Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
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Summary
"Highly entertaining。" --Adam Gopnik， The New Yorker
"Funny， curious， erudite， and full of useful details about ancient techniques of training memory。" --The Boston Globe
The blockbuster phenomenon that charts an amazing journey of the mind while revolutionizing our concept of memory
An instant bestseller that is poised to become a classic， Moonwalking with Einstein recounts Joshua Foer's yearlong quest to improve his memory under the tutelage of top mental athletes。 He draws on cutting-edge research， a surprising cultural history of remembering， and venerable tricks of the mentalist's trade to transform our understanding of human memory。 From the United States Memory Championship to deep within the author's own mind， this is an electrifying work of journalism that reminds us that， in every way that matters， we are the sum of our memories。
"Funny， curious， erudite， and full of useful details about ancient techniques of training memory。" --The Boston Globe
The blockbuster phenomenon that charts an amazing journey of the mind while revolutionizing our concept of memory
An instant bestseller that is poised to become a classic， Moonwalking with Einstein recounts Joshua Foer's yearlong quest to improve his memory under the tutelage of top mental athletes。 He draws on cutting-edge research， a surprising cultural history of remembering， and venerable tricks of the mentalist's trade to transform our understanding of human memory。 From the United States Memory Championship to deep within the author's own mind， this is an electrifying work of journalism that reminds us that， in every way that matters， we are the sum of our memories。
Reviews
Varun
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A journalist goes to cover a memory championship and gets caught up in the whole boost-your-memory game。 A year later， he wins the U。S。 memory championship（！）。 The book is about this superb journey， with a truck-load of research thrown in。 Foer does a deep dive into the history of memory， and the geography of world champions。 He talks about how， since the time of the printing press， we have been "externalising our memories" （Our collective knowledge is stored in books， videos， the internet， smar A journalist goes to cover a memory championship and gets caught up in the whole boost-your-memory game。 A year later， he wins the U。S。 memory championship（！）。 The book is about this superb journey， with a truck-load of research thrown in。 Foer does a deep dive into the history of memory， and the geography of world champions。 He talks about how， since the time of the printing press， we have been "externalising our memories" （Our collective knowledge is stored in books， videos， the internet， smartphones etc。） It's funny， informative， and feel-good。 Would definitely recommend。 。。。more
Scott Allen
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 7， 28， 34， 55， 61， 124， 152， 164， 171， 179， 185， 195， 224
الزهراء الصلاحي
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"اليوم، أصبحنا نقرأ الكتب بشكل واسع النطاق، دون تركيز، وغالباً ما نقرأ الكتاب مرة واحدة فقط。 إننا نقدر عدد الكتب التي قرأناها أكثر من تقديرنا لجودة القراءة。 وليس لدينا خيار آخر، إن كنا نريد اللحاق بتخوم هذه الثقافة الواسعة。 وحتى في أكثر التخصصات العلمية دقة، من الصعب جداً البقاء على قمة جبل الكلمات الذي يتضاعف حجمه كل يوم。القليل منا يقومون بمحاولة حفظ ما يقرؤون。 عندما أقرأ كتاباً، آمل فقط أن أحتفظ بملخصه في ذاكرتي لمدة سنة واحدة。 وبعض التفاصيل عن الشخصيات، وحكم نقدي عام عن الرواية。 وحتى هذه التو "اليوم، أصبحنا نقرأ الكتب بشكل واسع النطاق، دون تركيز، وغالباً ما نقرأ الكتاب مرة واحدة فقط。 إننا نقدر عدد الكتب التي قرأناها أكثر من تقديرنا لجودة القراءة。 وليس لدينا خيار آخر، إن كنا نريد اللحاق بتخوم هذه الثقافة الواسعة。 وحتى في أكثر التخصصات العلمية دقة، من الصعب جداً البقاء على قمة جبل الكلمات الذي يتضاعف حجمه كل يوم。القليل منا يقومون بمحاولة حفظ ما يقرؤون。 عندما أقرأ كتاباً، آمل فقط أن أحتفظ بملخصه في ذاكرتي لمدة سنة واحدة。 وبعض التفاصيل عن الشخصيات، وحكم نقدي عام عن الرواية。 وحتى هذه التوقعات البسيطة، يبدو أنها تتلاشى مع مرور الوقت！"。。بدأت الحكاية حينما ذهب الصحفي "جوشوا فوير" لتغطية بطولة الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية للذاكرة في أحد الأعوام ثم جذبته التقنيات والمهارات التي يستخدمها المتسابقين لحفظ أكبر عدد من الأرقام والكلمات العشوائية، وحفظ قصيدة، وحفظ ترتيب أوراق اللعب، وكل ذلك في دقائق معدودة！تعرّف "جوشوا" على أبطال العالم للذاكرة، وبدأ يتدرب معهم، ويتعلم منهم المهارات والخدع التي يستخدمونها لإتقان الحفظ بسهولة وسرعة。كما أنه اهتم بالبحث عن مؤسسين هذا الفن （فن الذاكرة） ومحاولة مقابلة الرواد في هذا المجال وقراءة كتبهم وهكذا。وقد حدثت المفاجأة،فقد تحوّل "جوشوا" من مجرد صحفي ينقل الحدث ومهتم بالكتابة عنه إلى بطل الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية في الذاكرة！وأصبح أول أمريكي حاملاً لهذا اللقب！。。الكتاب لطيف وموضوعه مثير، والكاتب ذكر فيه العديد من المعلومات القيّمة وطرق الحفظ التي يستخدمها أبطال العالم للذاكرة。لكن، بعد أن أنهيته وجدت أن المجهود المبذول لحفظ عدد من الكلمات والأرقام العشوائية، وترتيب أوراق اللعب وغيرها هو مجهود مضني أمام النتيجة المستحقة عليه。نعم، من يحصل على اللقب فهذه مكافأته،لكن، كشخص عادي أتمنى تذكر كل ما أقرأه فهذه التقنيات بعيدة كل البعد عن التحقيق！فما الذي سيفيدني من حفظ معلومة أو اقتباس من كتاب ما أحبه لو ضيعت يوم في المقابل كى أحفظه！！تم٦ إبريل ٢٠٢١ 。。。more
Logan Lewis
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A delightful read， the author guides the reader through a journey of memorization throughout mankind’s known history， explaining the quirks and mysteries， science and method， mythology and obsession， wonder and amazement at human’s relationship with its own memory。 Through examining stories of numerous fascinating individuals， as well as the author’s own bizarre stint in the world of competitive memorization， the reader gains a deeper appreciation for the ability to memorize and is galvanized in A delightful read， the author guides the reader through a journey of memorization throughout mankind’s known history， explaining the quirks and mysteries， science and method， mythology and obsession， wonder and amazement at human’s relationship with its own memory。 Through examining stories of numerous fascinating individuals， as well as the author’s own bizarre stint in the world of competitive memorization， the reader gains a deeper appreciation for the ability to memorize and is galvanized into attempting to use our own mind palaces occasionally to prove to ourselves that we all as humans are born with the innate talent to memorize。 。。。more
Frank Theising
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An amusing story with some interesting insights into the workings of human memory。 Moonwalking with Einstein covers the author’s journey from reporting on a national memory competition （yes， it’s a real thing） to training， competing， and winning the title of U。S。 National Memory Champion the very next year。 So what exactly does it take to be a national memory champion （or an international memory champion）？ The answer: -tMemorizing multiple decks of cards in perfect order in mere minutes-tMemoriz An amusing story with some interesting insights into the workings of human memory。 Moonwalking with Einstein covers the author’s journey from reporting on a national memory competition （yes， it’s a real thing） to training， competing， and winning the title of U。S。 National Memory Champion the very next year。 So what exactly does it take to be a national memory champion （or an international memory champion）？ The answer: -tMemorizing multiple decks of cards in perfect order in mere minutes-tMemorizing names and other details （hometown， hobbies， phone numbers， etc） of dozens of total strangers after meeting them only once。-tMemorizing pages of （previously unpublished） poetry in 15 minutes-tMemorizing a list of 200 random words in perfect order-tMemorizing as many digits as possible in five minutesThere are other events but you get the gist。 If you’re like me and you tend to forget people’s names minutes after meeting them， this all seems remarkably impressive。 So how did the author （a journalist with an average memory） not only compete but win such a competition？ Basically， he trained with previous memory champions to learn how to hack your own brain and take advantage of its spatial reasoning and ability to remember novel images。 So what are these techniques？ The author does not attempt to teach you them in great detail but gives a good explanation of the basics。 At the very basic level is “chunking” （grouping numbers into blocks to make them easier to remember）。 For example， I tend to think of my area code as a single number。 I rarely think of it as three pieces of information。 7。 5。 7。 It’s one number 757。 As second technique is tying new information to something you already know。 For example if you were asked to memorize 12070911。 You might break these into dates 12-07 （Pearl Harbor） 09-11 （terror attack）。 These techniques will get you started but are only the tip of the iceberg。 The foundation of remembering a ton of information is to use something the author calls a “memory palace。” Basically take a building you know very well （your house or office building）。 As you get new information， convert it in your brain to an image and then place it in specific locations in the house。 So for example， as you meet someone new （say the author， Joshua Foer） and you learn about him， you would drop that information in your memory palace。 His name is Joshua （so you think of Joshua from the Bible holding a number four （similar to his last name Foer） in his hands and you put him in the coat closet as soon as you enter your house。 Then he tells you his hometown （Washington DC） so you imagine the White House sitting on living room couch。 So on and so forth with anything else he tells you about himself。 Then when you want to recall this info， you just walk through your mental image of your house and recall the images you placed in each room。 To remember this for dozens of individuals you need to have multiple memory palaces that you know really well。All makes sense so far， but what if you want to remember a bunch of things that would be really easy to mix up （like a deck of cards in perfect order）。 Well， the author details how he （and the significantly more advanced memory competitors in the international arena） develop intricate systems that assign characters， actions， and objects to various combinations of cards。 So for example， the title of this book is based off the authors system for remember a pair of cards。 Every single card is assigned a person， performing an action， with an object。 So for example， the Queen of hearts might be Princess Leia （person） shooting （action） a laser gun （object）。 To remember any set of three cards （chunking） you remember the character from the first card， the action from the second card， and the object from the third card。 Whatever the author’s combo was worked out to be moonwalking with Einstein （That’s an action and a character…I think his system was for a set of two cards。 International champions are more advanced and can remember the blocks of three）。 Anyway， so to remember the deck of cards in perfect order， you take that image that appears for your set of two or three cards and place it in a room in your memory palace。 You continue this practice for every set of two or three cards， depositing the images in various rooms in your memory palace。 As you walk through your memory palace in your mind， you pull the images out and then interpret them back into cards in order。 The author takes a few other excursions in the book （interviewing savants or other people who have suffered some sort of trauma or brain damage that drastically improved their memory （many similar stories are recounted in more detail in The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons by Sam Kean）。 But in general the focus is on the author’s journey from journalist to national memory champ。 It’s an intriguing little story。 So how applicable is it to improving your own memory？ I can see it being useful at a very basic level （remembering names of people you just met） but beyond that it seems to me it would take a lot of work and practice to improve memory function that is simply not worth the effort for the expected payout （especially in an era where you always have a phone where you can take notes or look something up）。 I do think we as human beings have lost something when it comes to memory （famous personages of old could memorize huge speeches） so reading this did motivate me to be better with challenging my memory。 We’ll see how it works out in the months and years ahead。 Overall， a very entertaining and informative book。 4 Stars。 。。。more
Frances
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Interesting story of a reporter turned memory athlete。。。interesting review of case studies that aded to the knowledge of how memory works。 Some of the techniques sound exhausting， and it is reassuring that most memory is enhanced but PAYING ATTENTION。
Srinivasan Nanduri
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Not as impressive as the publicity around the book。 The loci method and very few countable techniques detailed are definitely worth but the story around the theory dominated the theory itself。 Practice at the end is the key _ would have appreciated if more content is on those lines instead of uninteresting theory
Tina
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Lots of interesting facts but no real how-to。 I read until after the chapter about how to memorize a poem and it left me with absolutely no real advice so I finally put the book down after that chapter
Soumya Tejam
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Joshua Foer was a journalist who wrote a story on the U。S。 Memory Championship， and became so intrigued by the chance to improve his memory that he spent a year training to become a 'mental athlete。' Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything covers his year spent learning about mnemonics and memory palaces and all of the memorable characters he met along the way。 I think this book makes a strong point that being more aware of what we're taking in， and finding ways Joshua Foer was a journalist who wrote a story on the U。S。 Memory Championship， and became so intrigued by the chance to improve his memory that he spent a year training to become a 'mental athlete。' Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything covers his year spent learning about mnemonics and memory palaces and all of the memorable characters he met along the way。 I think this book makes a strong point that being more aware of what we're taking in， and finding ways to record it on our external memory devices like computers and notebooks， can improve our own creative output。 I found it an interesting commentary on what we may have lost along the way as we have gained more ways to store and record information。 。。。more
Kimberly B
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3。5 stars。 This was an interesting look at a journalist’s investigation of memory。 It was a little slow at the beginning but picked up at the end。
Mehmed Duhović
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I was always impressed by the gargantuan feats of memory， mnemonics rememberings thousands of numbers， twenty packs of playing cards or whole books， and for me， being forgetful as I was， I felt envy and I considered those people just more naturally gifted than the rest of us。Well， Joshua Foer （the author） proved that master memory isn't just something that special people are born with， but it is something that can be built upon and improved， using some of the most inventive ways and tricks that I was always impressed by the gargantuan feats of memory， mnemonics rememberings thousands of numbers， twenty packs of playing cards or whole books， and for me， being forgetful as I was， I felt envy and I considered those people just more naturally gifted than the rest of us。Well， Joshua Foer （the author） proved that master memory isn't just something that special people are born with， but it is something that can be built upon and improved， using some of the most inventive ways and tricks that were invented thousands of years before us。 Joshua became a memory athlete， and in one year of learning the art of memory became the U。S。 Memory Champion。The book is really phenomenal， sometimes going through Joshua's mind as he prepared for the competition， other times giving his slice of the journey through the eccentric world of memory athletes。 It also shows how memory， and thought about memory changed through history， once considered the most important human trait， now becoming secondary due to the different digital ways to record our thoughts。 Foer also covers the scientific art of learning and remembering， gives and explained common mnemonic tools， and mentions research done on people with extraordinary memories。 。。。more
Joan Fung-Tomc
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Interesting insight into how to remember items for a Memory Competition。 Joshua Foer shares remembering things throughout history， and how memory is affected in some individuals with altered brains。 It's evident that one's memory capabilities can improve with a lot of work and techniques。 Interesting insight into how to remember items for a Memory Competition。 Joshua Foer shares remembering things throughout history， and how memory is affected in some individuals with altered brains。 It's evident that one's memory capabilities can improve with a lot of work and techniques。 。。。more
Leib Mitchell
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Interesting nuggets within a mountain of triviaReviewed in the United States on December 27， 2020Disclosure:1。 I bought this book because I was interested to learn techniques to improve my Torah chanting--which is done from a scroll with neither vowels nor any other type of punctuation， and therefore requires heavy memorization。2。 I did not come away with that information。*******I wonder if practicing professional mental Olympics is really a sign of a particularly well-developed person。There wer Interesting nuggets within a mountain of triviaReviewed in the United States on December 27， 2020Disclosure:1。 I bought this book because I was interested to learn techniques to improve my Torah chanting--which is done from a scroll with neither vowels nor any other type of punctuation， and therefore requires heavy memorization。2。 I did not come away with that information。*******I wonder if practicing professional mental Olympics is really a sign of a particularly well-developed person。There were way too many unemployed people living with their parents to be an accident--and these hobbies that they had were not those of young people that went out and got laid on a regular/semi-regular basis。1。 The author himself was living in his parents basement （p。169） while he tried to get a career as a writer。2。 "Ed" （p。113） was *still* living with his parents。 In fact， in the same bedroom that he had grown up in。 And this is even after undergraduate and dropping out of his PhD program。3。 "Lukas" ended up dropping out because he seared his lungs and a fire breathing stunt。 （p。116）4。 "Ben" dropped out of college after having been admitted at 17， and just never went back。 And he spent his life worried about things like trying to watch every single Warner Brothers cartoon。 Or memorizing π to 50，000 decimal places。 （That is until he was beat out by a Japanese that memorized it to 83，141 places。）The author mentions that so many of these memory champions have been from Europe--the place where Everything True and Good exists in the mind of American academics/journalists。But， when you pay attention to the characterizations of people who compete in these contests: Having regular jobs to go to and developing technology that has practical application means that there will be many fewer Americans available to participate in these pointless time sinks。（Also， what planet does this Foer live on？ Punctilious Brits？ Driven Malaysians？）*******There are a several interesting points。1。 Ribot's law。 （p 82。） In senescence: The newest memories are the ones that fall off first。2。 （p。77） Time contraction: A life with direction， purpose， and semi-regularity is a short life。 A life with no direction or a chronic illness is a much longer one。 （We have all noticed how slowly time seems to pass when you are in pain。）3。 The Iliad and The Odyssey likely were not written by Homer--who himself may not have existed。 They seem more like the material of traditional bards， and finally they were written down。 （This is much like the "Analects of Confucius。" It is questionable / doubtful whether or not he was a single real person who wrote everything that he did。）4。 Memoria rerum/ memoria verborum （p。122）5。 （p。63） There is actually a chicken school to train people to look at chicken butt to determine sex。 Zen-Nippon Chicken Sexing School。 And chicken-butt-analysis is a very well-paying job。 Around $500 a day。6。 （p。81） Nondeclarative （implicit） vs declarative （explicit） memory。 declarative memory is further broken down into semantic versus episodic memory。7。 （p。 155）。 Memory improvement techniques are not new: Dr Alphonse Loisette is a person that has fallen into the dustbin of history， but he did live only 150 years ago and became very wealthy peddling his memory snake oil。And people were building memory palaces and Lullian wheels even over 20 centuries ago。8。 "Writing was invented to keep books， not to make them。" I read this quote 20 years ago the first time I ever read Hoffer's "The True Believer。" And so， the author takes us on a journey back to the time when writing was meant only as an aid to the spoken word （p。140） and *now*（！） I see what Hoffer meant。 （Oh！ So *that's* why Torah scrolls are written in the way that they are！）9。 Black people even got in on the game in "The Talented Tenth" chapter。 （They were taught by Raemon Matthews， The Sex Abuser。）*******I'm just not sure what this author could be telling us？1。 Maybe about hobbies for people who don't have any type of social life？2。 Or， maybe he is telling us about the fate that you could share if you don't develop healthy social contacts？3。 Or， maybe he is telling us that if you have found yourself engaged in these hobbies， it is a sign that you need a social development coach？And even after all that: the people that Foer spent the most time interviewing in this book actually flamed out on the memory competition。 （Out of 36 contestants， Ben ended up in fourth place， and Ed ended up in 11th place。）4。 He also seems to be telling us that people have sought to improve memory for a long time， and there is no single technique that you can use on the task in the same way that you use a screwdriver or hammer or gps。5。 （p。188） "。。。。。。。memory techniques: "They're impressive but ultimately useless。" Mateo Ricci tried to introduce memory techniques to Chinese studying for the Civil Service exams。 （I have abundant experience with the fact that the Chinese students are wrote memorizers， par excellence。）They concluded that their way of rote memorization was both simpler and faster。*******A lot of these techniques for memory were developed at a time when books and paper were extremely scarce/expensive， and they made sense at that time。But， books these days can be bought for the equivalent of 5 minutes of salary--and so if you don't memorize such things， then it is for the same reason that you don't need to memorize which herbs are / are not edible around where you live。Because you don't particularly need to。And， if you can recite π to 50，000 decimal places （assuming you could find somebody who wanted to listen）， is it really anything other than a neat party trick？*******For certain， I don't see any skills that I could extract from here that are helpful in the tasks at which I need to use my memory most （and for the record， that is memorizing the cantillation marks from an unvowelled Torah scroll）。And so， what I learned from my own experience is the same thing that I could have learned about chess from picking up a Gladwell or Kahneman book:1。 Each memory task has its own idiosyncrasies that must be learned in context;2。 Learning how to do things like this just requires LOTS and LOTS of practice。 （Maybe 10，000 hours！）*******The upshot is that this book looks like countless other Pop Psychology books:1。 A few interesting pieces of information， which are ~1% of the text。 And the 1% does not seem to exist without the other 99%。2。 Quoting a lot of the same papers over again， just giving them a different twist。a。 As it happens， the author spent quite a bit of time with a patient that was also the subject of much of a book by Charles Duhigg。 （"The Power of Habit。"） In that book， it was the same patient with the same brain damage except that the focus was more on habits that did not need to be relearned。 （"Profound Amnesia After Damage to the Medial Temporal Lobe: A Neuroanatomical and Neuropsychological Profile of Patient E。 P。"）b。 It has a little bit from one of my undergraduate psychology textbooks -- from 25 years ago， mind you - about how people remember things by "chunking" and telephone numbers are such a great example and they were "chosen" to be seven digits because that's just about how many numbers people can remember。c。 There was a bit about playing chess that I think was covered in Gladwell's （"Outliers"）。 I remember very clearly that it was observed that people who played chess have a huge number of games memorized from which they can draw on in order to know what the next move is。 （10，000 hours of practice。）Chess also showed up in Kahneman's "Thinking， Fast and Slow。*******Verdict: This book is just okay。 There were some interesting bits of trivia in between a mountain of inconsequential stories。 。。。more
Sara
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This book is a surprising delight。 I generally enjoy books where the author gets super interested in topics and then writes an autobiographical account of the research into the topic （ala Mary Roach）， but it can go very wrong if the author is arrogant or uninteresting。 I found Joshua and his journey into the world of memory competitions to be deeply entertaining and even quite nail bitingly exciting towards the end。 Highly recommend。 Also， you can learn some stuff about how to remember things mo This book is a surprising delight。 I generally enjoy books where the author gets super interested in topics and then writes an autobiographical account of the research into the topic （ala Mary Roach）， but it can go very wrong if the author is arrogant or uninteresting。 I found Joshua and his journey into the world of memory competitions to be deeply entertaining and even quite nail bitingly exciting towards the end。 Highly recommend。 Also， you can learn some stuff about how to remember things more effectively but I freely admit I will not be using any of the techniques myself。 。。。more
Maryana Slobodyanyuk
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Дуже цікава книга。 Хочеться самій спробувати розширити можливості своєї пам'яті Дуже цікава книга。 Хочеться самій спробувати розширити можливості своєї пам'яті 。。。more
Kryno Bosman
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I enjoyed the book。 In case you wish to learn it， I recommend Memory Craft by Lynne Kelly。
Geneviève Dufour Tremblay
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5 étoiles， je n'attribue pas ça souvent。 Mais l'originalité et le côté incroyablement。。。 incroyable du sujet m'ont charmée， bien plus que le style de l'écriture， soit dit en passant。 À dévorer et à appliquer！ 5 étoiles， je n'attribue pas ça souvent。 Mais l'originalité et le côté incroyablement。。。 incroyable du sujet m'ont charmée， bien plus que le style de l'écriture， soit dit en passant。 À dévorer et à appliquer！ 。。。more
Sarah Saidalani
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نجمة واحدة فقط لانها من ترجمات محمد الضبع، اما الفائدة من هذا الكتاب، معرفتي بانه يوجد كتب يمكن تضييع الوقت بها لا اكثر。
Robin
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I loved this book。 It’s the story of a journalist who devoted a year in training to compete in memory contests。 He relates how memorization has changed through the ages- from the absolutely only way lore was shared and passed down to nowadays when almost no one memorizes anything and， in fact， memorization is looked down upon my most educators。 As a high school student in the 60s， I was required to memorize （and recite privately to my teacher） 100 lines of poetry。 I can still bring out many of t I loved this book。 It’s the story of a journalist who devoted a year in training to compete in memory contests。 He relates how memorization has changed through the ages- from the absolutely only way lore was shared and passed down to nowadays when almost no one memorizes anything and， in fact， memorization is looked down upon my most educators。 As a high school student in the 60s， I was required to memorize （and recite privately to my teacher） 100 lines of poetry。 I can still bring out many of them when the occasion warrants - not often， I admit。 The author taught me some memory tricks that have been used for centuries - construction of memory palaces in which you store what you want to retain - it’s complicated but I used it to store a list and I have definitely found it helpful。 That said， this book isn’t for everyone but it was certainly for me。 。。。more
Shrouk Adel
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 إن قلت أنه اروع الكتب التي。قرأت فهذا أيضا لا يوفه حقه فالكتاب يا صديقي أكثر من كونه يحمل معلومات وأساليب فهو كم من الطاقة التحفيزية التي لن تحصل عليها سوى。 ولكن سؤال كم مرة لفتح أشخاص بارون في مجال معين وشعرت انهم خارقون وتجنب نفسك بأن هؤلاء يستحيل أن يكونوا خلقوا بنفس قوتي وقدرتي بالتأكيد هم أعلی。 لكني أظن انك اذا فكرت أن تقلدهم أو تدخل مجالهم لربما صرت أفضل منهم الفكرة أن تحاول وتتدرب هذا هو ملخص الكتاب اذا أحببت قراءته ومجاله عن الطرق التي تساعدك في تحسين ذاكرتك أو بالأخص عن كيف تفوز في بطولا إن قلت أنه اروع الكتب التي。قرأت فهذا أيضا لا يوفه حقه فالكتاب يا صديقي أكثر من كونه يحمل معلومات وأساليب فهو كم من الطاقة التحفيزية التي لن تحصل عليها سوى。 ولكن سؤال كم مرة لفتح أشخاص بارون في مجال معين وشعرت انهم خارقون وتجنب نفسك بأن هؤلاء يستحيل أن يكونوا خلقوا بنفس قوتي وقدرتي بالتأكيد هم أعلی。 لكني أظن انك اذا فكرت أن تقلدهم أو تدخل مجالهم لربما صرت أفضل منهم الفكرة أن تحاول وتتدرب هذا هو ملخص الكتاب اذا أحببت قراءته ومجاله عن الطرق التي تساعدك في تحسين ذاكرتك أو بالأخص عن كيف تفوز في بطولات الذاكرة 。。。more
Shivangi Gupta
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Overrated。
meismybody
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Reallly interesting book。 I will try it and see if it works。
Joey Li
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作者提出，只要用對方法，普通人也能訓練出超強的記憶力。這本書就記錄了作者從對記憶如何運作近乎一無所知，到一年後成為全美記憶比賽冠軍的過程。作者這個成功的訓練經驗就正好證明了他的想法，只要掌握正確的技巧、了解記憶如何運作，每個人都能提升記憶能力。 記憶高手普遍利用記憶宮殿 （Memory Palace） 去記住大量的資訊。他們會在腦中的記憶宮殿內創造和放置生動有趣的畫面去幫助記憶。所以記憶高手和普通人的不同之處，在於他們能夠在短時間內把需要記憶的內容，想像及轉化成各種豐富且生動有趣的畫面。作者認為，記憶和我們如何學習、如何思考、如何活用所學有密切關係。記憶就像一張捕捉知識的蜘蛛網，我們記憶得愈多，這張網就編織得愈大；這張記憶之網愈大，就能捕獲更多有意義的資訊。掌握愈多知識，就愈容易學到更多知識。擁有良好的記憶力有助吸收和保留事實性訊息，而這些事實性訊息正是我們理解世界及培養批判性思考的根基。我推薦這本書給你，希望這本書能幫助大家了解記憶是如何運作、認識一些提升記憶力的技巧。
Jeff Lacy
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Foer’s journalistic experience over a year learning the techniques to expand his his memory and compete in the U。 S。 Memory Competition。 This is a well documented， particularly researched， and compellingly introspective account of Foer’s intense practice regime， his many inquisitive inteviews， and being tested himself along the way for memory measurements。 A very curious， clear and readable book， it addresses an issue that is probing and propitious。 Foer’s quest to compete makes the techniques u Foer’s journalistic experience over a year learning the techniques to expand his his memory and compete in the U。 S。 Memory Competition。 This is a well documented， particularly researched， and compellingly introspective account of Foer’s intense practice regime， his many inquisitive inteviews， and being tested himself along the way for memory measurements。 A very curious， clear and readable book， it addresses an issue that is probing and propitious。 Foer’s quest to compete makes the techniques understandable and his growing command of them persuasive。 。。。more
Farah Abu Hmaidan
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I went into this book expecting to only read about our memory and the science behind it。 In the sense of how to have one amazing memory and be able to remember all those small details that keep slipping from me。However， this was way more。 I particularly enjoyed reading some of the techniques mentioned and it also made me think that those memory Grand Masters were a bit more human than I thought。 I tried to try some to them as I was reading the book and I am currently going through my own tiny me I went into this book expecting to only read about our memory and the science behind it。 In the sense of how to have one amazing memory and be able to remember all those small details that keep slipping from me。However， this was way more。 I particularly enjoyed reading some of the techniques mentioned and it also made me think that those memory Grand Masters were a bit more human than I thought。 I tried to try some to them as I was reading the book and I am currently going through my own tiny memory palace actually remembering them。 Which sounds insane when I always thought I did not have the best memory out there。Also， the fact that just a casual guy that had no previous mental achievements managed to take on such a thing is the most inspiring part of the book。 I really enjoyed hearing his struggles and his honesty about them。 Life really is not about being a savant or having some crazy innate talent。 It is about questioning what you know and putting in the time and the effort to really do something exceptional， and our minds really are capable of extraordinary things。 We tend to just too little of ours。This was the biggest message I got out of this book。 Feeling average is not an excuse to do something extraordinary。 Our memories can improve if we work on them truly and consciously。 Our memories are who we are， they make p out personalities and opinions and beliefs。 Relying on your external memory does not bring creativity because you cannot forge that except from your internal memory。 A really enjoyable read， and a very conversational tone。 you can sense the mind of a journalist with the details and writing style。 I think I hoped to hear more about how his life is now after this experience or more about the scientific results of the study he went through but overall a really good book。 Now I am more inspired to get into something this new and challenging。 。。。more
Dawn
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This book dispelled a lot of my false preconceived notions about memory。 For that alone I upped my rating to 4 since， in reality， it fell between 3 and 4 for me。 Memorization has gotten a bad rap in these days of experiential learning。 Foer takes us through the time of oral tradition where memory was essential for the preservation of history to the the invention of the Gutenberg printing press which made oral memorization of facts unnecessary。 He lists the major works on memorization written by This book dispelled a lot of my false preconceived notions about memory。 For that alone I upped my rating to 4 since， in reality， it fell between 3 and 4 for me。 Memorization has gotten a bad rap in these days of experiential learning。 Foer takes us through the time of oral tradition where memory was essential for the preservation of history to the the invention of the Gutenberg printing press which made oral memorization of facts unnecessary。 He lists the major works on memorization written by the ancients and spends time illuminating the debates from those times。 All this was well and good， but what took this read up another notch for me was the fact that Josh Foer got so “taken” by those who used the ancient memory books and learned how to memorize so unbelievably well， that he decided to try it。 J osh got so good he started to be able to do the feats himself！ Huh！ Josh used experiential learning to prove memorization is for everyone。 It’s worth your time if you want a memory boost！ 。。。more
Kevin Dedes
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Good read。 Interesting perspective on 'memory' and what it is， how it can be improved （it can！） and whether or not that's even worth it。 If Socrates could read it， he'd first be mad that writing took off， but then he might appreciate the conundrum of modern life。 Also has some interesting ideas for pedagogy！ （this is also a good place for me to drop my neologism I invented a while back for the time in which we live with a dynamic， changeable digital text environment: #metasocratic）。 Happy Friday Good read。 Interesting perspective on 'memory' and what it is， how it can be improved （it can！） and whether or not that's even worth it。 If Socrates could read it， he'd first be mad that writing took off， but then he might appreciate the conundrum of modern life。 Also has some interesting ideas for pedagogy！ （this is also a good place for me to drop my neologism I invented a while back for the time in which we live with a dynamic， changeable digital text environment: #metasocratic）。 Happy Friday！ 。。。more
Michelle Jerome
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How to improve your memory。 Do you ever think in terms of visuals？ Does a word often bring a picture to mind？ If so， you will like this book。 If not， you may learn something from this book。 While I was reading it， the topics brought up great conversations with my adult kids。 It was a nice read。
Mark
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