A Sheep Falls Out of the Tree: And Other Techniques to Develop an Incredible Memory and Boost Brainpower

by Christiane Stenger

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071615020
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	03/08/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

1.10 Reasons to Train Your Memory
2.How Good is Your Memory Today? Initial Quiz
3.Motivation is Everything—Experiencing Success
4.Memory—What you Ought to Know about the Human Brain
5.How Can You Improve Your Memory
6.How Can You Train Your Memory?
7.How do You Use These Mnemonic Techniques?
8. How do You Apply These Techniques?
9.Developing Specialized Memory Techniques
10. How Do you Start Training?
11.How Else Can You Keep Mentally Fit?
12. Now How Good is Your Memory? Final Quiz
13.And finally…