By Sean Whiteley - creator of Memletics
Memletics
is a system you can apply to a wide range of learning activities. Below I outline
my thoughts on some of those activities. I do this for two reasons:
- If you are already do some of these activities, to encourage you to see ways you can apply
Memletics to your current goals.
- If you are looking for a new goal, to give you ideas of what activities you may want to
try.
Let’s look at how you can apply Memletics during major life phases, as well as some specific
activities.
Using Memletics during major life phases
Here are a few points on using Memletics during major life phases—early years, formal
education, employment and later years.
- Early years. Your children can benefit from your understanding and use of
Memletics. Children find many of the techniques such as association and visualization easier
than adults. This can give them a good head start in their schooling and life education.
- Formal education. School, college, and university are great places to apply
Memletics. Often applying some structure to study can make a big difference. Understanding and
using these techniques can help you learn faster. This could allow you to spend more time
increasing the quality of your education through extra study, or allow you to spend more time
outside school. Your choice!
- Employment. You may not realize just how many opportunities for better learning
there are in the workplace. Examples include job hunting skills, learning new roles and
skills, and continuing training. You may want to consider using Memletics to help you change
your career or learn new skills after redundancy or a layoff. I list some more specific
examples below.
- Later years. One of the major concerns of older individuals is the onset of
age-related mental decline or dementia, and potential diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease.
Good Memletic fitness helps keep your mind and body active, helping to ward off or reduce the
impact of these brain problems. Also, as retirees typically live longer, they have more time
available for recreational activities. Memletics can also help here. See further below for
examples.
Specific activities
Let’s look at more specific examples of where you can apply Memletics. I’ve listed four types
of activities: personal skill development, professional training, recreational activities, and
sports. I’m sure there are others out there as well. If you think of more, feel free to post
them on the website.
Personal skill development
Regardless of your occupation, you are likely to benefit from improved personal skills. You
can apply many of the techniques to develop your skills in areas such as:
- Communication
- Presentation
- Negotiation
- Leadership
- Time management
- Etiquette
- Networking
- Stress, conflict and anger management
- Interviewing
- Learning other languages
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Selling and marketing
Consulting
Coaching and mentoring
Management
Creativity
Problem solving
Training others
Relationships
Planning
Financial Management
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If you are looking for a topic to start learning Memletics, these are often good places to
start. Even if your work role does not need these skills directly, you can still gain many
benefits from developing these skills. Consider selling and consulting. When you are searching
for a job, you are selling your time. Or, when taking on an assignment from your boss,
consulting skills can help you better understand your assignment and deliver to requirements.
This results in you being more valuable, and hopefully more rewarded (if not, use your selling
skills to find another buyer of your time)!
Professional training
There are a wide range of professions that can benefit from Memletic training. These include
the flight, medical and legal professions.
- Flight training. One reason I started flight training was to understand and develop
my skills using various memory and learning techniques I’d read about. I’ve mentioned
elsewhere that I believe flying is a great activity in which to develop your Memletic fitness.
- Medicine. There are many parallels between the medical and flight professions. The
key one is that you are often solely responsible for the lives of others. Whether you are a
doctor, nurse, physiotherapist or psychologist, your use of Memletics can help you learn and
refine skills and as well help pass on useful knowledge to others. Indeed, some of the
research for this book came directly from the medical fields. For example, the effectiveness
of various relaxation techniques and the impact on anxiety has been researched for use in many
medical contexts. One area is pain control.
- Law. While law may not involve the responsibility for a human life, it often
involves the responsibility for the livelihood of clients. The win or loss of a case may
depend on the good functioning of your memory, the ability to learn key skills such as
communication and persuasion, and the ability to resolve challenges quickly (such as managing
false assumptions). There are also parallels between flight training and law. For example, I
know of an experienced flight training author and ex-accident investigator who helps legal
organizations reduce their insurance costs by applying the same principles of pilot error
management in a legal context.
Recreational activities
If you are looking for a new activity outside work, why not try some recreational activities.
These are another way to learn more about Memletics, while developing your skills at something
not directly related to your occupation. Some examples include:
- Photography and Video
- Sailing
- Four wheel driving
- Hiking and Orienteering
- Flying (recreationally)
- Woodwork, metalwork
- Martial arts, yoga, tai chi
- Wine appreciation
- Astronomy
- Fishing, bird-watching
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Travel (the wider the better)
Creative activities—painting, drawing, writing etc.
Home renovations and interior design
Gardening and landscaping
Cooking
Dancing, theatre, performance
Music and singing
Historical and genealogy studies
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These are just a sample. There are more out there. These activities are also conducive to
higher motivation as they have direct benefits for you (and potentially your family) rather than
your employer!
Sports and competition
Many of the techniques in this book have already been applied in a sporting context.
Visualization, relaxation, concentration and modeling can lead to superior sporting performance.
Books like “The Inner Game of Tennis” and “The Inner Game of Golf” helped launch visualization
into mainstream sports as well as wider use. While you may not be aiming to compete on an
international level, sports and other competitive activities are a great way to also develop
your Memletic fitness. Here are just a few examples:
- Archery
- Badminton
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Biathlon
- Bowling
- Cricket
- Cycling
- Diving
- Fencing
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Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Hockey
Netball
Polo
Racquetball
Rowing
Running
Rugby
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Shooting
Skating
Skiing
Soccer
Softball
Squash
Surfing
Swimming
Table Tennis
Tennis
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Track & Field
Triathlon
Volleyball
Water Polo
Water-skiing
Weight-lifting
Windsurfing
Wrestling
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Others
Here are a few others applications that don’t fit into the categories above.
- Driving. You may already know how to drive. Why not try a more advanced driving
course. Are you comfortable you could handle a loss of control in wet weather? You may also
want to try some of the principles of Memletics while teaching your son, daughter or others to
drive.
- Dating. Yes, dating. While I haven’t specifically tried it myself, I’m sure that
many of the principles of Memletics could help you out in the dating game. Keep in mind that
just being in Memletic State (healthy, fit, active mind etc.) may be more likely to help you
along than learning specific “pickup lines” or other similar techniques.
- General living. Whether it’s learning to be a better domestic partner, or
developing other life skills not mentioned here, Memletics can help you along.
Where to go now...
- If want to learn more about the Memletics
Manual, the only reference for Memletic learning, go to the
Memletics Manual Home Page or
order now.
- If you'd like to explore Memletics further, use the links at the top
right of this page.
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