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Here’s the hook. Suppose you want to commit the items on your to-do list to memory because you don’t have a pencil and paper. The first five items on your list are: 1. Buy a bottle of Bordeaux for tonight’s dinner party2. Put Trainspotting at the front of the Netflix queue3. Finish the office TPS rep Leggi tutto

This is a book discussing the topic of memory in-depth written by 2006 USA Memory champion, Joshua Foer. These are some of the interesting topics discussed in this book. Memory Athletes Memory athletes compete in memorising information like that of names, decks of cards, random numbers, digits of

Unimpressive - This is a great example of how misleading a book title can be. I'd give it one and a half stars but it is just not worth two. Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art & Science of Remembering Everything reads like a long magazine article - which is kind of where I found out about the book - Leggi tutto

رقصة القمر مع آينشتاين: فن وعلم تذكّر كل شيءرحلة الصحفي الأمريكي جوشوا فوير من تغطية البطولة العالمية للذاكرة، ومقابلة ما سماهم عباقرة الذاكرة إلي الهوس بتجربة المنافسة والهوس بالتجربة. يدور الكتاب حول تقنية قصور الذاكرة التي ابتكرها وأسس لها الشاعر سيمونيدس في القرن الخامس قبل الميلاد واستخدمها ساس Leggi tutto

Deliberate/cognitive practice! Sounds just like Hank Moody's motto: 'Constant vigilance!' Q: The brain best remembers things that are repeated, rhythmic, rhyming, structured, and above all easily visualized. (c) Q: Monotony collapses time; novelty unfolds it. You can exercise daily and eat healthily and Leggi tutto

Cross posted at Shelfinflicted People do the oddest things in the name of winning. I’m a competitive person (as are most of you reviewers out there). A few years ago I would have added the word “very” in front of competitive; I’ve mellowed as I’ve aged but I remember the lengths I went to in order to Leggi tutto

This book has motivated me more than any other memory improvement book I'd read before. Maybe because it's positively theoretical and focuses on how to stay motivated through the whole process. It was a great another story of success. Care to practice your super-memory... https://amzn.to/32yJPAJ