Remember It! : The Names of People You Meet, All of Your Passwords, Where You Left Your Keys, and Everything Else You Tend to Forget.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dellis, Nelson.

Contributor:

Hayes, Adam.

Gupta, Sanjay.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Memory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cork : Abrams, 2018.

Summary:

Throughout his research into memory theory, Nelson Dellis found existing memory improvement guides to be wanting--overcomplicated, dry, and stodgy. So he decided to write a book that is approachable and fun, centered on what people actually need to remember. In Remember It!, Dellis teaches us how to make the most of our memory, using his competition-winning techniques. Presenting the information in a user-friendly way, Dellis offers bite-size chapters, addressing things we wish we could remember but often forget: names, grocery lists, phone numbers, where you left your keys--you name it! This fast-paced, highly illustrated tour of the inner workings of the brain makes improving your memory simple and fun.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Dedication

Foreword

Chapter One: My story and why you should listen to me

How I Ended Up with a Championship-Caliber Memory

A Day in the Life (with an Enhanced Memory)

How This Book Works

Chapter Two: Basic things you must remember before you start

Three Ideas to Forget

Three Words to Remember

See-Link-Go!

Extra Tips You Won't Find in Other Memory Books

Chapter Three: Brain farts, name-amnesia, and the everyday things that drive our memories mad

Section 1-Paying Attention

What Was I About to Do?! - When You Walk into a Room and Forget Why

Uh, What Was That, Honey? - How to Remember Things Someone Asked You to Do (Most Importantly Your Spouse)

Section 2-Placing Things and Doing Things

Zone B or 6th Floor? - How to Remember Where You Parked Your Car

Where Did I Put My Keys? - How to Remember Where You Left Any Item

Must. Not. Forget. Tomorrow . . . ZzzzzZZZ - How to Remember Things When You Don't Want to Get Up and Write Them Down

Section 3-Names and Faces

Nice to Meet You, I Already Forgot You . . . - How to Remember First Names

Mr. and Mrs. So-and-So? Have How Many Kids Again? - How to Remember Last Names (and Other Info)

Chapter Four: For all the list-based things that your mind wishes it could remember forward and backward

Section 1-The Linking Method

Who Cut Down the Cherry Tree? - How to Remember the U.S. Presidents in Order

What Should I Be Doing? - How to Remember To-Do Lists

Was It a Left or a Right at the Light? - How to Remember Directions

Section 2-The Peg Method

Your Royal Highness - How to Remember the Kings and Queens of England

What's the Plan for Today? - How to Remember Daily Appointments and Meetings

Your Body Is a Wonderland - How to Remember the Largest Countries in the World (by Population).

Gooooooooal! - How to Remember World Cup History

Section 3-The Journey Method

What Do I Need from the Grocery Store? - How to Remember a List

A Mountain of a Task! - How to Remember the Tallest Mountains in the World

How Many Tablespoons of Tahini? - How to Remember Your Favorite Recipe

Should We Just Google Map This? - How to Remember Directions Even Quicker!

That FOREVER Memory! - How to Manage Your Journeys and Remember Things Long-Term

Chapter Five: Making sense of the gobbledygook number things and how to make them stick

Section 1-The Small Numbers

What Lap Was I On? - How to Remember a Single Number

More Money, More Problems . . . - How to Remember PIN, Bank Account, and Checking Numbers

6480 SW 6 . . . What Street Again? - How to Remember an Address

Section 2-The Medium-Size Numbers

Can I Call You Sometime? - How to Remember His or Her Phone Number

Don't Forget Your Passport! - How to Remember Your Passport, Social Security, and Credit Card Numbers

I Should Probably Start Thinking of What Present to Buy - How to Remember Important Dates: (Anniversaries, Birthdays, and Special Occasions)

Section 3-The Complicated Numbers

P@55w0rd @r3 H@rd. Helpppp! - Never Get Locked Out of Your Online Accounts Again

Ten Thousand Digits of Pizza Pi?!? - How to Remember Numbers as Large as You Want!

Chapter Six: Tips for memorizing some of the other things your bumfuzzled brain has to deal with

Section 1-Speeches and Text

He Said/She Said? - How to Remember Your Favorite Quotes and Sayings

Just Imagine Everyone in the Audience Is Naked - How to Remember Your Speeches and Presentations

To Be or Not to Be . . . What Was the Question? - How to Remember Poems

Section 2-Language

Where's the Dictionary? - How to Remember Vocabulary Words and Their Meanings.

Qu'est-ce Que C'est? - How to Remember Foreign Words and Their Meanings

Section 3-A Mishmash of Things

Paris, uh . . . Spain? - How to Remember Countries and Capitals

When Was the Battle of Hastings? - How to Remember Historic Dates

What Day of the Week Were You Born? - How to Remember the Calendar

Ace of Hearts, King of Diamonds . . . - How to Remember a Deck of Cards

Chapter Seven: The last few things to make your memory an absolute memorizing monster

I Think, Therefore I Am . . . What I Eat - Tips for Improving Memory by Eating Right

I'm Tired and I Can't Remember Anything! - Tips for Improving Memory by Sleeping Right

No Pain, No Gain, Slightly More Brain - Tips for Improving Memory by Staying Active and Exercising

Hanging Out with the Joneses - Tips for Improving Memory by Being Socially Active

All Aboard the Brain Train - Tips for Improving Memory by Using Your Brain

Farewell and Good Luck!

Appendix

Alphabet Peg List

Number-Rhyme System

Two-Digit Fixed Major System

PAO List for Numbers

Password Symbol Images

Common Word List Images for Poems/Texts

Resources

Your Training Regimen

PAO List for Cards

Sources

Acknowledgments

Copyright Page.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781683353430

1683353439

OCLC:

1054061937