You Can Have an Amazing Memory: Learn Life-Changing Techniques and Tips from the Memory Maestro
Never forget a name or a number again! Dominic O'Brien is legendary for winning the World Memory Championship eight times and outwitting the casinos of Las Vegas to win a fortune at blackjack. Here, for the first time, he reveals his secrets for memory mastery. Follow his brain-boosting techniques and turn your mind into a super-powered computer that will recall PIN numbers with ease, remember directions, and help bring you success in business, leisure, and relationships.
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You Can Have an Amazing Memory: Learn Life-Changing Techniques and Tips from the Memory Maestro
Never forget a name or a number again! Dominic O'Brien is legendary for winning the World Memory Championship eight times and outwitting the casinos of Las Vegas to win a fortune at blackjack. Here, for the first time, he reveals his secrets for memory mastery. Follow his brain-boosting techniques and turn your mind into a super-powered computer that will recall PIN numbers with ease, remember directions, and help bring you success in business, leisure, and relationships.
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You Can Have an Amazing Memory: Learn Life-Changing Techniques and Tips from the Memory Maestro

You Can Have an Amazing Memory: Learn Life-Changing Techniques and Tips from the Memory Maestro

by Dominic O'Brien
You Can Have an Amazing Memory: Learn Life-Changing Techniques and Tips from the Memory Maestro

You Can Have an Amazing Memory: Learn Life-Changing Techniques and Tips from the Memory Maestro

by Dominic O'Brien

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Never forget a name or a number again! Dominic O'Brien is legendary for winning the World Memory Championship eight times and outwitting the casinos of Las Vegas to win a fortune at blackjack. Here, for the first time, he reveals his secrets for memory mastery. Follow his brain-boosting techniques and turn your mind into a super-powered computer that will recall PIN numbers with ease, remember directions, and help bring you success in business, leisure, and relationships.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781780282060
Publisher: Watkins Media
Publication date: 01/01/2012
Sold by: Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format: eBook
Pages: 244
Sales rank: 26,200
File size: 918 KB

About the Author

Dominic O'Brien is renowned for his phenomenal feats of memory and for outwitting the casinos of Las Vegas at blackjack. He has won the World Memory Championship eight times, holds a host of world records and was named Brain of the Year in 1994 and Grandmaster of Memory by the Brain Trust of Great Britain. He is President of the World Memory Sports Council. His books include Learn to Remember and How to Develop a Brilliant Memory Week by Week.

Table of Contents

Foreword 7

How to use this book 10

Chapter 1 Your memory, my memory 12

Chapter 2 How it all began 18

Chapter 3 Memory and creativity 23

Chapter 4 The power of association 27

Chapter 5 Dimensions of association 29

Chapter 6 Chains of association 33

Chapter 7 The Link Method 37

Chapter 8 Eureka! My first successful attempt 43

Chapter 9 Devising the Journey Method 48

Chapter 10 Using the Journey Method 53

Chapter 11 Evidence for the Journey Method 63

Chapter 12 Top 5 tips for creating a memory journey bank 68

Chapter 13 Spinning the memory plates 75

Chapter 14 From cards to numbers 81

Chapter 15 The Dominic System 90

Chapter 16 Double pairs and complex images 96

Chapter 17 Becoming card sharp: multiple decks 100

Chapter 18 Getting up to speed 110

Chapter 19 Decoding the brain: From techniques to technology 114

Chapter 20 The first World Memory Championships 121

Chapter 21 Championship practice: Binary digits 124

Chapter 22 Championship practice: Names and faces 129

Chapter 23 Championship practice: Abstract images 137

Chapter 24 The memory champion's life: Making speeches 141

Chapter 25 The memory champion's life: How to be a fact factory 149

Chapter 26 Using the tools: Study and learning 154

Chapter 27 Using the tools: Everyday ways to train your memory 164

Chapter 28 Using the tools: Just for fun 174

Chapter 29 Age equals experience, not forgetfulness! 179

Chapter 30 I've done all that, now what can I expect? 190

Chapter 31 Look at what you can do now! 194

Afterword: The champions of the future 202

Index 208

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