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Summary: A Great Resource.
Review: As a physician and life long student, I found this book very helpful. It is for anyone wanting to strenghthen their thinking, reading and memory power.Anyone not finding help from this book, doesn't want to put in the effort to improve themselves.
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Summary: The techniques work, but the book is bad
Review: Before I cut into this book, I have a few things to say up front. The techniques in this book work, there's no reason why they shouldn't, they've been working for years. I have to say, in some cases, I thought Trudeau's peg words were better than others I've read and he does all the usual techniques, albeit with different names. That being said, I considered the book almost un-readable. After reading the much better "Your Memory" by Kenneth Higby (the best of all the memory books in my opinion), "Use Your Perfect Memory" by Tony Buzan and a couple of Harry Lorayne's books ("How to Develop a Super Powered Memory" and "The Memory Book" with Jerry Lucas), I found this book sub-standard. Trudeau baby feeds the information to the reader, constantly assuming that you are stupid. The amount of repetition is unnecessary, and seems just like padding (why not just tell you to re-read it?). There are a lot of statements like "Ok, now stand up and repeat the words out loud", "Now do it again" etc... He talks down to his readers throughout. If you don't mind that, you'll probably like the book. On top of that, Trudeau never gives credit where credit is due. He leaves the reader to assume that all of these techniques are his own invention, when they are actually just variants of systems in common use. He uses a variation of a phonetic system created in the mid 1600's but never says as much, maybe he doesn't know. The book often reads like a Mega-Memory advertisement. Finally, Trudeau gives tons of scientific "facts" about memory and imagery without ever feeling the need to back any of it up with a references (Apple didn't create icons by the way, that was Xerox). He says that you shouldn't take notes because it encourages you to forget what you've written, but saying it out loud enourages you to remember. Saying it out loud gets you to use your vocal cords and "Neruo-muscular memory" kicks in because you're using your vocal course which creates more memory links. What about your eye seeing you write something, your hand muscles moving the pen etc...? Aren't those neuro-muscular too? I don't know how many of the scientific "facts" are true or not, but I saw enough wrong to doubt most of the rest. The whole thing is written in a shoot from the hip fashion without verification from other sources. All the other books I quoted either supplied references (Higbee), or avoided making scientific statements at all (the rest). Either way, I respect those authors much more.
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Summary: If you are a student, this book will help you a lot!!!!
Review: For some years now, I have read several books about memory improvement. In my opinion, this is likely the best book about memory ever. It contains different memory techniques and with practise, you can apply these techniques to your studies, with amamzing results. Trudeau describes a very powerfull system that promote concentration and understanding when you are reading. You will also learn how to prepare for exams and tests with astonishing results. You will learn to work smarter, not harder, and shorten your study hours and improve grades. The book is filled with useful information about memory and step by step exercises to release super memory power. You will also increase your intelligence. The author, Kevin Trudeau, focus on the techniques, and he dont bore you with a lot of facts about our brain. Either you a worker or a student, you will benefit a lot from this book. The book is a must for medical and law students. However, keep in mind that all exercises in this book requires effort and attention. Results will not come directly from this book , but from your own willness and eager to develop a super power memory. I highly recommend this book!!!!
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Summary: Yes it works, and it isn't party tricks.
Review: I have been studying memory techniques for about a year now. I am comparing the systems described in this book against those of Harry Lorayne's memory book with Jerry Lucas and against the information I can find about memory techniques on the web and in other books related to learning and visual perception.
Basically all of these books teach the same few basic systems. They are ways to make mnemonics, or memory aids for yourself instead of having to rely on traditional ones or ones that your teacher may have told you. No one that I know of selling these books to teach memory systems actually invented the systems, though they may have added some small thing to the art. The memory systems themselves are ancient, and they have been described in writing as far back in history as writing exists.
I recommend that you read the entire book through from cover to cover before deciding to try out the exercize. I believe having an overview of the methods can be of help, and is not likely to hurt you in any way. Kevin Trudeau suggests otherwise in this book, but I simply disagree with him.
These methods do work and they are not a party trick. They are of most use to those who will shortly be embarking on a program of study, or have jobs which involve public speaking, or require the memorization of numbers or lists. Anyone who deals with people and would benefit from being able to remember them all by name when you see their face, or their telephone numbers, addresses etc. Applying these methods will require a lot of mental effort at first. Consider it a workout for your mind. You can't workout your body by passively observing the methods of your aerobics class, and you won't develop your memory by passively reading this book either. You don't become fit by buying a membership to a gym, it takes going and doing the exercises. It is the same with this book, you won't get a fit memory by buying the book, you have to do the exercises. And then you have to have enough imagination to apply the methods to what you want to remember in your daily life.
I prefer Trudeau's style of presentation to Harry Lorayne's. I think the prose sections of the book and the recommended schedule for doing the exercises help you to want to come back to it more, and give you a better idea of what you are doing. Mostly I think that Trudeau has improved on Lorayne's method by introducing other senses, besides just vision, into the imagined links. This approach will help more people. Though Lorayne's book is otherwise good enough, and I prefer the clarity with which he introduces the essentials.
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Summary: As a claims adjuster.
Review: I have used this book to successfully remember several numbers. I'm still not sure if this book isn't just a bunch of party tricks, but we will see in time. I would have to say that so far it seems to be working.... I just don't like the charges against Mr. Trudeau. That seems to bother me a bit. Before I saw those charges I seemed to be pretty satisfied.
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Summary: Reviews on the Book or the Person????
Review: I just read some reviews on this book and I am surprised at how many people are so quick to judge a person on stuff that is heard in the Media and or by our Government. I believe everyone has his or her own right as a human being to have an opinion about a subject or a person but to post it where the whole world wide web can read it is just getting to be petty. Who ever may read this review, you and I both know that if it were YOU who was marketing a book and it was making, lets say thousands of dollars, YOU know YOU WOULD BE SELLING THE BOOK, SITTING BACK AND LAUGHING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK. You would not be an intelligent human if you did not have the drive to want to succeed.
So can we PLEASE keep the reviews on the books and not the person....I only say that because most people want to read about the books not the person who writes them or what scam they have going on.
It is all just petty stuff anyway and who ever in their right mind would trust the government (referring to certain websites posted) on any thing who takes your money and spends it on a $500.00 hammer (when I can go to a hardware store and buy 1 for 20 bucks) is beyond me and that is a WHOLE other website in itself. Anyway I am sure this is going to cause some stupid e-mails and responses so thank you for reading this if you made it this far
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Summary: Kevin was sued over his previous claims.
Review: I too was almost sold on the hype I saw on TV until I started doing some research on the web.
http://www.ftc.gov/os/caselist/0323064.htm
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Summary: Mega self-confidence!
Review: I used to forget everything: appointments, my umbrela, names, information...etc. Then I started reading memory books but they were all too complicated. One day I read mega memory and started to use it and the results were amazing! People used to take my forgetfulnes for stupidity and my self-confidence was real low. After mega memory I became much more self-confident
and I think this book can help anybody who is serious about improving his/her memory.
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Summary: Probably the best book on memory improvment
Review: Kevin Treudeau's Mega memory is probably one of the best book on memory improvment. His book is filled chapter by chapter with detailed instructions and step by step guides. Eveything is well written, organized and fun to learn. Sure, it does seem to treat you like "kid". But I think this approch makes the reader feel like being assisted by a real teacher and is better than just give you a set of basic instructions and let you practice them by yourself like in the tedious and boring "How to develop a super power memory" and "How to develop a perfect memory". And by the way. I think The Federal Trade Commession seriously needs a lesson on memory study. As far as scientific research shows, true photographic memory doesn't exsist. People who were born with seemingly unbelievble memory abilities were people who born with a different way of processing information, a la visualization. For example, a guy who fell off a horse and injured himself, but after recovery gained the perfect memory. He could remember everything cause he was suddenly able to convert everything he sees or hear into pictures. If you tell him a story, he doesn't just listen, he would make images in his mind of everything he heard. He does this natrually, automatically and did it with every kind of information he could percieve. So, basically, he uses the same techniqueas any memory trainer use, except, he does it natrualy, other people have to do it manully at first. So you can see, you may think TFTC were composed of NASA scientists, but that's just not true. And if you think memory techniques are useless for you, you might be right. You know there's a reason why none of the those memory geniuses I've ever known were millionires or brilliant scientists.
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Summary: It Depends on YOU!!!
Review: Let me first tell you, it DOES work. Why do I rate it so low you ask? Simple, it doesn't work easily, Kevin Trudeau (the founder
of Mega Memory) exaggerates over a mile, saying you can increase your memory by 500% or more! Oh my god... that is soooo not true,
I am a neurologist, and I know, for a fact, that you CANNOT improve your memory, okay? It's just like genetics, you're either born huge, or born small, or whatever. Memory can be improved, but never increased than what you were born with, I will let you know of 2 important things: Number 1: Nutrition. Ok. This is god damned important, take the
right vitamins/minerals, etc, and you WILL feel a
HUGE difference. Number 2: Use special techniques.... Well, talking about *techniques*, that's all this course is about, that's all it teaches you. All it is, is using your mind and remembering things with little tricks, and let me tell you how hard it is: YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE PATIENCE, AND THE DISCIPLINE TO SIT THERE AND USE THESE TECHNIQUES, AND DO NOTHING
BUT FORCE YOUR MIND TO DO THESE WEIRD THINGS. It is hard, and most people don't have the time. For example in the course where you learn how to remember abstract information i.e. text, well
he says it only takes about 30 minutes to convert 750 words to be used by the memory techniques, which is just pathetic, it takes hours and hours, and even more for revision, it's a big responsibility. And Kevin never made any of this stuff up, it has been around for years, and there are TONNS (yes over 50) other memory improvement books out there, that have more techniques than this. But let me tell you, IT WILL NEVER BE EASY. It's harder than a physical workout for someone who isn't fit. It's harder than hell. So before you get this, know that you can be getting better memory improvement course than this, and know that you have to have at least 4 hours a day to use these techniques, by that I mean sitting there and not doing anything but thinking for 4 hours, like a zombie, using mind power. So think before you take this course, it will dissapoint you.
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