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Ageless Memory: Simple Secrets for Keeping Your Brain Young-Foolproof Methods for People Over 50

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I became a Harry Lorayne fan ever since he published his first book, "How To Develop A Super Power Memory." His easy-to-learn memory systems became indispensable at the work place. Teaching Mr. Lorayne's systems are one of the greatest lifelong GIFTS you can give your children. (I taught it to my sons and they almost felt as though they were "cheating" in tests, since they could "see" the answer right there in their minds.)

I have, as I recall, gotten every memory book Mr. Lorayne has written since 1957, but "Ageless Memory" is, without doubt, his best. It may well prove to be his "legacy."

"Ageless Memory" is well-written in non-technical, numerous, encouraging style. He doesn't waste your time with a lot of techo-talk or theories. He just teaches you shows how your memory naturally works and HOW to develop a "push-button" memory from the git-go. His book is results-oriented. I consider it to be his BEST book on memory because it covers SO MANY AREAS by showing you step-by-step how to apply his systems to YOUR own personal memory problem.

He covers, e.g., however to remember names, faces, numbers, dates, shopping lists, appointments, spelling, trivia, vocabulary, foreign vocabulary, stocks, history, playing cards, Morse code, speeches, remembering what you read, computer shortcuts, medications, how to cure absent-mindedness, even remembering Bible verses! He even teaches you how to easily perform a 400-digit memory feat. At the end of each chapter is a special "Mind Power" exercise that is equivalent to doing "mental pushups."

I would heartily recommend Mr. Lorayne's latest book, "Ageless Memory" to ANYONE who wants to improve his or her memory. All you have to lose, when all is said and done, is your forgetful memory.

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I would recommend this book. It helped me and I am well over 50. However, I agree with other reviewers. The author should have left out a few stories.

I had read a Harry Lorayne book as a teenager many many years ago and found the techniques useful then.

This book allowed me to revisit his lessons as an elder retired physician and is helping me to cope with the usual senior moments that we all encounter.

Highly recommended.

I have many of Harry's books, and love him! He is such a sincere person and gives his all to us the reader.
Naturally if you have ordered this book, you are in a situation that you may be feeling concerned that your mind is feeling fuzzy, or that you want to keep your brain young and vibrant. You will not be dissapointed in this book at all.
I especially liked how positive the books overall feeling is. That our brains shouldn't be deteriorating and actually should be sharper than ever. I have tried the techniques in the book, and as long as I apply them, I have noticed an improvement! I now know my Bible books forwards, and backwards. Have memorized several scriptures, and am partially thru the Sermon on The Mount.
Our brains are wonderfully made, and we should take care of it. So go ahead, whatever you decide to memorize, it will help you in middle age and beyond. Thanks Harry for the encouragment and help to sharpen up!

I typically have difficulty remembering three things: names, faces
and the third thing . . . geez, I can never remember that third thing.

So that is why I was excited to come across AGELESS MEMORY
by Harry Lorayne . . . long
recognized as the world's foremost memory-training expert, I've
been following his career for some 40 years and have read
just about all his other books.

Yet this one had particular interest to me, in large part because of
its appealing subtitle: SIMPLE SECRTS FOR KEEPING YOUR
BRAIN YOUNG . . . and who wouldn't be interested in that premise?

I certainly was, but soon realized that I had to change my thinking
around so as to not fall into this common trap:

* A man called and said he had "the worst memory in the world." He
desperately needed my help. The first thing I told him was that he'd
have to get in line behind all the other people who've told me that they
have the worst memories. (What a great excuse "bad memory" is: Don't
depend on me for anything 'cause I'll forget." The fact of the matter is
that every time you say, "I have a bad memory, " you put another hole
in that sieve of your memory--and give people past fifty a bad name!
My goal here is to get you to brag about your great memory; and each
time you do, you'll plug up one of those holes and tell the world that older
can be better.)

All you need to do is follow this key suggestion:
* Sure, what we refer to as "memory" may get less and less reliable
as we age. I know that when I'm not applying my systems, I sometimes
fumble over words and familiar things may fall into that "senior moment"
abyss. But that never happens with any information, any word, any name,
any number, and anything that I'm interested in. That's my point.

Lorayne even relates his ideas to organizing your desk:
* It's a cliche rule, but one that surely works. The rule is DO IT NOW.
My sub-rule is, try not to let a paper go through your hands more than
once. Because if you do, what too often happens is, you drop the paper
somewhere on your desk with the thought, "I'll take care of it later." It gets
covered up with other papers and you never see it again! It's forgotten. Take
care of it now; then you can't forget it.

Lastly, I liked how the author got me thinking throughout the book with
some intriguing exercises at the end of each chapter . . . perhaps my
favorite was this one:

* A rich Arab dies and leaves his seventeen camels to his three sons.
The camels are to be divided as follows:

Half to the first son, one-third to the second son, and one-ninth
to the third son.

The three sons can't seem to work it out without chopping up
some of the camels!

A wise old Arab happens by on his camel and solves the problem
immediately--without cutting up any camels.

Do some mental exercise; try to figure out how the wise old Arab did it.

Answer:

The wise old Arab simply adds his own camel to the 17, bringing the total
number of camels to 18. Then, the camels are divided as follows:

½ of 18 is 9 camels for number one son.
1/3 of 18 is 6 camels for number two son.
1/9 of 18 is 2 camels for number three son.

After each son takes his allotted camels (9+6+2=17), the wise old Arab's
camel remains. He mounts it and rides off into the sandstorm.

Very useful tools but it could have been a 5 page pamphlet if it wasn't filled with so much filler. It also reads like an infomercial which gets quite annoying after awhile.. how many times can you read "Hey did I tell you how great my techniques are? Lots of famous people say so! Here's an example of how great I am!"

I'm only 27 so I would recommend it for any age and he would probably sell a lot more copies if he left out the 50 in the title.

Forgetting numbers can cause you to lose deals. Forgetting names can cause you to lose clients. Harry Lorayne is one of the premiere memory-experts in the country. This book gives time-tested, proven techniques to names, faces, numbers, dates, shopping lists, appointments foreign vocabulary, playing cards, and just about anything else you to which you want to apply it. Delivered in a light-hearted, straight-forward manner, this tome can be very valuable to you. However, the one catch is that this book is only as good as your commitment and discipline to do the exercises. Passive reading will not yield any results until you commit yourself to practice his techniques.

This is a great book. I notice I'm not forgetting things as readily as I did. I can now tell you my safe deposit box number, my drivers license number, my car plates, and various phone numbers. It's also helped me to remember people's names. Great buy. Other programs want hundred(s) of bucks to improve your memory and prevent altzimer's. This does the same thing.

Leah Levitt

I heard the 3 CDs and immediately I started using his methods on improving memory. His methods have helped me to increased my memory in all aspects right away. The exercises are easy to follow and the applications practical. I recommend this book/CDs to anyone who wants to improve his memory.

This is a very so so book. Most of the information is based on remembering things by "hooking" them onto other thoughts and memories. I thought there would be some fascinating new information in here, but this is old stuff I learned in college years ago.