How to Be Twice As Smart: Boost Your Brain Power and Unleash the Miracles of Your Mind

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Summary: Below Expectation
Review: Dear Friends,
I bought a previous edition of this book 5 years ago and use the ideas today. I frequently use the recommended speed reading method of linking words, since one word without what it is linked to really does mean nothing. Every subject of school, general learning, applying your new knowledge, and most of life's requirements are in here! I was an "A" student in high school; just the same, Mr. Witt's comprehensive book (tips on all 260 pages) made learning for me faster, easier, and fun.

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Summary: This is a thoroughly good book.
Review: Dear Friends,
I bought a previous edition of this book 5 years ago and use the ideas today. I frequently use the recommended speed reading method of linking words, since one word without what it is linked to really does mean nothing. Every subject of school, general learning, applying your new knowledge, and most of life's requirements are in here! I was an "A" student in high school; just the same, Mr. Witt's comprehensive book (tips on all 260 pages) made learning for me faster, easier, and fun.

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Summary: Below Expectation
Review: It promises a lot, but I hope the author understands that satisfaction with a book is aligned with the expectation fulfilled.

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Summary: Should be titled: How to look ten times smarter than you are
Review: Recent advances in neuroscience indicate that the brain benefits from mental exercise as much as muscles benefit from physical exercise. The benefits are due to increased synaptic efficiency, increased synapses, production of new neurons by neurogenesis, increased neurotransmitter activity and the production of brain derived neurotrophic growth factors. This book, among many, must therefore be of material assistance in building brain power. Particularly helpful are the sections on mental arithmetic, memory, and listening techniques. The parts on hidden meanings enabled me to understand the covert messages that are attached to almost everything that is said and saved me over $100,000 in recent negotiations that I was involved in. Some of the advice on how to increase creativity is questionable but interesting. All in all, the book didn't make me twice as smart, but it did make me look twice as smart, especially in front of the grandchildren.