| Show - - - ' - ' -- 7 r -- --- ''i -- '7"111-7--- -- - r - )?" 4 t "j16'' l'''' ' ' 1 J - t t 1' L:-'-1' - - 4 ' : - anything new only by associating it with something we already know The problem then is to connect new situations to be remembered with old ones already mastered-i- n other words to associate sew- facts with familiar facts And this whole process of association can be speeded according to Dr Furst aids or memthrough use of mechanical :ory Itrutches"!- III 4 Ov Don't --- be frightened by terms Though you've probably never thought of them In this light chances are that you've been using some memory "crutches" for years "I before E except aftei C re" or 1 bath "-a- September "Thirty days -- perfect examples Artificial? Surely But remember facts they help you The principal difference between a person with a trained memory and a person with an untrained memory is that the former knows WHAT crutches to use Letl look at some specific examples: How to remember names? De Furst suggests six steps First" get the name clearly Second repeat it immeafter the introduction diately Don't say "How do you do?" but rather How do los do AIR OTTENFIELD?" Third see whether the name has a steaming in Itself In other words try to iI 5 5 I I rI ' I - I I - l' - ii f y -- sprite U down because the t ( 1 I I the Whole lose First observe sot but the face - MEMORY CODE: Students Isom Reed nenbers for weeks months r future yews can give coned day of week for any dote in the - poo - - - - ' the but CLASSIFICATION: You can't avoid it ' - 1 ' P MRS- - FURST bridge hoods r - 11 IP - r discriminating when you want to remember 1' says Dr Bruno Furst You don't reach for your dessert while you're eating your steak You finish the latter - first The same principle holds for remembering Study these two examples You'll set what he means: - - - - -- - the - - at it's - ' A SIMPLE TESTS Slowly eh pidere 'carefully for use minute Hoots cover leo pegs end was (knee es Inamey el ihe objects es yee - - ' - ' ' (-Il I -- - N N 4i r ' s 1 41d'1 - -- - olt r - reraelober In hre filifiktki& Mimes e helpful Wait vAmme yew lhoimik 6 scans is perloos yawl hose 16 beall - ' r r' ' - - i 1 rt's' - --- -- ti - i if you ant to improve your memory ' 1 - s I 4 ' tagged with the right name How to remember a face? Remembering a name is pretty futile unless you Can recognize the IMAM Again Dr Furst suggests six simple rules: Soo - 122 23 2 - 3 262711329303 4'41 - teik 9 4567 Ill 12131415161 1 z0-- ' act of writing -- - - a name helps you to remember it With st 'little practice Mr-- Buckmin Kr Bracken or anyone ease can be - 1' - Mr - k - s 4 I Is'-'"- ' 1 - -- it with 'something familiar ": It the name of a city-Cleveland7 Or maybe it's an occupation—Mr Taylor These are easy but if the name has no direct association you have to create axe This is the fourth step and It's smatter of thinking of Mr Buckman- - as(hack----: buckle or bucket AlrBrackers as biacket brace or brakeman l'he point when you think of the person rtitwin ves think first of back or bracket- you the key to the pane— The fifth smd sixth rules are easy repeat the name several times and finally associate 1 tN b '' c "-- - hair eyes whole head Note its shape and forehead nose mouth and chin Don't Just take a casual S11111ce Scan features closely look right the man Next classify the features In your own mental chart of faces which permits you to distinguish ordinary from unusual Look for outstanding features: a Roman nose wide eyes or shade of hair ' Draw the face not actually but mentally Dolt several times Then still mentally compare your imagblative drawing with the face itself Finally redraw the i: face until you know its peculiarities Meanwhile If you've been imastering ' the person's name you'll have his iden' tity mastered—and permanently! too' Does all this work? It does' f s 01 4 ' Using the same prindplese Dr Punt can recall and tell you the position of each headline article advertisement and 141r' picture In a copy of PARADE after a' single slow reading But he doesn't recommend the concentrated process "It's useless" a stunt really And usually - An unusual mind? "No" ailurtswen Dr (standing) hriors cords is- throo coiled coo 1st cords hi 4th hood- Furst "Iet's Just call it a trained one" - r i 7 i ) 441 we inf she nod remember owit me and address her reply to the student who asked it- - - - V 't I lions - - -- y i :1 Dr Furst bases memorttrairdng on a prilIttpal theme: we leant and remember t t ?:4 - GIRL STUDElg lectures 10 minutes thee lstens "hag 20 students firs Woolens When al owes- - - - t 1 '1' 1-- - — : ' - : i 1f I I 1 ' - 1 4 ' - I 1 - i i - '-IJ1 i - -- - e-1 cis 7 0 — 4 TRY - ' - -- - rI 4 4 iheyse -- - ' ' ' I 'Jib - - ' ' to mot reoionfi 4 e t- - ' - logskelly Wins ogi ng wrifieg Porno Wiiii-- trollied snow ert shoals doltiflot lass - - ) classified Occortrame ' i ns dwt iro sis so °Nods' wow Wityl Socotra - (:") AGMN IT - -- wools to rosootottor- - i - ' - ' |
