ISBN978-4-7631-3196-6
173 pages / March 2012 / 1,300 yen (w/o tax)
Why do some people always forget important things?
A charismatic authority on the bar examination gives instructions on how to control your memory at will.
Mr. Makoto Ito, a well-known “charismatic authority on the bar examination” and principal of the Ito Preparatory School, says that you can strengthen your memory throughout your life.
The bar examination is said to be the most difficult examination to pass in Japan. Examinees have to memorize vast amounts of information and be able to apply it well. There are people over 60 years old who started studying for the exam and passed it. You may wonder if there is something special about these people, but there isn’t. It’s a matter of possessing the right memory techniques. For example, knowing the trick to effectively memorize and recall information, and taking a keen interest in the subject matter that you intend to memorize.
In this book, the author introduces techniques that he has developed while teaching many students and that he himself has put into practice. This method is designed to give people complete freedom in controlling their memory.
– Why people over 60 years old can pass the bar examination
– Increasing the quantity of what you remember by multiplication rather than addition
– I’ve taught 300 students a year for the past 15 years, and I remember them all
– The best time to review is within an hour after study and five minutes before bed
– Why it’s easier to remember when you use colored pencils
– Using B6 cards to memorize points in blocks
– Cheat sheets for people who pass and people who fail
– The difference between cheat sheets by people who pass and people who fail
– Techniques for “memorizing by ear” that I learned from blind students
– Train yourself to reflect on your whole day
– How to change your negative memories into positive ones
This book introduces several memory techniques that I wish I had known earlier. For example, going over what you did the previous day before embarking on the tasks of a new day, using colored pencils, changing the kind of paper or pen that you use, having realistic fantasies, and so on. Of course, these are methods that you can apply immediately, and they will teach you how to control your memory and live a happy life.
I hope that you will be able to get a taste of the deep message in this book.
