num_pages: 250
description: "My mind is like a tape recorder with one button - erase." Andy WarholMany of us are like Andy Warhol when it comes to remembering things; in fact, most people use less than one percent of their actual memory capacity. MAKING IT STICK: TECHNIQUES FOR DEVELOPING A NEAR-PERFECT MEMORY is a book that will to change you into a person who remembers easily and efficiently.Author Mort Herold shows you how to remember names and faces, numbers, anniversaries, jokes, formulas, quotations, foreign-language words, anecdotes, recipes, and even forgotten things from the past. You'll begin by learning and understanding the three R's of remembering:- Registration: Learning the material in the first place- Retention: Storage of the information until needed- Retrieval: Getting the information back outHerold's techniques include the Brain-Chain, a fail-safe way to remember a long list of items, in order, whenever needed; Adhesive Tape for the Mind, a program of memory maintenance; and the Body File concept, an original mental filing system.You'll also find a section on external reminders including the Telephone Reminder, the Doorknob Reminder, the Tie, Sleeve, Shoelace and Belt Reminders, the Rubber Band Reminder, and much, much more.The techniques in MAKING IT STICK are simple and immediately applicable. Mort Herold has given us the power to remember important, as well as trivial, information, quickly and easily and to retain it for life. (From the book jacket)
language: English
title: Making it Stick: Techniques for Developing a Near-Perfect Memory
titlecomplete: Making it Stick: Techniques for Developing a Near-Perfect Memory
ratings_count: 13
publisher: Random House Value Publishing