Memory Power You Can Develop A Great Memory
American's Grand Master Shows You How By Scott Hagwood
Starting Your Journal:
Observation
1. What did I see?
2. What did I hear?
3. What captured my attention?
4. Why was it interesting?
5. When did it happen during the day?
Events
1. What did I do today?
2. How is it relevant to the future or the past?
3. What am I gathering from my success?
4. What do I want to learn from my failures?
5. What phone conversations did I have? What was said, not said, perceived?
6. What did I eat and drink today? What did I enjoy most or least?
People
1. Whom did I see?
2. What were they wearing?
3. What colors, what styles?
4. What were the conversations about? How long were they?
5. What did I learn about them? Myself? Was anything new? Was it repetitive?
6. How did I feel? Positive or negative or other? What's the source of the feeling?
7. What was the major content of the interaction? How does this affect me?
8. Did I meet anyone new? What were the names? Older, younger, my age?
Structure
1. How do I remember the order of the day?
2. Am I starting at the end, the middle or the beginning?
3. Is it a mixture of all three?
Time
1. Where was my time spent today?
2. Was the majority spent on seeking treasures, achieving goals, celebrating success, and creating value?
3. Was major time spent on minor things and activities?
4. Was I efficient today? Do I feel guilt or joy? Both?
5. Am I trying to suppress/foget some of bad moments?
Environment
1. Am I remembering faces from today?
2. What was the environment like?
3. Am I remembering specific sounds? Tones in conversations? Music?
4. How much detail am I remembering? Can I see the strips on the tie or suit?
5. Is the memory more of an overview, an impression, or a general feeling?
6. How much stress am I under, on a scale of 1 to 5?
7. What is the source of that stress?
8. How much sleep am I getting?
