Episode 37: How Do Memory Champions Train Their Minds? - features 5-time memory champion Nelson Dellis, who shares his insights on how to memorize information.

Episode Summary:

This episode of the Simple Questions Podcast features a discussion between Dylan Carnahan and Nelson Dellis, a 5-time USA Memory Champion. Nelson is the current world record holder for memorizing over 9 decks of cards in 30 minutes, memorizing 907 digits in 30 minutes, and memorizing 235 names in just 15 minutes.

Listen as Nelson reveals the strategies that made him an accomplished memory competitor.

In this episode we discuss:

00:23 - Introducing Nelson Dellis
02:13 - Discovering Memory Competitions
03:54 - Memory Competitions
06:50 - Understanding Memory
08:26 - Memory Strategies
16:21 - Competition Training
17:46 - Personal Usage
23:42 - Competitive Habits
26:51 - Applications to Aphantasia
33:52 - Flow State
36:01 - Internal Storage
39:57 - Challenges Memorizing
40:54 - Learning More
41:51 - Conclusion

Resources:

This episode includes the track 'RSPN' by Blank & Kytt. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. You can find more of Blank & Kytt's music here.

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