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I always Google for reviews on any any recommended product. There’s only one Amazon review by his mother. But that’s OK - memory books are “niche” books.
The following review from Anthony Metivier makes up for it:
https://player.fm/series/anthony-metiviers-magnetic-memory-method-podcast-1375140/how-to-train-your-memory-by-phil-chambers-memory-improvement-book-review
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I was born long before the word “yesterday” was introduced into the English language by Al Gore. So I’m aware of “sweetheart reviews”. I checked to see if any of Metvier’s stuff had been reviewed by Chambers. Answer: Negative (as my US military cousins and The Terminator would say). Or “sweet FA” by the Brits).
Here are some quotes from Metvier’s review of Chamber’s book:
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Phil’s got street cred.
More than being a leading memory expert, he’s the Chief Arbiter of the World Memory Championships.
Phil is also one of the few memory trainers who has thought deeply about combining Memory Palaces with Mind Maps. He is a World Mind Mapping Champion,
Phil has taught memory improvement and mind mapping alongside Tony Buzan himself
One skill in particular that you’ll get better at after reading this book is the one that matters the most:
The ability to convert abstract information into concrete images better and faster.
The techniques you use for competition are not necessarily the same as the ones you would use in every day life or for large learning projects.
The book includes a number of his own mind maps that explain the memory techniques taught in the book.
Phil gives you a decision matrix for knowing when to use mind maps for memory and when to go to more dedicated techniques and strategies.
I’ve been thinking about what I’ve learned from him about mind mapping and often impose a “mnemonic clock” on the page built from the Major so that each position has a ready made image.
[End of quotes from Chambers’ “How To Train Your Memory”]
You might notice the last quote referring to “mnemonic clock”.
Maybe he read the post by @Erol on this forum:
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Thanks.