I completed School of Phenomenal Memory
Lesson 4 today. I spent a few minutes browsing the forum today and realized that I need to speed up. Actually I already knew this, but today it sunk in. I did the last part of Lesson focusing on moving faster and I didn’t make any additional errors. While I can’t say I was perfect I did reasonably well considering I have been intermittently finishing exercises the past three weeks.
Today I downloaded the Improve Memory 2.0 software and started practicing with that too.
I also printed the figurative code flashcards and went through the numbers several times on the couch.
The School of Phenomenal Memory Lesson 2 was a small step up. It incorporates drills to repeat much of the methods learned in lesson 1 and adds some of the number memorization techniques. I am on to lesson 3 and making slow, but steady progress. I’ve resorted to performing one or two exercises each day to maintain the momentum. Doing a full lesson takes less than an hour and I hope to start doing a full lesson each day soon. But I am not going to beat myself up if I don’t get there. It is more important to do a little each day to keep the senses sharp rather than to do a full lesson every few days.
I am still impressed with the techniques and I can’t wait to see what I can remember as I progress.
The School of Phenomenal Memory
Lesson 1 is a fun lesson. It is easy to follow and actually quite fun. I memorized four different lists of 20 or more objects each using the Chain Memorization method, the Russian Doll Memorization technique, and the Cicero List Memorization method. Lesson 1 only took me 55 minutes to complete and it was really motivating. By seeing what I am capable of only makes me want to push on to the next lesson. While I may not feel like I did a “work out” and built a my memory muscles with lesson 1, I clearly see that it is all about form. Knowing what the future lessons hold has me thinking of “feeling the burn….” because I know they will really build my memory muscles.
As part of this lesson, I established a list of 25 support images that I will use to remember lists in specific order. You can think of each item in the list as a sticky note that you attach information to. Since the support images are memorized in order, the “sticky notes” help keep your list in perfect order.
