Improving Your Memory for Dummies

by John B. Arden

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Genres: Self Help, Nonfiction, Psychology, Health, Personal Development, Science, Reference

336 pages, Paperback

First published July 26, 2002

Reviews

[Franco Arda · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you expect tons of memory excercises, this is the WRONG book for you. This book is about keeping your brain healthy, in shape. It's about UNDERSTANDING MEMORY, ESTABLISHING MEMORY, PRESERVING MEMORY and last but not least, EXERCISING YOUR MEMORY. My best take-aways;

- non-sense and truth about the aging brain
- the danger of drinking coffee on an empty stomach
- when to take Calcium & Magnesium best
- memory and motivation
- the effect of sleep & excercises on memory
- protecting your memory from overload in a high-speed world

Fantastic book for everyone interested in taking care of ones brain/memory health.

[Bahador · Rating 2 out of 5]

کتاب خیلی تکنیک و راهکار خاصی معرفی نکرد که البته نسبت به حجم کمش باز هم قابل توجیه نیست و میتونست خیلی مفید تر باشه. به نظر من مجموعه پراکنده اما به هر حال مفیدی از اطلاعات راجع به مغز و حافظه بود. در کل هم 4 تکنیک یادگیری معرفی کرد.

[Hamid · Rating 4 out of 5]

کتاب های دامیز همیشه برام جذاب بوده و در این کتاب هم نکات خیلی ظریف و کاربردی گفته شده؛

[Mandy Barber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short but helpful guide with practical exercises to improve memory! This has helped me a lot and I’ve already noticed improvement.

[Bruna · Rating 4 out of 5]

"No magic pill, switch, or trick alone can create a super memory." Bearing this in mind, I think this book explains the basics of our memory and gives out some tricks that we can use to improve it. Do's and don'ts, myths vs facts, little systems and tricks we can adopt.

[Samir Rahati · Rating 1 out of 5]

بسمه تعالی
انواع حافظه را بیان میکند تقویت آنچنان بررسی نشد

[Martin Hassman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kniha má poměrně široký záběr. Kolik jen stran je věnovaných správné výživě! Není to čtení na jeden víkend. Převažují dobré pocity.

[Robin Lyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some tips were helpful but basically to improve anything, it's always the same thing: Eat right and exercise.

[Ahlem · Rating 3 out of 5]

2,5/5

[Saronai · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my first "for dummies" book. I've been suffering from some really horrible side effects of a few diagnosed and possibly as-yet undiagnosed conditions that effect my memory. I decided to pick this up for advice in cutting back as much memory funk as I can.

Already it's helped me in so many ways, even despite the fact that I've studied more deeply into the psychology and physiology of memory and the brain and still remember much of those studies.

I discovered I already used several of the strategies listed, naturally, but also a few things that I'm doing that may be making my brain worse in addition to the negative effects from my medical conditions (deficiencies in b12 and vitamin D).

So many things were made simple that I thought were more involved. I now remember to take my vitamin supplements most days thanks to an idea that occurred to me while reading this. It didn't specifically give me that idea, but the suggestions got me thinking about how to troubleshoot my own problem. I realized I don't have trouble remembering to take my pills, my problem is I can't remember if the memory of taking my pills happened today already, or yesterday. Little weekly organizers don't really help me. I created a rhyming mnemonic and a signal to help out, thanks to this book. I turn my pill bottles upside down as a visual signal I have taken them. My rhyme reminds me: Turn pill bottles upside down after taking, right them at night, or after waking.

I've been remembering my supplements without fear of OD for a week now. Now I just need to figure out a way to get my TV-addicted husband to read it ;)

[Isabelydancer00 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Franco Ardo's review summs this book up wonderfully!
I find it a good book as far as 'for Dummies' series go. I enjoyed reading Improving Your Memory for Dummies. There were a few odd or poorly constructed sentences in the book that I had to re-read to grasp what the heck he was talking about, but nothing that really detracted fromm the whole of the book.
Basically, I would summ it up as ...Use it or risk losing it. There are no guarantees, but you can try to immprove your brain health thru food, nourishment, rest, exercise, and little tricks to enhance memmory.
isabelydancer00

[Johan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tja? Over zelfhulpboeken kun je zeggen dat er dertien in een dozijn gaan. Meestal beloven ze veel, maar zijn ze nauwelijks of niet wetenschappelijk onderbouwd. Er staan enkele interessante dingen in, maar ook zaken waar ik mijn twijfels bij heb of waarvan ik niet weet wat ik ermee moet aanvangen. Heel veel tekst, maar weinig indrukwekkende oplossingen. Zorg dat je genoeg slaap krijgt, rook niet, drink geen of zo weinig mogelijk alcohol, sport, wandel in de natuur, slik vitamine C (?), neem omega 3, mediteer, praat meningsverschillen uit, pauzeer, begin op tijd te studeren, gebruik markeerstiften of onderlijn, herhaal, plan, ... Als je dat allemaal nog niet weet, moet je het boek lezen, maar veel meer zul je er niet uithalen.

[Taras · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book covers some practical advices on how to help your memory to better retain some kinds of information such as: dates, numbers, etc. It explains how to remember people, how to prepare to an exam, what to eat and what is better to avoid, etc.
There are some essential aspects like: the amount of attention you pay to information; your interest, motivation, optimism, and ambitions; state of your mind and mood which directly affect your ability to learn.
Also be prepared that a lot of information is repeated thoughout the book. Although this might have been done intentionally to help to remember the most important parts :)

[Tracy Enright · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book covers understanding memory myths; establishing memory power; preserving your memory; exercising your memory; and the tens section covering ways to organise your memory, FAQs and websites.


This book follows the standard Dummies format and it's easy to dip into to find the information your need. It has lots of useful tips and a comprehensive section on exam revision as well as advice about diet, exercise and techniques. It gives practical ideas which are simple to build into your everyday life and there's a sense of humour running through the book that makes it lighter to read than it might be otherwise.

[Daniel Melucci · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was ok as far as self-help books go. A lot of information was repeated and many parts were kind of tough to read.

[Nat · Rating 3 out of 5]

Didn't really teach me anything I hadn't heard before.