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* how it all began and why
shell shock / a personal quest / the secret to success / a critical difference / intrinsic motivation / paradigms and the world view / on becoming a cyborg
* basic cyborg know-how
preliminary mission briefing / the art of war / maxok / enemy anniliation / the effects of synergy / concentration of power / some time travelling / feeling guilty and regrets in life / a summary
* tactical advantages through enhanced memory capacity
the ultimate weapon / sequential access / basic memory principles / random access / using weird stories / memorizing speeches or presentations / remembering people¹s faces / the best-kept secret to aceing exams
* debugging your environment
the power of organization / establishing the HQ / cleaning up your room / primary defense systems / minimizing multi-tasking in your life / worries and other useless thoughts / getting down to studying / cybernetic energy levels / sleep and brainwaves / internal clocks / the siesta / polyphasic sleep / Leonardo da Vinci¹s big secret / the CyberSleep method / the anchor method / the core method / induction of sleep / the organic connection / amazing facts about nutrition / exercise and the cyborg soldier / rebounding / rollerblading
* towards the winning edge
our personal assistants / the mighty organizers / keeping track of your life / the micro-cassette recorders / maximizing creativity / turn unproductive time around / the desk environment / orthopedic supports / lighting effects / putting personal computers to real use / buying a computer system / floppy disks / backing-up / finding support
* your dialogue with the world
a brain age / the cyberspace / intelligence acquisition / putting modems to work / online services / communicating with the world / bulletin board systems / researching books / finding periodical articles / where no-one has gone before / using databases / consolidating information / writing the paper / prioritization and structure / presentations / the mother of all battles / teacher rapport / knowing the enemy / other friends and foes
* cybernetic military strategy and applications
the master plan / short term goals / the grandmaster of war / the thirty-six stratagems of Ancient China / the art of cyborg war / the highest of them all / know thy enemy / throwing bricks / a house on fire / the tragedy of the commons / sheep¹s clothing / interdependency / the Star Trek transporter/ beyond the stratagems / recharging / the shortest path / the best defense / commitment to battle / the ultimate resource / the mind of the strategist
* how to read at warp speed
speed limits / why you read slowly / basic concepts to rapid reading/ breaking the sound barrier / the CyberRead method / higher effectiveness / scanning books / vision training / greased lightning
* further enhancements
a big controversy / how nootropics work / smart nutrients / the mighty vitamins / ginko biloba / gotu kola / coffee and cigarettes / chlorella / other smart nutrients / biochemical effects revisited / smart drugs / piracetam / hydergine / vincamine / vasopressin / the bottom line / redesigning the self / the subconscious / conditioned responses / modifying our programming / subliminals / mind machines
* epilogue
endgames / the unification of the world / lamentations and responsibilites / roads ahead / the secret of true invincibility
* the failure of modern education
a serious problem / student apathy / the classroom sweatshop / archaic technologies / a failure to update / subversive computers / the paradigm of the cyborg / how this book fits in / a bit of psychology / learned helplessness / the future of education / a call to arms
* where to get more info
* the X-Files section