Sunday, December 02, 2007

Mental Files

YOU are the greatest computer ever created!
The human memory has the ability to hear a 100-digit number or more once and then repeat it forwards and backwards, it has the ability to memorize a Shakespearean play word for word or memorize the stats of every football player. The human memory has the capability to meet 100 people in 20 minutes and recall every single name!

The question is, are you doing these things? 
If not, the reason is simply that you have not been trained to. 

An ancient Greek named Simonedes  developed a memory method called 'Loci'. With this method, 
Simonedes numbered locations in his home. He started in the doorway and then logically proceeded around his home. He reviewed these items so many times mentally that if you asked him what was number 25 then he could instantly tell you what piece of furniture that number corresponded to.

These 25 objects were actually mental files for Simonedes. Then if he had a list of items he wanted to recall he would place them mentally on these objects in his home. Let's say that you are a professional who wants to give a speech without notes. Simply turn the key points into pictures and then file them to your 'house files'. When you are called upon to speak simply mentally walk through the house and give your talk without notes.

For example, to give a one-hour keynote address about a book. You can write your speech out the night before. The first thing you want to do is to visualize the book on your front door and then mentally walked through your house and gave the one hour talk without notes. 

Anything that you want to recall simply turn it into a picture, place it on your house files and get ready to be amazed! 

I wish You Great Success.

No comments: