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Memory Improvement Is for Everyone

August 28th, 2009

It doesn’t matter how smart you are, it always pays to be a little smarter.  One aspect of intelligence that can be improved easily is memory.

Many people assume the memory cannot be improved, and that you are stuck with the memory power you were born with.  In fact, memory improvement techniques have been around for centuries.  The Romans used such techniques to help them remember very long speeches which they often recited from memory.

After the Renaissance and into the modern age, more techniques and tricks were developed.  Common methods include the Loci Method, where you mentally attach objects to places you know well and the many forms of the Peg Method, where you attach items mentally to images, numbers, etc.

The most famous memory techniques are probably those used by performers who memorize the order of decks of cards.  But the truth is that anyone can use memory techniques to their advantage.

Whether at school, at home, at work, or in any social situation where it’s important to have a strong memory, you can improve you performance using memory techniques.

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