http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/learning-your-way-to-a-better-memory/ People Technology Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:38:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/learning-your-way-to-a-better-memory/#comment-4120 How to Write a Speech in 5 Minutes | WOWNDADI @ redcatco Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:27:54 +0000 http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/learning-your-way-to-a-better-memory/#comment-4120 [...] and speaking, then practice your speech. Nothing beats a rehearsal for finding problems (it also helps with memory). Practice on the taxi driver on the way if you have to, but speak it out loud. The physical [...] [...] and speaking, then practice your speech. Nothing beats a rehearsal for finding problems (it also helps with memory). Practice on the taxi driver on the way if you have to, but speak it out loud. The physical [...]

]]> http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/learning-your-way-to-a-better-memory/#comment-1780 Be Remarkable, But Pay Attention | WOWNDADI Fri, 16 May 2008 18:09:16 +0000 http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/learning-your-way-to-a-better-memory/#comment-1780 [...] That means good isn’t good enough anymore. Great isn’t great enough, even best isn’t even best enough. You need to be remarkable in order to stand out and be remembered. Being remembered is a basic competitive advantage. Think about it, how did you choose that last product you purchased? I bet it was to do with memory, either yours or by someone else’s. We remember the things that are remarkable, the things that engage us in thought or in conversation. We can’t help it, it is how we are wired (Learning your way to a better memory). [...] [...] That means good isn’t good enough anymore. Great isn’t great enough, even best isn’t even best enough. You need to be remarkable in order to stand out and be remembered. Being remembered is a basic competitive advantage. Think about it, how did you choose that last product you purchased? I bet it was to do with memory, either yours or by someone else’s. We remember the things that are remarkable, the things that engage us in thought or in conversation. We can’t help it, it is how we are wired (Learning your way to a better memory). [...]

]]> http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/learning-your-way-to-a-better-memory/#comment-1402 Speed Reading - An Essential Survival Skill for the Knowledge Worker | WOWNDADI business:productivity:technology Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:38:25 +0000 http://redcatco.com/blog/productivity/learning-your-way-to-a-better-memory/#comment-1402 [...] A pre-scan/skim of a document helps understand the information structure. Making yourself concious of the meta-content, what it is about and what you expect to learn - primes the brain to absorb the information and makes it ready to comprehend and remember (see Learning your way to a better memory). [...] [...] A pre-scan/skim of a document helps understand the information structure. Making yourself concious of the meta-content, what it is about and what you expect to learn - primes the brain to absorb the information and makes it ready to comprehend and remember (see Learning your way to a better memory). [...]

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