• Master the 3 keys of memory
• Boost memory power with self-tests
• Remember everything better, from names and faces to articles and speeches

Master key concepts. Prepare for exams. Learn at your own pace.

How does memory work? What kind of drugs can impair memory? How does the brain change with age? What are the tricks to improving everyday memory? With Memory: A Self-Teaching Guide, you’ll discover the answers to these questions and many more.

Carol Turkington provides memory-boosting activities related to study skills, foreign languages, names and faces, numbers, speeches, and age-related memory loss. The techniques presented will enable anyone to boost memory power and, by using Turkington’s essential memory keys, cultivate tools for remembering that will last a lifetime. The step-by-step, clearly structured format of Memory makes it fully accessible, providing an easily understood, comprehensive overview.

Like all Self-Teaching Guides, Memory allows you to build gradually on what you have learned–at your own pace. Questions and self-tests reinforce the information in each chapter and allow you to skip ahead or focus on specific areas of concern. Packed with useful, up-to-date information, this clear, concise volume is a valuable learning tool and reference source for anyone who wants to improve his or her memory.

Unlock the power of neuroscience to optimize your memory so you can stay mentally sharp. Do you feel like your memory isn't as great as it used to be? Do you sometimes find yourself walking into a room and forgetting why? Do you misplace things more often than you used to? As we age, our memory naturally declines. But there are scientifically proven ways to enhance brain and memory function. This book, grounded in cutting-edge neuroscience, will help you get started. The Neuroscience of Memory offers a seven-step memory improvement program based on the latest research. You'll find powerful tools to optimize your brain and memory function, increase neural connections, and stay mentally sharp both now and in the long run. You'll learn how to "feed your brain" with good nutrition, and how exercise can help you maintain mental acuity. And finally, you'll discover how forming new memories is a key strategy for optimizing cognitive function, and how managing stress can help you not only think better in critical moments, but also help you keep the brain cells you have. When you understand how your memory actually works, you are better equipped to optimize it. Whether you're looking for ways to improve your memory while you are young, have noticed that your memory is declining as you age and want to improve it, or are looking for resources for dealing with Alzheimer's (either for yourself or a loved one), this book will help you hold on to those treasured memories for as long as you possibly can.

The world's foremost memory expert and mega-bestselling author proves that memory CAN get better with age
Diet and exercise are great, but what good is a healthy body if you don't have the mental capabilities to go with it? Harry Lorayne, who is now 83 years old, has been honing and teaching his foolproof system for sharpening the mind, improving concentration, and attaining a truly "superpower" memory for more than 40 years. Ageless Memory is the culmination of this memory expert's life's work. Specifically geared to our needs as we age, his unique memory system can be put into practice immediately for a better memory the very same day you open the book and start to read Completely practical and easy to use, readers learn to:
Recall names and faces, even years laterNever miss an appointment or misplace keys, glasses, valuables, etc. Give speeches without notes and learn foreign words and phrases easily Memorize long lists of items, quotations, long numbers, Bible verses, and all kinds of facts and figures Excel at cards and other games Regain (or maintain ) the confidence that comes with having a sharp, active mind.
It's not necessary to accept poor or waning memory or "senior moments" as inevitable results of growing older and Harry Lorayne proves it in Ageless Memory
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Locked in the right side of your brain is a creative writing genius. The simple secret of switching off your analytical critical left brain is within these pages. You then can get help from your gigantic all-knowing right-brained partner that will lead to your success as a writer, or as a teacher of writing. Felicity Keats has had many years of experience as a freelance writer and is the author of a number of children's books and creative writing guides. She is also extremely well-known for her right brained workshops and symposia on right brain creative writing which help people from the ages of five, upwards, to write stories, articles, poetry and books. This book holds the distilled secrets of her own successes.

How may one learn to concentrate? "I am going to tell you about the easiest, most natural, helpful, method I know of. And I can vouch for its efficacy.

'This book couldn't be more needed right now!' Nigella Lawson 'Ruby has a uniquely vibrant and clever way of thinking' Elizabeth Day 'The antidote to all Covid angst' Kathy Lette ___________________________ Bestselling author and comedian, Ruby Wax, uses her iconic wit and expertise to equip readers with a positive roadmap for a kinder, brighter world and better mental health. As we begin to see the green shoots of a post-pandemic world, Ruby Wax's clever and witty And Now for the Good News is the blueprint we all need for achieving a kinder, more compassionate world. Brimming with practical learnings, Ruby gives readers the opportunity to create lasting positive change and provides us all with a much-needed tonic for better mental health and wellbeing. She has spent the last three years speaking to the people who are spearheading the latest innovation and influencing a brighter future for humanity. From the communities being designed to eradicate loneliness and the companies putting their employees' happiness first, to the impressive AI technology teaching children with learning difficulties and taking literacy levels higher than ever before. And Now for the Good News distils her inspiring findings into key practical takeaways for all. Ruby's here to provide us all with a positive roadmap for a brighter world and most importantly, for better mental wellbeing. ___________________________ 'A fantastic tonic for the universal malaise' Ian McKellen 'Ruby can always be guaranteed to lift your spirits!' Annie Lennox

The "smartest person in the world" has written the ultimate illustrated how-to book, a program designed to improve our most powerful natural tool--the brain. Illustrated with drawings, charts, and graphs.

The visual journal is a simple hand-bound notebook in which to create, using mixed media techniques, works that serve as an expression of the soul and create a path to healing, internal freedom, and the sparking of passion. “Visual Journey Journaling� is an innovative artistic language taught by Rakefet Hadar and made up of seven elements: Intention, Magical Coincidence, Background, Images, Lines, Color, and Text. Visual Journey Journaling (VJJ) invites you to a fascinating world where you will reconnect with the your hidden inner artist to create "soul pages" using simple techniques and subtle guidelines to take a look inside yourself. Rakefet has taught these methods for many years, guiding even inexperienced artists to find the stories within themselves. In the first chapter of the book you will learn how to master the seven elements in your journal. There are many fun exercises and a step-by-step tutorial of how to start a simple journal. Next you will learn how to make a soul page in a step-by-step process with the seven elements. You will explore a variety of materials and how to work with them to find and create your pages. You will learn to build your journal and how to bind it into a finished book. Throughout the book and in the final section, you'll see and find the meanings in Rakefet's stunning private art journal pages and read her stories behind them.

Filled with research-based techniques for expanding creativity and increasing productivity This provocative book reveals why sitting in front of a light box can increase your creativity more than listening to a Bach concerto as example. The author Shelley H. Carson, a Harvard psychologist, explains that creativity isn't something only scientists, investors, artists, writers, and musicians enjoy, but rather all of us use our creative brains every day at home and at work and have the ability to increase our mental functioning and creativity by understanding the seven brainsets. * Explains the seven brainsets of the mind and their functions as related to creativity, productivity, and innovation, including Open, Scan, Think, Vision, Appraise, Streaming and Goal * Provides quizzes, exercises, and self-tests to activate each of these seven brainsets to unlock our maximum creativity This book is a Harvard Health Publication that offers helpful suggestions that can be applied in both your personal and professional life.

'Perfect for fans of Marie Kondo' Publishers Weekly DISCOVER THE LIFE-CHANGING MAGIC OF LISTS IN THIS INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER The humble list has the power to change your life. In its immediacy, its simplicity and its concise, contained form, the list enables us to organise, to save time and to approach facts with clarity. Yet why do we end up with interminable To Do Lists that are never completed? After decades living in Japan, Dominique Loreau has become a master in the art of de-cluttering and simplifying. Now, in L'art de la Liste - a huge bestseller in her native France and translated into English for the first time - she turns her attentions to better list-making, showing you how to organise them and use them intelligently. Taking you on a step-by-step journey to greater productivity, this practical, inspiring book influences every aspect of your life - from home, diet and beauty to mental health and self-awareness. To perfect the art of the list is to live simpler, richer and more organised lives.

The author reveals in tangible and easy to comprehend terms that by understanding the Three Principles (Mind, Thought & Consciousness) of human experience, anyone has the innate ability to attain true health, to liberate themselves from their own prisons or perception and to live with all the energy and joy that is their birthright.

As we age, we may look and feel younger than our parents' generation--60 is the new 40, after all--but mental decline can begin as early as age 30, and it will impact us all at some point. The good news is, just as diet and exercise can keep aging bodies healthier, the proper mental regimen can slow--even reverse--the deterioration of our mental capacity. In this practical and hopeful book, Dr. Frank Minirth offers quick and proven mental exercises that help preserve focus, memory, and brainpower at any age. Based solidly on trustworthy scientific insights, these memory boosters will help you retain your current capacity and build memory skills for the future.

Discover how to tap into the potential of the subconscious brain to improve memory, clear brain fog and have greater clarity of mind. Can you remember a time in your life when you felt absolutely confident, happy and free? Imagine if you could feel that way for the rest of your life. In this book, Dr Mike Dow shares his ground-breaking, life-changing Subconscious Visualization Technique (SVT). This programme incorporates cutting-edge research, protocol and audio tracks to help you speak directly to your subconscious brain and tap into your greatest strengths, gifts and resources. His programme, the first of its kind, starts with cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), then incorporates various types of subconscious tools such as mindfulness and guided visualization. Discover how your subconscious can: change the way you digest food help you access memories and repressed feelings boost your immune system activate mind-body healing so that you don't have to constantly treat your symptoms SVT helps you access the best parts of yourself and move into your true self. In short, your subconscious brain can change your life! 'This well-researched and scientific look at your subconscious brain will provide you with the practical tools you need to help you achieve your wildest dreams.' Dr Mercola, New York Times bestselling author of Fat for Fuel and founder of Mercola.com

Personal problems? World problems? Healing issues? Creativity challenges? They can all be resolved with an amazing new method called "remembering." The Remembering Process reveals a breakthrough technique that anyone can use to easily create, produce, innovate, solve, resolve . . . and more! Beyond any New Age or self-help teaching, this process proves that it's not only possible to tap into the future, but that it's also accessible to us in every moment. This leading-edge book is a mind-stretching exploration in manifesting your goals and desires by "remembering" how they exist in the future. Join award-winning musician and music producer Daniel Barrett and best-selling author and The Secret standout star Joe Vitale as they teach you this empowering, practical technique; and start creating the life you desire today!

Learn to go beyond your average speed reading skills--with SuperReading(TM)
A practical guide to boosting speed, comprehension, and powers of recall Packed with tools and techniques from the author's years of experience, this book can help readers overcome poor reading habits and learn to read at high speeds with good comprehension and recall. It includes memory training; information on learning, attitude, and achievement; and unique exercises that teach readers to mentally process multiple words at a glance. Some of Ron Cole's unique methods for improving your reading skills include: - Hand Pacing: Using your hand (i.e. tracking the words you're reading with your finger) and adjusting the angle at which you sit to improve your focus. - Previewing: Reading the first sentence of every paragraph of a document in order to give yourself a head start on the entirety of the material. - Eye-Hop(TM) A unique method to the SuperReading technique that will teach the reader to read and comprehend groups of words at a time, rather than individually. - Parroting: A method for repeating to yourself--either aloud or on paper--information you have just read, making the material a multisensory experience and further cementing the knowledge in your mind. - Reviewing: Methods for quickly going back over material so that you'll never have to read it again The results can save readers hours every week--a must for students who need to learn mounds of information, business professionals who have to deal with a sea of e-mails, or for anyone who wants to improve their reading skills

Written by internationally renowned cognitive psychologist Shlomo Breznitz and technologist Collins Hemingway, Maximum Brainpower is filled with colourful real-life stories and fascinating psychological experiments that show you how to make the most of your grey matter. This book is not only a fascinating tour of the science of the mind, it also shows how you can improve your mental abilities, extend your thinking to its highest levels and ensure your brain fitness in the future. - Why challenge and stimulus improves your brain and how to harness this process - How to separate good stress from bad - What role hope and socialising play in fighting off the worst symptoms of dementia. - How sudoku and crossword puzzles are actually little help to your brain power - Why multitasking can be detrimental to your mental health. This revelatory work will help adults of any age build and retain their mental acuity. Expand your brainwidth to think better, live better, be better with Maximum Brainpower.

A Books on Prescription/Reading Well title Do you, or does someone you know, struggle to remember things? For every person who develops Alzheimer's, there are thought to be at least another eight whose memory problems are severe enough to affect the quality of their lives. Written by an award-winning neuropsychologist, Coping with Memory Problems has been written to help you, or the person you are caring for, cope with memory difficulties. It explains how memory works and describes strategies you can use to boost your brain. It also looks at the most common causes of memory problems and shows you how to seek further help for something that might be more than just age-related decline. Although there is no miracle solution, using the strategies outlined in this book will go a long way to reducing the annoyance that memory problems can cause in daily life, and thus to restoring your equilibrium and wellbeing.