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3.0 out of 5 stars
Too much too fast, October 20, 2009
This review is from: How to Develop a Brilliant Memory Week by Week: 52 Proven Ways to Enhance Your Memory Skills (Paperback)
I am an avid reader and I'm constantly looking for ways to improve my retention of what I have read. I have no doubt that Mr. O'Brien is a master of what he does. However, it doesn't translate well into the written word.
As of this writing, I have covered about half of this book. There are numerous exercises to "prove" to you that the technique works, but after doing one set and going on to the next, it is easy to forget the first.
Mr. O'Brien uses several different techniques to train/improve the memory. Most of them are all classics that can be found in several other sources.
There is no real consistency throughout the book. Different situations require that the reader use a different techique. Since no one works in all situations, you have to master all of them. This takes up a lot of time.
One saving grace is that by using these techniques, the reader has to really concentrate on what is being read. Just by increasing one's awareness and focus while reading, will increase retention.
It is a good read. Hardly practical or efficient.
I would like to find some technique that can be applied to a wider variety of situations. This way, there would be less to remember initially, less time invested, and greater comprehension. Maybe I'm looking for too much.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Help by associaion, September 11, 2009
This review is from: How to Develop a Brilliant Memory Week by Week: 52 Proven Ways to Enhance Your Memory Skills (Paperback)
If you learn as I do (by "association") this book is a great help in
learning rote memory assignments, like lists of things or people.
The systems the author explains are easy to use. Not everyone has
a photographic memory, this little book offers first rate solutions
for the rest of us.
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Awesome!, July 29, 2011
This review is from: How to Develop a Brilliant Memory Week by Week: 52 Proven Ways to Enhance Your Memory Skills (Paperback)
This book is required reading in my opinion. Very helpful, I wish I had read this book 20 years ago.
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