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It is caffeine alone that sets my mind in motion. It is through beans of java that thoughts acquire speed, that hands acquire shakes, that shakes become a warning... I am... IN CONTROL... OF MY ADDICTION! -- parody of the Mentat Mantra
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Mentat Wiki
This wiki is a collaborative environment for exploring ways to become a better thinker. Topics that can be explored here include MemoryTechniques, MentalMath, CriticalThinking, BrainStorming, ShorthandSystems, NotebookSystems, and SmartDrugs. Other relevant topics are also welcome. How have you made yourself smarter ?
Wiki Topics
MindPerformanceHacks - The support page for the 2006 book of the same name by Ron Hale-Evans
Easily memorize complex information - MemoryTechnique
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Tips: LinkQuickly, NookAndCrannyMethod
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Links: MemoryCourses, MemoryWebSites
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Memory Feats: AlphabetFeats, CalendarFeat, PiMemorisation
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Memory Systems: LinkSystem, MemoryPalace
Do hard math in your head - MentalMath
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Multiplication: NumbersNear10, NumbersNear100, LogarithmTechnique
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Roots and Powers: SquareRoots, SquaringNumbers, CubeRoots, CubingNumbers, FifthRoots
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Feats: KnightsTourMath, MagicSquare
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Approaches: PhysioArithmetics, FlashCard
Improve your intelligence
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ImprovingIntelligence - an overview of possible ways of making people more intelligent
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PhysicalExercise - there is strong evidence that exercise does not just make you stronger and healthier, but smarter too
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BrainTrainingGames - improve mental performance by playing video games
Think better
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ToolMapping: problem solving
Other pages
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ShorthandSystem: write smarter, not harder
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DateCode: write and store calendar dates compactly
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TheNameMentat comes from Frank Herbert's "Dune" novels.
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BrainBlogs - blogs to monitor
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MasteringSkills - general principles of how to learn new skills
Because this site is a WikiWikiWeb, every page on the site is editable by everyone. You can edit any page by clicking the EditText link at the bottom of the page or the word balloon in its upper right corner. Capitalized words joined together form a WikiName, which hyperlinks to another page. Pages that do not yet exist are linked with a question mark: just follow the link and you can add material to it.
The material on this website is freely available under the GnuFreeDocumentationLicense.
Wiki info
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RecentChanges: see what pages people are currently working on
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WantedPages: see pages that need to be worked on
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HelpForBeginners: to get you going with wikis
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WikiSandBox: a test page; you can change it all you want and experiment with editing
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FindPage: search or browse the site in various ways
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WikiNode: the hub of the wiki, and its connection with other wikis
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