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aallen,

Thx for the technique!

I've got a question on it:

How do u use it for more abstract things like ideas(as opposed to objects)?

Pls post a reply if anyone knows of ways to improving memory, particularly photographic memory.

The same idea. Be as vivid as possible when you initially memorize it. Some people hav ea hard time even thinking abstractly. So one has to create a relationship wiht the concept on his own.

If you've ever read Plato's Republic - Plato tells a story about the Cave. There were poepl in the cave who always had their backs to the entrance and had never turned around. they saw shodows of objects, people, animals what have you and heard rumers that there was a life of things going on outside their cave, but they for generations refused to turn around.

In Christianity we have posters of a cross (representing Christ) stretched out across a chasm bridging earth to Heaven - the chasm being hell.

If you create the image it is yours and you will never forget it.

Actually, all of use thinks in photographs already. Try saying "elephant" to yourself. It unlikely that you think the word "elephant" when you say it; rather, you may think back to your childhood when you went to the zoo and saw an elephant. You just have to learn to see things in vivid detail in your mind. People who learns to do that is clasified as people with "photographic memory".

People with so called "photographic memory" are extemely observant. When you hold an object in front of them to look at, what they see is not JUST the object as most of us see it, they see much more.

Hi it's me again Hope u're all having a wonderful weekend!!

I came across a website detailing the technique aallen posted: www.photomind.com U can e-mail them for a more detailed version of the 'lessons' on the site.

<--I'm not affiliated with them in any way, so I don't know what their privacy policy is like (eg if u e-mail their autoresponder for the 'lessons' I don't know they might do with ur e-mail address).

I also found another technique in a book called Superlearning. The book was 1st published in 1979, so it's probably v. outdated. But there's no reason why the technique shouldn't work.

Here it is: (copied straight from the book, hope the authors don't mind! )

I AM A CAMERA

There are visualization exercises for improved concentration and memory. Get comfortable and use your favourite method to reach a relaxed state.

-Introduction to mental screen:

Imagine your head is a camera. Imagine your eyes are the lens of the camera. You're going to take some mental pictures. Concentrate on several objects within the room
A lamp
A chair
A book
A rug
A plant
Next center your attention on an open space on the wall. Pretend your head is a projector. Those pictures are now in your head. Project them onto the wall. This is done with eyes open.

-Suggestion:

Each object should be done separately at first to absorb more detail. Then do the exercise with 2 objects and gradually add others. Work up to bringing in a whole tray loaded with objects and take quick mental snapshot of it. Project it on the wall to try to recall all the objects in detail.

Now shut your eyes and imagine a large, white screen in front of you. This is a mental screen.

Open your eyes and look at several objects again. Close your eyes and project the images of the objects on the mental screen. Start with 1 object, and increase the number of objects.

Experiment with this technique on your own. Take a picture of a friend - in your home, or in your friend's home. You can take pictures this way any time - you can practise while standing in lines or waiting in traffic. It will enhance both memory and concentration.

Hope this info is useful to someone out there. Any comments/feedback v. welcome - perhaps someone's come across a newer/better version of this exercise?

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When you hold an object in front of them to look at, what they see is not JUST the object as most of us see it, they see much more.

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Isn't that associative memory?

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I've actually tried doing something like this before. I was just playing with the idea and found it worked, but I didn't build on it. Now that you mention it, though, I'm prone to try it again.

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I thought this post was very interesting, so I'm bringing it up again.

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Originally posted by Lomas:
I've actually tried doing something like this before. I was just playing with the idea and found it worked, but I didn't build on it. Now that you mention it, though, I'm prone to try it again.

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Hi Gino. All went well with the tests I imagine.

Well, just what is it like to experience what a person would categorize as "photographic memory?" Is this ability conciously able to see every spot of certain image/timeline in your mind?

The exam was hard as hell. It covered stuff that I didn't had a chance to review. I'm sure that I ace Financial Accounting and Business Law, but I'm not too confident about Auditing. As Accounting and Reporting's concern, Lets say that Governmental Accounting was 30% of the exam, and I don't know **** about G.A. In essence my best case scenario is 2 out of the 4, and I think is pretty descent considering the fact that most people I know have taken the exam three times without passing a single part. I guess, I'm going to have to wait for my results to arrive. I'm going to start reading about governmental accounting next week. I'm on a regimen of piracetam right now,I'll let you know if it increased my rate of learning new material. I'm taking 6400mg of Piracetam with lecithin. I'm going to do this for 6 days, then reduce my dosage to 1600mg per day. I hope it works like people say it does.

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Originally posted by Hel:
Hi Gino. All went well with the tests I imagine.

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Can you redo just part of the exam? Sounds like you've done better than most. When will you know the results?