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Theron Q. Dumont was one of the many pseudonyms of American occultist, author, and pioneer of the New Thought movement William Walker Atkinson. A central tenet of the New Thought movement is the importance of thoughts in creating real change in person's physical, emotional, and financial life. Negative thoughts will attract negative events and negative people and positive thoughts will bring about positive outcomes. In "The Power of Concentration"...
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One of the most influential thinkers of 'New Age' philosophy promises in this book, to show the readers how to cultivate the memory in such a way as to improve one's entire life. With secrets hidden for almost a century, this book will teach you to train the eye as well as the ear to improve your ability to recall names, faces, numbers, music, facts, and much more.
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Atkinson was a prolific writer, and his many books achieved wide...
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Do you want to stop forgetting appointments, birthdays, and other important dates? Work more efficiently at your job? Study less and get better grades? Remember the names and faces of people you meet? The good news is that it's all possible. Your Memory will help to expand your memory abilities beyond what you thought possible. Dr. Higbee reveals how simple techniques, like the Link, Loci, Peg, and Phonetic systems, can be incorporated into your everyday...
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You've probably heard the saying that as you get older, you starting becoming more forgetful and your brain just doesn't function as well as it used to in your prime. Well, that eventuality can be slowed down in a fun way that most people enjoy which is figuring out or solving puzzles. "Brain and Memory Games: 70 Fun Puzzles to Boost Your Brain Juice Today" will help you improve your concentration and focus your mind. The mental exercises in this...
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English is a unique language which has innumerable great poets and authors from the past as well as the present, who have contributed profusely to its rich heritage. Nonetheless, we cannot ignore the complexities of the English language which sometimes perplex a reader or even a scholar of this language. Improve your word power by Clifford Sawhney simplifies all these complexities of the language by providing answers to the many nagging grammatical...
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The words are on the tip of your tongue, but you just can't quite remember them. You've been there a hundred times, so why did you take the wrong turn? Outwardly, as people age they may be looking and feeling younger than their parents' generation -- 60 is the new 40, after all -- but mental decline can begin as early as age 30, and it will impact everyone at some point. The increasing rate of dementia is sobering, and the personal, financial, and...
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As we age, we may look and feel younger than our parents' generation-60 is the new 40, after all-but mental decline can begin as early as age 30, and it will impact everyone at some point. The good news is, just as diet and exercise can keep aging bodies healthier, the proper mental regimen can slow even reverse-the deterioration of our mental capacity. In this practical and hopeful book, Dr. Frank Minirth gives you trustworthy scientific insights,...
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As we age, we may look and feel younger than our parents' generation-60 is the new 40, after all- but mental decline can begin as early as age 30, and it will impact us all at some point. The good news is, just as diet and exercise can keep aging bodies healthier, the proper mental regimen can slow-even reverse- the deterioration of our mental capacity.
In this practical and hopeful book, Dr. Frank Minirth offers quick and proven mental exercises...
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Much of what I said about myself. I hope that it helps people, let them know they're not alone. People do care and to be positive, to take time for others. Emotions so many we all start off with no knowledge and we must grow and learn. The good and bad. To care and love.
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www.speedread.org and Dr. Jay Polmar, a leading provider of speed reading courses released 11 Minute Speed Reading, in English, French, and Spanish, coupled with How to Accomplish More in Less Time. The 11 Minute Method was developed through the help of continuing education departments, alternative education and community services departments of several colleges and universities in the U.S. Dr. Polmar has incorporated easy instructions for readers...
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The Shake Up is a 30-day guide created for people who want to calm the chaos in their lives, find their purpose, and follow their dreams. You can make your way through the book and get on a path toward changing your life in just a few minutes a day. The techniques in this book will help you learn to trust your intuition and make decisions from a place of clarity and understanding rather than a place of frustration and desperation. Create a better...
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¿Qué es y cómo funciona la memoria? Más ejercicios y rompecabezas. Realiza estos ejercicios y rompecabezas para mejorar tu memoria. Busca un lápiz y comienza el entrenamiento.
* Comprende cómo funciona la memoria.
* Aprende técnicas efectivas para recordar.
* Realiza los ejercicios para estimular la memoria.
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En 2022, parmi la population mondiale, environ 55 millions de personnes étaient atteintes de démence, et plus de la moitié (60 %) d'entre elles vivaient dans des pays à revenu faible ou intermédiaire (source: Organisation mondiale de la santé).
Aussi, puisque plus de 95 % des cas de démence surviennent après 65 ans, peut-on croire qu'en plus des effets du vieillissement et des accidents qui affectent le cerveau, un mode de vie délétère...
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Enhanced recollection can open doors to unconscious thought processes and behavior patterns, in the process increasing your ability to cope with problems in daily life. The ability to recall not only the sights and sounds but, the smells, tastes, sensations, and feelings associated with past events can help you attain a sense of perception unsurpassed in totality.
*Have you ever met someone at a business conference or in a store and spent the fifteen-minutes...
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You can transform your potential into a new reality. By tapping into your divine inspiration, you can discover the skills you need to create the life you desire and deserve. If you're like most people, you will awake one morning and ask yourself the big question of life: What am I to be in this world? If you feel that your life is not what it was intended to be, or that it's just not all that you dream it could be, you have the capacity to change...
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The Only Book of Its Kind-Build Memory Power Whether You're 8 or 80
Dean Vaughn's How to Remember Anything is a remarkable system for harnessing your brain's capacity for memory. Vaughn's user-friendly ten-step system goes beyond the drills and repetitions many of us learned as children by tapping into the power of sight and hearing. Visualizations, sound-alike words, and odd juxtapositions of objects (the more illogical the better) are some of the...
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It can be challenging for both students and parents when trying to excel at school. Whether it is a test or pop quiz, memorization plays a key role at one point or another.
Harry Parker pinpoints some of the most important tips to follow when looking to improve memory for school and in general.
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As the name indicates, 75 Ways to Happiness is an invaluable collection of 75 value-based stories written and compiled by the well-known author, J. M. Mehta. Each story begins with a line of wisdom expressing the crux of the story and teaching a simple, but important value of life which should be imbibed by one and all to remain happy and become successful. It is a fact that in our busy lifestyle of today, we rarely get the time to understand the...
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There is a famous saying that as you get older, you start to become more forgetful and your brain starts to deteriorate and slow down. The good thing is that it can be slowed down in a fun way that most people would enjoy which is by figuring out or solving puzzles. Brain and Memory Games: 70 Fun Puzzles to Boost Your Brain Juice Today will help you improve concentration and focus your mind. The mental exercises will not just juice up your brain but...
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Brainfit is a training program designed to reclaim your brain. In 10 to 15 minutes a day individuals who are beginning to feel the effects of memory loss will see immediate reversal of the mental aging process. The 9 distinct, fast and fun weekly workouts focus on a different aspect of brain fitness. This approach fits the lifestyle of the target market - age and intellect appropriate, fast, entertaining, and results oriented. Features include: Weekly...