The Complete Guide to Memory by Scott Young and Jakub Jilek

Summary

• A short and concise guide to how our memory works

How I discovered it

• I have followed his website for a while especially his attempts to learn complex subjects like an MIT course in theoretical physics in a short period of time. He offers this book and a few others for free on the site.

How the book changed me

• My memory is pretty rubbish for most things except maybe cars and cameras. This book helped me see some things i could to to improve for things i actually want to remember.

Details

• Looking at something repetitively does not guarantee remembering it
• Intention to remember is not important in actual remembering
• Take notes in your own words to increase memory
• Process information deeply by having a structured note system
• Use pre-reading questions to enhance memory
• Memory is state-dependent
• Interference effect on memory
• Sleep is vital for memory consolidation
• the first memory scientist, Hermann Ebinghaus contributed much, with these 2 fundamental discoveries
  • The spacing effect in memory
  • Memory decay is exponential
• The testing effect - Revising with practise tests is the most effective
• Practical usage of knowlege is superior to theory

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• The Science of Rapid Skill Acquisition Advanced Methods to Learn Remember and Master New Skills Information and Abilities
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