By far the best memory/learning book I have read is Your Memory by Ken Higbee. This book has both explanations of how your memory works and more practical information about how to use different learning and mnemonic methods.
You definitely can improve your memory. However, after finishing reading the book, I had a much more realistic idea of what to expect from my memory. I realized that memory in general is a really hard problem and my brain is doing a pretty good job, actually. In some sense, my memory “improved” relative to what I thought was possible without using any techniques.
The author would think your quest to achieve an eidetic memory is impossible, and not exactly desirable. They discuss a case where someone had an excellent memory, but could not make connections when reading, e.g., they could not realize that baby and child referred to the same person. I’m not very sure, but I tend to believe that having “perfect” memory is undesirable after reading this book.
By far the best memory/learning book I have read is Your Memory by Ken Higbee. This book has both explanations of how your memory works and more practical information about how to use different learning and mnemonic methods.
You definitely can improve your memory. However, after finishing reading the book, I had a much more realistic idea of what to expect from my memory. I realized that memory in general is a really hard problem and my brain is doing a pretty good job, actually. In some sense, my memory “improved” relative to what I thought was possible without using any techniques.
The author would think your quest to achieve an eidetic memory is impossible, and not exactly desirable. They discuss a case where someone had an excellent memory, but could not make connections when reading, e.g., they could not realize that baby and child referred to the same person. I’m not very sure, but I tend to believe that having “perfect” memory is undesirable after reading this book.