Memory: How to Develop, Train, and Use It
A Practical Guide to Attention, Association, Visualization, and Mental Discipline for Stronger RecallBy William Walker Atkinson
Length2h 57m
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In *Memory: How to Develop, Train, and Use It*, William Walker Atkinson presents memory not as a fixed faculty but as a trainable power grounded in attention, association, observation, and disciplined recall. Combining practical exercises with explanations of mental habits, the book addresses concentration, the formation of impressions, the relationship between imagination and recollection, and methods for retaining names, facts, readings, and everyday experiences. Its instructional, affirmative prose belongs to the early twentieth-century self-culture and New Thought traditions, translating emerging psychological ideas into an accessible manual of personal development while retaining the period's faith in conscious mental direction. William Walker Atkinson (1862–1932) was a prolific American writer, editor, lawyer, and influential figure in New Thought, publishing under his own name and several pseudonyms, including Yogi Ramacharaka. His varied engagement with metaphysical philosophy, practical psychology, and popular education shaped his conviction that mental abilities could be strengthened through systematic practice. This background explains the book's characteristic fusion of quasi-scientific vocabulary, spiritualized optimism, and concrete instruction: Atkinson seeks less to theorize about memory than to make its improvement an achievable project. The book is recommended to readers interested in the history of self-help, popular psychology, mnemonic practice, and New Thought literature. Although some explanations reflect the assumptions of its era rather than contemporary cognitive science, its exercises remain lucid and its central emphasis on attention and active engagement retains practical value. It is especially rewarding when read both as a guide to mental discipline and as a revealing document of modern culture's early fascination with self-directed improvement.
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GenrePsychology
Length2 hrs 57 mins
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Publish dateNov 26, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Collected Works of William Walker Atkinson - Self-Help Collection (Annotated)
9CHAPTER XIV.
2CHAPTER VII.
10CHAPTER XV.
3CHAPTER VIII.
11CHAPTER XVI.
4CHAPTER IX.
12CHAPTER XVII.
5CHAPTER X.
13CHAPTER XVIII.
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6CHAPTER XI.
14CHAPTER XIX.
7CHAPTER XII.
15CHAPTER XX.
8CHAPTER XIII.
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