I started off with wanting to improve my memory and my brain, I took a lot of action to get to the stage I am at now. Even tho I try to compete, my main aim is to make use of these skills in my daily life activities.
I mostly use memory systems and methods for my daily personal life as well as my business life. This is a brain tool that makes life much easier and more fun.
Starting with phone numbers, I think it is very important that we know our own phone number by heart so that we would not need to open our phone and look for our number each time which takes longer time. Knowing the most important numbers that matters in case of emergencies could be lifesaving.
Our lives are made of numbers. past and future Dates and events , Time, appointments, passwords, flight tickets, passport number, pin numbers, money and budgets, maths, weather info, distances, routes, weighing, and many more other uses that would make sense to memorise to make our lives easier.
As a quick example, I live in the UK, and often travel to Manchester Airport from my town, by memorising the signs I am able to always find my route regardless of roadworks and diversions and redirections. M6, then M56 at junction 20a is the route to Manchester Airport, and this was very easy to memorise for me using the number and letter shapes, so wherever I may be on motorway/highway I can always find my route back to it even If I get lost.
Children safety; I think that all parent should teach their children a few of the most important phone numbers and their own home address at the very least.
Your passport number is also an important document, I know my passport number by heart, and you never know when it may come handy. This once happened on a holiday in Spain that one of the passports of a family member was stolen.
Other numbers such as Pin numbers, passwords, dates and times and the numbers that we have to know by heart, therefore it makes sense to memorise. When you forget your anniversary or a birthday of the people that matters to you, it’s not well received. It accepts no excuses.
Knowing how much money is left in your bank account/s or credit on your card is also very handy to memorise which will save you from going into debts.
People’s names and faces; No need to much comment on this one as it’s one of those things that will help form relationships in life and business and so it’s always a great skill to have.
Remembering past events will also help solve some future problems.
I had a big issue with this, and it was one of my reasons why I wanted to know more about how the brain worked and how we can improve it. It worked! I can remember my past events right down to the person’s name and the locations. The side effects of memory training worked like a miracle on me. I am amazed at my own self that I can remember almost everything of my past now.
Speeches; There maybe an occasion where you may have to do a speech at least once in your life, this could be at a wedding for example as the best friend, father of the bride etc.
School education; By using the memory methods, it can certainly help to remember more and be more effective in school. Dominic has a book on this and I recommend it to everyone. It was better than expected. Knowing a lot of facts such as History, science etc etc should be very handy indeed.
Business and Career; Knowing the memory systems and methods will definitely come handy when dealing with customers, sales, aims and goals of the company, rules to follow as an employee etc. It’s a very valuable skill in business and career.
Language learning; If and when you would need to learn a different language, then I don’t know any faster method than using memory methods to learn it faster. You could at least learn about 50 words a day using the memory methods available, and this would equal to 250 words in a week which is probably enough to get by initially.
Secret Language; You could even use these methods for a secret language
, such as the major system. You could send a secret message by using a mixture of numbers, letter, and symbols to someone who uses the same secret 
Kids loves this, it’s a nice game for them and a way to teach some of the memorising methods to them.
Setting yearly goals; This is where you visualise where you want to be in a year’s time, and make a plan of action. But is important to know how to visualise which can be learned using the memory methods. Once done, then you’d have to prioritize your plan of action, again this is where you’d also use memory methods.
Exercising the brain; Put the brain into action by constantly using these methods in your daily life, but also do it forcefully by memorising some random playing cards, number digits, words, images etc. This is what I do for exercising the brain which also helps me to exercise all the activities I mentioned above for my daily life. Since I’ve been exercising my brain, and perhaps because of the cause of it, I am much more focused, able to remember past events, able to memorise what I have in front of me and around me. Something somehow happens in the brain with neurons that seems to work better and faster the more you exercise it.
Here is my exercising routine;
Winning free drinks bets by performing memory stunts is also a good one to have a laugh with friends and family
Shopping list and things to do lists; I know that we can simply write it down. But it saves time not having to take out the piece of paper or your diary all the time. And you’ll certainly impress people around you by knowing them all.
Lastly, discovering and uncovering your brain capacity will make you feel amazed, proud and wonderful about yourself!
I use memory methods in my daily life, it has become a second nature to me and I have nothing bad to say but Love It!
What else do you guys use it for?