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Speedcubing, Blindfold Chess, and Memory Training Advice w/ James Cumming

The Craft of Memory Podcast

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Memory League - How Did You Prepare for the USA Memory Championship?

I think word is the event that comes most naturally to me. I tend to do really well in words and it's just from like when I see a word pair, I use two words for location. And as I'm imagining myself going through my memory palace for words, I'll imagine the first four locations, like I go through one by one. When I get done with number four, I kind of like visualize myself panning out and seeing the four locations at once. So if you know that you don't have to really speed through the words, if you're just going for a solid score, I highly recommend it especially if you struggle with recall. But it's very good for

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