Reon Koizumi

Super Memory by Harry Lorayne was written as a device for memory training. Harry Lorayne is an expert on memory training, and shows you how he applies his techniques to any subject. Living in New York, he is the world’s most known professional person on memory training.

The author uses mnemonic devices and methods such as using rhymes, sounds, and numbers to substitute for letters to memorize words. One of the most effective methods he describes in my opinion is to attach a word you want to memorize with a number, or a word similar to that that makes u remind yourself of it. For example, if you want to memorize the word ‘Fantastic’, you can substitute F with 6, or imagine a fan of the Lakers eating something very tasy, ‘tastic’.

One method that I found that I didn’t think would be effective at all make every single letter a number. It’s not like you need to memorize and decode secret codes sent by someone. You want to memorize a sentence or a long word with imagining, and relating it to similar words. Simply putting numbers for every single letter is extremely hard to keep track of if you need to remember 20 words for a quiz for example.

I believe that this book was very helpful and will be very helpful for those who have trouble memorizing, and especially for students. You probably won’t be able to memorize every single thing for a class such as Chemistry if you don’t use a method to memorize things easier, or life will be very hard for you. This book will help you a lot and give you hacks if you need help with memorization techniques in general.

Super Memory!

This book, by Harry Lorayne, has done exactly what it set out to do. We are introduced to many useful memory aids/tricks/techniques. While a superficial reading of this book or any of the techniques will most likely lead a person to believe that this is all hogwash (as my father and brother both seemed to believe when I told them about these exciting memory techniques), you can rest assured that this book will deliver REAL results. There are many exercises in the book and it is recommended that you follow along and complete them as you read. (This will mean that it will take much longer to read these 180 pages than many other collections of 180 pages.)

The key to the success of these memory training systems is Original Awareness. When we actively think about something or can make an association between two things, we greatly increase out ability to recall the information. (Surely this is useful for everyone, for what is knowledge without memory?)

A great quote, from this book, which concisely sums up this idea is the following:

"In order for you to remember any new thing, it must be associated with something you already know or remember."

For any of the naysayers out there, I would like to direct your attention to another quote from this book, which I fully agree with:

"Even if the systems didn't work, they would still work! That's because the bit of effort involved in trying to apply them pinpoints your concentration, focuses your attention, forces you to be Originally Aware. . . (It also exercises your imagination and observation.) Of course, the systems do work - exceptionally well, giving you one heck of a learning tool!"


I personally spent a fair amount of time, over the course of 3 or 4 days, reading this book and completing nearly all of the exercises (the great thing is, YOU can choose what you want to remember or what to pass over - and really, this is the goal of the book: to remember what you WANT to remember!) I memorized the basic Peg System, and added my own ideas to it. With this technique, I memorized (and hence, learnt as real knowledge) the 44 President's of the United States (in order!) as well as the 22 Prime Ministers of Canada (in order!). Oh yeah, and once you know the technique, you can master these things quickly. (I personally learnt the Presidents AND Prime Ministers in about 90 minutes - and, being a Canadian, I hadn't even heard of many of the Presidents!)

So, if you're interested in improving HOW TO THINK ABOUT THINKING, then pick up a copy of this book!


(For those interested, I made a number of status updates as I read this book, and detailed a few of the chapters)

tThe book Super Memory-Super Student: How to Raise Your Grades in 30 Days by Harry Lorayne is a book which emphasizes that memory is the key to learning. Harry Lorayne is qualified to write this book because he is the world’s foremost memory training specialist. I am writing this book review for my Chemistry class. Harry Lorayne wrote this book to help people better memorize what they have learned. I think this book really helped in terms of learning new strategies to understand things.

tIn the book, Harry Lorayne presents various strategies for memorizing things that you learn in school. The chapters are all based on different memorization strategies, such as associating numbers with letters to help memorize different things. The book is very organized in terms of the layout of the information.

tThe first example of a memorization strategy that Harry Lorayne talks about in his book is using words and numbers to associate with each other. The first example of this is he uses numbers such as 1 to associate with the letter T. The second example I will use is when the author used the letter m m to represent 3.

tThe second example of a memorization strategy is to memorize names, numbers, and dates. An example of this is William Harrison (1841) bee to hairy (or hurry) son. The last example that I will use is when Harry Lorayne says John Tyler (1841) Toes to Tiler (one who tiles).

tThe book Super Memory-Super Student: How to Raise Your Grades in 30 Days by Harry Lorayne is a book that helps people memorize things they learned in school. Some things that are worth mentioning in this book is that he mentions the use of abbreviations as well as associating words with numbers and vice-versa. Overall, I think that this was a really good book that I got a lot out of.

Andre Restauro
Chemistry
Mr. Halkyard
10/14/2015

Super Memory Book Review

This book review is on Super Memory- Super Student by Harry Lorayne. The main theme of the book is about the author teaching different memory methods and systems that will be useful for future reference, especially in high school and college. He also teaches it in a way in order for us to memorize the use of each system as well and will become a reflex whenever we come across a peculiar situation. He wrote specifically for students of all ages and grades in order for them to raise their grades, improve their memory skills, and so they have fun doing it.
tLorayne describes and explains different memory systems specifically how when and when to use them. He has a section of chapters dedicated to each system and each chapter indicates different methods of use for that specific system. But in order to use these systems you one has to put a lot of effort and read every single word of the book, no skimming. One of the systems is the Association system. The author explains that this is system when one tries to remember a word or words, he uses a word that sounds similar to it in order to remind the person what word they are supposed to remember at that time, hence the system name association. Another system he explains is the Peg Word System. He says that you can’t use this system unless you’ve mastered the art of the Association system. The Peg Word system is using words in order to remember numbers. There are many other systems in the book that all have similar connection like the two presented.
Although this book was effective, an argument could be made that the Peg Word System can be confusing. Since the Peg word system is using words to remember numbers, it can be confused with using numbers in order to remember words. This can cause with the different words used in both systems and lead to a mix up causing stress during the time of usage for both systems. If you are especially using these systems in order to remember numbers or words in sequence it can cause catastrophe. The whole confusion can lead to decrease in grades proving that some parts of the book aren’t as effective as other sections.
Another argument that could be made about the book is that in order for the systems to be effective and to be useful in the future is you have to put in a lot of effort when using the systems. Since the systems require of imagination you have to work really hard in order to make an image in your mind that will relate to the memorized subject. If you don’t put in effort it you won’t remember what you’re trying to work on. Then in the future when you try to remember it won’t work, it will almost be as if you didn’t study it at all.
To conclude this book review, the information provided, the arguments presented prove that Harry Lorayne specifically wrote this book for students of all ages and grades in order to improve their memorization skills leading to improved grades. To restate my arguments, this book has a system that is confusing because it uses the same components just in different orders. Also, in order for the systems to actually work you have to put in effort and hard work.

An easier, more accessible book to learn memory techniques than some of Mr. Lorayne's other books. Most of it explains the methods before shifting toward the end to some practical uses. A very good book on the subject whether or not you are in school.

The book Super Memory was written by Harry Lorayne. This book was recommended by my Chemistry teacher. The main Theme of this book is to help you with memory and study skills that can become a major key to your success in school and for the rest of your life. Harry wrote this book to help young men and women with their study habits and tricks for their academics. This book was a very helpful and interesting book for me personally I did not love all the tricks that were given but some inspired me to think about things a completely different way. I love when I am shown something new and creative and that is why I really liked this book because it gave me a different perspective on things.

One study skill that Harry talks about is the Peg system. The Peg system is a way to help you with memorizing things such as equations or numbers. The Peg system helps you by creating a rhyme in your head that is associated with the number. For Example Three bee Four snore Five dive. Though I did not do exactly this when remembering numbers it made me think about how I could start associating equations with other significant words and memories.

Another system that Harry talks writes about is the Link System. The Link System also known as the chain method is a way to remember a list of words that seem random and unorganized. Let’s say that you are taking a test on the computer and it asks you to remember these words, ship, television, food, water and window. Now once you are given these words create a sentence with these words in it such as, The ship had a big television with a lot of food and water right next to the window.

I really appreciate how Harry Lorayne put in a lot of time and thought when writing this book because this book could help so many kids with memory techniques. I know for a fact that even though I did not use just those techniques his ideas impacted my view on memory greatly and I really support that. I Personally think this book is really good and has many tricks that benefit you in so many different ways but you won’t be able to notice it until you read it.

Both the Peg System and the Link System have been very interesting topics to read about and I really appreciate that the book is not just for one class it revolves around so much more. Though I did not use these systems all the time it brought me to new ideas and interesting concepts that I will use in the future. I would like to thank Harry Lorayne for these ideas and memory tricks that were talked about because i will always remember these.

This isn’t a bad book but not all of these memory methods are going to work for me. To be honest he started losing me around the “assigning constant sounds to numbers” part. I may reread at a later time.

Argument 1: Substitute Word Method

The substitute word method is pretty much just using a word or object that you know really well and using it to replace a name or object that you do not know that well. The word that you use to replace will have to have relevance with the actual word so it can help you remember it or how to spell it when it comes to a test.

Argument 2: Word Associations

Word associations really helped me when it came down to writing formulas on the quiz. These word associations help you memorize acronyms or formulas. This is when you take a letter and you replace with a word and it will eventually lead to a sentence. For example, for the compound hydrodynamic the formula is HCN, what I did to remember this is make up the sentence Hydrodynamic Causes Nervousness.

Harry's motto in the beginning of the book is, " How to raise your grade in 30 days". I believe Harry does live up to these expectations and every type of method that he teaches in this book is new to me and has helped me throughout the daily quizzes that we take during the year through Chemistry. We took notes on this and I basically just jotted down the main ideas of the book and example of how these work. I will use these to help me throughout the rest of my year and probably in future years to come, I also really liked how he gave an example for every little detail that he provided us with. So even if I didn't really understand what he was saying, I was able to understand what he means and what to use it for when he gave us examples and picture for us to write it down. The chapters that I found were the most helpful in my opinion were chapters 20, 21, and 22 because in these chapters, Harry showed how to use his methods best in the different types of subjects and how to use them. This is really helpful because I can now not only use Super Memory for chemistry but for all other subjects.

My conclusions is that I believe that this book will really come in handy for chemistry especially because of the types of different formulas and names that you have to remember. I am sure that the word association method will really come in handy for when I need to memorize the elements and their formulas. So overall, I believe that Super Memory is really handy especially for a hard subject like Chemistry.

Carlos Armendariz
10/15/15
Mr. Halkyard
Chemistry
Super Memory Book Review
Hello, my name is Carlos Armendariz and I am here to give you some of my thoughts on the book by Harry Lorayne, "Super Memory-Super Student." The main theme of this book, is learning how to remember. Harry Lorayne gives you many study skills, techniques, and methods. It's an overall good book, great book if you want to raise your grades. He wrote this book because he cares about the education of the community, and wants people to succeed in school, starting with study skills. I believe that this book was written to help people in school learn how to remember things better, such as vocabulary words, formulas for certain subjects, and many other useful methods.
In this book, he gives you many study skills. These study skills can be used for subjects
such as English, Math, and Science. He gives you a technique to remember words, a method to
remember math formulas, and a technique to remember the periodic table. These techniques are
called the Peg System, which is a technique that will allow you to memorize whatever you want
in and out of order by number. Another technique he teaches us is the Link System, which is a
technique that allows you to remember any number of things in sequence. A strategy that I
thought was really successful for me was the Memory Graph, which basically allowed you to
memorize locations, charts, layouts, at the same time, and information of those locations.
The author of this book, gives many good study skill techniques. He shows many ways
on how to remember things more clearly, formulas of math and science, and many strategies on
how to learn to remember, kind of tricky right? Harry Lorayne's techniques helped me out a lot,
especially the Link System, which enabled me to remember things in sequence, and also another
technique that he taught us was the Peg System. These methods allowed me to boost my grade in
math and history by remembering dates of events and helped me remember formulas. I thought
the systems, strategies, and methods he taught us in this book were truly fascinating. I never
thought I could remember so many things in such little time, which is ultimately what he wants
I believe that this book was created to help people in school, learn how to remember
things better. He gives you very good methods and techniques of remembering what you learn
more efficiently. Harry Lorayne wants people to be successful in their subjects. He wants them
to be stress free and remember more things in less time and better than ever before. This book helped me in many ways, I recommend reading this book and trying his systems.

Super Memory Super Student written by Harry Lorayne, consists of memory techniques and training. Memory is the basis of learning, and without it learning cannot take place. The book contains many chapters of a variety of strategies which teach readers different methods of remembering things for any school subject. It describes and explains a certain method of memory and allows its readers to practice the system to see if it is helpful.
tThe book provides many ways to approach memory and I found The Link System useful for me. With the Link System it is easy to remember a list of things, by connecting each one with the next in order. It suggests to create an image which seems unordinary to the regular world which helps people to remember better because people usually forget mundane things. It only requires a few minutes each day to review the list and you can remember it forever if you keep reviewing. Using the system allows you to also remember any number of things as long as you make sure the images are abnormal.
I also found the spelling technique was useful in remembering to spell words. It suggests writing the word misspelled and correct it five times, it will hopefully stick with you and you will always spell the word correctly from then on. When remembering to spell longer words, you can usually find small words within the bigger word and remember the smaller words to help spell in correctly.
I found that for me personally the number technique was ineffective. It was too confusing to understand and fully grasp the technique. By having to memorize which number represents which letters, you could have already remembered whatever else you were trying to focus on. I feel that it would be easier to remember things without the number system.
The book provides useful and challenging techniques for memorization that will make remembering things easier in the future. It contains a variety of simple and more complex methods covering a wide range of subjects. Not every strategy will work for everyone, but it is very likely that you will find at least a few of them to be helpful.

Super Memory, Super Student is a book written by Harry Lorayne that increases memory and improves study habits. Harry Lorayne is a training specialist and writer who was referred to as “The Yoda of Memory Training” due to his popular memory strengthening books. He wrote Super Memory, Super Student to improve the memory capacity of his readers. Personally, I believe that this book had some assets and flaws. This book was mediocre due to making memorizing words fun, having too much information, and showing that the author is experienced with his line of profession.

First of all, Lorayne makes learning how to increase memory fun. He uses pictures to visualize an image in your head. One thing I really enjoyed from his book was the exercises to practice in the book. I found out how to use mnemonic devices that helped me remember large quantities of words that I never knew I could learn on the spot. The exercises often triggers the brain to remember things by making you think of a similar-sounding words.

Secondly, Super Memory, Super Student felt like a very long book. The information wasn’t direct, and it seemed as though Lorayne put in excessive words that were not important to increase memory. It hurt my eyes looking at so many words in the book. It definitely takes out a lot of time to read this book.

Finally, the author proves to show much experience and quality in his publishings. He talks to other professors and students to form new ideas. Lorayne knows his stuff. If you read Super Memory, Super Student, you’ll know that he spent a lot of effort in creating this book to strengthen other’s memories.

In conclusion, I believe that this book has definitely strengthened my memory, however there was too much information to process. The pictures and exercises to practice were definitely the highlights of this book. If I were to meet the author, I would advise him to be more direct and shorten the book. However, I believe that this book is important to strengthening one’s memory and a useful source for students of the college and high-school audience.

The title of this book is Super Memory Super Student. The author of the book is Harry Lorayne. Lorayne is a magician and memory training specialist. The book advertises memorization tactics for students, and the ability to boost grades in 30 days. This book review is mandatory for students in my high school Chemistry 1 course. The author penned this book in order to provide his expertise to students and improve their in-class performance and grades. The strategies provided in the book provide students with memorization tactics which is crucial to succeeding in Chemistry. “There is no learning without memory”. Chapters cover a variety of memorization topics for classes including Chemistry, Law, Medicine, Vocabulary, History, and many more. The book covers how to eliminate the stress that comes with studying and much more.t

Lorayne provides a compelling alternative to notetaking in classes that require listening to an instructor while taking notes. Lorayne provides a (somewhat) silly, and simpler version of a passage about Greece. He replaces words with phrases that are easier to remember. Then when asked to plug the information back into the original passage, I was able to do it because of how easy to remember the substituted words.As a visual learner, replacing more complicated phrases with easy to remember images proved successful.

Although it may work for some, I can not see myself using his method for learning vocabulary in other languages.Lorayne recommends visualizing words in English in place of the words in the other language. For example, he says that the word for purse in Portuguese is bolsa. He recommends visualizing a large purse made out of balsa wood. Although this is applicable in this scenario, I couldn’t see it being applied to every word in Portuguese. While this might work for a handful of words, I don’t see it as a long term solution for learning a language.
Although his method could work for some, a flashcard based system such as Anki seems to be more successful, although Anki wasn’t around when this book was published. When a word can be learned in the three necessary linguistic components, it is truly committed to memory.

In conclusion, Super Memory Super Student is a solid (but somewhat outdated) grade booster, and memory enhancer. Although many of his exercises prove to be helpful, many of them are outdated and can be achieved by other, more technological means.