World’s Fastest Learning Techniques
This technique is called the method of loci, based on the Latin word for location. As you may have guessed, it uses locations that are in your long term memory to pin new memories to. It’s probably the fastest trick you can learn for memory improvement, and it helps dramatically. Watch the how to video, and give it a quick try. The nice thing is, the more you practice, the better you get. Just don’t forget to use vivid pictures and generate lots of emotion to really stick it into your long term memory.
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A question I get asked a lot is, “Are there any foods I can eat that will improve my memory, or are there any supplements or vitamins that will improve my memory?”
Let me answer that by saying that I don’t work for the FDA or whoever tells us for sure that a supplement improves memory functions, nor will I make that claim on my site. I can, however, point you in the direction of other places you can check out. Read reviews of memory improving drugs and supplements here.
I remember years ago when Ginko Biloba was all the craze, but here’s an article from the US FDA’s website regarding Ginko Biloba and memory loss prevention:
Can Memory Loss Be Prevented?
“There is no conclusive evidence that the herb ginkgo biloba prevents memory loss.” -http://www.fda.gov/forconsumers/consumerupdates/ucm107783.htm
Of course, there’s always the conspiracy theorist out there who will tell you they say things like this because they’re in bed with the drug companies. I’ll let you form your own educated opinion.
Psych is one of my all time favorite shows, and I had to buy the complete seasons when they were released on DVD. Unfortunately, some of the bigger stores didn’t pick up the show’s DVD’s right away, due to their lack of popularity. Now, they’ve built a very loyal fan base, and the show seems to be selling just about everywhere.
Psych is definitely geared toward those of us who were born in the 70′s. They constantly reference things from our childhood, like Shawn’s Jan Michael Vincent Airwolf jacket, and various musicians that had the big 80′s hits.
They’ve never come out and said that, and he definitely wasn’t born with it. As seen in the clip above, his dad was a cop who raised him with the hope that Shawn would also become a cop one day. His father, Henry Spencer (played by Corbin Bernsen), spent time training Shawn (played by James Roday) to by hyper-observant, but not eidetic.
So the question is: Can someone be trained to be as hyper-observant as Shawn Spencer in Psych?
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Is an eidetic memory the same thing as a photographic memory? Yes and no. The word “eidetic” actually comes from the Greek word ?????, which means Seen. So, it has to do with what the person sees, and it could be used to describe a photographic memory, but you could actually have an auditory eidetic memory as well as, or in place of, a visual eidetic memory.
You may recall the movie, Rain Man, which starred Dustin Hoffman as Raymond Babbitt. Raymond Babbitt’s character is actually based off of real life gifted man, Kim Peek. Kim Peek is truly an extraordinary individual, able to read books by burying his face in the book and reading both pages at the same time, all the while committing everything to memory. Kim actually has an eidetic memory, but his is quite untypical of most.
Due to brain issues Kim had, his brain may have made new connections in order to help itself work. More on this story…
The goal of most memorization courses is actually to open up new pathways in the brain, much like this, hoping to create a super-highway that the brain can use to recall information much easier. Learn to recall things easier…
For those of us who dream of having crazy powerful memorization skills, there’s one character on TV who is probably our hero. His name; Dr. Spencer Reid from Criminal Minds. Played by Matthew Gray Gubler, Dr. Reid is the young man on the FBI’s behavioral analysis unit that is able to consume information like no one else.
If you missed the one or two episodes of the show that explain Dr. Reid’s memorization gift, the story is that he has an eidetic memory, much like Rainman, but without the downside of being socially awkward. You may recall the powerful episode where agent Hotchner is trying to get to his wife before the bad guy, and they ask Reid what the bad guy said on the phone. He recalls every single word of the conversation, with word-for-word memory, not missing anything. This perfect recall isn’t necessarily associated with an eidetic memory, but it sure is fun to watch on TV.
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