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Creating Optimal Experiences in Life

Posted by Erich on January 7th, 2007

Why is it that in the same experience one person can feel complete boredom, another anxiety and a third absolute elation? It really comes down to two variables: level of skill and level of challenge. When you understand how these two variables effect your experiences in life, you can then learn to create at will [...]

How to Remember up to 10,000 Items of Information

Posted by Erich on November 30th, 2006

Using the Dominic System is a great way to remember up to 100 random items. However, what if you were in school and you had a list of over 100 items that you needed to memorize, what then? For example, many law and medical students frequently have to memorize upwards of a 1000 things for [...]

How to Remember 100 Things

Posted by Erich on November 27th, 2006

Four-time winner of the World Memory Championship, Dominic O’Brien can memorize the order of a full deck of playing cards in less than a minute. This ability, as well as easily memorizing 100 items, can be learned when you understand the techniques that Dominic uses.

Memory Skill #1: How to Remember Long Numbers
Memory Skill #2: How [...]

How to Remember the Names of Everyone You Meet

Posted by Erich on November 20th, 2006

Have you ever wondered how those memory experts that you see on television are able to remember the names of an audience of over 100 people? As their finale, they have everyone stand up. They then point to each person, calling out their first and last name, and tell them to sit down. They do [...]

4 Easy-to-Learn Memory Techniques to Improve Your Life

Posted by Erich on November 19th, 2006

Have you ever wanted to memorize all those long numbers that you deal with on a regular basis, such as your credit-card, bank-account or social-security numbers, so that you wouldn’t have to constantly go digging for them? Or easily remember a large list of items that you wanted to go shopping for, without having to [...]

How to Read People: Detecting Lies

Posted by Erich on November 8th, 2006

Have you ever wished that you could tell when someone is lying to you? Whether you’re dealing with Mike the mechanic from the local repair shop, or watching one of our beloved politicians on prime time, learning how to ferret out deception is a deserving skill in a world very unlike Pleasantville. It is in [...]

How to Read People: Beyond the Words

Posted by Erich on November 5th, 2006

In this post, the second in a 3-part series, I reveal the techniques and mindset that you will need to effectively read people. I tried to be as succinct as possible without losing any important details, but because of its length feel free to bookmark this page and read it in sections.
How to Read [...]

How to Read People: Preparing to Read

Posted by Erich on November 2nd, 2006

Learning to read people is one of the most important skills you can have in your interpersonal life. Whether you’re focusing on professional success, friendship, romance, marriage, career or parenting, understanding How to Read People will give you the ability to make sound decisions and develop incredible insight into people’s lives. With practice, your ability [...]