Training your mind

conZ

Dont know if this is much of a personal issue, but...

Over the last few week's I've been thinking how you could train your mind to retain and recall faster etc.

Since im doing the leaving cert I said i'd search around the net for info and maybe give it a go, but all i've found are those crappy book's that promise everything and anything.

Has anyone tried doing this, or do ye have any info on it ?

xx

There are methods for retaining and recalling but if you want to use them for the leaving cert, you're a little late to be honest. They take a while to master. No quick fixes I'm afraid. Anyway, they are more for quantity learning and for learning large volumes of crap that'll be no good to you in the leaving.
If its exam help you're looking for, then all I can recommend is to be positive, motivated and organised. The rest is down to the grey matter upstairs.

Sangre

Stop searching the web trying to get out of studying and do some fucking study.

Walter Ego

I found a fantastic system for improving memory retention its's called, wait hold on, it'll come back in a minute, it's on the tip of my tongue, ****, nearly had it there, no it's no use it's gone. Sorry.

Gordon

A quick piece of advice is to be aware of every single moment in your life. Always be aware of what is around you and maybe if you close your eyes - think of what is around you. Also be aware of what people say. Recall what someone has said to you exactly, just a few minutes ago. And then recall that later on in the day. etc etc.

Try to draw a map of the area that you live/work on. You may find that the map you draw is inaccurate even though you think you know the area well. Draw a map of your bedroom and include every detail you can think of. Oh yeah, you can't be in your bedroom if you do this naturally. So pick another room that you think you know well.

One key to recall and memory is to be more aware. One memory trick is to visualise also.

There was some guy that could remember two or three packs of cards (shuffled) and he did this by making a story in his head with each card. Have a search on the net for that type of stuff maybe.

Good luck, I hate trying to remember stuff.

patch

There are hypnosis tapes and videos which reckon they can improve your study.
Paul mcKenna has a whole series out, I got some for my sister and she reckoned they helped.
I got them from amazon.co.uk

yellum

They're here to help.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?forumid=407

echomadman

I've a book on it at home somewhere, I'll dig it up tonight. drop into the cafe over the weekend and i'll give it to you.

although, you know what a forgetful bastard I am so i cant vouch for its effectiveness.

Teh d00b doent help your short term memory either, so if you come across it, Just say no!
winners dont do drugs.
















I typed that with a straight face too.

Doodee

watch memento

Catch_22

Study for your leaving cert.

Eduation is the system of training the mind. The junior and leaving cert are the beginging of it but by the time yuou walk out of college the only thing you have relly learnt is to rapidly ascimilate and recall information, im some cases appereantly people actualluy learn to think too, but i hear thats pretty rare.

Agent Smith

Originally posted by yellum
They're here to help.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?forumid=407

will they do my leaving cert for me?

damnyanks

See I always wondered about that. Could you pay someone to sit the leaving cert for you ? They dont really check up on the person. If you did it in a different examination center (Repeat or something) where no one would know your face.

What happens then ? Would it be possible or do they check these things ?

JackKelly

question is, how much is someone willing to redo the LC for?

Bungalow Bill

Clichéd as it is the only method that I find effective is familiarity with the subject in hand.
If you have seen a certain paragraph a number of times before you can almost tell what the next line will say.
I also found that you can only reproduce what you really understand, so try and get a good understanding of the topic first so you will not have to regurgitate the exact wording but you can adapt what you know and explain it yourself.

Painful as the L.C was, you couldn't do college without pushing the pain barrier like the leaving cert does.Good luck.