Mind performance hacks

Mind performance hacks

Ron Hale-Evans

Book - 2006

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Subjects
Mental efficiency.
Thought and thinking.
Memory.
Human information processing.
Published
Sebastopol, CA : O'Reilly [2006]
Language
English
Main Author
Ron Hale-Evans (-)
Edition
First edition
Item Description
"Tips & tools for overclocking your brain"--Cover.
Physical Description
xx, 308 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9780596101534
  • Credits
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. Memory
  • 1. Remember 10 Things to Bring
  • 2. Use the Number-Shape System
  • 3. Make Lots of Little Journeys
  • 4. Stash Things in Nooks and Crannies
  • 5. Use the Major System
  • 6. Use the Dominic System
  • 7. Visit the Hotel Dominic
  • 8. Dominate Your Memory
  • 9. Memorize Numbers with Carroll's Couplets
  • 10. Tune In to Your Memory
  • 11. Consume Your Information in Chunks
  • 12. Overcome the Tip-of-the-Tongue Effect
  • Chapter 2. Information Processing
  • 13. Catch Your Ideas
  • 14. Write Faster
  • 15. Speak Your Brain's Language
  • 16. Map Your Mind
  • 17. Build an Exoself
  • 18. Pre-Delete Cruft
  • Chapter 3. Creativity
  • 19. Seed Your Mental Random-Number Generator
  • 20. Force Your Connections
  • 21. Contemplate Po
  • 22. Scamper for Ideas
  • 23. Deck Yourself Out
  • 24. Constrain Yourself
  • 25. Think Analogically
  • 26. Enjoy Good, Clean Memetic Sex
  • 27. Play Mind Music
  • 28. Sound Your Brain with Onar
  • 29. Keep a Dream Journal
  • 30. Hold a Question in Mind
  • 31. Adopt a Hero
  • 32. Go Backward to Be More Inventive Going Forward
  • 33. Spend More Time Thinking
  • 34. Extend Your Idea Space with Word Spectra
  • Chapter 4. Math
  • 35. Put Down That Calculator
  • 36. Make Friends with Numbers
  • 37. Test for Divisibility
  • 38. Calculate Mental Checksums
  • 39. Turn Your Hands into an Abacus
  • 40. Count to a Million on Your Fingers
  • 41. Estimate Orders of Magnitude
  • 42. Estimate Square Roots
  • 43. Calculate Any Weekday
  • Chapter 5. Decision Making
  • 44. Foresee Important Problems
  • 45. Predict the Length of a Lifetime
  • 46. Find Dominant Strategies
  • 47. Eliminate Dominated Strategies
  • 48. Don't Overthink It
  • 49. Roll the Dice
  • Chapter 6. Communication
  • 50. Put Your Words in the Blender
  • 51. Learn an Artificial Language
  • 52. Communicate in E-Prime
  • 53. Learn Morse Code Like an Efficiency Expert
  • 54. Harness Stage Fright
  • 55. Ask Stupid Questions
  • 56. Stop Memory-Buffer Overrun
  • Chapter 7. Clarity
  • 57. Learn Your Emotional ABCs
  • 58. Avoid Cognitive Distortions
  • 59. Use the Fourfold Breath
  • 60. Meditate
  • 61. Hypnotize Yourself
  • 62. Talk to Yourself
  • 63. Interview Yourself
  • 64. Cultivate the Naive Mind
  • 65. Employ Mental Momentum
  • Chapter 8. Mental Fitness
  • 66. Warm Up Your Brain
  • 67. Play Board Games
  • 68. Improve Visual Attention Through Video Games
  • 69. Don't Neglect the Obvious: Sleep, Nutrition, and Exercise
  • 70. Get a Good Night's Sleep
  • 71. Navigate Around the Post-Lunch Dip
  • 72. Overclock Your Brain
  • 73. Learn the Facts About Cognitive Enhancers
  • 74. Snap Yourself to Attention
  • 75. Assemble Your Mental Toolbox
  • Index

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