| You can vastly improve your learning and speed | | | | into old age. The old saying, you never forget |
| reading with powerful mighty memory methods. | | | | how to ride a bike is absolutely true. It is said that |
| As human beings, we are able to do many things | | | | the fingers of a concert pianist are so practised |
| at the same time. Despite what women think. | | | | that they have a form of memory.The body can |
| Even men can multitask! As an example, we can | | | | "remember" a skill. The mastering of memory |
| watch television while reading a newspaper | | | | training or memory techniques, follows the same |
| (especially when soap operas are on) drink a cup | | | | role of competency. It is just like any skill that we |
| of coffee while speaking on the telephone, or sing | | | | have learned. Practice makes perfect. It is not |
| a song whilst ironing a shirt! These tasks are very | | | | surprising that top experts in memory such as |
| simple to do, and we seldom find difficulty doing | | | | Harry Lorraine, are able to astound us with the |
| so. But not everyone has developed the ability to | | | | ability to recall long digit numbers and hundreds or |
| do things simultaneously in the same way. | | | | even thousands of items in perfect order. It boils |
| As an example, I am fairly adept at singing and | | | | down to learning mnemonic techniques, and |
| playing the guitar at the same time. If you were | | | | practice -- practice -- practice to get a mighty |
| to ask me to play a one man band set up, I | | | | memory. |
| would be stumped! I could do it, but it would take | | | | Anyone can learn to remember using these |
| a lot of practice. To attain mastery of anything | | | | methods. Names, faces, historical dates, |
| takes much practice and determination. Talent | | | | mathematical formulas, scientific facts or anything |
| also helps. Our brains, however, have the ability to | | | | else for that matter. Mnemonics is a Godsend for |
| quickly adjust and synchronise many skills into a | | | | students facing exams, in particular. But anyone |
| rhythmic display. The level of skill displayed | | | | can be helped, young or old, smart or not so |
| changes from being consciously incompetent to | | | | smart. A man called John Preston, aged 78 can |
| being unconsciously competent! Do you remember | | | | remember, every verse of the New Testament. |
| as a child learning to ride a bicycle? You first had | | | | He attributes this skill to a technique he learnt |
| to learn balance, then how to paddle with your 2 | | | | when he was 65 years of age! Training the |
| feet, whilst at the same time looking where you | | | | memory, just like physical training is good for the |
| are going,so as not to crash into a tree! How | | | | brain, and helps to stave off dementia or |
| often I got that bit wrong! In time, you were able | | | | Altzheimers disease. I recommend you learn a |
| to ride your bicycle with your hands off the | | | | new skill today and keep your mind sharp, well |
| handle bars,all at the same time. Hallelujah. What | | | | into old age. I learned mnemonics when I was well |
| wonderful co-ordination skills. | | | | into my 40s, and it has been a marvellous help |
| When we have for a long time practised a skill, it | | | | through my life since then. My only regret is that I |
| becomes internalised and can be performed even | | | | did not learn of this sooner. |