BLLLLLELELECLCECS Q N\emery mm About the Author Hyde S. Harper, Jr. received his degree in Electrical Engineer- ing from Vanderbilt University in 1949. He is a graduate of Ex- ecutive Programs at Colgate University; Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, and The University of Virginia, Colgate Darden Graduate School of Business. Mr. Harper held executive positions with International 14 Business Machines Corpora- tion where he was employed for twenty-nine years. He was an executive at Satellite Business Systems for three and one half years. He is President of Hyde Harper Enterprises, Incor- porated which includes a Management Consulting Corporation and a Publications Corvoration. Q Memory wow, phetographicg, -com Racor bun belngs Th ehavonat, of pratt Cromery ab hy anc He fash Hacif, *In his executive management positions with these com- panies he acquired extensive experience in computers and telecommunications, including the use of earth orbiti satellites and their related terrestrial stations and distribution systems, The extreme rate of evolution of this industry re- quires him to acquire and retain extensive new information that changes at a rapid pace. Additionally, his executive responsibilities for employees and customers requires instan- taneous recall of various kinds of information that ranges from the highly technical to the business and Personal data such as names, positions and skills of thousands of people who are a part of the complex interactions of business, Mr. Harper developed his memory system to meet his own extensive personal and business memory requirements. His discovery of the use of his Mental Quincunx as a unique memory medium led to this publication which can be used by anyone to enhance the ability to learn, retain and recall infor mation on any subject of interest to the individual. Mr, Harper's goal is to teach YOU “how-to” use YOUR memory more effectively through THE Q SOLUTION TO MEMORY, promeaM 9) tO. Momgin p ridgmrpaterds wuIntroduction You Have in Your Hands the Means To Advanced Mien al Accomplishments This book contains the necessary information for you to be able to effectively use the Q Structured ~,, System of Nlemory U. T have designed it 34. your use. (Study): i the fundamentals ot /7* the system until it becomes your (natural process] for handling mental inputs that you Satural pre Want to Watay remember. By using the system you wiil improve your long term retention/of selected information 4m because it uses and enhaneés the natural processes of & memory. rr Information that will ha be retained and readily available as long as you make 22 active use of it. When you se tO actively use The te role information it will gradually recede and become a ef “4° c A? core of yaluable knowledge. jlowever atl corded by usi SYStEM Cee ech. fy hish I Te will ~of S28 YE conta ue to the’ initial vintd mental images w} strong Ussociations. 7.4.4 Ly Gog}eal OrganiZation”- and esis, the “information Qui imap continues to be a valuable reservoir of knowledge that @ he Ms tine you can draw upon tor years to come. Oa : eoganiteh Thinking i ha every he Deyntheee d/You can perfect your memory techniques an levelop persistent that can produc: Xxceptional mental ac Increase the effectiveness of your mental processes. especially your memory and recall Develop a greater breadth and depth of knowledge on any subjects you select. tormind expansion and improvement of your judgement and decisions. © Develop a variety of veneral knowledge including a better vocabulary. for your ready use in verbalizing your thoughts and ideas. e More effectively draw = upon your subconscious memory and use the huge volume of valuable information that you already have but do not effectively use. When you accomplish even a fraction of the memory and recall improvements that are possible by the use of this system you will gain greater personal satisfaction with your performance. you will improve your self image and I am confident that you will be encouraged to continue to advance in your use of the system. The systentekes_Clinlé effort to leam nd then you wfust use it are to-Teahze its benefits. Expenment with i é@ it regularly. Search for opportunities to use the system as you are exposed to valuable information. Mentally record lectures. sermons. classroom ses discussions. business discussions. and other oral ret: presentations as you hear them. Select and mentally sermons record important information as you read ‘hues - Newspapers. magazines. manuals. textbooks. the Bible deat ond other literature. The opportunities to gather and (leokk.,Jretain worthwhile informauon are unlimited. Ost The specific highlights of the system are provided age" 45 "How To" methodology to enable the careful 'S reader to immediately use it for spontaneous recall. pextheaké oe Bible As you advance in the use of the memory (fer brbot system. studying and learning will become Artal pleawe ~- - » gp gp te £ZALAAAAAAAAhhih hihi AAA KADexperiences because of the ease of absorbing and 2 4%4dh ws recalling information. lemo: s the substance of communication. Images are the fundamentals of memory. Thoughts new images. Communication is the articulation of thoughts. THEREFORE, it is worth the effort to learn the system that can give you persistent, retentive memory. the use of memory images to create Uhre He Quirte Shon 1 Qswibs Prcbne '. Qurdink | 20 2 = Pikue 3 Chand 4 Cancct > connect ig, Pp af a 2 Rew br fo face 1.54 2 sheets Quelet 2.Chapter 1 Now. Ler's SEE. WHAT was MIS NAME? | ~~. l Understanding memory and recall can help you transform the unused capacity of your mind into a powerful, advanced mentality A large portion of our day is involved in exposure , ta constant barrage of information that is registered Akash sy our minds ‘in varying degrees of clarity. Much of raed’ this is unsolicited, raw. unprocessed information that fers we are not searching for: it is "just there" and our il senses faithfully make records of it on our memories without any ~ conscious effort being made ‘us ¢ Unfortunate! ly. \we-eanrdevelop the habit of clepending Surely upon this pontaneously recall volumes of specific information in sequence or in functional relationship to other information? Our minds often panic and our thoughts race desperately around = the seemingly vacant halls of memory trying to dredge up things we know are there. becatise We remember that we read them or otherwise experienced them in some way The extent to which our memories pertorm for us When we are in the limelight: speaking, conversing, reciting, negotiating or relating to others in any way in real-time. Is a significant factor in establishing our conununication — capability, credibility. leadership capability and effectiveness in interpersonal relations. It is evident that improved memory and recall will be of significant value to strengthen our performance in all areas. Good memory assures the ready ilability of knowledge that meets the demands of any situation. The accumulation of a, wide range of knowledge and the ability to spontaneously recall and use the appropriate information can open the door to exceptional personal and business opportunities. Personal conviction and self-confidence build on repeated success in being able to reach back into memory and get the right information at the right time. The purpose of this book is to describe a system of memory and recall that can be immediately used by young or old. It is easy to understand and easy to use. Its effectiveness for you is entirely a matter of your practice and use of it. Its uses are as broad and as varied as your imagination. I know of no limitations to the system.degce SSVITE -As you use the system. your ability to use it will multiply and the speed of using it to mentally record information can become almost instantaneous. It is important for you to carefully study and learn the descriptive material in each chapter before going to the next chapter. When you can perform the exercises reasonably well you are ready to advance to the next stage.Chapter 2 Developing the art of structured systematic hhhkhbbghh4 hho ddimamen wo ao mam hhh he heGIDGIIIIIIII IASI IFGISS SSO Allevents and situations in life represent learning eNperiences that are permanently recorded in’ the mund as images and mental pictures. Information is registered down to the minute details. Some mental recordings are more vivid than others and are easily recalled. These memory images are clear because they are associated with significant stinzulation of the mind by severe, unusual, important, exciting or repetitive encounters There are many faint memory pictures in the mind that are difficult, almost impossible to recall. This is because they are commonplace, casual occurrences: We gave litte or no attention to trying to remember them: or we.may have been distracted at the time of the experience. Unless an effort is made to remember, an excessive number of important matters are only faintly recorded and are soon faded beyond recall. In other words you forget. The "Q" system of recall is necessary parts of remembering: (1) Assuring that a istinct, vivid mental image is recorded in the mind: and Developing a conscious use of a systematic and structured method of accessing or recalling the information that is stored in the mental images. I will describe effective methods for your use in vividly recording, in your mind, important information that you want to recall, as you need it. directed toward two Cultivating the Conscious Use of Each of Your Senses In the Mlemory Process memory process relies upon the mental on) you encounter and its effect upon your ; What you see, hear, feel, smell and taste. sensation that you experience is converted bythe appropriate sense into a full color mental image of the event. including all of the surrounding environment that played a role in the event. For example, if you burn your hand while heating Water on the kitchen stove: this is a siginificant event to you, You don't have to try to remember it: it is.indelibly etched in your mind. You can recall for many years the pain, the people who were present_the y system you can make equally distinct_memor images of things you want to remember,/without the aia yourlreca, ity] will amaz 3 and your associates-friends, fellow’ — Workers, business associates, and clients. Each of your senses plays a_role in memory and recall. The sense that is most directly involyed in an experience plays the dominant yotean-the~clarity of u nental~secording and the recall pattern. The tron, cru Se! the more—wid are the mental pictures and, therefore, the (better) the recall of the event and all of its details How, then, do we facilitate ‘making strong, clear, recallable images of things we especially want to remember? Imagination Is the Mental Faculty ‘That Provides the Form and Substance for NIlemory The mind is able to construct mental images of things that did not happen. This is called our imagination. which can make mental images according to how we want things to appear: even while retaining the images of the same things as they really are. The."Q' system will use this capacity of the mind to great advantage in expanding your memory and recall capability. a entire ‘surroundings. including v you sai moon ( ( ( ( ( ‘ ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( « ( ‘ 4 ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ “ ™ “ “ ™ ‘ M M ; y ‘ ,PSOE RTS E SS SSSVSSVIIS The human mind has the ability to use all that it has recorded. including the present events being experienced. to draw conclusions. This is the thinking and rgasoning process which consists of using the min eye ta select whatever is recorded in the mingl. reg: it. apdly infasinatign andCjudement and coffstuct how We think itshould be. Then we initiate acuns according to our conclusion. The tive use of mental synthesis will also be a significant factor in improving your memory and recall capability. The memory and reeall capability is faGilitated)by synthesizing things to be remembered with things that are already well known to us by associating, relating and correlating them with each other. Gloh ~ Roce > ry Soa Ri > nln 8 ohm SS <— - > tem Sater Thangs fo be remonheed WITH thing? Hoh we abrnely (By Acuin D "Ralebeg £ Gorell “f WELL KIVowiyWe automatically remember some things because of the impact they make on our minds through our senses and emotions. Without any conscious effort by the individual. the inputs to the mind's eye are partially synthesized and imprinted on memory. Millions of bits of input are experienced for each waking moment of our lives. Consider the millions of bits of information that your eyes consume as you look out of a window of your home. Simultaneously you see the big picture of the landscape and all of the details of trees, lawn, other homes, the street, people and myriad other objects. The mind has the marvelous capacity to accept all of this information, integrate the images and formulate thoughts which result in the total personal experience caused by the sensory input which is, in this case, what. is seen by looking out the window at the landscape. Feelings and Emotions Play Important Roles in How Well We Remember Consider for a moment the "feelings" you have because of the cauty—ot the landscape you are viewing. These clings" (that stir your emotions are elf generated by your mind.and “they are of great mportance tot wy__process> They are unique! our" feelings which are aroused by the mental impact of the experience on you as a special individual. New and changing inputs bombard the mind with each movement of the eye, blink of the eyelids and turn of the head. This is further compounded by the movements of the objects that are in the scope of vision or passing through it. The mind handles all of this complex input quite effectively and records it in memory.SSSI T ST SSSEESESSS LSE LLE SSSI ISVIIIIIIIIG Thus. when you are asked: "What do you see When you look out of the window of your home?" You can name the significant items by calling upon your mind's eye picture of the landscape as viewed trom your window. The clarity of your recall will depend upon your mental awareness. your level of concentration and your effort to remember the specifics of the landscape. The vast majority of our sensory inputs are handled Gulconseiously. In fact. we are not really acutely aware of all of the things that are influencing our minds. We subconsciously react to the sensory stimuli through conditioned response without conscious realization or awareness of the multitude of things that are impinging upon our senses. Use of Mental Pictures and Synthesized NIlemory Images Mental pictures and memories become clearer with personal, unique understanding and belief about what We encounter through our senses. ag ee Techniques As You Learn Them Mental practice is like exercising the body: the mind and its memory process Gecome stronger with use As you progress through this book, practice the concepts diligently until you can demonstrate the memory eugentls Tecall of information by using the techniques as you learn them. Read this book with a Goxitive ATH that the system will work. Study the System and apply it to situations Where you need to remember and recall information Hold off on your evaluation of the system until you have | truly mied it. Continually look tor ways and op) oO use the s Vstein. “AS you Use T you Feinforce your ability to tse it. thus compounding vour capability to remember and recallXs you have opportunity. for instance when you are relaxing. let your mind run free and consciously greate mental images about the things that are on your mind. This will improve your ability to make clear mental pictures and : : N this svstem/ENample: AS you drive along the streets your car and lists that T have So, to increase Pictures you should erun or p) pictures as practice in the use o: the system. 17 serereeWN Chapter 3 CONNPE. GCOD #EPORT THANK YOU An introduction to memory methods as the foundation for advancing your memory capabilities. The Gist step in developing your ability to use the "OQ" system will be to show you how to use knowledge that you already have as a memory vehicle to store other information. By the time you have completed th apter you will have earned a ory method that will have extensive value to you as an effective approach to memory and réeall of information. A Baseball Field or any Sports Arena Can Be Used to Structure Information in Nlemory on , Gan You probably know that baseball is the "All bia American sport." I'm sure that you've never Smbe suspected that baseball would someday be a * - significant part of your life: not on the field, but Tibrewchion > 18as a function of your new-found impressive memory and recall ability. You already know the basics of baseball, so let's make valuable use of this knowledge. The seball diamond is distinctly laid out with each position having a number as follows: ~~, Look at the baseball field in the figure above Study the positions of the players and th numbers. Look away from the figure and re the number for each position. It should be very easy for you to establish a clear mental picture of * a baseball diamond and remember the number that is assigned to each player's position: pitcher=l; catcher= first baseman=3; second baseman=4; third baseman=5: shortstop=6; left fielde: center fielder=8; right fielder=9; and the players, coaches and manager who are in the dugout=O. With a little effort you can develop the ability to instantly call out the number of each of these positions. Baseball fans already know baseball "shorthand." When a game announcer says "It's a double gyaa MATE, reebny Aylh fall g aa Bteteby¢ Bove a 5 D Finb Buu 2 19 ret ao P dayak 0EE EE BPSZPIZSSSLSLSS play 6 - 4 - 3" this is baseball shorthand which means that the batted ball was fielded by the shortstop who threw the ball to the second baseman for an out at second who then threw to the first baseman for another out at first. as a valuable tool tor and alling information. remember ‘You Will ( Remember_ Ee Pictures If The ntain Either Real oF t After you have been to a baseball game or have seen a me on TV, (Plav#the pitch, the hit, the fielding, the throw. the slide, the catch and all of the other’ visual EERE, tine that occurred before, during or after the play - bothshucwe on the field and off the field or in the stands. This isom 4 a remarkable capability that comes from the fact that 4 you are in 2 QERSAEA I facion in the ball park anderen a you are i in the game as aeoms spectator. eel affects all of your s and stirs your ASMSE _ SSAM-E ASS. You can imagine baseball scenes that seem 4 real. My childhood tancies of being a major league baseball player produced many imaginary base hits, home runs, super catches, and fantastic throws that appeared 16 be! almost real. Tn sure that you've had similar fancies about your hopes and wishes that caused you to imagine yourself doing things and then being able to recall the mental pictures as though they actually happened. Let's use this facility of the mind to accomplish impressive feats of memory and recall. Vv anmation and ory Nledium Learning to Organize Inf Associate It With a Selected Mer There are many things G be remembe: person such as narie, add his chilcy his busingss or Gecupation. I_by ini 2 1 b located. in your mi his tront lawn, on top of his heme, at his plac business or si i dd bout a d's eye, on ot The following example shows vou how to. correlate information, appearances, relationships and other salient facts about anyone you meet. for recall as needed. Start your association of relative things concerning the person by — env isioning that’ individual's personalized baseball field. Since it's his home field let's imagine it to be on his lawn. Picture him as the manager standing tall in front of the dugout (0) on his tront lawn. This is the setting trom Which each scene in our memory effort will develop. In this example you have learned that his name is Richard Perry. His wife's name is Jeanie. He has avo children Ginny and Chrisi. He manages the men's clothing deparunent in a retail store. He lives at Nelson treet in your city. To add further information, his home telephone number 738-1436. Any other information can be remember as necess by adding mental pictures to his personalized baseball field. i Extract the Essential Facts by Acute Observation and Intense Concentration On Details Deve Olascrua tion, La bene Caventa ex om RdvleSFIFIFIFIIIISIFIIOS _ To facilitate your memory of this person study his face with interest. noting the characteristics that make him uniquely Richard Perry--the design of the face. the size and curve of the mouth. the shape of the nose. the complexion, the color and appearance of the eyes, the set of the jaw. the color and the arrangement of the hair and other features of the head. Now, add to the association by observing his height, weight, shape, apparent age, apparent physical condition and so on. @Mentally picture this person in a baseball uniform numbered "0" tor manager who stays in the dugout (O). Consider his name for the various nicknames you could give him. Without a nickna: a baseball player is likely to be mediocre, even if its only the endearing nickname the sportscasters come up with by adding "y" or "Iy" to the players name such as Billy” Brooks"y", Rob"y", Rick"y". Richard Perry yields several potential nicknames, Kemp le Richarl fe Teanio Perry “LT ee Ginny Chen x frsmeges men's clot, Hee labo cotriatlh ives at Nolan, Sheek 739-5436Rich. Rick. Ricky. Dick. Dicky. Admiral. or Richard the Lion-Hearted to name a few. Select a Gicknanie that fits the persenality. Concentrate oe ‘s. shape or anything or anyone ih Son reminds you of and make a strong mental image of the nickname in relationship to the person in his role as manager of the home team. Make the mental picture unusual and filled with action with admiral Ricky Perry. the Lion-Hearted, the center and cause of the action. Converting Visual Observations or Word Pictures Into Mental Images The following are word pictures that describe my imaginary mental pictures of the Perry family. You sho convert these word pictures into your own mental pictures. Imagine that his wife Jeanie is playing catcher (2) Her hair is protruding from underneath her baseball cap which she has on backwards. The hair fills the catchers mask so completely that she can hardly see through it. She is nicknamed "Jeanie with the light brown hair." even though her hair is another color-she dyed it. Ginny. his oldest daughter, a teenager, is the pitcher (1). She is pictured as standing on the pitcher's mound in her beautiful blue senior prom formal dress, winding up and throwing the ball to her mom, Jeanie. She throws, but into the dirt in front of her mother Jeanie, stinging her fingers as she catches it with her bare hand. As all mothers do when their children make mistakes she yells. “Gineeeee"™ who just looks guilty and says "I'm'sorry. mom.” Mentally picture the other daughter. Chrisi, who is only 21 2years-old playing first base. Now that's a sight. Her baseball cap droops over her face. her eeesosIIi SPPSSSIIISS Uniform is too large. she can hardly pick up the glove. as she draws back to throw the ball she drops it ove her shoulder. But she's a cutie and gets lots of help from the manager. her dad. Richard. who runs over and says “Chrisi. this is the way you throw it” She says in her language of a 21 2vear-old "No. Chrisi do it.” iven you enough of a picture of the Richard I've anily on their personalized baseball field so Peny that ‘you will easily recall their names. appearances. apparent ages. ete)..through their relationships with each other. both as a family and as your imagined baseball players. Of course. you can continue to expand the mental pictures to fita family or group of any size. people about whom you want to remember and recall information. To remember him changing clothes in the dugout and stepping out in a business suit with the coat on inside-out showing the name of the retail store Where he wor To strengthen the mental picture imagine him standing in the men's clothing department of the store in his baseball uniform, including cap and spiked shoes. Phone numbers can be broken down into components.T-Relanl gas k Pills pial thane her fu 2 3 - Shows Phewe Naval Coppel Personalized Assigned -\rea Code Exchange Number 000 000 0000 In your local area you can identify the section of the area that is served by the various exchanges. Knowing where a person or business is located immediately gives you the area code and the exchar umber-Achiche Teaves only the fou ric ip the digits Whi iT portion of the number that I've) called the personalized assigned number. — Perry's telephone number which is (738)-1436 can be mentally recorded by imagining him going to the pitcher's mound (1) picking up Ginny who has delayed the game to make a phone call, and throwing her to the second baseman (4) who is too busy on the stage signing autographs and fails to catch Ginny Who bounces on the base. She grabs the second baseman and kicks him in the seat as she shoves him to Chrisi at first base (3). Chrisi you will remember pwwh, is Only 212 years old, but very wise for her age. She +it&e calms the situation by smiling, reaching up and G- dine Sty catching both the second baseman and Ginny by their hands and they perform a delightful little dance as they cross the infield to the shortstop (6) who Wasn't paying attention. Chrisi became annoyed and banged all three of their heads together, took the telephone away trom Ginny, who had hung onto it when she was evicted from the mound and placed a call to grandmother in Washington DC. Retracing the action of the above scene shows the movement of the play from pitcher (1) to second base (4) to first base (3) to shortstop (6). The personalized assigned telephone number is recalled as 1436. UVR eeeananaanannnan.....eee eee eS eee ee Lo add the @xchange number ( picture Chrisi swinging hand over nd on the telephone line to her grandmother, in Washington. which is always out in lett field (7). Grandmother who is playing that position is petritied by fear that Chrisi will fall. takes her off the line. puts a large name and address tag on Chrisi and puts her on an airplane back to first base (3). All of this excitement has been very tiring so Chrisi gets on her rocky horse and rides him to her bed which is in centerfield (8) where she calls time out and takes a two-hour nap. By picturing this entire scene in sequence of the action the telephone number can be spontaneously remembered as 1436 (738). In Actual Live Sit Memory Traces For in a ations You Can Generate All of the Above Information Although it may be slow to read this unple of how to remember and recall this seven digit number You should practice this system by remembering numbers that a practical use to you such as your own Social Security number, important telephone numbers and addresses. and of course, peoples' names and _ related information. In the example, I have given simply the path of the "ball" with minimum elaboration on the mental pictures your mind can create. I will leave the elaboration to you. But as a reminder, you should ereate vivid, out-of-character, action pictures that are so distinet in your mind's eye that each movement of the ball trom player to player tells a story that will stimulate your senses and emotions and assure spontaneous recall of the stored in~ formation.ation Lhe Story Lhat You Associate With the Infor Is Important to the Recall Process The/wild. exaggeratedstory surrounding the action is a Galuable memory aid. provides mind's eye substance and sequence fo the scenes as you mentally create them. In each of your memory efforts involving information that requir: use of the system, you should develop an &aggerated story that ngs together) and causes you to "Sse We story fronr begiming to end in the desired seqhence. Each of the significant points should be vivid mental pictures placed in an animated relationship to a Specitic player position on the baseball field which ou can translate into numbers. By recalling the story you can extract all kinds of related information that you stored as you developed the mental pictures. You can rapidly and easily create your own story and mental pictures for anything/you want to remember. Tty your memory by calling out the Perry's telephone number.” Now repeat the number backwards by tracing your mental pictures and the storyin reverse sequence starting with Chris! taking a nap in her bed in centerfield. Then recall the names of the family members. The information and exercises that you have studied in this chapter should give you a good understanding of how to use the basebali field or any outer arena as a structured memory medium. You Can Use the Concepts Discussed in This Chapter to Store Various Kinds of Other Information. tarticle at the pitcher's mound tore the fi (1): the second article S mentally placed at home pais 1), ane 38 a around the field. § if 2 pereeerereeVT122 te eA REY points of a speech outline! Information extracted from @ailjjparagraphs) or chapters of written material +. The names of CH0PSSpis who attend a meetir whom you vividly picture as each playing a spec: position on the diamond. Lam sure you can think of numerous other uses for this memory medium. Exercise: Remember your own social security number by developing word pictures, mental images and actions on your personalized baseball field. Nude) Look m my camyralla whew F have Ll Ton Boob Tas fo Memertion (100 rhemnc). 2) Memoise The Ten Batelould TermeChapter 4 Developing the skill of selecting and using physical locations and objects as places to mentally store information. , This chapter describes right and can be recall many types of information. In this book it serves as the to store and As an exceptional memory tool I will show ou how to 4 Such as: rooms, walls, corners, nooks, crannies, ceilings, floors, stairs, doors, window cy cabinets, sinks, appliances, furniture, pictures, flowers, the garage and its contents and all other characteristics of the inside of your home. 29You will see how to: characteristics of Porche: : ) ’ , » also use the outside > your home and its surroundings . columns, comers. chimneys. windows. 2 doors. drain pipes. patios _ Water faucets. walls. . antenna. driveway. trees. sections of the yard (front. . side. back), fences. shrubs. grass. flower pots. bird > = ~ > bath, electric =meter. water meter. twanstonner. telephone line and any_other cs anyother features can be used as storage places, ——_—S See SSS Additionally, we will use the s to_you: driving to work. the street= your school bus uses to or from school, the streets you follow to go to chu or shopping or to the mo’ and Remembering Selected Information by Using —p,.¢. Your Home as a Memory Storage Medium ye be 1. a large yellow ball 6. a lawnmower P. a small porcelain tiger 7..a typewriter 3. an electric fan 8. a Bible 4. the newest family car 9. a baseball bat 5. a sack of brown rice 10. a tricycle (The method bt mentally recording these items for instant recall is as a follows. Imagine yourself standding_ in the-deertoeoking inta_your_b: m1. ooking to your left, use your imagination an mentally place the items around your room _ in) sequence. /Imagine the ball hanging by the door and you bumping into it; imagine a real tiger climbing the wall above the first article of furniture to your left: imagine the fan swinging from the ceiling in the comer; imagine the car being driven up the wall by your mother. streets you use 30(Conmnting around the room, inthe same diection Tieataly place the Tena woitenis oi o roms uw the picees of furniture ive them in some Wellgpicturcd position relating to the features of the roonté MI Siy's Continue in the same Clockwise direction hl ound the room and keep the items to be rememibeied in yequence. seats [Cis important to make a strong mental impression as vou visualize the items being phiced around the room. As you will notice my above sugvestions for {placing the items . You can't wet in thefdoor to the without bumping, into the ball, Phe iver is climbing. the fan is swinging. the car is being driven. The mental pictures that you make of the item should be wus! and in SOHHASY With the article you place it on or near. a Additionally. the pictures should haweewetion and involve you, through your senses, your emotions and your participation, Lhe tizer climbing the wall in your room is certainly unusual, but, if you imagine him chasing you up the wall your emotions vet in the act. and your participation, clawing your way up the wall ahead of the enraged tiger makes this Seem so real that you will not forget it. All of your senses. ar involved: you see the tiger as you look over your Shoulder, you hear him roar, ‘you feel his claws swiking your feet, you smell his breath, and you notice that your mouth is becoming dry because of your tear Developing Your Skills at Imagining Mental Pictures and Selecting, Places to Store Them Now you can continue mentally placing the remaining items around the room going in the same direction as before. It should only take one to five seeonds for you to place each item and establish a uwFOP P ODS ADVIS OP VOSGES IBSSESSSSSSESESESSCSESESESCSES good — mental pictire of jt relating -to its surrounding: ke your Owmmental pictures” of. mainireriteitts before reading any. turther Now that you've made your own imaves of the items. here i geestions that you could have used to reinto 2 ghe mental pictures: the sack containing the rice broke open and spilled the brown rice on the furniture where it was placed: the lawnmower was dismanded and strewn in the core: the typewriter and the secretary who is using it are suspended upside down on the ceiling near the wall the Bible is falling from above and its pages are failing out over the floor; the baseball bat is sticking. out of the mouth of a person in a picture on the wa and the wicyele is flying across the floor because your friend stumbled oyer it. f you are ‘Ou are Storie long list of items you ma run Hee of places in the room to store them. If so, you) merely >—another_ room by mentall. walking to the door of the next room and placing the remaining items in that room-always going “tovyoun, I These items are now stamped in your memory. When you want to recall them you simply imagine yourself standing in the door of your bedroom mentally looking around the room. As you look to your lett you will instantly recall each item because you will see 'them in your mind's eye as you progress around’ the room. You can also imagine. yourself looking to the right as you stand in the door and you will recall the items in reverse order. To test your recall 1. Name the items in sequence 2. Name them in reverse order 3. Name the item on 32either side of the family car. What number in the list Was the lawnmower? You should be well pleased with the memory and recall ability that you have just exhibited. of the memory and spontaneous recall that you can display by using thi: method to remember anything that is of importance to you. Expanding the Use of Physical Memory Nledia to All Kinds of Information AAs you read further and. i you will see that the possibilities for expanding your memory are unlimited. Your accomplishments depend only upon you and your practice and use of the system. Practice by learning and remembering useful information such as dates of historical events. the names and occupations of important people in the news, and important current events and business matters trom, magazines, newspapers, TV, radio and other media. Using the memory system that you are now leary any event can be recorded for instant recall by WcntinpawNts Wignificant elements and making clear mental pictures of its physical location, who was present and how they were involved in the event. Include in your mental pictures such details as how the individuals were, dressed, what the weather was like, immediate surroundings of the event, pictures, sounds, how voices impressed you, how written material was laid out, and other signiticant elements of the event that you want to remember. It is important that you feel a close personal association 33 Oe eeeenenen ere?6668066000000 90""™""°"° ~~ | With the mental images including the personal impact the pictures have on you. SW Street That Youre Familiax.svith-is-ay Natural Medium for Storing Information Complete the following mental exercise which will take only a few minutes and it will show you how to effectively use the street you live on or any familiar sire S medium. s i 1 Carbon 2 Aluminum 3. Chromium 4+ Tron > Ruby 6 Nickel 7 Copper 8 Zine 9 Silver 10 Diamond 11 Tin 12 Tungsten 13° Platinum 14 Gold 15 Emerald 16 Mercury 17 Lead 18 Bronze 19 Steel 20 Opal Imagine yourself opening the front door of your home and looking out at the street. stoning theselitemsiwill best(Select prominent places along the street where you will place the items to be remembered. Start with the first item which is carbon by placing it beside or on the first prominent object you see and then mentally place the other items along the street in sequence. You should take only a few seconds to store each item. During this time you can create the necessary mental pictures of your placement of the item along the street. Don't try to plan ahead. Just place the items in notable places, Obviously, I know nothing about your street but I will mention some likely places where you could store the items. If my selections do not match your street you can select the actual physical features of 4king Ucet ind Ge ny suggestions as aids in ma Mental pictures 1. CARBON: fmagine that your mailbox is covered ith Carbon Soot. The blac carbon powder comes Of on the mail and also gets all over your hands and Clothing when you reach in to get the mail. 2. ALUMINUM: Imagine an aluminum jet airplane uting Witter % orushed im the eod of your droecway, Itis so large that you must drive your car across the yard tw get out of your driveway. *. CHROMIUM: Picture a huge pile of chromium w bumpers in the middle of the street. Traffic is backed up and your neighbors are struggling to lift and move the chromium bumpers to the side of the street. +. TRON: Mentally walk or drive down the street a short distance to the next prominent object such as a fence, a tree, a mailbox, a storm drain, a house, a driveway, an intersection or anything that stands out that you remember about — the street and its surr6undings, 5. RUBY: Mentall at_the street O} Picture the street sign being made of a fre SFuby The gem is so large that people passing by in their cars are rubbermecking and sta: ring at it. Some thieves are shaking the signpost, out of the ground so they can steal the ruby. You should Tet your imagination run tree generate vivid pictures of each of the elements associati vith the objects where they are met have made into own personalized images. Now recall the items and strengthen your images so that you readily see them as you mentally pass along the street. 38 ECECEECC CC COC rere ETetesEy ayy—_—.->-———_____ ic ontne-your mental wip along your street and place the remaining items rominent landi along the wayfStop at the review your mental pictures. Reinforce your images as necessary for you to have immediate recall of the items. As in remembering any important information, it is first necessary to make an association that will cause you to remember the name of the element. Then you fan (Ghooss) ths places along the street to mentally store them. I[ will provide some suggested associations for the remaining elements of this list and you should use your imagination to create mental pictures of them in association with the objects or landmarks along the street. 6. NICKEL: Imagine this to be a huge pile of nickel coins 7. COPPER: Visualize this as a wheelbarrow filled with copper pennies which are being melted down into copper plumbing pipe: 8. ZINC: Consider this to be a cabinet full of zine kitchen. utensils-pots and pans. -9. SILVER: This association can be fine silverware, knives, forks and spoons strewn at a notable point along the way. 10. DIAMOND: Imagine this to be a large radiant Giamond pendant ) Stop here and review the items that you have stored thus far. Start with item number one ' (carbon) and name each of the items. Name the items in reverse order by mentally strolling along the street in the opposite direction. 36