Stories from the SPM Forum not included in the Testimonials

Here are few success stories directly from the Forum. You are welcome to join our Forum and ask our students about their experiences and read more stories.

I am now a Microsoft Certified Professional

Here's a real life usage of the pmemory program. I knew very little about supporting computer users on the Windows XP operating system. But still I wanted to develop a new skill and gain certification. I purchased all the test prep questions I could find for the Microsoft 70-271 certification exam. I used the method I learned in the course to mentally attach each question / situation to a support image. I passed the test on the first attempt needing 700 points, and scoring 900. I am now a Microsoft Certified Professional. What is more impressive is that the information I studied a couple of weeks ago is still in my head. I can talk about the subject like I've done it all my life.

I am now applying the method to Comptia's Network + Exam. Before yesterday, I knew nothing on the subject of networking. I was actually intimidated by the subject, but not anymore. I should be done coding the material in a few days and take the test next week.

Rubik’s Cube

Just a few days ago I got a Rubik's Cube and couldn't solve the thing. It's pretty mind boggling in the beginning. Then I went to a site which showed how to solve it, but it required memorizing a sequence of moves at certain stages of the solution. I wrote the sequences down and in an hour made figurative codes for them and had them memorized. Speed wasn't there yet, but I started solving the cube the next day and did it in about 20 minutes. Three days later I got it down to 10 minutes or less. I feel so cool, and, with so little effort, I look like a genius to my friends who couldn't solve it after hours of trying. GMS has just started to change my life and it's becoming apparent that it's my own fear that's keeping me from doing the most remarkable things that I never imagined possible.

Restaurant Menu

Prior to walking in for an interview to work in a restaurant, I memorized the entire menu -- dinner, lunch, afternoon fare, brunch, and wine list. I learned it verbatim, word for word.

Here is a link to the menu I used:

http://www.stephaniesonnewbury.com/menu.html

No notes

Well, I almost do everything with pmemory now. Really, I don't even take written notes anymore. I used to read books and take notes on the go. Now that feels like prehistory.

American History

Hey, I recently completed the second course, and decided to start another database just to experiment yesterday. Since I have an American History course this year in school, I decided to go that route. So I set up my support images and stuff, and went to the back of my textbook where there are several tables. Using just what I learned in the first two courses, I memorized all the presidents, their years in office, and their vice presidents. Then I moved onto the 50 states, and when they joined the union. That was quite easy to do, as I had a lot of state images from a previous exercise from course 1. It took me 40 or so minutes to memorize all 50 states, and the day/month/year they joined the union. I was slowed down a little bit because I had to re-form some images for the states, and look up figurative codes for triple digit numbers that I didn't know. So I can confidently say that the course is definitely worth it: I did all that in just an hour or two, and I still have three courses to go!

Hit and run

When buying something on an Internet riddled with fakes, a healthy dose of skepticism is only natural. The only drawback with such skepticism is that, on the rare occasion when you come across a genuine article, you won't recognize it.

Having dyscalculia, my goal from pmemory was simple -- to be able to help my sons with their math homework. I've gotten that and more. I am now confident I will be able to help them with their physics & chemistry too -- something that would have been unthinkable pre-pmemory.

Two weeks ago I witnessed a hit and run car accident. Of the five witnesses, I was the only one who furnished the police with specific details like full vehicle registration, make and model, the fact that one of the wheel trims was missing, the driver was wearing a baseball cap, had black framed glasses, and a gold skull earring. Again, for me, this is something that would have been unthinkable pre-pmemory. He was arrested soon after.

Pre-pmemory I couldn't write down my own telephone number without having to at least quadruple check it before I handed it on. Today I have thrown away my phone book and can confidently remember over 100 telephone numbers. Again pre-pmemory, forget it -- literally.

There are many positive changes pmemory has made to my life in the short time I have been training with it. To get them, I have had to work hard with the course; but for me it's been worth it. 

Calving season

When I first started this course, I had a unique job that I could apply GMS to directly. I was working on a cattle ranch with operations in Colorado and Nebraska. The cattle (cows, calves, and bulls) all had unique ear tag numbers. Working with them everyday and seeing the same ones on a regular basis, I was able to use the numerical FC's to identify and remember them. When feeding, branding, or working the cattle, I could remember them based on their ear tags, hair color, and distinct features. I would memorize which ones looked sick or injured, and which ones were always jumping the fence.

GMS really came in handy when we were extremely busy during the calving season. I could go out into the field and memorize (using FC's) which cows had calved. I would memorize what number the cow was, what color the calf was, if it was a bull or heifer, and the specific day it was born. I could then recall this information at a later time to record it in the record book and make the appropriate ear tag for the calf.

I know this is a very specific situation, but I have been applying GMS to all aspects of my daily life. I am just now getting back into the course (now that I have some free time) and catching up on some of the old posts.

Books memorization

I have completed the text memorization course (4th Course). It is a very efficient process, or should I say, processes. As you will learn, there are many different types of text material. Some material has very little precise information, while some has a lot of precise information. So you make a decision about how much of the material you want to memorize and understand. You will learn to use a different process depending on the type of material contained in the text. The course covers the memorization of many different kinds of text -- from text with very little precise information such as jokes, and text with lots of precise information such as history, medical, and law textbooks, to name a few.

With the GMS system you can memorize a whole book regardless of its size and complexity. You don’t memorize the book verbatim but you memorize it so you can recall any information in your own words. If you so desire, you can even memorize a book and recall the chapter, page and paragraph number of any text in the book. In most cases, you would not need to do this. But it would be useful for memorizing, for example, rule books where you have to quote a page and paragraph for a particular rule.

Taxes

I'm almost finished with the text memorization course, and I can say that it truly is effective. I've been using it on my Tax Textbooks for H&R Block. There's not a ton of information, but it's very easy to learn.

Dating a girl

I started dating a girl about a month ago. One day I asked when her birthday was. She said July 22, so I pictured a firework in her left eye and a top hat in her right. We went out a few times, but then some problems came up and we didn't see each other for two weeks. During the third week, we were hanging out with some other friends, and the topic of birthdays came up. I looked at her, and those two images just popped out at me, so I said, 'Your birthday is July 22, right?' She was really impressed that I remembered that. It's just a little thing, but every time I've used GMS to remember someone's name, number, or birthday, I haven't been able to forget it. I hadn't recalled those images for 3 weeks, and everything was still there.... Last night two girls came into our apartment. About 1.5 months ago I had met them, but I haven't talked to either of them since. I immediately saw the images for their names, and for the one that I knew her birthday I saw that too.... It's a great course, and it works so well.

Database Programmer

Hi folks, I am a Database Programmer and just wanted to share some thoughts with you about my use of the GMS techniques. Programming takes a lot of time but, if you have a good memorization skill, you can really speed things up. I had to get familiar with php. The problem is that it is easy to grasp the syntax, but, if you’re building a big web application, you run into many programming problems. Luckily, there are many books from O’Reilly about php.

So, how did I get familiar with php?
I bought one recipe book. That’s all, every recipe solves a real world problem. And the best thing is, if you learned them all, you won’t have to look them up in the book again, and you can talk with real php-professionals because you are now able to understand other people’s code. This is really funny! Once you learn the code, your brain is able to grasp new concepts and higher structures. So, if you’re confronted with a real world problem, your brain starts to decompose the problem into those recipes.

Exams

I have taken formal school exams using GMS and it was much easier than just using rote memory to memorize the information needed. Using GMS, I completely memorized the entire exam review word for word and then memorized some extra information that I deemed important. I can honestly say that this did not take me more than 45 minutes and I got a 97% on the exam. As you can see, GMS is very valuable for exams.

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