[Dummies 01] • Improving Your Memory For Dummies by Arden, John B. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Contents Introduction

About This Book Who Needs This Book How to Use This Book How This Book Is Organized Icons Used in This Book

Part I : Understanding Memory Chapter 1: Cultivating Your Memory Skills

Wondering about Skips in Your Memory Clearing the Air of Random Noise and Ridiculous Ideas Improving Your Memory

Chapter 2: Tossing Out Those Memory Myths

Chapter 3: Discovering How Your Brain Remembers

Part II : Establishing Memory Power Chapter 4: Eating To Remember

Breaking a Fast — Breakfast Vegging Up Carbo Loading: Go Complex Instead of Simple Getting Your Fats Right Boosting Your Neurotransmitters Vitamins: Eating Foods that Put the Bs in Your Brain Avoiding Foods that Aren’t Making Sure You’re Hydrated

Chapter 5: Supplementing Your Memory

Vitalizing Your Memory with Vitamins Taking Advantage of the Chinese Gs Using Your Herbal Cornucopia Charging by Hormones Bathing in Minerals Making Less More

Chapter 6: Avoiding the Memory Suppressors

Minimizing Subtle Brain Rot Keeping Clear of Neurotoxins Saying No to Certain Food Additives Saying “No, Thanks” to Alcohol and Marijuana Getting Clear on the Side Effects of Rx Stamping Out the Butt Slowing the Dementias Keeping Your Thyroid and Pancreas from Causing Memory-Drift

Chapter 7: Balancing Your Mind for Memories

Defusing Stress Shifting to the Relaxation Response Relaxing to Charge Up Your Memory Pulling Out of the Dumps Getting a Move On Getting Some Sleep So You Can Remember

Part III : Preserving Your Memory Chapter 8: Tricking Yourself into Remembering

Introducing Mnemonics, Your Memory Sidekick Hanging Memories on Pegs Putting Memories into Familiar Places Telling Yourself a Story to Link Memories Choosing the Right Mnemonic at the Right Time

Chapter 9: Troubleshooting Your Forgetfulness

Cutting through Memory Fog Getting It Down Cold by Overlearning Getting Organized Rhyming Memory Getting the Meaning of the Memory Feeding Back to Remember

Chapter 10: Keeping Your Memory Sharp as You Grow Older

Making Full Use of a Vintage Brain Mental Gymnastics: Inflating a Shrinking Brain Becoming an Old Dog Who Remembers New Tricks

Part IV : Exercising Your Memory Every Day Chapter 11: Schooling Memory

Organizing Your Recall Striving for Meaning Instead of Rote Taking Notes and Remembering What You Heard at Lectures Remembering What You Read Remembering How to Spell

Chapter 12: Taking a Powerhouse Memory to Work

Interviewing for the Job Remembering How to Pass Political Probation Dealing with Passwords and Procedures Remembering New Technology Satisfying Customers Dealing with Deadlines Remembering Your Co-workers Stressing Your Memory at Work Speaking from Memory

Chapter 13: Acing Exams

Replacing Your D– Habits with A+ Habits Underlining with a Rembrandt Touch Using Your Memory Techniques Going to the Bathroom and Other Good Ideas

Chapter 14: Remembering People

Facing a Face to Remember Putting a Name on a Familiar Face Using Conversation to Unzip the Person Within Sharing Memories: How People See Things Differently Putting People in Pigeonholes Car Talk — Wheeling in the Person Remembering the Pecking Order Making Connections at Meetings Remembering All Kinds of People

Chapter 15: Taking Stock of Important Dates and Strings of Numbers

Getting Briefed on the Technique Celebrating Those All-Important Days Creating Rhymes for Historical Dates Tying a String around Appointments Getting a Handle on Recurring Events Working with Rotating Schedules Getting to Your Appointment on Time Remembering Strings of Numbers

Chapter 16: Keeping Your Memory Intact in a High-Speed World

Staying Organized at the Center of the Cyclone Dodging the Hazards of Multitasking Breaking Away from a Media-Crazed World Aiding Your Memory with External Cues

Part V : The Part of Tens Chapter 17: Ten Best Ways to Improve Your Memory

Consume a Balanced Diet Relax Your Brain Exercise Your Memory Take Supplements Stimulate Your Mind Focus on Memory Stay Organized Associate, Pair, and Connect Use Memory Aids Keep the Right Attitude

Chapter 18: Ten Frequently Asked Questions About Memory

As I Grow Old, Are My Memory Skills Going to Wither Away? Can I Do One Thing to Improve My Memory? Does My Brain Store Memories in Just One Place? I Think I’m Losing My Memory. Can I Find It Again? Can I Remember without Paying Attention? Do I Have Memories I Don’t Know About? Are My Memories Accurate Reflections of My Experiences? Should I Use Supplements? Why Can’t I Remember My Infancy? Should I Relax My Mind, So I Can Remember?

Chapter 19: Ten Memory Web Sites