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Train yourself to be ambidextrous. I am righthanded, so I will be attempting to become a lefty as well.

Train yourself to be ambidextrous

Obviously, lefthanded people will be trying to become righties. Today, practice your handwriting. Write your name and the alphabet, along with a few straight lines and a few circles or curves (useful for cursive as well as printing...letters are just lines and curves after all!) , with your non dominant hand. Do it with your dominant hand first. If you're like me, on this the first day, your straight lines will look like bacon strips. How to Write With Your Left Hand (if Right Handed): 9 Steps. 5 Ways To Retrain Your Brain Into A Positive Powerhouse. If you've never taken the time to monitor your thoughts, go ahead and give it a try.

5 Ways To Retrain Your Brain Into A Positive Powerhouse

It's estimated that your brain will produce approximately 70,000 thoughts per day. Clearly, your brain is going to think whether you're aware of it or not, and if you spend just 10 minutes monitoring your thoughts, you might be surprised by how negative you can be. We think anything from, “Oh, why am I at work on such a beautiful day?” To “My sister hasn’t called me yet… I hope she’s ok”. Basically, we're habitually negative without even realizing it. The answer: train your brain. 1. Even if it is just for 10 minutes. 2. How to Change Your Life: A User’s Guide. ‘You will never change your life until you change something you do daily.’

How to Change Your Life: A User’s Guide

~Mike Murdock By Leo Babauta Start with a simple statement: what do you want to be? Are you hoping to someday be a writer, a musician, a designer, a programmer, a polyglot, a carpenter, a manga artist, an entrepreneur, an expert at something? How do you get there? Do you set yourself a big goal to complete by the end of the year, or in three months? I’m going to lay down the law here, based on many many experiments I’ve done in the last 7 years: nothing will change unless you make a daily change. I’ve tried weekly action steps, things that I do every other day, big bold monthly goals, lots of other permutations. How to Develop a Photographic Memory.

Page. Develop Perfect Memory With the Memory Palace Technique. The Memory Palace is one of the most powerful memory techniques I know.

Develop Perfect Memory With the Memory Palace Technique

It’s not only effective, but also fun to use — and not hard to learn at all. The Memory Palace has been used since ancient Rome, and is responsible for some quite incredible memory feats. Eight-time world memory champion Dominic O’Brien, for instance, was able to memorize 54 decks of cards in sequence (that’s 2808 cards), viewing each card only once. And there are countless other similar achievements attributed to people using the Memory Palace technique or variations of it.

Even in fiction, there are several references to the technique. Of course, most of us are not in Dominic’s memory championship line of business (or in Hannibal’s line of business for that matter). The Memory Palace The Memory Palace technique is based on the fact that we’re extremely good at remembering places we know. 5 Steps to Use the Memory Palace Technique 1. First and foremost, you’ll need to pick a place that you’re very familiar with. 2. Upgrade Your Memory With Nelson Dellis. Free Speed Reading Test by AceReader. Remember Names Game. How to Play Remember the names of the people in the pictures as they introduce themselves.Type in their names when prompted.

Remember Names Game

(case-insensitive, but spelling matters) Warning: The pictures used in this game were randomly collected and some of them may be odd, but that just adds to the fun. The below information is from Kevin Trudeau's MEGA MEMORY program, and can help you improve your memory by 500% or more! There is no such thing as a good or bad memory, only a trained or untrained memory! You can access the area of your brain that never forgets. An Important Fundamental Concept The Mind Thinks In Pictures Important Concepts You remember virtually everything you see and think about. How Your Memory Works: Your mind is like a file cabinet. When you have a trained memory, your mind is organized. With an untrained memory, the files are literally jumbled together, thrown onto the floor. Important Definition Remember VIA: It will also be more relaxed, and your body will have less stress. (sort of) 1. 1. Top 10 Memory Hacks.

How to Tap Into Your Memory and Start "Unworrying" EyerCize. Free online speed reading software.