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Research has shown that one’s ability to creatively retrieve memories is affected primarily by how one first puts something into memory. All the great achievers used deep processing technique to store expertise so that they could creatively retrieve it later. They processed information deeper in their brains than less successful people did. To deep process memories the way they did, you need to:
    Relate and compare what you’re learning to the expertise you already have.
    Ask yourself what is similar, what is different, what is new, what agrees with what you already know, and what does not.
    Go beyond the superficial and ask, what is the special meaning of this expertise to me, to others, and to society?
    Ask why you are better off knowing the expertise and what you can do with it.
    Question the expertise, think of its opposite, debate it with others, teach it, and review it several times in the coming days.
    Use your sight, your hearing, and your physical body to learn, but especially use the one that allows you to learn the best.
    Create images of the expertise in your mind combined with what you already know. Sketch the images or write descriptions of them.
    Learn with passion.

When we deep process knowledge or expertise into memory, all older memories are enriched, because the new memories interact with the old ones, and accumulated knowledge or expertise will blossom. So when we recollect this deeply processed memory, we create new, creative combination patterns without consciously recalling the individual memories that are combined. When your subconscious mind is not restricted by conscious rules, it can produce new combinations of accumulated expertise.

Intrapersonal
Emotional Self-Awareness    Ability to be aware of and understand your feelings, behaviors, and the impact they have on others.
Assertiveness            Ability to express and defend your feelings, beliefs and thoughts in a constructive way.
Independence            Ability to be self-directed and free of emotional dependency on others.
Self-Regard            Ability to respect and accept your strengths and weaknesses.
Self-Actualization        Ability to set personal goals and realize your potential.

Interpersonal
Empathy                Ability to view the world from another person’s perspective.
Social Responsibility        Ability to be a cooperative, contributing member of your social group.
Interpersonal Relationship    Ability to establish and maintain mutually satisfying relationships with others.

Adaptability
Problem-Solving            Ability to solve problems of a personal and interpersonal nature.
Reality-Testing            Ability to view things the way they are rather than the way you want or fear them to be.
Flexibility            Ability to adapt and adjust your thinking, behaving and feelings to new information.

Stress Management
Stress Tolerance        Ability to effectively withstand adverse events and constructively cope.
Impulse Control            Ability to resist or delay an impulse, drive or temptation to act.

General Mood
Happiness            Ability to feel satisfied with yourself, others and life in general.
Optimism            Ability to be positive and look at the brighter side of life.