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The following fabulous memory hacks (I'm using the term "hacks" in the non-pejorative sense of the term) were recently described in an article by Bruce Price in the Blog “Mental_Floss” which I happened to stumble upon while casually surfing about the labyrinth of, well, StumbleUpon. While the original article listed “10 Mnemonic Tricks,” I found the first 7 of them to be worth sharing; the other three (probably added in the interest of making an even 10), where either impractical or (pun intended) unmemorable. Use these as part of your memorization mastery regimen for better Braintenance, my dear Cranial Campers. But be advised that they are not substitutes for true native memory development – they are merely shortcuts where our underdeveloped memories would otherwise fail us. Those few of us blessed with eidetic or photographic memories may simply skim over this article rapidly. 1. The rhyme. For hundreds of years, schoolchildren started the study of American history w...

You must read this. You must obey. Sleep... Okay. Snap out of it and read a fresh-off-the-press edition of my newspaper . I made it just for YOU! Braintenance Express A newspaper filled with interesting brain-training and cognition-enhancing news, advice and exercises to keep your mind at its very best and most powerful. Related to The Braintenance Blog. Published by Douglas E Castle 05 July 2013 ...

Being extraordinary is a choice , according to Daniel Burris (a very extraordinary blogger) of BigThink , one of my favorite publications... "Every now and then we hear about people who are doing extraordinary things. It could be a world leader saving millions of lives, a businessperson revolutionizing an industry, or even the person down the street helping to make life much better for underserved people in the community. When we hear of these extraordinary people, the vast majority of people think, “I could never do that because I’m just an average, ordinary person.” In reality, we can all be extraordinary. The key is to realize that being extraordinary is a personal choice. And it doesn’t matter whether you’re rich or financially struggling, whether you’re male or female, whether you’re old or young, or whether you fit into any other categories. Anyone can choose to be extraordinary." If you are reading this article in The Braintenance Blog , you are already inter...