Bremer - The Manual- A guide to the Ultimate Study Method (USM); covering Speed Reading, Super Memory, Laser Concentration, Rapid Mental Arithmetic and the Ultimate Study Method (USM)

Table of Contents

THE MANUAL

Why concentrate?

Scientific Evidence

Levels of the mind

Benefits

of

meditation

or

concentration training

Techniques

Technique 1- Mantras

Technique 2- Letters

Technique 3- Breathing

Technique 4- Countdown

Technique 5- 3D objects

Technique 6- Smel

Technique 7- Touch

Technique 8- Relaxing scene

Technique 9- Background Sound

Training plan

Summary and Mind Map

Importance of memory

Photographic vs. Eidetic memory

Recorded feats of memory

Scientific evidence

General concepts

Visualising words

Visualising numbers and symbols

Adding dimensions

The importance of repetition/review

Being systematic and enforcing order

Systems

Link system

Peg system

Loci system

The grid system

Applications

Foreign Vocabulary

Non-Foreign Vocabulary

Spel ing

Telephone numbers

Cards

Binary code

Computer code

Mathematical formulae

Chemistry notations

Names and faces

Presidents and Rulers

Calendar

Oenophiles

Other- extensions

Other- building your system

Training plan

Summary and mind map

Technique

Concentration

Regressions

Fixations

Layered reading

Subconscious reading (optional)

Varying reading speeds

Training plan

Exercise 1- Speed and comprehension

Exercise 2- Speed

Exercise 3- Peripheral vision and sub

vocalisation exercise

Exercise 4- fixation training

Training schedule

Incorporating speed reading into daily life

- crucial

Summary and Mind Map

The Ultimate Study Method (USM)

Key concepts

Concentration

Mind Map

Linear Notes

Unique identifiers

Speed reading

Memorising

Reinforce

Overal

Summary and Mind Map

Mental arithmetic

World Records

Scientific Evidence

Techniques

Addition

Multiplication

Main multiplication method

Squaring

Subtraction

Division

Cube root

Higher roots

Square root

Decimals

Training plan

Summary and mind map

Afterword

Contact

Reference and Extra reading

Concentration

Memory

Speed Reading

Mind mapping

Rapid Arithmetic

Index

THE MANUAL

A guide to the Ultimate Study Method (USM)

By Rod Bremer

Copyright 2011 by Rod Bremer

This work is subject to copyright. Al rights are reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, duplicated or utilised in any way, form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from the author. This includes, but is not limited to, photocopying, scanning, recording, re-use of ilustrations and broadcasting. Inquiries should be addressed to: theUSMmanual@gmail.com

Disclaimer

This book is not intended to replace the services of a trained health professional. Al matters and circumstances regarding your health require medical supervision and attention. You are responsible for consulting your physician before adopting the procedures and techniques presented in this book. Any applications of the ideas, techniques and procedures set in this book are at the readers discretion.

The author and publisher of this material are not responsible in any way whatsoever for any liability, loss, injury or risk, personal or otherwise, which may occur, directly or indirectly, due to reading or

folowing the instructions in this manual.

To my family

Introduction

There is a profusion of books written about topics related to faster forms of learning and techniques for greater utilisation of the mind; as with everything in life, some are good whilst others make grandiose promises that fail to materialise. The aim of this manual is to provide the reader with the best techniques that achieve the desired goal with the least effort in the shortest time. The approach taken here is unique; the techniques provided are combined into a learning system whose main goal is the practical implementation of thousands of years of research into the human psyche.

The study system presented here is the culmination of the authors 25 years of experimentation with al the latest research, scientific and anecdotal, on the topics of super memory, speed reading, concentration, states of mind, rapid arithmetic and note taking. The author has kept the techniques that work, modified those that were not practical and discarded those that did not provide measurable results. The end outcome is a system that would alow the reader, if he chooses to persevere with the training schedule, to master an approach that would ensure a life time of enjoyable learning experience as opposed to the drudgery of rote learning and cramming. In addition, the ability to perform monumental feats of mind (like memorising a pack of cards in 2 minutes or finding the cube root of 912,673 in 4 seconds) would make one realise how limited our experience of life has been before and how these and other limits we set ourselves are just an ilusion that can easily be dispeled.

The manual has been written in the order in which it should be read; the reader is strongly advised to folow the books instructions since earlier techniques are used in later ones. For example, in order to multiply 7615234 x 9854787 one needs to be able to memorise the result, which is a 14 digit number; without having learnt the memory techniques presented in part 2 it would be impossible to perform the calculation.

Contrary to other wel marketed products out there, the author chooses not to make extravagant claims of abilities such as: to be able to read a book in mere minutes or to memorise something once and forever retain it. Instead the exposition of this manual provides

the reader with the techniques that work and the training schedule that needs to be undertaken in order to see measurable progress.

We provide documented and verified feats achieved by other humans to alow you to perceive what is possible with perseverance and dedication. The important point here is that your motivation should determine how much you time invest, for example, if you never intend to compete in the memory championships or to play professional poker then card memorisation should not be high on your training agenda. The training schedule provided here is merely to alow mastery of the technique whilst providing a wide variation to enrich the experience and to show you what is possible. For specific goals you may wish to tailor the approach, but the information provided wil be sufficient for you to do so.

The manual is self contained and extra reading on the topics is not necessary for mastery. The reference section provides a list of resources that were relied upon for completion of the work; however, some sections are purely the fruit of the authors work and innovation, and thus have no references elsewhere. The interested reader may wish to explore the references but to emphasise the point, it should be noted that for practical use of the techniques extra reading is not necessary.