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Improve Your Memory: Number Associations | IQ Matrix
By Adam Sicinski on March 31, 2009 | 5 Comments
Do you have trouble remembering telephone numbers, birthdays and anniversaries? Do you struggle to remember a sequence of more than 7 digits? Most people struggle to recall information because they simply don’t yet understand the power of patterns, imagination and association. It is in fact the fusion of the emotional and logical aspects of the human brain that shapes long-term memory and r... -
How to Mind Map: A Beginner’s Guide
By Adam Sicinski on March 7, 2009 | 11 Comments
Mind Mapping is a visual information management tool that enables us to structure, organize, memorize, arrange, brainstorm and learn information in a highly specialized way. In fact, the last 10 years have brought us amazing insights into the human mind and our limitless capacity to think, comprehend and store large reservoirs of information. If anything, these studies have proven that our capaci... -
Advanced Mind Mapping Study Skills | IQ Matrix
By Adam Sicinski on July 10, 2008 | 11 Comments
For those of us who are blessed with the gift of sight, it is easy to understand how critical and important it is to our daily life, decisions and actions. Our visual organs bring forth into our conscious mind a world of color, intrigue, movement and depth. We perceive our reality to be real and true based on our personal perceptions and interpretations of this visual and breathtaking world we ... -
Unlocking Your Creative Genius Potential | IQ Matrix
By Adam Sicinski on June 19, 2008 | 22 Comments
Creativity is the hidden capacity to think about ourselves, others, objects, events and circumstances in original and unique ways. Moreover, creativity allows us to overcome great odds, problems and challenges that maybe standing in the way of the success we desire to attain in life. With it, we can move mountains, part oceans and attain the heights of success. Without it, the challenges of lif... -
Accelerated Speed Reading Study Skills | IQ Matrix
By Adam Sicinski on June 8, 2008 | 6 Comments
Ever since the creation of the printing press, it’s hard to argue with the fact, that most of the information we are exposed to on a daily basis is presented to us in the “written word”. With the ever increasing influence and expansion of web multimedia services, the “written word” is somewhat losing a little ground, however it is still the most prevalent and popul... -
From Procrastination to Instant Motivation | IQ Matrix
By Adam Sicinski on June 5, 2008 | 9 Comments
Procrastination is something that many of us struggle with every single day. We simply fail to find the motivation to undertake a specific type of task or activity because of a myriad of excuses, habits, thoughts and fears that absorb our daily ritualistic behavior. Yet, procrastination can easily be overcome if we simply take time to understand the intricate dynamics of this common ritual. Mor... -
Advanced Multi-Sensory Study Skills | IQ Matrix
By Adam Sicinski on May 31, 2008 | 1 Comment
Most of us go through our academic years without fully utilizing our potential as intelligent and creative human beings. We are all gifted with the ability to learn and absorb new pieces of information in so many surprising and profound ways. However, most of us never fully realize this, and therefore struggle with ineffective means and methods of learning that lead to strong feelings of inadeq...


















