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<blockquote data-quote="spiney" data-source="post: 249459" data-attributes="member: 192438"><p>Well, there are people who make a living by claiming they can "boost our brains", then selling this idea in various books, management courses, etc. For instance, Tony Buzan (mind mapping), Edward De Bono (lateral thinking), Harry Lorraine (super power memory) .....</p><p></p><p>(I'm ignoring the recent neurolinguistic programming fad, which is more of a pseudoscience cult, with some nasty aspects ........ ).</p><p></p><p>For my money, the best is Harry Lorraine, who's invented a mnemonics system that really does work, if you put the effort in, possibly useful for businessmen (much better than Bruno Furst's earlier rather over complicated system, you know, that newspaper ad that goes "do you keep forgetting faces ... ?)</p><p></p><p>(all these these techniques can useful, under certain conditions, eg, having to remember long lists, passing exams, etc. But, despite what De Bono says, I don't think there's any "foolproof system" that will instantly turn ordinary people - like you and me - into geniuses!). </p><p></p><p>See:</p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_thinking" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_thinking</a> .</p><p><a href="http://www.12manage.com/methods_mind_mapping.html" target="_blank">http://www.12manage.com/methods_mind_mapping.html</a> .</p><p><a href="http://stepanov.lk.net/mnemo/lorayn/contents.html" target="_blank">http://stepanov.lk.net/mnemo/lorayn/contents.html</a> .</p><p><a href="http://www.daveyp.com/hitchcock/wiki/The_Sunday_Times_(22/Nov/1998)_-_Modern_face_of_mnemonics_ends_Memory_Man's_unforgettable_run" target="_blank">http://www.daveyp.com/hitchcock/wiki/The_Sunday_Times_(22/Nov/1998)_-_Modern_face_of_mnemonics_ends_Memory_Man's_unforgettable_run</a> .</p><p></p><p>And let's not forget old fashioned Pelmanism, still going strong:</p><p><a href="http://pelmaninstitute.com/" target="_blank">http://pelmaninstitute.com/</a> .</p><p></p><p>(IMPORTANT NOTE, some of above live links are to commercial websites, selling stuff! I'm not endorsing or recommending anything - despite the above remark about Lorraine - this is all just for information!).</p><p></p><p>More generally, here's a REALLY EXCELLENT wiki article on mnemonics:</p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mnemonic" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mnemonic</a> .</p><p></p><p>There's nothing new under the sun, it all goes back into pre-history, with many different "mind training systems" down the ages, for instance see:</p><p><a href="http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Mnemonics" target="_blank">http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Mnemonics</a> .</p><p></p><p>In fact, De Bono's (fairly) recent "Po" system - of random juxtapositions to generate new "starting point" ideas - is uncannily similar (!) to the ideas of Raymond Lull, 700 years earlier!</p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Lull" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Lull</a> .</p><p></p><p>Fascinating stuff to experiment with, free Lullian downloads at:</p><p><a href="http://lullianarts.net/" target="_blank">http://lullianarts.net/</a> .</p><p></p><p>Talking about blondes, do they really have more fun? Dunno, but surely they're less likely to get run over at night!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spiney, post: 249459, member: 192438"] Well, there are people who make a living by claiming they can "boost our brains", then selling this idea in various books, management courses, etc. For instance, Tony Buzan (mind mapping), Edward De Bono (lateral thinking), Harry Lorraine (super power memory) ..... (I'm ignoring the recent neurolinguistic programming fad, which is more of a pseudoscience cult, with some nasty aspects ........ ). For my money, the best is Harry Lorraine, who's invented a mnemonics system that really does work, if you put the effort in, possibly useful for businessmen (much better than Bruno Furst's earlier rather over complicated system, you know, that newspaper ad that goes "do you keep forgetting faces ... ?) (all these these techniques can useful, under certain conditions, eg, having to remember long lists, passing exams, etc. But, despite what De Bono says, I don't think there's any "foolproof system" that will instantly turn ordinary people - like you and me - into geniuses!). See: [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_thinking[/URL] . [URL]http://www.12manage.com/methods_mind_mapping.html[/URL] . [URL]http://stepanov.lk.net/mnemo/lorayn/contents.html[/URL] . [URL]http://www.daveyp.com/hitchcock/wiki/The_Sunday_Times_(22/Nov/1998)_-_Modern_face_of_mnemonics_ends_Memory_Man's_unforgettable_run[/URL] . And let's not forget old fashioned Pelmanism, still going strong: [url]http://pelmaninstitute.com/[/url] . (IMPORTANT NOTE, some of above live links are to commercial websites, selling stuff! I'm not endorsing or recommending anything - despite the above remark about Lorraine - this is all just for information!). More generally, here's a REALLY EXCELLENT wiki article on mnemonics: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mnemonic[/url] . There's nothing new under the sun, it all goes back into pre-history, with many different "mind training systems" down the ages, for instance see: [url]http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Mnemonics[/url] . In fact, De Bono's (fairly) recent "Po" system - of random juxtapositions to generate new "starting point" ideas - is uncannily similar (!) to the ideas of Raymond Lull, 700 years earlier! [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Lull[/url] . Fascinating stuff to experiment with, free Lullian downloads at: [url]http://lullianarts.net/[/url] . Talking about blondes, do they really have more fun? Dunno, but surely they're less likely to get run over at night! [/QUOTE]
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