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Are you a figment of my imagination? Or is it me?

Can I believe my eyes or are you a figment of my imagination?It doesn't seem to matter how many times we're reminded that we're all different...Because we still go around expecting everyone else to share our opinions, values, beliefs etc.'Cos after all - our opinions, values, beliefs are right, aren't they!So [...]

Memory

A long forgotten technique for remembering stuff

A lot of people are so focused on getting the information into their heads, they don’t pay enough attention to keeping it there. And let’s face it, there’s no point in learning something unless you’ve then got it accessible to you later on. Especially if you’re learning it in order [...]

Studying Techniques

Set to forget

Have you noticed that you frequently forget what you studied only a few days ago, even though you were sure you knew it at the time?Your automatic, unconscious mind is skilled at forgetting older information in favour of new, on the basis that it's probably going to be more useful [...]

Studying Techniques

Pay attention if you want Chartered exam success!

Anything that goes into your brain is likely to disappear again unless you pay attention to it in such a way that your brain gets the idea that it’s important to remember it. Now, of course it’s important for you to pass your Chartered  exams, but in the grand scheme [...]

Memory

Get better grades by paying attention

Cast your mind back to the last time that you were introduced to somebody whose name you realised immediately afterwards you couldn’t remember. On the other hand, think of a time when you were introduced to somebody you were very interested in. You had no problem remembering their name did [...]

Studying Techniques

Improve your study skills with mnemonics for financial planning exams

How do world memory champions remember the names of 600 people filing past them, or the order of cards in four packs of playing cards? And if you could use some of them, would you find your financial planning exams easy to pass? Well, it turns out that they’re not [...]