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Memo: The Easiest Way to Improve Your Memory Paperback – 20 Sept. 2007

by Oddbjorn By (Author), Siri J Egeland (Illustrator)
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Memo book was number 1 on the bestseller lists in Norway and Denmark for six consecutive months. But more importantly, it has helped people get a better life. Since 2006, the author has received more than 7000 grateful emails from readers. Readers that have used Memo successfully for exams, learning languages, delivering speeches and presentations, remembering dances, card tricks and much more.

As Antti R. from Finland wrote in an email:
I have read memory books before, but your approach is by far the best: it's like your best friend telling you how the techniques really work. Thanks!

Some memory books claims that you can remember names for the rest of your life or remember absolutely everything in a book - just by using a particular technique. Oddbjørn By set a memory world record in 2006 and knows the best memorisers in the world. And he knows that there exists no memory technique which can make you quickly learn and remember a whole textbook. Nor is it possible to remember everything, forever. Even the greatest memory athletes in the world forget names and Passports occationally.

But it s possible to improve your memory. By learning Memo.

The author experienced that when he almost lost the Norwegian Memory Championships to readers of his book. One of them even became a Grand Master at the World Memory Championships 2009 (a feat accomplished by only five people). Memo is indeed the book to make you a memory champion. Or more importantly: the book that improves your memory, lifts your grades, helps you deliver great presentations - so that you can accomplish your goals.

Memo draws on the most effective techniques from ancient Greece, international memory competitions and methods developed by the author. The purpose is to spend less time, while remembering more. Instead of using the hammer - repeating, repeating, repeating you can use Memo. Learn languages, anatomy, geography and speeches.

Thanks for a life-changing book. It saved me when I was in trouble. In my second year of university I failed on two exams. I panicked. But then I read about your book, and that made the whole difference! Fantastic!

Anna S, Sweden

Memo has sold over 150,000 copies in Europe, Australia, South Korea and Taiwan. It has become 'the' book for students and professionals wherever it has been sold.

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  1. Print length
    192 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Lunchroom Publishing
  4. Publication date
    20 Sept. 2007
  5. ISBN-10
    0980326907
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0980326901
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A book that can change your life. Really! --Cosmopolitan Denmark, review of Danish edition

You don't have to be a genius to improve your memory. --A Current Affair, Channel 9, Australia

Thank you so much for the wonderful tips in the book especially for the 'journey' method, it helped me both academically and also for memorizing songs for guitar/etc; in fact, there have been so many areas of life where I applied it! --Jiro Hao Yang, Singapore

You don't have to be a genius to improve your memory. --A Current Affair, Channel 9, Australia

Thank you so much for the wonderful tips in the book especially for the 'journey' method, it helped me both academically and also for memorizing songs for guitar/etc; in fact, there have been so many areas of life where I applied it! --Jiro Hao Yang, Singapore

About the Author

Oddbjorn By (born on a Friday in 1981) was an average Norwegian high school student that taught himself techniques to improve his memory, and then excelled at university.

In 2006 he set a world record for memorising the most random numbers in 60 seconds, and can memorise a deck of cards in 43 seconds.

He is now a successful author and sought after speaker on memory improvement.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lunchroom Publishing (20 Sept. 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0980326907
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0980326901
  • Customer reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 36

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northerner
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy, not effortless!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 January 2014
This is, indeed, the easiest way to improve your memory. But note; easy does not equal effortless! In order to gain 110% from this book, you must actually put some work into it. That is, you must be willing to learn.

The book introduces you to some of the most popular mnemonic techniques, including the method of loci and the major system.

It has helped me memorise the periodic table, PI to 100 decimals, the 30 largest countries in the world (ranked by area), and the list goes on. However, the main achievement of this book has been to teach me "HOW to MEMORISE", rather than WHAT to memorise.

If you decide to buy this book, and actually READ it, you will never look at a map the same way again. It is highly recommended!
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Olga
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is really helpful
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 April 2011
This book saved my life! I was totally desperate before my language
exam. I needed to remember a lot of words and information. But
everything I tried to store inside my head just disappeared in few
days and I needed to learn it again and again. It was definitely easy
just to go and shoot myself. But friend of mine kindly stopped me and
recommended to read a book called "Memo". It was so easy and
interesting and I decided to use this technique just for fun. I had a
long list of words I couldn't remember and tried to visualize every
word. It was really funny to place strange people and items to
different places!

It was the easiest way to solve my problem, I tried ones and still
using this method in different situations.
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Twiggy
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Introduction To The World Of Memory Techniques
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 April 2011
I've read quite a few books on memory techniques and I'm pleased I bought this one too. They all tend to cover similar things but with different emphases. Memo is a great introduction because it describes so many different ways to use the techniques. The book is written in an engaging and enthusiastic style that makes it very easy to read.

Because the book describes how the author has synthesised material found elsewhere, he sometimes doesn't go into as much depth as books dedicated to a particular topic. For example, if you were only interested in learning how to study and pass exams more easily, Memo would help but Dominic O'Brien's  How to Pass Exams: Accelerate Your Learning - Memorise Key Facts - Revise Effectively  would be a better buy. Memo would then compliment it nicely showing you how to apply your new abilities to other areas of your life.
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kiltguy
5.0 out of 5 stars Small time investment yields great daily results
Reviewed in the United States on 14 September 2013
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This book shows real life examples of some great memory techniques.

If you can remember what your friend's house is like inside, you can remember their phone number, birthday, and anniversary date.

People who don't have much of a memory at all (like me) can get very, very good and very fast at applying these skills. You end up with the same memory you always had, but also with a virtual file cabinet in your head that you can load and read with these 'tricks'.

I combined Cornell notes (great for creating item points to remember) and Anki (free, multi platform, spaced repetition software) to run through the Memo'ed items until I had them cold. It didn't take long and works wonderfully for all kinds of information.

Even better, the Anki flashcard decks make a great last minute refresher.

Never, ever, in my life has it been so easy to remember so many numbers, with Zero chance of mixing them up! All of my kids' phone numbers, all of my credit and debit card numbers and pins, even my bank account and routing numbers are as easy to remember as the layout of my bank branch.

This book was an easy read and pays me back every day for the short time invested learning Memo.

Well done!
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readingbooth
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Australia on 3 December 2014
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Best memory book ever!
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Mikael
5.0 out of 5 stars great book on improving memory
Reviewed in the United States on 18 March 2014
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A friend from medical school recommended men this book one year ago. He told me it had changed the way he studied and learned, so I gave it a try. I have not read any other memory books other than this so I am not the mot experienced reviewer. I did find this book very informative though. There are a few routines in here but the main one is definetly the "journey" memory technique which I think is quite amazing. I have used it for most off my subjects. I still make notes because it is important to understand, but all the most important information from every chapter is safely stored in some "route". I do have to repeat the information ones in a while to keep it fresh though. I does take some effort to get used to the technique. My friend still remembers more than me, but I am getting better and better for every time. So don`t give up on this technique and you will get a lot of benefits.
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Ole Ebbesen
4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic life changing book - if you are up for ...
Reviewed in the United States on 2 December 2014
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Fantastic life changing book - if you are up for it.
You have to take the time to do the test, and to do some memo-ing, but I have undoubtly improved my memory with 500 % using very easy to learn skills.

It doesn't get 5 stars because I don't like the "this is the ultimate way to do it - everything else is crap"-tone it takes.
It might be true, but cocksureness is never pleseant.

I also believe the book could be shorter. After doing the basic techniques there are a lot of examples of how to use this basic technique for this and this and this and this......

But Hey! I whole heartedly recommend it. Of all the books I've read this one has made the most positive impact/change in my life.
Thank you.
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J. Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars Memo: The Easiest Way to Improve Your Memory
Reviewed in the United States on 14 October 2012
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I've just hit 60 and want to do everything I can to remain mentally sharp. I'd been having a hard time remembering series of numbers such as charge card and driver's license numbers. I tried the author's simple method and was pleasantly surprised that it works for me! I did not try to learn the more complicated method that allows one to remember an entire deck of cards. I have no use for that! I've also successfully used his visualization method to help me remember a long grocery list. I'm very glad I took the time to read this book and use what I learned to improve my memory.
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