Remembering How to Remember
Specifically, how we can train ourselves to recall more information on demand as we get deeper into our learning journey.
What I love about these techniques is that they’re anything but conventional. Memory competitions are still a fringe pursuit, and I doubt they’ll ever go mainstream. But buried beneath records like “most decks of cards memorised in a minute” or “most digits of Pi recited” (the current Guinness World Record is 70,000 decimal places by Rajveer Meena in 2015), are powerful methods that can help with everything from passing citizenship tests to acing medical finals.
Over the next few weeks, I’ll be putting some of these techniques to the test in live public Labs – experiments you can join and try for yourself.
Simple Experiment: The 10-Digit Recall
Here’s a quick challenge:
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If someone asked you to memorise that number for one week, how would you approach it?
Would you repeat it over and over? Break it into chunks? Visualise it in a Memory Palace?
Try it this week and we’ll check in next time to see how you got on.
New from the Labs
Can learners significantly improve their memory recall by using the Memory Palace technique for just 15 minutes a day?
Coming Soon: Global Learning Survey 2025
What’s the real state of learning around the world? Have your say.
Signal Boost
Ideas, insights, and rabbit holes worth exploring:
How to Build a Time Management Routine – Productivity principles from Ali Abdaal.
The Myth of ‘Learning Styles’ – A research-backed breakdown from the University of Michigan.
Fluent Forever – The language-learning app inspired by the book I’m currently reading at bedtime, written by former opera singer Gabriel Wyner.
Brain Food
“At the end of the day, the only thing that you truly can control is where you place your attention and where you place your effort.”
— Andrew D. Huberman
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Until next time,
Jamie.