You're smart. This book can make you smarter.Mind Performance Hacksprovides real-life tips and tools for overclocking your brain and becoming a better thinker. In the increasingly frenetic pace of today's information economy, managing your life requires hacking your brain. With this book, you'll cut through the clutter and tune up your brain intentionally, safely, and productively.Grounded in current research and theory, but offering practical solutions you can apply immediately, Mind Performance Hacks is filled with life hacks that teach you to:
- Use mnemonic tricks to remember numbers, names, dates, and other flotsam you need to recall
- Put down your calculator and perform complex math in your head, with your fingers, or on the back of a napkin
- Spark your creativity with innovative brainstorming methods
- Use effective systems to capture new ideas before they get away
- Communicate in creative new ways-even using artificial languages
- Make better decisions by foreseeing problems and finding surprising solutions
- Improve your mental fitness with cool tricks and games
While the hugely successful
Mind Hacksshowed you how your brain works,
Mind Performance Hacksshows you how to make it work better.
Credits;About the Author;About the Developmental Editor;Contributors;Acknowledgments;Preface;Why Mind Performance Hacks?;How to Use This Book;How This Book Is Organized;Conventions Used in This Book;How to Run the Programming Hacks;Using Code Examples;Safari Enabled;How to Contact Us;Got a Hack?;Chapter 1: Memory;1 Remember 10 Things to Bring;2 Use the Number-Shape System;3 Make Lots of Little Journeys;4 Stash Things in Nooks and Crannies;5 Use the Major System;6 Use the Dominic System;7 Visit the Hotel Dominic;8 Dominate Your Memory;9 Memorize Numbers with Carroll's Couplets;10 Tune In to Your Memory;11 Consume Your Information in Chunks;12 Overcome the Tip-of-the-Tongue Effect;ChaplÓ,
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