by Ron Hale-Evans (Author), Marty Hale-Evans (Author)
Compelling tips and tricks to improve your mental skills
Don't you wish you were just a little smarter? Ron and Marty Hale-Evans can help with a vast array of witty, practical techniques that tune your brain to peak performance. Founded in current research, Mindhacker features 60 tips, tricks, and games to develop your mental potential. This accessible compilation helps improve memory, accelerate learning, manage time, spark creativity, hone math and logic skills, communicate better, think more clearly, and keep your mind strong and flexible.
Back Jacket
Hack your mental OS and make your brain work better than ever
They say the mind is a computer, right? Boost its performance with this collection of mind-blowing ideas to improve your memory, creativity, logic skills, communication, and more. Put these tips to work, and you'll find your mind processes information more efficiently than you ever thought possible.
Be more creative and productive by
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wooing the muse of the odd
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making happy mistakes
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mining the future
Manage your time with
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a mental datebook
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MET (Mission Elapsed Time)
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a different type of clock
Master math and logic with
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your own personal notations
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the use of abduction
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a trip to the fourth dimension
Improve your memory by
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building a memory dungeon
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mixing up your facts
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spacing your repetitions
Enhance your learning ability when you
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identify your personal sacred books
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learn by teaching
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study kid stuff
...and 45 more!
Visit www.wiley.com/go/mindhacker for code, various programs, and a few surprises
Author Biography
Ron Hale-Evans is a writer, game designer, and the creator of the Mentat Wiki, a collaborative environment for exploring ways to become a better thinker. He has done technical writing for the Free Software Foundation, the Linux Foundation, and Microsoft.
Marty Hale-Evans is a technical editor who has worked for Microsoft, Boeing, and the University of Chicago Press. An award-winning game designer, she currently chairs a local literary science fiction convention and pursues various creative endeavors.