Using your memory
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They have a very powerful VISUAL memory, which is often untapped. They are
led to believe that they have a very poor memory. The reason for this is that
they are told to learn things from a printed page whilst at school, and much of
their energy goes into trying to decipher the text. However, deciphering the text
is only one small part of learning. And so in this course you will learn techniques
which can be taught to anyone with what some people call learning difficulties,
and they will be astounded at the power in their own mind! In just 5 minutes
How do I know?
Because I have the numerical form of dyslexia, dyscalculia. I thought I was
stupid – I learnt that I just had never been taught how to remember visually!
Your amazing brain!
Your brain controls every aspect of your being – it processes all those senses
that you have. An eye, for example, receives light but without the brain to
process the information it will do you no good at all.
You have subconscious processes that go on without you knowing about it, for
example breathing. Could you imagine getting up first thing in the morning and
needing to remind yourself to breath?
And you have conscious processes, like walking and talking, and thinking!
Memory falls into a strange place because some of it is subconscious, and some
of it is conscious.
FACT: did you now that that the brain is made up of chemical and electrical
signals which are transmitted and received by something called Neurons?
There are more Neurological connectors in the brain than people living on earth!
So lets take a look at how all these connectors work – they are a bit like pathways
really, but it’s important to know roughly how they work so that you will be able to
make the best use of any memory tricks you learn.
The pathways in the brain can be best thought of as being like a small stream that
is made in soft sand by a trickle of water.
At first the stream is small, you can disturb the path of the stream very easily.
However after a period of time the stream creates a more permanent path down
which more water can flow without being disturbed until finally there is a river - solid
and unswerving.
In the same ways when a memory is first formed it can be easily lost. However, if
the memory is recalled a surprisingly few number of times, then it is retained and
cannot be disturbed.
Most people believe that when they remember something once they will remember
it for a long time. This is unfortunately untrue. The other error that is made is that if
you remember something now you will easily forget it. Again, untrue.
IF YOU USE THE RIGHT TECHNIQUES, BY THE END OF THIS SHORT
COURSE NOT ONLY WILL YOU HAVE ACQUIRED THE SKILLS TO USE YOUR
MEMORY IN THE SHORT TERM, BUT ALSO IN THE LONG TERM!
Let’s get your brain warmed up first though, and prove that you have one!
First, I would like you to find a quiet place and close your eyes, and remember a
time in your past that you were really happy – happy memories are easier to recall
than sad ones. Where were you, what were the smells?
You now need to ‘GO INTO’ that picture – by that I mean start to imagine walking
around it. Give yourself time. What you are looking for is how intensely you are
able to recall everything about that scene. If you are having difficulties then choose
another scene.
This will I hope show you that you have a very powerful memory for images, and to
release the power of you memory you need to start to get image generation into your
head!
To create powerful images, tests have shown that the easiest memories to recall
involve humour, larger than life, colour, smell, taste, sound, touch. So if at any point
in this course you are having problems memorizing something just add another layer
of power image maker and you will be able to recall it.