Where Did Noah Park the Ark?: Ancient Memory Techniques for Remembering Practically Anything

by Eran Katz

Never again forget your keys, where you parked your car, your PIN number, or the name of the person you just met five minutes ago!
Better than a daily dose of Sudoku, "Where Did Noah Park the Ark?"is filled with eclectic, remarkably effective techniques that will help you remember everything you need to--and avoid those awkward "senior" moments we all get from time to time. For instance:
-Remember names and faces using ancient Jewish practices, the Napoleon method, and the JFK technique.
-Recall dates, events, and long digit numbers with the remarkable system of "gematria."
-Recollect tasks, lists, jokes and who begat who with Rabbi Leon of Modena's amazing cue system developed through forty years of wandering the desert with not a Post-it note in sight!
-Memorize vast quantities of information, articles, and books for exams with a little help from Hasidic yeshiva students and their unique learning style.
-Stand in front of an audience and deliver powerful presentations using the Roman room system and Cicero's "De Oratore" teachings.
-Upgrade your memory's overall performance with the Super Student Success Rules and other effective techniques.
Oh, and practice making quick decisions . . . like buying this book NOW!

Genres: Nonfiction

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First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Eran Katz's books on memory and intelligence have been bestsellers in twelve countries. He is a popular guest on TV and radio shows and has delivered his entertaining seminars to hundreds of leading multinational companies and organizations including Motorola, IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, General Electric, Coca-Cola, AT&T, and the International Brain Education Association."

Reviews

[J]

This is a good introductory guide to learning the techniques and building a set of tools for remembering different types of information: phone numbers, names and faces, dates, and lists. Things I learned from it are helping me in medical school. The author will assist if you contact him: he bent over backwards to get some language-learning software on his website running for me on http://www.smartmemory.org/. This book is a how-to guide and doesn't go into theory; for that, try Higbee's Your Memory.

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very nice book. Randomly picked it up from a display at the library.

I would boil it down to funky techniques and simply trying harder, and I feel like I could actually remember some things better after simply starting to pay more attention and decide to remember it, rather than passively let it flow past.

I never really read books like this, but I found it pretty interesting. I feel like reading it again in a year might be a good idea, if one really wants to explore and use the concepts tho.

[Mama · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of great strategies for use in everyday life, and also lots of great study strategies!

[Connie Garrett]

great read