Memory Power 101: A Comprehensive Guide to Better Learning for Students, Businesspeople, and Seniors

by W.R. Klemm

Today, younger and older people alike are worried about their memories. Billions of dollars are spent each year on herbs, vitamins, and drugs that can supposedly help you build a better memory or protect the skills you have. With over 200 well-researched tips and 300 scholarly references, Memory Power 101 can do what no pill can—help students get better grades, aid professionals in essential confidence building, and give seniors a means of taking control of senility.  Dr. Klemm explains the different kinds of memories and how they are stored and accessed in everyday situations. He offers advice on learning how to focus and pay attention so that key pieces of information are more easily used. He talks about the importance of cues and stimuli both when learning and in recall, discusses repressed memories, Freudian slips, the roles of both exercise and sleep in building a better memory, and more. With his advice, you’re bound to improve your memory of names and faces, as well as read and heard information. Keep better track of numbers and places, and even remember where you left your house keys and where you parked your car! Memory Power 101 is a unique book that can help almost anyone be more successful and happier.

Genres: Psychology

307 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 2012

Reviews

[Marcos · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall, this is a not a bad book. It reviews some of the types of memories and how they work. It proposes some new memory tricks, and has good overall knowledge on the topic. The problem with this book though is that it seems to be taking a stab at Tony Buzan's business. The introduction of this book even claims that this is the best book for developing a good memory and Klemm knows because he's read all the other memory books. I kinda see how Klemm could have read Tony Buzan's books and saw space to do things a bit differently(I'm assuming this was his intention), but writing a whole book that overlaps a lot with Buzan's and suggesting a few things be different makes for a bit of a redundant book. If you're familiar with Tony Buzan's books, i'd give this one a pass.

[Dave James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really Improve your Memory with this Book…

Love this book, great research discussion in first 4 chapters with actionable recommendations in the last chapter. I already see improvements in how I live and remember more. I bought this book to improve my memory as I am studying complex skills. Thank you Dr Klemm for your wonderful research and writing this book.

[Alex Shaikh · Rating 5 out of 5]

There is so much in this book for a first-time memory study and beginning 'practicer' like me that I copied a lot of notes and kept it where I can review the helpful tips frequently. I like this author writing style with a memory myth buster, examples etc.

[Cheron Spiller · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative, as a college student I used most of the tactics and strategies for learning.

[William Schram · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is an amalgamation of many different books as the author tells us. He doesn't merely deal with memory techniques, he also deals with learning techniques. Along the way, we also get little tidbits of information on how the brain consolidates memories, the best ways to study and other timely advice.

Since it was written in 2012 it even has some websites that one can go to in order to train their memories. I really enjoyed it. The book has a comfortable style and is geared towards the layman. It isn't really written for me, since I am not a student, I am not a business person, and I am not really old enough to worry about senility or dementia or Alzheimer's or what have you. Mainly I read books for fun, and I thought that this book was fun to read.

The book itself is divided into five sections with a list of sources at the end. The first section deals with how our brains are not designed for all the information that is created these days and gives an overall view of how the brain works. The second section deals with learning, basically a general guide on how to learn. This might seem silly, but most places I have been to don't really teach effective learning strategies. Also, with the internet, television and other distractions it is difficult to focus on things. He talks about that in this book as well. The third section deals with memory tactics. This includes a portion on classical memory aids like the Memory Palace or the Peg system method. The fourth section discusses how your attitude and lifestyle affect your ability to learn and memorize. The fifth section has information on how best to do specific learning and memory tasks.

All in all, this was an excellent book and I really enjoyed it a lot.

[Kevin Kimbrough · Rating 4 out of 5]

This a great read for people that love thinking.

[Harold Filby]

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