10 Days to a Successful Memory

264 Pages·1959·37.487 MB·English

by  Joyce Brothers, Edward P. F. Eagan

JOYCE BROTHERS,
winner of
i
m
The $64,000 Question,"
sliows you liow
MEMORY
by JOYCE BROTHERS, Ph.D.,aird EDWARD P. F. EAGAN
How to know the facts, completely and
accurately-and how to call them
to mind when you need them.
With this easysystem used by
Dr.Brothers herself, you too
can become an authority
on any number of
subjects you choose!

YOU CANT AFFORD TO SAY-
—
"I remember his face but not his name."
"What else did the boss tell me to do?"
"Just when \s her birthday?"
A lapse of memory can be embarrassing—and costly. Per-
haps you have lostprestigeandpowerin yoiu:business or
social life because you failed to recall facts when you
needed them. Or you may have doubted your capacity to
master a new subject.
But it is possible to increase memory-eflSciency.
Dr.JoyceBrothers,winnerofboth"The$64,000Question"
and "The $64,000 Challenge,'' has perfected a system of
memorytraining. And shehasproved thatitworksl
Here is her step-by-step, day-by-day formula. By using
it you can become a more valuable employee, a better
student, amore self-confidentandhappierperson. Let Dr.
Brothers show you how to have asuccessful memory. She
can—in only 10 days.
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10 DAYS
SUCCESSFUL
TO A
MEMORY
JOYCE D. BROTHERS, Ph.D., and
EDWARD EAGAN
P. F.
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10 DAYS TO A SUCCESSFUL MEMORY
Prentice-Hall edition published October, 1957
Permabook edition published March, 1959
1st printing January, 1959
Copyright, ©, 1957, by Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs,
N.J. All rights reserved. This Pkrmabook edition is published
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"V:t
to
Milton, Estelle and Morris,
with love
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I wish to express my gratitude to the staff of Enter-
tainment Productions, Inc., for their many courte-
sies; to my co-author, Edward P. F. Eagan, for his
wise counsel at all times; to Mr. Fred Kerner, for
his assistance in the preparation ofthis book; and to
my ever-patient husband, Milton, for everything.
—
Joyce Brothers
CONTENTS
Introduction xi
The Joyce Brothers Story xv
PART ONE: HOW YOU CAN DO IT!
The Magic of Your Memory — 1
From ten per cent to one hundred per cent—
Memory-efficiency: t—he power to remember
—Memory's role in life The busines—s of memory
Making memory—work for you Advantages
of past —experience Memory-efficiency in t—he
law court Memory-effici—ency in everyday life
The reason to remember Each chapter brings
you closer.
PART TWO: THE TEN DAYS
Your Memory—What Is—It? 13
Two—kinds of memory The te—chnique of mem-
ory —Employing the technique What is mem—-
ory? What things did you reme—mber today?
Why did you remembe—r them? Special inter-
ests stimulate memory Your Memory Meter.
Your Memory Motive — 23
What—motives are there? De—sire helps you ac-
quire Proof of t—he pudding Repetition —alone
is not the answer M—otivation is the key My
Memory—Motive list Everybody ha—s Memory
Motives Your Memory Motive list A strong
Memory Motive makes success—The first three
—
CONTENTS
viii
— —
rules When memory functions best A goal in
sight helps memory,
3 Mastering Your Moods 38
—
Mood-slavery and procrastinatio—n Science
show—s moods and abilit—y unconnected T—he first
step The secon—d step The third step Mood
and crea—tiveness Being a Mood Slave is—a loss
of time Make a schedule f—or yourself Pre-
—conceived ideas aredestructive—Your dailyplan
Don't bec—ome discouraged More excuses;
—brainfatigue Determine the best memory hours
Eight steps to success.
4 Make It Meaningful — 55
Everything can have m—eaning Even telephone
numb—ers have meaning Letter codes are adap—t-
able Proof that meaning makes it easier—
When there's meani—ng, there's understanding
Try—adding rhythm The principle of—associa-
tion Discovering your Me—ntal Hooks Putting
the—Mental Hooks to use It works bac—kwards
too Other tricks to help you remember Even
—
music u—ses mnemonics -Tricks for sp—elling and
history— Making a memory chain Make it
vivid! Important things are vivid things.
5 Goals You Can Gain Q—uickly 80
What—is your goal? The pulling power—of the
goal Moving closer to achievement Using
y—our goal gradient Eliminating th—e dead-levels
Each goal increases efficiency Harnessing
your goal power.
6 Reward Yourself — 89
Reinforcem—ent by reward Wha—t were your dis-
tractions? Paying the reward Beware of de-