A Sheep Falls Out of the Tree: And Other

SUPERCHARGE YOUR BRAIN! .Discover the secrets of a world memory champion...By the age of eighteen, Christiane Stenger had won the annual Youth World Memory Training Championship-three times! Now she shares her proven brain-boosting program to help you think smarter, faster, and better than you ever thought possible. You'll learn how to: .. REMEMBER lists, names, numbers, and more. INCREASE your overall intelligence. ENHANCE creativity and performance. SCORE higher grades in school. SUCCEED in work and in life ..Packed with interactive exercises, activities, and quizzes, this fun-filled guide shows you simple everyday ways to improve your memory and sharpen your mental skills, using odd phrases, silly stories, and visual images you'll never forget. (The book's title, A Sheep Falls Out of the Tree, is a trick for remembering numbers!) Best of all, your new memory powers will benefit every part of your life, from home to school to work. So grab a pen and get started on improving your memory-with the training program of champions......

Christiane Stenger is a three-time world memory champion. At twelve, she became the youngest person ever awarded the title of Grandmaster in memory training. At sixteen, she became Germany's youngest A-level graduate. Today she attends college, appears regularly in the media, and is passionate about making education more innovative and fun..

Preface	p. vii
Ten Reasons to Train Your Memory	p. 1
A Good Memory Is Necessary for Knowledge and Education	p. 1
You Can Give Your Imagination Wings	p. 3
You Will Develop Your Creativity	p. 5
Training Strengthens Your Perceptions, Social Skills, and Expressivity	p. 6
You Set Guidelines for Collaborative and Flexible Thinking	p. 7
You Develop a Sense of Time and Good Time-Management Skills	p. 8
You Increase Your Motivation, Self-Confidence, and Self-Awareness and Learn to Take Responsibility for Your Actions	p. 9
You Improve Your Concentration	p. 11
You Think Faster and Improve Your Intellectual Capacity	p. 13
You Deal with Stress More Effectively	p. 14
How Good Is Your Memory? Quiz Yourself!	p. 17
Motivation: The Key to Success	p. 31
A Quick Way to Remember Lists	p. 31
The Route Method	p. 33
Memory: What You Should Know About the Human Brain	p. 39
Understanding the Brain	p. 41
Understanding How Memory Works	p. 43
How You Can Improve Your Memory	p. 47
Visualization: Using the Power of Imagery	p. 48
Associating New Information with What You Already Know	p. 58
Reviewing the Important Things	p. 67
How You Can Train Your Memory	p. 69
Memory Training	p. 69
The Route Method	p. 80
The Master System-Why the Sheep Falls Out of The Tree	p. 86
How to Use Mnemonic Techniques	p. 111
Numbers	p. 112
Words	p. 118
Auditory Memory Training	p. 121
Practicing What You've Learned	p. 123
How to Apply These Techniques	p. 127
Using Mnemonic Techniques in Daily Practice	p. 127
Interactions with Friends, Neighbors, and Customers	p. 128
Everyday Situations	p. 142
School and Work	p. 148
Developing Specialized Memory Techniques	p. 169
Playing Cards	p. 170
Binary Numbers	p. 175
Starting Training	p. 179
Five Tips for Beginners	p. 179
The First Seven Days	p. 181
Words and Numbers	p. 182
Six Tips to Keep You Going	p. 183
Other Ways to Keep Mentally Fit	p. 185
Focusing Your Perceptions	p. 185
Juggling	p. 186
Games	p. 186
Mental Arithmetic	p. 188
Concentration Exercises	p. 188
Final Quiz-See How Much You've Improved!	p. 197
Afterword	p. 209
Appendix	p. 211
Logging Your Progress and Performance	p. 211
Further Information	p. 212
Index	p. 213
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A Sheep Falls Out of the Tree: And Other Techniques to Develop an Incredible Memory and Boost Brainpower

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