Unlock Your Potential: Master Advanced Learning Strategies to Improve Memory and Learn at a Faster Rate

Adan Gomez: This book is fundamental for gaining an effective understanding and applicability of memory and learning. It's a must-read for all human beings of all ages. I liked everything this book has to offer in a short read. It's well written wisdom that will help me for the rest of my life.

United States on Sep 22, 2023

Keary: Great book for improving memory. Great methods to help remember things I need or want to remember. Very helpful book

United States on Sep 18, 2023

OMAR A ALBATATI: Amazing techniques to enhance your memory, I believe these methods should be taught to young children at schools to unlock their potential.

United States on Sep 01, 2023

hailu: I enjoined reading this book. Some of the methods are really helpful and actually work.
Self discipline is the key!

Australia on Aug 13, 2023

JP Leonardo: With this book. Kevin takes a trip on how we can install more memory. I'll be honest not all of them work for me. But I can see the ones that don't work for me can work for others. It's a book for everyone to Indore and take on. I strongly recommend it. Thank you, Kevin.

United Kingdom on Jul 18, 2023

John Everett: This rather short book presents most of the memory techniques found in many of the copious books available on the subject. I rated it 4 stars because it does a good job of covering the material, and explains how you can tailor the techniques to your own needs. It also includes mind mapping, which is not usually found in other works on the subject. It's definitely worth the read, whether as a review and refresh or as an introduction to the concepts.

United States on Jul 01, 2023

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Italy on May 27, 2023

Albert: The book being bold, and written for a popular audience, I did not expect much. But some reviews gave me cause enough to buy it. I can confirm, this is a book worth reading. It is practical, instructive, and not a bunch of "feel good" self-help nonsense.

Part 1: Concentration
Concentration is important. You must intentionally maintain interest. You also must be sure to not prevent yourself from achievement by disbelieving its possibility. This is about the most "self-help" it gets, which is pretty much telling you to believe reality, not assumptions. And thinking you can't memorize things is an assumption, not a reality. I'll offer my own proof: you remember the plots to your favorite TV shows and movies excellently.

Part 2: Create and Connect (AKA: methods)
This part goes through a series of methods.
- Creativity: memorization requires creativity. Hyperbole and exaggeration are good. Weird is good.
- Car Method: This starts some similar methods. You already have certain things in long-term memory, so pairing short-term memory with long-term makes them medium-term (which can later become long-term). The car method uses your car (and its various pieces) as...

United States on Jul 18, 2022

Rafael Freitas: This is a gem. That should do it as long as a quick description of this masterpiece is concerned. But let me elaborate some more and show you how useful and practical this big little book is.

First, Kevin Horsley destroys some erroneous common sense beliefs about memory, mental capacities and the sort, in Part 1: Concentrate. He illustrates the wrongness of those beliefs by telling us a little about his own story, which is really inspiring (it reminded me Joshua Foer's, author of "Moonwalking With Einstein"). He impales multitasking, one of 21st century greatest myths. The necessity to "be present" is very highlighted as well - just as it should! Last, but by no means least, he presents the PIC principle, a tool both of motivation and engagement (something that can only be helpful in information retrieval / learning processes): P -> Purpose, I -> Interest, C-> Curiosity; if you can fire up these guys, oh boy... ain't no stopping between you and effective learning; because:
"Have a clear purpose because clarity dissolves resistance.
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Your level of interest sets the direction of your attention and, therefore, your level of focus.
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Get curious...

Brazil on Jan 14, 2020

Amazon Customer: Overall I liked it and YES, it is useful, here is what I have to say about this book, but first some premises.
- This is the first "memory" book I have read.
- I'm writing this review a week after reading the book completely and have done actual efforts to put in practice.
- I have never tried using techniques before, reading this books (peg system, memory palace, journey method, name it, I haven't)
- At first I don't believe mnemonics will work for "everything", more on that on my review.

Ok so let's get to the point.
First thing I have to say about this book is that it actually worked for me, and helped me figure out I'm a very visual person. To use the techniques described in this book(which the author himself mentions that they exist from a long time ago, and other memory books share the same basis, only told in a different manner), you need to learn some principles, these have to do with concentration, "visualization and creation of images in your mind", connecting those images to stuff already in your long term memory, and finally practice continuously.

The book contains very clear instructions on exercises, I have found out that after a week of...

Mexico on Jan 06, 2017