Speed Memory

by Tony Buzan

SPEED MEMORY by Tony Buzan. Revised and Updated 1977 Hardcover 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches, 158 pages David and Charles Ltd. London

Genres: Nonfiction, Self Help

160 pages, Paperback

Published June 3, 1985

About the author

Tony Buzan was an English author, educational consultant, and pioneer of the mind mapping technique, which he developed to enhance learning, creativity, and memory. Born in Middlesex in 1942, he studied psychology, English, mathematics, and science at the University of British Columbia and later became a graduate student at Simon Fraser University, where he served as the inaugural president of the student society. Buzan was a strong advocate for mental literacy and radiant thinking, drawing inspiration from figures like Leonardo da Vinci and Albert Einstein. He authored or co-authored over 80 books, including the bestselling Use Your Head, The Mind Map Book, and The Speed Reading Book, and gained international recognition through his 1970s BBC series Use Your Head. Buzan co-founded the World Memory Championships, the Mind Sports Olympiad, and the Brain Trust Charity. His legacy lives on through his books, seminars, and iMindMap software.

Reviews

[Tus · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read it and spent more than 30 hours to practice these techniques.

The book, for me, the most valuable part is about concept of association and link system,it widened my horizons on learning and mnemonics. However, i think those technologies are more suitable for Mnemonic performances, the help of our daily life is limited.

[sandpiperembody · Rating 5 out of 5]

Systems are not as good as other ones, but skipnum idea was new

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Picked this book up from a used book store. I think memonics and such are useful tricks, especially for students, but not especially practical.

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very good albeit basic introduction to memory systems.

[Motaz Abumathkour · Rating 3 out of 5]

While the first few systems are really useful and provide good insight, things get way too complicated for the average reader to grasp, and the name and face methods really didn't work for me. I'm not saying it is useless, on the contrary, it is a great book with lots of great ways to enhance your memory for show-off reasons. Practicality, however, is really dim.

[Daniel Low · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book explains a few memory systems that can help us remember various things from a list of items to a string of numbers. The book also gives good examples of how each system can be used which is useful for unenlightened readers. It even discusses a few applications of these systems such as remembering faces, phone numbers, even working out what day of the week a date in the 1900 is.

[Sarezh kamla · Rating 3 out of 5]

speed memory . divided book in to many systems that each one for special skill like ( numbers , words or faces or ... )
for me only two of system ( link system and peg system ) were useful

[Nola Tillman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful, though he repeats verbatim parts of the previous text I read. Some helpful techniques, but the writing is stilted.

[Timmix · Rating 3 out of 5]

its a practical book. everyone should try out this book.

[hissi · Rating 3 out of 5]

i loves his memory techniques.. though i couldnt understand the last ones. -.-"