The Photographic Mind: Holographic Memory System

268 Pages·1999·25.528 MB·English

by  Dane Spotts

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Spotts, Dane.
The photographic mind holographic memory
:
system/ Dane Spottswith NancyAtkins. -- 1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
LCCN: 99-60649
ISBN: 1-892805-24-3
1. Memory. 2. Recollection (Psychology)
3. Mnemonics. I.Atkins. Nancy. II. Litle.
BF385.S66 1999 153.12
QBI99-1056
Printed in the United StatesofAmerica
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Table of Contents
Forward
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Introduction Instructions 3
• Why This Book? Why Now? 3
• How this Book is Organized 4
• What's On Your Companion CD? 6
• The Easy 3-Step Active-Passive Learning Process 7
• The Power ofYou, the Power of Now 10
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Part How Your Memory Works
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Chapter 1: The Untapped Potential ofYour Mind 15
• Can You Remember This? 16
• Overcoming 3 Psychological Blocks to Memory 17
• Visualization Session: How to Relax Your Mind and Body 19
• Affirmation Session: How to Reprogram Your Mind 21
Chapter 2: Basic Mnemonics 25
• Rhymes and Associations 25
• Music, Rhythm, and Chunking 25
• Going Beyond Mnemonics 26
Chapter 3: The Intellectual Memory ofYour Left & Right Brain ..29
• Do You Get the Picture? 30
• IfYou Can Imagine it, You Can Remember it 30
• Succeeding in the Three Stages of Memory 3
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•Why We Forget 32
• Recalling a Fake Memory 33
• The Difference Between Long-Term and
Short-Term Memory 34
• The Double Curse of Rote Memorization 36
Chapter 4: The Emotional Memory ofYour Body 39
• The Holographic Brain 39
• Locking in Memories with Your Senses 40
• The Key to Learning and Memory: Involvement 42
• Memory Assessment Exercise 43
• Memory Traces Are Not Born Equal 45
• Flashbacks with Feeling 46
• The Anatomy of a Memory 47
• Reconnecting to Your Memories 48
• The Process of Memory 49
• Emotions Organize Memories 50
• ScoringYour Emotional Memory 50
• The False Hopes of Eidetic Imagery 51
A Photographic Mind is a Flexible Mind 53
Overcoming Memory Blocks with Emotion 55
Are You Ready to Begin? 5 7
Part II: The Four Memory Systems 59
Chapter 5: The Link System 61
• The Two Phases of the Link System 61
• Jump Start Your Memory with Mental Flip Books 62
• Applying the 5 Guidelines for Mental Flip Books 63
• A Visualization Exercise 64
• Take the Grocery List Pretest 64
• Photographic Mind Workshop: To Market, To Market 66
(j| • Step 1: Active Learning Session 66
• Chunking the Flip Book 70
HjJV • Step 2: Passive Learning Session 73
• You Think Faster Than You Speak or Write 74
• Step 3: Assessment 74
• Simple Cure for Absent-mindedness 75
Chapter 6: The Loci System 77
• The Legend of the Loci System 77
• How the Loci System Works 78
• A Memory System forYour Left and Right Brain 79
• Three Ground Rules 80
• Photographic Mind Workshop: My Private Retreat 81
• Step 1: Active Learning Session 81
• Chunking the Prop Phrases 86
K©J • Step 2: Passive Learning Session 8 c)
• Visual Clustering 90
• Step 3: Assessment 91
• Creating a Blueprint ofYour Own Home 93
• How to UseYour Loci Props as "Mental Pegs" 94
• Photographic Mind Workshop: Shopping the Loci Way 95
• Step 1: Active Learning Session 95
• Chunking the Prop Phrases 99
• Step 2: Passive Learning Session 102
• Step 3: Assessment 104
• Your On-Line Memory Scratch Pad 105
Chapter 7: The Peg System 107
• How the Peg System Works 108
• Choosing Objects with Built-in Number Associations 108
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• Garage Full of Memories 109
• Photographic Mind Workshop: My Virtual Peg Board 112
• Step 1: Active Learning Session 112
• The Power of Symbols lift
• Chunking the Peg List 120
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• Step 2: Passive Learning Session 122
• Step 3: Assessment 123
• Using Memory as a Springboard for Intuition 124
• ActivatingYour Virtual Peg Board 125
• How to Hang Information onYour Virtual Peg Board 126
• You're Invited to a Murder Mystery Party! 126
• Photographic Mind Workshop: The Murder Mystery Party .127
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Step 1 Active Learning Session 127
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• Chunking the Descriptive Phrases 131
<@t • Step 2: Passive Learning Session 133
• Step 3: Assessment 134
• Connecting to the Power of Information 136
Chapter 8: The Phonetic System 139
• The Genius of the Phonetic Code 139
• Photographic Mind Workshop: Cracking the Phonetic Code .141
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• Step 1: Active Learning Session 141
^ • Chunking the Phonetic Code 143
• Step 2: Passive Learning Session 145
• Step 3: Assessment 146
• The Five Rules of the Phonetic Code 147
• Coding Words into Numbers 149
• Turning Numbers into Words 149
• Photographic Mind Workshop: A Baker's Dozen 150
• Step 1: Active Learning Session 150
• A Storyboard ofYour Link Phrase 152
• Step 2: Passive Learning Session 154
• Step 3: Assessment 155
•Hit the Road! 156
• Phone Line 15 7
• Beyond the Numbers 157
Part III: Advanced Application of Your
Memory Systems 159
Chapter 9: The Peg: Remembering Names and Faces 161
• Recalling a Name is as Easy as 1-2-3 162
• Photographic Mind Workshop: Who Dunnit? 164
• Step 1: Active Learning Session 164
• Reviewing the Artist's Sketches 165
• Playing the Part 167
• Chunking the Descriptive Peg Phrases 170
• Step 2: Passive Learning Session 171
• Step 3: Assessment 172
• Creating Memory Maps of Facial Features 174
•Guess Who? 176
• It's a Photo Finish! 179
• Creating Memory Maps of Names and Titles 179
• Bonus Memory Map: Icons for 300 Common Names 181
• Bonus Memory Map: Icons for Professional Titles
and Company Names 193
Chapter 10: The Loci: Reciting Winning Speeches
and Presentations 195
• UsingYour Loci Props as Cue Cards 196
• Photographic Mind Workshop: Becoming a Tour Guide 197
• Step 1: Active Learning Session 197
•The Language ofArt 197
• How to Hang Key Ideas on Your Loci Props 199
• Step 2: Passive Learning Session 207
• Step 3: Assessment 208
• Recalling the Order of the Main Parts in Your Speech 2OS
• Practice on a Speech ofYour Own 2 10
Chapter 11: The Phonetic: Recalling a Deck of52 Cards 211
• Visualizing the Cards 211
• 6 Ground Rules for Creating Picture-Words 212
• Photographic Mind Workshop: 52 Card Recall 213
• Step 1: Active Learning Session 213
• Practice with a Deck of Cards 217
(01 • Step 2: Passive Learning Session 220
• Step 3: Assessment 221
• Creating a Mental Flip Book of Cards 224
• Photographic Mind Workshop: Deal Me In! 226
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• Step 1: Active Learning Session 226
• Chunking the Flip Book 227
101 • Step 2: Passive Learning Session 227
• Step 3: Assessment 228
• Identifying the Cards that are Still in the Deck 229
• Applying the Mangle Technique 230
Epilogue 231
Appendix (What's On Your CD and How to Use It) 233
• "Accelerated Learning Music" Soundtrack 233
• "Super Memory Transformation" Soundtrack 235
• How to use the Brain Supercharger Technology 236
• What Kinds of Feelings You Can Expect 237
• The Psycho-Physical Benefits of Regular Use 237
• How Your Brain Supercharger Soundtrack Work 238
•What You Hear and Don't Hear 240
• What Happens to You in Alpha-Theta 240
• Rescripting Your Unconscious Through
Mindscripting' Technology 241
• The Secret Behind the Technology 242
• Why These Soundtracks are Special 244
• Questions & Answers 244