Retrato do autor
3 Works 387 Membros 5 Críticas

About the Author

Obras por Kenneth L. Higbee

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Sexo
male

Membros

Críticas

Many of the mnemonic techniques Doctor Higbee describes are ancient and their refinements centuries old. Many of them precede the development and wide use of written language by humans as an aid to memory. The advantage of this book over other works on how to improve your memory is that he not only introduces the techniques of memory training, but also backs up the techniques by citing research studies that indicate which technique has been most effective depending on what information is to be memorized. Since this edition was published in 1996 the research is not the most up to date, but it is still handy to have so many citations to back up the information.

He also points out that the techniques are not a substitute for study. They are an aid to recall what has been studied. There is still the necessity of study, learning to use the techniques, and repetition to memorize the subject. And while the mnemonic devices are not a substitute for critical thinking, critical thinking and analysis depend on knowing the facts.
… (mais)
 
Assinalado
MaowangVater | 4 outras críticas | Oct 13, 2020 |
This book is really, really easy to read and enjoyable - still, it took me a billion years. It goes through a plethora of memory techniques and is really well-written. I highly recommend this for all who would like to improve their memory in a variety of ways, for a bunch of reasons.
 
Assinalado
pivic | 4 outras críticas | Mar 21, 2020 |
Overall this is a great book to help you grasp how your memory functions and ways to help remember things. It's biggest asset is on the study of memory and it's how's and why's. When it comes to the mnemonic practices it does go in depth on the methods, but can overwhelm you fast to the point where it seems a lot to try right away. I can see how a couple of further reads and practice would make this a must need book for anyone to improve their memory.
 
Assinalado
capiam1234 | 4 outras críticas | Aug 14, 2013 |
Overall this is a great book to help you grasp how your memory functions and ways to help remember things. It's biggest asset is on the study of memory and it's how's and why's. When it comes to the mnemonic practices it does go in depth on the methods, but can overwhelm you fast to the point where it seems a lot to try right away. I can see how a couple of further reads and practice would make this a must need book for anyone to improve their memory.
 
Assinalado
smcamp1234 | 4 outras críticas | Aug 14, 2013 |

You May Also Like

Estatísticas

Obras
3
Membros
387
Popularidade
#62,499
Avaliação
4.0
Críticas
5
ISBN
13
Línguas
1

Tabelas & Gráficos