Review of The Complete UNTAUGHT Training Workbook

 A Well-Designed Memory Workbook That Needs Technical and Editorial Refinement

The Complete UNTAUGHT Training Workbook by Harold Affram is an ambitious, hands-on program designed to help readers strengthen their memory through structured practice. Rather than simply explaining memory techniques, Affram asks readers to apply them through daily exercises, delayed-recall tests, progress charts, and milestone pages called “Proof Marks.”

The workbook begins with visualization and association before progressing to chunking, storytelling, peg systems, Memory Palaces, number encoding, vocabulary learning, speeches, study material, and advanced memory-performance exercises. I particularly liked the baseline test and the repeated opportunities to measure improvement. The weekly promises also give readers concrete goals and make the program feel purposeful.

This is not a book to read passively. It requires consistent participation over many weeks, and readers who actually complete the exercises are likely to learn which techniques work best for them. The abundant writing space makes the PDF or printed edition practical as a genuine workbook.

However, the book needs another careful editorial and technical review. There are duplicated instructions, inconsistent section numbering, unexplained transitions, and some misplaced material. More importantly, parts of the advanced playing-card program appear confusing or mathematically inconsistent. For example, the workbook states that a 52-card deck produces 26 PAO images using three cards per image, whereas grouping 52 cards in threes would produce 17 complete groups with one card remaining. The workbook also needs a clearer explanation of how individual playing cards correspond to the 00–99 PAO system.

I would also urge caution with the exercise recommending that readers encode real passwords and PINs. Practicing with invented credentials would be safer, particularly because readers may write related information directly into the workbook.

Overall, this is a promising and unusually action-oriented companion to the author’s main book. Its progression from simple associations to more demanding memory challenges is impressive, but the advanced instructions and organizational inconsistencies should be corrected before the workbook can fully deliver on its considerable potential.

I received an advance review copy and am providing my honest opinion.

Goodreads Review Link: 

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8932333831

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