by Luciano Passuello, LiteMind By learning the language your mind uses, you’ll be able to tap into your mind’s full potential and develop a remarkable memory. It’s easier than you think – and you’ll actually have fun doing it. Your Mind Thinks in Pictures Along its evolution, the brain has become amazingly effective in dealing with [...]
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Luciano Passuell, LiteMind The Memory Palace is one of the most powerful memory techniques I know. It’s not only effective, but also fun to use — and not hard to learn at all. The Memory Palace has been used since ancient Rome, and is responsible for some quite incredible memory feats. Eight-time world memory champion Dominic [...]
Our memories give us a sense self and make us who we are. However, our memories are more than just files in a filing cabinet. While your first day in school may seem like a single memory, it’s actually a complex construction of multiple memories that span your brain.
Your working memory is the memory you use to remember things in the short term – for example, when you look up a phone number your working memory helps you to remember it long enough to dial it. Working memory is also used as a “scratchpad” for tasks such as mental calculation. By understanding how [...]
Spaced repetition is a powerful method of timing the revision of material to maximize the retention of memories. The idea is that you revise material at increasing intervals (e.g. after one day, then one week, then one month, then one year, etc). The process can be automated using computer software to automatically schedule the repetitions. [...]
Have you ever walked into a room and realized you don’t remember what you’re doing there? Yeah, us too. Well thankfully science finally explains why: It’s the doorway’s fault, a new study finds. “When you go from room to room, your brain identifies each room as a new event and sets a new memory trace [...]
