Book description
You're smart. This book can make you smarter.Mind Performance Hacks provides real-life tips and tools for overclocking your brain and becoming a better thinker. In the increasingly frenetic pace of today's information economy, managing your life requires hacking your brain. With this book, you'll cut through the clutter and tune up your brain intentionally, safely, and productively.Grounded in current research and theory, but offering practical solutions you can apply immediately, Mind Performance Hacks is filled with life hacks that teach you to:
- Use mnemonic tricks to remember numbers, names, dates, and other flotsam you need to recall
- Put down your calculator and perform complex math in your head, with your fingers, or on the back of a napkin
- Spark your creativity with innovative brainstorming methods
- Use effective systems to capture new ideas before they get away
- Communicate in creative new ways-even using artificial languages
- Make better decisions by foreseeing problems and finding surprising solutions
- Improve your mental fitness with cool tricks and games
Table of contents
- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
- Credits
- Preface
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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
- 2. Information Processing
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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
- 4. Math
- 5. Decision Making
- 6. Communication
- 7. Clarity
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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
- About the Author
- Colophon
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Mind Performance Hacks
- Author(s):
- Release date: February 2006
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9780596101534
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