The book is written for your average reader, which does get on my nerves, because the average reader is a moron. Remembering something is always better than not remembering it. Again, not earth shattering good, but I do find it fun and it is slightly useful. I’ve tried it with some phone numbers, and can finally remember them. A lot of them don’t have real life application, but I do find the Peg system kind of fun. Most of them are for impressing your friends, but fuck my friends, they can suck balls. When you want to remember a long number, you can use the Pegs to turn them into words, and then turn them into images, and there you go, you remember them. The other major one is the Peg system, where the author turns numbers into sounds, and makes words out of them. You think of an egg fixing a car, and then the car having a haircut, so when you think of the egg, you get the silly image, you remember the car, and then you remember the haircut. In brief, if you want to go shopping and want to buy eggs, then want to fix your car, then have a haircut, you make Links. You have to use your imagination to think of silly things, relate them to each other, and then you won’t forget them. It is supposed to teach you how to improve your memory, and it is basically done by association. The book was published in the 50s, so it has this really gay feel-good, old-school annoying writing style, but surprisingly, it’s not too bad. The Indian thought for just a moment, and then answered, "SCRAMBLED!" Wanting to show that his memory for faces was pretty good, he raised his hands in the traditional Indian greeting, and said, "How." One afternoon he happened to come upon the same Indian he had met here years ago. When he arrived home, he told all his friends about it, only to have them scoff and say that eggs were usually eaten at breakfast, and that anyone could have answered that.Īs the years passed, the man began to believe this, until one day he found himself back in the mid-west on a sales trip. The business man took his leave, completely stunned by this prodigious memory. The Indian didn't hesitate for even a second, as he answered, "eggs!" "What did you have for breakfast on the morning of April 5th, 1931?" Finally, he decided to try one last question. His mind was a storehouse of knowledge, containing such information as the populations of nearly all American cities, important dates, scientific theories, etc. The memory expert answered every question quickly and accurately. He introduced himself to the Indian and proceeded to test him. Having just completed a memory course, and priding himself on his own newly acquired achievements, he decided to visit this Indian to see whose memory was better. Not only is this a great book for some astounding memory stunts, it can help anyone in their daily life!Ī business man traveling in the mid-west was told about an Indian, living in the vicinity, who had a most fantastic memory. It was awe-inspiring to see myself improve my memory and perform my stunts I sometimes started jumping up and down in joy. You might have been surprised to see a performer reveal his techniques in the risk of gathering new competitions, but his purpose was honorable: the book could help people in practical life. The author also makes sure it's not a boring path to learning, as he frequently tells various jokes relating to memory and his personal anecdotes. He just gives you methods to use to train your memory. It's not filled with technical details about how your brain works or how it stores memory, fortunately. This book helps memorize abstract objects (in sequence and in-and-out of order), names of people you just met only once, long digits, telephone numbers, appointments, errands, foreign words, important dates etc.-just as the author assures you throughout the book. However, this book was quite special in it's own light, seeing how it can be helpful in daily lives. He, himself is a house-hold name in England and famous for his tricks. I came to know about this book from a British illusionist, hypnotist named Derren Brown.
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