Denis Bukin > Quotes

“If you see something interesting, take note of it, but do not narrow your field of view, continue observing all of your surroundings. Do not judge, do not praise, do not criticize – watch indifferently as if everything that is happening is separated from you by thick glass.”
― Denis Bukin, Spy School: Are You Sharp Enough to be a KGB Agent?

“creating interference. This technique is used by attorneys, confusing witnesses during court proceedings.”
― Denis Bukin, Spy School: Are You Sharp Enough to be a KGB Agent?

“Do you want the person to show their old habits? Touch on a sensitive topic or confuse them by making them respond quickly to words and actions”
― Denis Bukin, Spy School: Are You Sharp Enough to be a KGB Agent?

“You may find an instance where you yourself need to recall something important. Your actions in this case would be the same: return to the situation and recall all the feelings and emotions you had.”
― Denis Bukin, Spy School: Are You Sharp Enough to be a KGB Agent?

“The main problem of human memory is not remembering information, but recalling and reproducing it when it’s needed. Every person has the makings of a great memory. To develop it, you need to master a number of techniques;”
― Denis Bukin, Spy School: Are You Sharp Enough to be a KGB Agent?

“lead a strange life. By day, I work in the dean’s office, and by night, I study at the KGB school.”
― Denis Bukin, Spy School: Are You Sharp Enough to be a KGB Agent?

“But sensory memory is very important, because everything that connects us to our environment passes through it. It is thanks to sensory memory that we perceive a sequence of short, single pictures in the cinema as a continuous movement.”
― Denis Bukin, Spy School: Are You Sharp Enough to be a KGB Agent?

“1.  The known word in the native language is encoded with an image. You know this technique from the story method. 2.  The second (unknown) word is easier to code by phonetic similarity: pick one or more words in the native language so that they are phonetically similar to the foreign word. 3.  Tie the image of the word in the native language to the images of words which resemble the foreign word in one story. For example, you need to remember the French word grognon (which means ‘grumpy’). It is consonant with the word ‘groan’, so to memorize the pair ‘grognon–grumpy’ you can imagine a grumpy man groaning in irritation.”
― Denis Bukin, Spy School: Are You Sharp Enough to be a KGB Agent?

“An image can be remembered better than text, especially if you imagine it brightly, vividly and in detail.”
― Denis Bukin, Spy School: Are You Sharp Enough to be a KGB Agent?

“it’s a bit embarrassing, walking with a girl while under surveillance.”
― Denis Bukin, Spy School: Are You Sharp Enough to be a KGB Agent?

“A person’s motives and needs have a great impact on memory.”
― Denis Bukin, Spy School: Are You Sharp Enough to be a KGB Agent?