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Memory Improvement: Ace Your Next Test or Exam (Udemy.com)

Improve your memory to learn information faster and retain it longer to do better on tests and exams

Created by: David Barton

Last updated December 2022

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What you will learn

  • Learn the basic foundational principles of building a better memory

How it compares

Against the other 1,107 rated Udemy courses in Personal Development on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 20% of them
  • Reviews927#261 of 1,108 by number of reviews
  • Length1.1 hoursshorter than 83% of them
  • Last updatedDecember 2022earlier than 69% of them

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Course Description

Welcome to How to build a Powerful Memory: Learn information faster and keep it longer.

This is my free course which introduces you to some of the foundational concepts of building a better memory.

This course is geared towards people who want to improve their memory, be that for school, university or college.  If you need to study and learn a lot of information, then it pays to know a few good strategies on how to do that.

In this course I share the basic concepts around using memory palaces and mental routes to store lists of information. Practically all information comes in lists. Think about theory, parts of things, chronological dates - they are all sequential in some way or other.

This course will help you learn that sort of information. So far, for the sake of building these courses to demonstrate how this works, I have arbitrarily learnt Pi to 500 decimal places, and the entire periodic table using these methods. In fact, using these strategies I could recall 500 decimals of pi or the periodic table backwards (and of course forwards which is a no brainer).

In this course I explain these fundamentals of memory and present you with 3 exercises to get you started. The exercises are simple and easy to do, and should not take much time out of your day. But you will certainly get the idea on how to use these techniques if you do the exercises.

Using my knowledge of psychology, I have given you a good rationale on why these memory strategies work. Psychologically they are grounded in brain research and science. I have put my faith in them, so I hope you will too, and use them to your advantage.

Since I learnt these methods, I have discovered that when I forget to use them, that is when I start to forget. They certainly help me in my day to day life, and I am sure they will help you too.

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Instructor Details

David Barton

David Barton has a Ph.D. in Psychology from Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand.

He currently lives in Dunedin with his wife and 3 daughters.  

He is an active learner and has developed many different skills over his life time. He loves discovering new ways of unlocking human potential. He was amazed when he learnt how to remember Pi to 500 decimal places. He loves to share his knowledge if it can benefit others.  

David loves playing guitar, singing, keeping fit and healthy. He is an active member in his church and believes that to be healthy you need to be spiritually healthy.  

David is the author of the book, “Achieving Your Best Self” in which he describes a process of setting and achieving personal goals to achieve personal fulfilment in life.

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Reviews

4.4

927 ratings on Udemy

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By Abdul Aleem on 7/26/2021

First of all It is incredible value course. Everyone should do it and learn the techniques of learning anything fast. So I want to say "Learn Something New".

By Tamadur Abdullah on 9/12/2020

Easy to follow, identify weak liks and make them stronger is an important additional info that explains why links and stories do not always work. Thank you

By Amna Al-Ali on 8/18/2020

I liked the course; it was really helpful to add new challenge in memorising through linking things together or make a story to keep the information for longer time. Thank you Sir David :)

By Rushabh Singwi on 5/26/2020

I do not get the point of remembering a few words when I have to remember difficult formulas of trigonometry. Moreover, I forget the story that I make because that makes no sense to me. Creating a relatable story is a bit of a challenge for me. Is there a solution for this? I will be pleased if you reply.

By Susanna Zijlstra on 5/24/2020

It gave me a better understanding and that your mind needs order and be organised to remember things better that scattered around. I will be able to use this on some of my studies but don't think would be able to put it to accounting studies

By Michelle Forde on 2/16/2020

Great course. I now understand why I get so stressed out about my memory. This is a most articulate and clear presentation with good content on the importance of building a powerful memory.

By Katana Da Don Productions on 10/22/2019

Thank you! I learned new memory techniques that I think will make a difference for me. I really like the fact that you had a couple quizzes so I could see if anything was sticking and it did!

By Carmene E. Rivas on 6/16/2019

Through this course learnt I can enhanced my memory, which indeed I did. Even though this is a short course, it's very powerful, from my point of view. I do recommend It to people who wants to get the best out of new studies, as well as reading in general and rembering for a long time. Thanks Thanks Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge with us. God Bless You and your Family

By vimalkumar jain on 5/6/2019

Great Effort . Nice course. I am sure ll help in improving my memory. Thanks for the great contribution. I think Mind Mapping can also be included with few exercise.

By Richard R on 3/23/2019

A good course, but needs some fleshing out. More time and more concrete examples could be given towards "Memory Palaces" and "Memory Routes". Most of the course emphasis is placed on creating linked stories - which is a fine technique, but no material is presented on how to use a memory palace. As well, the final memory challenge is quite a big jump from the first two. On the first memory challenge, I scored (10 + 8) out of 20 (I ordered two of the items incorrectly) On the second challenge, I scored 19 out of 20 (I wrote "police man" rather than "police officer") On the final challenge, I score 11 out of 12.

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Overall Score : 88 / 100