How I memorized an entire chapter from “Moby Dick” Watch this video on YouTube. Josh Foer is the author of Moonwalking With Einstein, a book that recounts how he practiced…
Josh Foer is the author of Moonwalking With Einstein, a book that recounts how he practiced different memory techniques to win the United States Memory Championship.
In this video, Josh shows how he learned to memorize an entire chapter of Moby Dick. He used a mnemonic technique called the memory palace. It took Josh four days to memorize the chapter, and he spent 3-4 hours practicing each day.
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