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andyy
10y ago
Check out books of Tony Buzan, use your head etc. as well look for some books on mind mapping. As for that mnemonic system I cannot find it :/ but similar thing is GMS from 'Phenomenal memory', look it up on google & you
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andyy
10y ago
I don't think you should read any story books this way or for example poetry - that would be just a nonsense! Personally I like to imagine what Im reading so it kind of sucks if you read too fast - skipping or 'scanning' sent
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andyy
10y ago
I agree, if you speed up by 50% I guess that's an speed improvement... as for mnemonic techniques I've learned them from books, didn't cost me more than £50 and three months of 2 hours practice per week. Roman Room (rememberi
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andyy
10y ago
- Take a pen with black finish and run it under the letters, you’ll read at 1,5 speed (and it’s not a trick, it’s something children dp with their finger when they learn to read so it's quite natural). - Stop saying words aloud in your
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andyy
10y ago
I'll just mention one thing, maybe that's not important for you - US maternity law, come on... it's a joke ;) all of this stuff is way in favour in most countries of Europe. btw. I like my free days, I like a lot the extra on
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10y ago
That's weird thing to say, I guess no replies from guys in UK (London & rest of the country). It's similar for Netherlands and I know (from my experience) in Germany (Berlin). 'In Europe software companies are more like