audiobook comes with an interesting set of techniques, and plenty of practical exercises,
I like the practical approach, and I was able to memorize some sequences using the tricks I learned in the first section, that was very encouraging, Weaving elements into a story is easy, and it works,
Note: to get the most out of the book, you really need to pause and think about each exercise it is not compatible with cycling, or other contexts where you cannot pause, rewind, and put your imagination to work.
This book was amazing and I highly recommend it for anyone looking for a guide in memory improvement, Did the audiobook first, and have been making mental journeys ever since! If you travel a lot his method of memorizing can be beneficial, both for creating journeys and for adding meaning to your vacation.
For example, when I visit foreign countries and cities, I make mental notes and assign them a space in my mind as l memory cabinets for a future memory exercise.
. . That corner table in that Paris Cafe with a view of the Eiffel tower, has a journey oflocations within a radius offeet, I can mentally walk through that same Cafe I visited three years ago and assign each location a loci for memory, Now whenever I travel, I find myself deliberately immersing myself into the world around me as I catalog more journeys for mental storage, which has given me more appreciation for the culture and people I interact with.
As for the effectiveness of the Domonic system, like any memory system it only works if you put in the time, It's a simple enough method, and the author does a fine job in explaining the system with examples, I just feel that readers who expect to have his level of memory retention after reading this book will be disappointed, and the author probably should tame his promises a bit.
A fantastic memory set. O'Brien's pretty damn charming and the tips are incredible, As with any memory system, it only works if you practice, A great system. Great intro into mnemonics and method of loci, This is by far the best book I have read on memory and focus/ concentration techniques, There are a lot of actual skill builders which one can use for recall or to build your own mind castle of information, The author has done a great job in systemically laying out the information to make it understandable and accessible to readers, I decided to read this book out of respect of the author but, comparing to other memory books this one is rather disappointing I decided to try this book after reading about the power of mnemonics for learning in Make it Stick.
This was a good primer, O'Brien is an engaging and amiable teacher, and he does a good job laying out the most important principles for memory as well as some of his tactics, with lots of training exercises.
As a bonus you learn some fun tricks like how to kind of count cards in black jack and how to calculate in a matter of seconds what day of the week a given historical date fell on.
Try me! Living with a partner who is in the Guinness Book of Records for memory makes my goldfish memory seem even shorter than it already is so I decided to do something about it.
I have memories of having a terrific memory as a child but I really let it slip over the years and now barely remember what I read last week, Case in point, I even forgot to title of this book when trying to tell my partner that I was listening to a memory book, Yes, I almost drowned in the depths of that irony,
This audiobook basically has a few techniques that do work and then is applied to various situations so you get to practice along to them, As opposed to lots of different techniques, I given the book four on the basis that the techniques work though I can see how some people would find the repetition a little tedious,
The examples and references in the book are "hilariously" old, songs from thes, body builders like Charles Atlas, American football player William Perry both of whom I struggled to picture clearly when Dominic mentioned them and so on.
It will probably help to have a updated version of this book,
تو حوزه تقویت حافظه بهترین کتابی بود که خوندم A very useful book on memory and how to exercise it and improve it, I listened to the Audible audiobook, and it was a great listen, There aresessions, and many techniques provided are very good for students, and others are good party tricks, like remembering oscar winners by year or telling the day for any date in theth/st century.
I especially liked the "Dominic System", as I think it is quite different and simpler to use than the Major system, All in all, a very good book, Wow! Incredible! This book really delivers on its promise, The memory techniques are incredibly effective down to the very last one, It's like uncovering a superpower I never knew I had, Thank you Dominic! Mnemonics are real, Like most people, I tinkered with them in school but I certainly never studied the skill of using mnemonics,
Most of the methods are simple to describe but difficult to apply, In a field where there is a lot of peddling, O'Brien, a memory champion, does a good job of introducing readers to a wide range of basic mnemonic skills, This audiobook is more like a workshop with activities, The author was engaging and pleasant, My major complaint is the same for most material in this genre, We need more varied, real life examples, I don't care about memorizing shopping lists, or,digits, or all the disney songs, I want to memorize complex and abstract ideas, O'Brien, like most mnemonists gives these applications a nod and then teaches you how to memorize easy concrete things,
Nonetheless, I'm willing to wade through a bunch of fluff for the gold, The audio book contains great exercises and it definitely helped me a lot! Dominic O'Brien, thetime world memory champion shares his ultimate tools for developing the perfect memory, Quantum Memory Power tells you how to harness and unleash your memory power so you will have unlimited capacity,
Quantum Memory Power provides practical applications and exercises to test and strengthen your abilities, By engaging your imagination and creative powers you will gain speed, accuracy and poise in the development of your quantum memory powers,
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Stunning book. Exceptional and yet practical strategies, Must read and reread and implement, This is really a set of cd's, This helps me to help my kids in their studies at school, I've read many of the biggest memory related books over the past three decades and certainly have my favorites among them, I've long heard that sitelinkDominic O'Brien's sitelinkQuantum Memory Power: Learn to Improve Your Memory with the World Memory Champion! audiobook was fairly good, and decided that I'd finally take a peek having known for a while about O'Brien and his eponymous Dominic System.
General Methods
Overall, I was fairly impressed with his layout and positive teaching style, though I don't particularly need some of the treacly motivation that he provided and which is primarily aimed at the complete novice.
While I appreciate that for some, hearing this material may be the most beneficial, I would have preferred to have some of it presented visually, In general, I wouldn't recommend this as a something to listen to on a commute as he frequently admonishes against doing some of the exercises he outlines while driving or operating heavy machinery.
Given the prevalence of and growth of memory systems from the midth century onwards, I personally find it difficult to believe all of his personal story about "rediscovering" many of the memory methods he outlines, or at least to the extent to which he tempts the reader to believe.
Differences from Other Systems
Based on past experience, I really appreciate his methods for better remembering names with faces as his conceptualizations for doing this seemed better to me than the methods outlined by sitelinkBruno Furst.
I do however, much prefer the major mnemonic system's method for numbers over the Dominic system for it's more logical and complete conversion of consonant sounds for most languages, The links between the letters and numbers in the major system are also much easier to remember and don't require as much work to remember them, I also appreciate the major system for its deeper historical roots as well as for its precise sitelinkoverlap with the Gregg Shorthand method, The poorer structure of the Dominic system is the only evidence I can find to indicate that he seems to have separately rediscovered some of his memory methods,
I appreciated that most of his focus was on practical tasks like to do lists, personal appointments, names and faces, but wish he'd spent some additional time walking through general knowledge examples like he did for the list of the world's oceans and seas.
While I appreciated his outlining the ability to calculate what day of the week any particular date falls on something that most memory books don't touch upon, he failed to completely specify the entire method.
He also used a somewhat nonstandard method for coding both the days of the week and the months of the year, though mathematically all of these systems are equivalent, I did appreciate his trying to encode a set up for individual years, which will certainly help many cut down on the mental mathematics, particularly as it relates to the dread many have for long division.
Unfortunately, he didn't go far enough and this is where he also failed to finish supplying the full details for all of the special cases for the years, He also failed to mention the discontinuities with the Gregorian versus the Julian calendar making his method more historically universal, For those interested, sitelinkWikipedia outlines some of the more familiar mathematical methods for determining the day of the week that a particular date would fall on,
Instead of having spent the time outlining the calendar, which is inherently difficult to do in audio format compared to printed format, he may have been better off having spent the time going into more depth memorizing poetry or prose as an extension of his small aside on memorizing quotes and presenting speeches.
I could have done without the bulk of the final disk which comprised mostly of tests for the material previously presented, The complete beginner may get more out of these exercises however, The final portion of the disk was more interesting as he did provide some philosophy on how memory systems engage both lobes of the brain within the rightbrained/leftbrained conceptualizations from neuropsychology.
While O'Brien doesn't completely draw out his entire system, to many this may be a strong benefit as it forces individuals to create their own system within his framework.
This is bound to help many to create stronger personalized links between their numbers and their images, The drawback the beginner may find for this is that they may find themselves ever tinkering with their own customized system, or even more likely rebuilding things from scratch when they discover the list of online resources from others that rely on people having a more standardized system.
O'Brien also provides more emphasis on creativity and visualization than some books, which will be very beneficial to many beginners,
Overall, while I'd generally recommend this to the average mnemonist, I'd recommend they approach it after having delved in a bit and learned the major system from somewhere else.
I thought the teaching of the techniques was clear, simple, and direct much to be admired in that, Some difference in terminology and emphasis to other books on mnemonics, which can be helpful for better understanding the underlying ideas and the techniques, especially for beginners,
However, I did find I had to wrestle my cynicism against some of the more salespitch type claims the title itself was a barrier for me, as was some of the language.
I did have some resistance to picking the book up because it had the whiff of snake oil about it, but I managed to put that aside and I think there is a good amount to learn from this.
Excellent techniques that really works This audioprogram is one of the best in its field of memory training for its comprehensiveness, simplicity, progression and professionalism, I benefited greatly from it and I highly recommend anyone seeking to learn and adopt memory enhancement to read it listen to it and apply its methods carefully to get the best results.
The best course I've ever taken, Incredibly practical for work and social life,
Gives tools on how to use Loci to remember names, numbers, and important info, Surprisingly impressive book for such an impressive skill which seems hard to master excellent memory this book made it seem simple and easy to comprehend all contained within just an audiobook vs complicated program.
Recommend
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sitelink WaseemMirza. net I finished reading Quantum Memory Power by
Dominic O'Brien today, It's actually an audiobook but I am going to count it anyway, It's my second time through it and I wanted to reread it to start up my memory exercises and goals again, In the previous book I read the author talked about memory briefly and so I decided it was time to get things going again, It's pretty clear that I have a real knack for this stuff due to my crazy imagination, I have some pretty ambitious goals like memorizing all the chapter headings from the Book of Mormon, memorizing more scriptures, and learning how to memorize a deck of cards, It's actually quite easy and very fun if you just apply yourself, .
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