digestive health and brain health; now it is being explored and new things are being discovered all the time.

This concept applies to our to-do list as well. It has patterns of action that improve the intellectual capabilities of the brain:

Oxygen mask - for correct breathing. We have already said that one or two deep breaths soften the fight-or-flight response that hinders learning. Regular deep breathing saturates the blood with oxygen and increases the overall performance of the brain.

Sneakers symbolize aerobic exercise. What is good for the heart is good for the brain.

Gymnastic balance beam and yogi on it. Now we know that physical exercises of any kind with the maintenance of balance(the most popular form is yoga, there are many others) help strengthen the pathways of the nervous system.

The brain engaged in training symbolizes mind exercises. Activities that make him work (for example, crossword puzzles, sudoku, word games, etc.) are like strength training for muscles.

The chalkboard symbolizes training in general. Studies of healthy people over the age of 80 show that they have two things in common: they feel a strong sense of community with others and are still learning new things. The pursuit of personal development throughout your life - reading, listening to educational programs, sharing ideas with successful people, etc. - really improves the health of your brain.

Pillow symbolizes dream. We now know that poor rest and lack of sleep affect mental performance in much the same way as excess alcohol. Getting a good night's sleep is one of the best ways to improve brain health.

Entire volumes are devoted to each of these points. If you don't care about science and just want to strengthen your brain, start eating more of these foods and doing more of these activities. Your brain will thank you.

Next storage system

Above, I promised that after reading this book, you will have two storage systems. We have worked with body folders, and you may have a question: “What will be the second system?” You have already mastered it. Remember the definition of a potential storage system? This is all that you can see with your eyes or in your imagination.

Go back to the "unicorn list" we made in the previous chapter. Do you imagine it? What went under number 1? And number 6? No. 18? What number was the candle? And the spider? SUV? You see it clearly, right? The Unicorn List itself is a great storage system, and with numbers too.

Let's do an interesting exercise with this system. Now that the images from the "unicorn list" have been downloaded into your brain, imagine the situations described below as vividly as possible. Let them be a little crazy, still no one will know about it! Play out the scenarios in your mind, maybe even in cartoon form. Spend as much time creating the images as you need, and then take a short test.

1. Unicorn uncovered eyes and saw that the phrase memory capabilities.

2. electrical outlet speaks foreign language on memory.

3. You are entering tricycle in a huge closet folders that fall in all directions.

4. Sixth graders are reading in SUV.

5. Yours hand keeps several workers tools.

6. You read the label on the bank beer, drinking beer and save all this forever.

7. Hockey stick takes aim and drives five goals into the goal with characteristic the sound of friction on ice.

8. Spider holding a magnifying glass and concentrated looks through it key.

9. Huge balloon(30 meters in diameter) jumps on obstacle course.

10. Chervonets studying Greek mythology, and then thinks about what time it will come manager.

11. You two hours use chopsticks, to break records eating sushi.

12. superman pushes into a cannon a dozen plates.

13. Black cat gnaws base pyramids.

14. Heavy gold coin riding a dolphin. The dolphin has in and denie your future and destination.

15. A huge statue in the form dollar sign glowing with overabundance energy.

16. Huge red-white-blue candle from which you take five individual workers tools.

17. Wizard holding sand clock, on which the word is written several times in neon pink letters force.

Test

1. What did the unicorn see when it opened its eyes?

2. What did the electrical outlet say?

3. What did you ride your tricycle into?

4. What did the sixth graders do in the SUV?

5. What did you hold in your hand?

6. What three things did you do with the can of beer?

7. What and how did a hockey stick with pucks do? How many were there?

8. What was the spider holding? And what was his focus?

9. What was the huge balloon jumping over?

10. What did the chervonets study? What did he think about then?

11. How long do you use chopsticks? And for what?

12. Which hero pushed saucers into the cannon?

13. What part of what building was nibbled by a black cat?

14. Who rode a heavy gold coin? What did this creature have?

15. Why was the dollar sign glowing?

16. How many tools did the candle use?

17. What was the wizard holding? What word was written on this subject?

Did you understand what helped you remember this crazy text in just a few minutes? Look at the table of contents, look at the chapter numbers and the keywords in each chapter title. Yes, you have just memorized the titles of all 17 chapters of this book in their exact order. Your memory has optimized this book – congratulations!

The Key to Reproducing Over the Long Term: Spaced Repetition

Often you will learn information that is important to remember for a long time - weeks, months or even years. In this regard, I again have three news for you: bad, good and excellent.

The bad news: a repeat is needed. Yes, you will have to make an effort. It's a skill, not a focus. And you will have to focus and repeat the information so that it is retained for a long time.

The good news is that you don't have to repeat endlessly. In the learning process, both children and adults usually experience stress and spend a lot of extra time. To save information for a long time, follow the spaced repetition pattern: in an hour, in a day, in a week. When you find information that your brain needs to retain for more than a day, simply repeat it in your mind at approximately the following intervals:

In one hour, while this information is still fresh in your mind.

In one day, after you have slept and been doing something else for a long time.

A week later: if you return to this information after 5-7 days, the neural pathway for long-term reproduction begins to strengthen.

To ensure that information is retained, you can repeat it later, preferably shortly before using it. For example, quickly say in your mind the names of the people you are about to meet; the presentation you are about to make; if you are a student - then the material before the exam. The main thing is that you do not need to constantly repeat the information in order to keep it for a long time. The key is spaced repetition.

Here's the great news: you can effectively repeat anything in a very short amount of time. In these chapters on memory training, I tested you several times with sampling method. By repeating items randomly rather than consecutively, your brain does a lot of efficient work in a very short amount of time. Let's do it one more time.

Intermediate test (take it in your head, no need to write down the answers)

What was on your "unicorn list":

chervonets?

electrical outlet?

Stop: Did you just repeat 6 out of 20 points? Yes, but to do it randomly, your brain actually repeated all 20 points 6 times in a matter of seconds.

Body folders

What were your first, fourth and eighth body folders?

What did you have on your shopping list:

on your hips?

on the buttocks?

What did you have on your to-do list:

on your feet?

on your stomach?

Extra points

What is the title of chapter 9 of this book?

And chapter 3?

If you need to peep the answers, do not be shy. But I don't think it will be required. You see this information mentally; Have you noticed how fast your brain works? How long did it take to repeat - a few minutes? Maybe less than a minute? Your brain loves speed, and take advantage of this feature during repetition.

How to remember names

By far the most common problem that many seek to solve through memory training is remembering the names of important new acquaintances. This is an essential skill: names are something deeply personal. As Dale Carnegie said, "The sweetest sound to any man's ears is the sound of his own name." It's true: the ability or inability to remember a name can seriously affect relationships of all types. In my seminars - both live and on the Internet - I spend hours on this topic. With the help of this book, you will be able to remember names much better using a few simple tricks.

For a short time

The inability to remember someone's name is of two kinds. The first relates to short-term memorization. Has it ever happened that you met a person, shook his hand, heard his name and after 5 seconds you could no longer remember him? It is at these moments that the vast majority of names elude you. Here is an effective remedy for this:

1. In the process of dating, discard extraneous thoughts and listen. You forget names in 5 seconds, not because of bad memory, but because of the inability to listen! Your brain thinks about 7 times faster than people talk, and it's easy to get distracted while a new acquaintance tells you their name. You have about 5 seconds to make a first impression on a person, so consciously focus on only one thing during this time: listen to his name.

2. Repeat the name of a new acquaintance in a conversation with him 2-3 times. No need to go to extremes: if during the acquaintance with me you would say “Roger, Roger, Roger”, I would not want to communicate with you anymore. But if you said, "Roger, nice to meet you, Roger," it would help you a lot to remember my name and sound natural.

Long term

The second problem concerns long-term memory. Have you ever met a friend (and were sure you knew him), but could not remember his name? To avoid such situations, accustom yourself to the following actions:

Use the spaced repetition method. Say the name of a new acquaintance at the end of the conversation. Saying "Nice to meet you, Dave" is much more useful for your memory than just "Goodbye!" At the end of the day, brush up on the names of new acquaintances. At the end of the week, set aside 5 minutes to repeat them again. Such repetition does not take much time, but brings great benefits.

Mentally imagine the names: turn them into images! Some names are already figurative: Rose, Lily, Leo, Roman, August - they have a visual component. For others, it will take a bit of imagination.

An image for the name Ivan can serve as a fairy-tale hero or a toy (Roly-Vstanka).

For Elena - the river (Lena).

For Mikhail - a bear (live, toy or cartoon).

It takes some time for the transformation of names into images to become a habit. But most of our clients are pleasantly surprised by how easy and fun this process can be.

The number of situations in which the mental folder system can be used is unlimited, as is your brain's ability to represent images. Experiment with these methods yourself, and if you have questions, contact the professionals.

Let's move on to work on the second pillar of your learning: being able to read intelligently!

Consolidation of the past and additional materials
This chapter is Memory Optimized™. For a brief review of its content and for helpful additional resources, visit www.planetfreedom.com/trainyourbrain Reading is a truly essential skill for life, and it's not for nothing that it gets so much attention in elementary school. Everyone knows that poor reading skills in a child significantly increase the likelihood of failure in school and in life in general.

So, how would you describe your reading skills? Write down your answer.

I read (how?) ____.

Most often people answer:

Slowly;

Carelessly.

These are subjective assessments. You need to carefully consider your answer: now that you are a businessman, manager, leader, father, mother - yes, just an adult, your ability to read effectively even more important for success than in junior high school. Since you are reading this book, then, most likely, your income mainly depends on intellectual labor, and not physical labor, that is, the brain is more important to you than the muscles. And your main competitive advantage is the acquisition of new knowledge: the ability not only to keep up with the rest, but to get ahead of them. Add to this the vast amount of information available to you, your competitors, customers, colleagues and children, and it becomes clear that reading plays a huge role, no matter who you work for!

Therefore, my next statement will seem doubtful to you: in all likelihood, you read like a sixth grader.

Yes, you got it right. If you're like 99% of our clients, you're reading these words the same way you read books in sixth grade. Your method, reading speed, and reading comprehension percentage have remained the same since then.

And it's not your fault. It's not laziness or lack of ability; it's just that you haven't been taught how to use reading tools in a very long time. When was the last time? In the sixth grade. For many, formal training in how to read words on a printed page (or computer screen) begins in kindergarten and ends in high school. Perhaps for a few years after that you had literature lessons, but they mostly consisted of discussing books you read on your own. This, of course, is wonderful, but you have not been taught to read correctly. Let's see what this led to.

Basic test

The Freedom Personal Development division dealing with the realization of human potential in various areas of life. Note. ed.
Southwestern Company (now Southwestern Advantage) is an American private company that trains students in direct sales methods (textbooks, software, online mailing list subscriptions). Founded in 1855. Note. ed.
The site contains videos in which the author clarifies and helps to better understand the content of individual chapters. All materials are presented in English only. Note. ed.
Annually updated list of the 500 largest companies in the world by revenue, published by Fortune magazine. Note. ed.
Brian Tracy (born 1944) is a Canadian writer, author of books and audio programs about business, sales, leadership and self-realization. Note. transl.
In marketing, this refers to some fruits that are believed to have particularly beneficial properties. This term is not used in official medicine. Note. transl.
Mark Hyman (born 1959) is an American physician and writer, specialist in functional medicine, author of the well-known book The Brain. Feedback” (M.: Eksmo, 2010). Note. ed.
Marks-Bill E. Fast reading in 10 days. Moscow: Alpina Publisher, 2013; Marks Beale A. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Speed Reading. ALPHA, 2008; RevItUp Reading.
Charitable organization in the United States that provides free books and resources to those in need to overcome illiteracy. Founded in 1966. Note. transl.
To do this, take the total amount of elapsed time in seconds and divide by 60. Note. ed.

Each of us has considerable potential - intellectual, personal, that, the source of which is in everyone's head. The task of a reasonable person is to give vent to this potential, to find its expression, its outburst. This can be done in a variety of ways - setting records, becoming extremely famous, becoming famous as a master of your craft, or just being yourself. You want to change the world, blow up ideals and leave your mark, visible from millions of kilometers. But for this you have to grow as a person, as an intellectual individual. And for this, accordingly, you need to look for answers, a whole universe of answers - both in the world around you and within yourself.

To improve the capabilities of the brain, to use them effectively - these tasks and how to complete them tried to highlight in his book Roger Sipe. He is an excellent speaker and performance coach who works internationally. Sipe really knows how to explain the principles of efficiency and maximum productivity. His book is called Brain Development. How to read faster, remember better and achieve bigger goals.

About the book “Brain Development. How to read faster, remember better and achieve bigger goals”

What is it about? It is primarily about self-improvement. Proven methods of rapid learning, sustainable development and achieving previously unattainable results will help everyone and you. The above things will certainly help you and show excellent results, including:

threefold improvement in memorization of information;
increase reading speed from two to three development;
formulation of energizing goals, their achievement;
awareness and overcoming of mental barriers;
effective time management, its maximum productivity;
maximum efficiency in managing your own energy during the day;
true understanding of your purpose in life.

Read online or download “Brain Development. How to read faster, remember better and achieve bigger goals”

From the book “Brain Development. How to Read Faster, Remember Better, and Achieve Bigger Goals” you can learn irreplaceable experience and principles that have proven their effectiveness over many centuries. These principles have helped many people in constant growth in all areas and areas: physical, career, spiritual, as well as in all types of human relationships. Success has one property - it is difficult to achieve. Difficult, but elementary. All you need to do is master the basics outlined in Brain Development, and you will definitely succeed. Everyone is capable of being the best, becoming it, doing something better, higher, more efficient, having more and claiming more. You need to invest in yourself, develop your unique potential and convert it into benefits. Which ones are up to you to choose.

If you are interested in personal growth, and not in the development of speed reading and memorization, then the book “Brain Development. How to read faster, remember better and achieve bigger goals” was created for you. You will not regret a single letter you read, a single chapter passed, and a page turned. You will like the main message of Roger Sipe - despite the sympathy for maintaining a convenient status and comfort zone, a person should not stop improving his life, which is only necessary for him. A lot of author's words are devoted to leaving the above-mentioned comfort zone. He speaks directly and clearly: “If you are serious about living the life you really want, you first need to understand that even in the most prosperous and technologically advanced society in the history of mankind, being mediocre sucks!”

Expectation and reality

The development of memory and speed reading - justified expectations

Components of Life Records - A Disappointing Reality

Summary

Roger Sipe - Brain Development. How to Read Faster, Remember Better, and Achieve Bigger Goals

Memory development: memorization lessons

What is memory and memorization

Features of human memory

Methodology for the development of memory and memorization

Games and exercises

Useful materials

Thinking games

* * *

This book is well complemented by:

Foreword

The first feature of thinking: success gives clues

The second feature of thinking: what you see is what you get

The third feature of thinking: what you are looking for is what you see

The Bad News: Your Comfort Zone Is Tightening You

Good news

The Great News: Small Changes Make Big Benefits

How to use this book

How did you ever learn to learn

Learning Index

Initial assessment of your memory

First trend: the "7 ± 2" rule

The second trend: primacy and recentness

Two pluses and one big minus of this exercise

The mental folder system

"P" means "folder"

"O" means "image"

"K" means "glue"

Actions and emotions

Your first storage system is your body

Consolidation of the past and additional materials

Body Folder Shopping List Test

Question number 1. And if there are more than 10-12 points?

Question #2: How do I delete information?

Question number 3. Is it possible to store several sets of information at the same time in the same system?

Body Folder To-Do List Test

Optimal care for your brain

Next storage system

Test

The Key to Reproducing Over the Long Term: Spaced Repetition

Intermediate test (take it in your head, no need to write down the answers)

Body folders

Extra points

How to remember names

For a short time

Long term

Consolidation of the past and additional materials

Basic test

About the book “Brain Development. How to read faster, remember better and achieve bigger goals”

Read online or download “Brain Development. How to read faster, remember better and achieve bigger goals”

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Zoology

Biology

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