Hi all,
I originally posted part of this on the product review thread, but I think this is probably a better forum.
I love this Outlaw Effects booktest, somehow it feels like much more than a booktest in performance.
I've built my patter around this excerpt from Daniel Goleman's book "Emotional Intelligence":
"The brain uses a simple but cunning method to make emotional memories register with special potency: the very same neurochemical alerting systems that prime the body to react to life-threatening emergencies by fighting or fleeing also stamp the moment in memory with vividness.
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"The amygdala is the main site in the brain where these signals go; they activate neurons in the amygdala to signal other brain regions to strenghten memory for what is happening.
"This amygdala arousal seems to imprint in memory most moments of emotional arousal with an added degree of strength - that's why we're more likely, for example, to remember where we went on a first date, or what we were doing when we heard the space shuttle Challenger had exploded. The more intense the amygdala arousal, the stronger the imprint; the experiences that scare or thrill us the most in life are among our most indelible memories.
"This means that, in effect, our brain has two memory systems, one for ordinary facts and one for emotionally charged ones."
I like to have a bit of genuine science in the mix! It helps me believe in what I'm doing.
My second idea relates to the first phase of the routine (and I'm going to take care not to give too much away here, so this might not make too much sense to anyone who doesn't own it).
I believe this has been cleaned up a bit in 2nd edition of Reflections, but for those (like me) still using the first edition, here's how I deal with stage 1.
I have a few of these tucked in the front cover:
Give a little personality reading based on their responses, say how this makes them an ideal candidate for the test and move into the routine. You can use the card to mark the Kioku section at the back of the book if you like (to make life simpler later on) and afterwards, the spectator keeps it as a souvenir.
The questions (and the Big Five personality traits at the bottom) are genuine personality profiling tools.
(I don't think this tips anything, but if anyone disagrees, let me know and I'll edit this post).
So, anyone else using this effect? Any thoughts?
