Chapter 60 Chapter 6 Eloquence Reserve - Opening the floodgates of memory

The first law of memory: Get a deep, vivid, and lasting impression of what you want to remember.To do this, you have to focus. The famous psychologist Professor Carl Hirsch said: "In fact, ordinary people only develop 10% of their genetic talents, and the remaining 90% are wasted. The fundamental reason is that he violates the memory natural law." Maybe you are one of these ordinary people who are struggling with academic setbacks.This appendix describes and explains the natural laws of memory and guides you on how to apply them to your studies, social conversations, and public speaking.You will benefit greatly from reading and reviewing this appendix.

The "natural law of memory" is very simple, and there are only three items in total: impression, repetition, and association.Every so-called "memory system" will be based on them. The first law of memory: Get a deep, vivid, and lasting impression of what you want to remember.To do this, you have to focus.Roosevelt's prodigious memory often impressed those he met with.His memory of people and things is as if written on steel rather than water: an ability that is practiced and disciplined through strong will.This allows him to stay focused and stay focused in the most chaotic situations. During the 1912 general election in Chicago, crowds flooded the street next to the Capitol Hotel, the campaign headquarters, waving flags and chanting, "We want Teddy (Roosevelt)! We want Teddy!" chants, bands The sound of music, the coming and going of politicians, the hasty meetings, and all kinds of plots and negotiations-the situation is very chaotic and noisy. If it is an ordinary person, it would have been disturbed, but Roosevelt can Sit peacefully on the recliner in the room, ignore all the chaos and noise, and concentrate on reading the works of the ancient Greek historian Herodotus.While traveling in the wilderness of Brazil, as soon as he arrived at the camp every evening, he immediately found a dry place under a big tree, took out a small camping stool and a book written by the British historian Gibbon. "The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire", completely addicted to it, forgetting the torrential rain, the noise of the camp, and the strange sounds from the tropical rainforest.In such a harsh environment, he can concentrate on reading, no wonder he can remember what he has read deeply.

Being able to concentrate undivided attention for five minutes is also more effective than days of absent-minded thinking.Henry Bichou once wrote: "One hour of passion is better than countless years of confusion." Big Genie Grace, owner of Beitai Iron and Steel Company, who earns millions of dollars a year, said: "In my life One of the most important lessons I learned was to focus on the job at hand. I will always stick to this point no matter what the situation is.” This is one of the secrets of strength—especially memory.