How to Develop a Superpower Memory
By Harry Lorayne (The Man Who Has the Most Phenomenal Memory in the World)
Chapter 1 How Keen is Your Observation
Which light is on top of the traffic light? Is it the Red or the
Green? Your first thought, probably is that this is an easy question
to answer. However, put yourself in this position—you are
on one of the current quiz shows that pays a lot of money for
correct answers. You must answer this question correctly to win
the top prize. Now then, which light is on top, the Red or the
Green?
if you have been able to picture yourself in the above position,
you are probably hesitating now, because you're not
really sure which light is on top, are you? If you are sure,
then you're one of the minority who has observed what
most people only see. There is a world of difference between
seeing and observing; proven, of course, by the fact
that most of the people to whom I put the above question,
either give the wrong answer or are not sure. This, even
though they see the traffic lights countless times every day!
By the way, Red is always on top of the traffic light,
Green is always on the bottom. If there is a third color, it
is usually Yellow, for caution, and that one is always in the
center. If you were sure that Red was the correct answer, let
me see if I can't puncture your pride a bit with another observation
test.
Don't look at your wrist watch! Don't look at your wrist
watch, and answer this question:—Is the number six on
your watch dial, the Arabic #6, or is it the Roman Numeral
VI? Think this over for a moment, before you look at your
watch. Decide on your answer as if it were really important
that you answer correctly. You're on that quiz show again,
and there's a lot of money at stake.
All right, have you decided on your answer? Now, look
at your watch and see if you were right. Were you? Or
were you wrong in either case, because your watch doesn't
have a six at all!? The small dial that ticks off the seconds
usually occupies that space on most modern watches.
Did you answer this question correctly? Whether you
did or did not, you had to look at your watch to check. Can
you tell now, the exact time on your watch? Probably not,
and you just looked at it a second ago! Again, you saw, but
you didn't observe.
Try this on your friends. Although people see their
watches innumerable times every day, few of them can tell
you about the numeral six.
Here's another one to try on your friends; but you'd better
see if you can answer
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