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Memory Trips

One memory technique a week that you can try the same day. Read them here, or get each one by email on Monday.

Issue 4

Re-reading feels like studying. It mostly isn't.

The most comfortable way to learn something is also one of the weakest. Swap it for this.

Issue 3

Numbers are hard. Shapes are easy.

Digits give your memory nothing to hold on to, so give each one a body.

Issue 2

How to keep a name for longer than three seconds

You didn't forget the name. You never stored it. Here's the four-step fix for your next introduction.

Issue 1

The five-minute memory palace

Remember a shopping list without writing it down, using a walk you already know by heart.