7 Most Popular Mental Math and Speed Mathematics Books

My article on Increase Your Mind Power – Use Mental Math Tricks is one of the most popular articles on this blog. If you want more information on this subject, there are some great books written on mental math tricks, math shortcuts and speed mathematics. These books should help you to do math much more quickly than you do now. For every book... [Read more]

7 Ways to Become More Creative

Most people think that being creative is something you are born with. Although to some people it can come more easily, creativity is something you can develop. Here are 7 ways to become more creative. 1. Think Like A Child As adults we tend to think in a conditioned way aimed at showing how clever we are. Yet, as children, we were simply spontaneous... [Read more]

What is Conversational Hypnosis

In the next few weeks I will post a series of articles on the subject of conversational hypnosis. The previous article was about Derren Brown and Conversational Hypnosis. Now you can learn more about what conversational hypnosis is and how you can use it. Misconceptions about Hypnosis You have probably seen or heard stories of people making a fool... [Read more]

Derren Brown and Conversational Hypnosis

Lately I’ve been reading a lot about conversational hypnosis. I’ve bought an online course by Igor Ledochowski. It’s called, quite approriately, The Power of Conversational Hypnosis. Conversational Hypnosis Much of what we know about conversational hypnosis is based upon the works of one man – Milton Erickson. He was one of the... [Read more]

15 Ways to Increase Your Mind Power

The articles about increasing mind power seem to be quite popular on this blog. Here are some more ways to increase your mind power. I will link to other articles on this blog if the subject has already been explained in more detail. Deep breathing. More air in means more oxygen in the blood and therefore in the brain. Several deep breaths can also... [Read more]

Savants – 7 Videos About Daniel Tammet

This new post in the mind power series is about savants. Savants are people with developmental disorders who have one or more areas of expertise, ability or brilliance that are in contrast with the individual’s overall limitations (Wikipedia). Some of the most well known savants are Kim Peek (the inspiration for the character of Dustin Hoffman... [Read more]

Mind Power and Language Fun

Maybe you’ve read this before, but I thought it was really funny, so I’d like to share it with you. Read it and you’ll be amazed by the power of your mind! “I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid! Aoccdrnig to a rseaerch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deson’t... [Read more]

Increase Your Mind Power – Use Mental Math Tricks

After the article on Neurobics this is the second article in the “Increase Your Mind Power” series. Although most people will use a calculator (nearly every cell phone has one), doing math in your head is a really useful skill. And this does not always have to be hard. There are several tricks and shortcuts available to make doing math... [Read more]

Increase Your Mind Power – Neurobics

The following months I will write a series of posts on increasing your mind power. It has been a long-time interest of me and recently I got into the subject again after reading some great books by Steve Gillman, 100 Ways to Increase Your Mind Power and A Book of Secrets. Neurobics? The first in the series is on Neurobics. The term Neurobics was invented... [Read more]

How to Remember Names and Faces

It’s very frustrating when you run into someone you know, but you can’t remember their name. It’s even more frustrating if they do remember your name. Everyone will agree that being able to remember names is a valuable asset in both the business and social arenas. Why is it difficult to remember names? Usually the trouble isn’t... [Read more]

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