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Hello again,

I was wondering if anybody knew of a way to overcome memory blocking. One thing I have learned about PRing is that as you superread and dip, you skip the information that you already know. Well, I know a whole hell of a lot about what I'm studying, so I really don't stop and dip much, but I just can't access the information when I need it. For instance, just on a banal level, I am well acquainted with many people, however, 9 times out of ten, when I go to say that person's name, it takes a few seconds to conjure up the name so I can say it, and frequently, I can't even do that without help. Are there any tricks in PRing that can help activate and overcome my blocking?

Bill

hi bill
Dont think there is anything in pwms (dont own it ) but here is something that can help you:
http://www.leadersoft.com/mind/index.htm

there is -among alot of thing- a way to rember face...

Sounds to me like your memory works fine... just slower than you would like.

Have you used the memory supercharger tape that came with the course? It really pays to use that tape nightly for at least 1 week.

The other option is to draw mindmaps even though you know the stuff... the trick in remembering something is to store it in the mind practice exaggerating the images in your mind in a number of ways... imagine feeling, tasting touching, smelling, hearing stories and picturing... make them funny. There are lots of techniques.. finding the one right for you might take a bit of exploring.

A starting point would be to acknowledge that you have an excellent memory... if delayed

Alex

[This message has been edited by AlexK (edited May 26, 2002).]