Ever hear that crazy phrase, "knowledge is power"?
Sounds kind of cool, right? But have you ever asked yourself …
What The Heck Does That Silly Cliche Mean?
Well, "power," it turns out, is an interesting concept. Especially when it comes to memory and memory improvement.
To begin, understand this:
People have defined it thousands of different ways throughout history.
Ever since I discovered it in university, I've always liked Michel Foucault's definition. He's a philosopher who you should check out sometime.
Don't worry if you think philosophy is boring. Foucault didn't dally around. He gets right down to defining it in many books. For Foucault, power amounts to "the ability to conduct the conduct of others."
Now, let's be honest:
Who In Their Right Mind Wouldn't Want A Taste Of That?
And let's be clear:
When it comes to memory improvement and using memory techniques as a way of life, that's what we going for:
Power. Exactly as Michel Foucault defined.
Why?
Because if you're using memory techniques to help you learn a language, guess what?
Speaking a language "controls" what others think. Just like my words are controlling what you think now.
Controlling what you're thinking, feeling, deciding to do next.
And more than that …
Power Is Productive
It produces the next action in line.
When it comes to the power that using memory techniques creates, think of it this way:
If you're using memory techniques for numbers so that you can quote SKU numbers at work or cite aspects of the law, you're instantly better at controlling how your colleagues work with you.
Pretty neat, huh?
Well, hold on now, because it gets even better.
Because there are a lot of things about memory you probably don't know.
And all of them will give you more power.
Which equals more control.
Particularly over the most important person in your life you need better control over.
You.
So with all that in mind, let's get started:
1. Memory Loss Starts At A Much Younger Age Than Most People Think
Sad, but true.
We have this image that memory loss starts when you're forty or older. Worse, we project the idea that struggles with memory belong to the elderly or people with Alzheimer's.
But that couldn't be further from the truth.
Long before the age of digital amnesia, scientists knew that memory struggles begin already in our mid-20s, if not earlier.
And the more people relegate their memory activities to smartphones and computers, the more younger people start experiencing memory problems.
Don't Blame The Machines For Everything!
Of course, we can't just blame the machines or the questionable fact that they don't teach learning and memory techniques in schools. (They do.)
This is what's more important:
We're exposing young people to information they don't care about.
Want to help the young person in your life learn how to discover exactly what they care about to help guide their studies? Make sure you listen to the Magnetic Memory Method Podcast for the link to the listener only audiobook, The Ultimate Memory Improvement Secret.
I promise. That book will help.
And then giddy up on improving your memory. No matter how young and spry you think you are now, memory loss is always around the corner.
2. You Change Your Memories Every Time You Remember Them
I love that scene from Lost Highway.
For two reasons:
A) It exposes a fundamental tr
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