Review: Great book for Improving Your Memory
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 31, 2012
I am not one who usually reads a book about improving your memory. I have been told by several people I have an outstanding memory and can remember details that no one notices. My mother and sister on the other hand are extremely opposite in memory retention. I took interest in this book at the prospects of helping them to improve their memory. I was happy to see that the techniques described were ones that I was unconsciously doing to remember different items that were involved with home, work, or church. I was also happy to confirm that there was a reason I remembered movies a lot better than books (it has to do with visualization, but I do not want to give anything away).There are several books that I could have looked at for memory, but this book showed the opportunity to use simpler methods than other memory books. The difference with this book is very simple, not only does it help you with your memory it helps with positive reinforcement on your own mental state, while admitting that no one has the same type of memory or mental state.The book starts out with different ways to help the process of remembering. Most people think it is a simple "A and B" process, but this book shows that there are so many things that suppress your remembering capabilities that to continue on with the techniques before facing them would be an effort in futility.Of course, I could not be happier that now, credit to this book, I have a little more information on the "Battle of Bull Run" and the meaning behind the song "Hey Jude".