Doubling Your Brain Power
August 6, 2007 – 7:15 amDon’t you want to think faster, remember more and comprehend more information? I did, and consequently I set out to study some methods to achieve those results. Following are some of my favorites.
Five Steps to Memorizing Anything
1. Believe you will remember
It’s easy to think you will forget anyway, be careful of that thought
2. Make it your intention to remember
Just this alone has helped me to not forget immediately the name of someone I just met
3. Visualize
The clearer the better and remember to engage all senses if possible.
4. Command yourself to remember
It seems silly, but it does work.
5. Review
The very next day, review the materials. Then schedule periodic reviews therafter
Listening Techniques
1. Actively listen, fight your minds urge to wander.
2. Ask the question: “What is the speaker’s main point?”
3. While listening, think of questions you may ask later.
4. Don’t let key points pass you by without gaining clarification. If you do, following the rest of the talk will be difficult.
Using the Six Modes of Thinking
Employ each of these when pondering a situation.
1. Objective Thinking
Detach yourself and use logic.
2. Critical Thinking
Look for all negative aspects.
3. Positive Thinking
Look for all positive aspects.
4. Creative Thinking
“Think outside the box.” Entertain all ideas and don’t question the ideas just yet, let them flow. Mind Maps are a good tool for this type of analysis.
5. Intuitive Thinking
Listen to your emotions.
6. Modal Thinking
Examine your personal biases towards the subject.
Evaluating Information
1. Watch for ambiguous language or undefined terms.
2. Examine the source and the authors background.
3. Look for generalizations.
4. Check how current the information is.
5. See if the facts are supported only by analogy.
6. Look for supporting evidence.
7. Where are the facts coming from?
8 Responses to “Doubling Your Brain Power”
Zero Sum. Remember more, maybe; think faster I don’t think so. You’re just converting a person’s time into more memory.
By Blindweb on Aug 6, 2007
Double you precision - use a spell checker.
http://blog.thembid.com/index.php/2007/08/06/doubling-your-brian-power/
Umm its a little tricky when I want to email this article, considering the fact that brain in the URL is not spelt right
By Imran E on Aug 6, 2007
Maybe just out of the blue, one way to improve brain power is to stay away from computers and devices that emits electromagnetic waves. These E.M. waves, albeit quoted to be safe, but they have been hazardous to our health.
Practice meditation, and perhaps deep thoughts; that’ll help re-generate your thinking power. (think about a blind person, he or she is able to perceive sharper hearing than any normal human being).
By Keith on Aug 7, 2007
this is the exact same stuff that made me change my major in college. bleh.
By Ex speech major on Aug 7, 2007
The best way to remember, is to try forget it right now! Try…
By vkle on Aug 7, 2007
Since when did “critical thinking” equate to “negative thinking”? Where I come from critical thinking is something akin to exegesis which does not necessarily have anything to do with negativity. In fact each of your other five “modes of thinking” are aspects of critical thinking. Too much Edward De Bono perhaps?
By Cam on Aug 7, 2007
Hey, Keith…
You wouldn’t have just typed that message while sitting in front of a computer by any chance?
By Nobody on Aug 7, 2007
ı think all these are useless. at last , we will all die at the end…
By zaf on Aug 7, 2007