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| Mind Performance Hacks: Tips & Tools for Overclocking Your Brain (Hacks) | 
| Author: Ron Hale-evans
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (24 reviews)
Sales Rank: 10869
Format: Illustrated
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 330
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 5.8 x 0.9
ISBN: 0596101538
Dewey Decimal Number: 153.
EAN: 9780596101534
ASIN: 0596101538
Publication Date: February 6, 2006
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| Customer Reviews:
 A survey on how to improve the functionality of your mind... July 16, 2006
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book is for everyone; whether you want to improve memory, learn some math tricks, enhance your creativity, etc... The beauty of the book is that it covers a wide array of topics, and it does a good job.
I say it is a survey because while some tips are evaluated others cannot be put in a few pages. Each hack, however, gives you the topic in a nutshell, describing the theory behind it, and how it could be applied it in the real world. Furthermore, each hack is augmented with some excellent bibliography that you a person could look into if he enjoyed the hack.
The final point to be made about this book, and all O'rielly Hacks books, is that you could read the hacks in any order you want.
MIND PERFORMANC HACKS July 4, 2006
3 out of 26 found this review helpful
I HAVEN'T HAD THE BOOK THAT LONG BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN IT SHOULD BE VERY INTERESTING. THE PARTS THAT I HAVE HAD TIME TO READ GIVE YOU SOME VALUABLE AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND INFO.
THNX,
BILL CUNNINGHAM
Brain Hacks!!! May 20, 2006
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
Have you ever forgotten something? Do you want (or need) to improve your memory? Then this book is for you.
Mind Performance Hacks is written by Ron Hale-Evans, who is an expert on memory. He has created the Mentat Wiki (which was the inspiration for this book). But memory tricks aren't all that the book has to offer - in fact, the many other tricks and "hacks" were more appealing to me than the memory tips.
Hale-Evans gives a great overview of the prevailing memory tricks, including the Dominic System. These tricks to improve memory have helped thousands of people, but they've always seemed to be more work than they're worth to me. My memory isn't the greatest, but most of the time it's easier for me to just write things down to remember them.
The thing that first attracted me to this book was the mental math. Who wouldn't want to be able to count to a million on their hands (Hack #40)? Estimating sqare roots and testing for divisibility are both tricks that I've seen taught in the classroom, and are worth knowing and remembering.
But there's a lot more to this book even than that. There are valuable tips on enhancing your own creativity (I especially liked the 'mental random number generator' in Hack 19). Hale-Evans encourages the reader to develop their inductive reasoning skills (especially in Hack 48), which is something we could all use. He also includes tips on "mental fitness" - how to get your brain warmed up and ready to process information.
I got the book for the "brain math," but I'll keep referring back to it for the brainstorming. You can learn a lot about how people think, and maybe even pick up some techniques that will improve your own memory and help spark your creativity. If nothing else, that counting to a million trick could win you a few bar bets - even if you only get to a thousand!
Way cool, fun and useful... April 27, 2006
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book has lots of cutting-edge ways to alter one's thinking, perception, and performance. It is absolutely interesting. I am not a computer geek, so the sections scattered throughout the book that involve programming are not useful to me (but maybe someday, with some help). I can't see how anyone wouldn't find this book fascinating and useful.
Grow your brain April 18, 2006
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
You will find 75 "hacks"in Mind Performance Hacks. These tips can be use to take your memory, focus, and concentration to a new level. Some are complex and require some practice, like #5 - Use the Major System. This is a series of mnemonics that you can use to help remember large numbers of related and unrelated items. There are also alternatives to that system, such as the Dominic System (#6). Either way, you may find that something like this can help you dramatically improve your "remember-y". Other hacks are ways to improve your cognitive efectiveness by changing your lifestyle, such as #69 - Don't Neglect the Obvious: Sleep, Nutrition, and Exercise and #71 - Navigate around the Post-Lunch Dip. Simple ways you can avoid mental pitfalls. I also enjoyed #27 - Play Mind Music. I finally understand why I find that I can't listen to a podcast and program at the same time. Good stuff, and not too pricey...
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