In this episode of the Magnetic Memory Method Podcast, you’ll hear from Michael Gusman, a memory enthusiast who was t-boned by an SUV at 55 miles per hour. He suffered multiple injuries and a brain hemorrhage that left him with short term memory loss.

In this interview you’ll learn Michael’s personalized Memory Palace methods and how to get started on creating your own.

Plus:

• You’ll learn what the journey method is and how it can help you recall information without any effort.
• You’ll learn how having a dedicated memory strategy helped him deal with the fear and confusion of memory loss following his accident.
• You’ll hear about exactly how much of his recovery he attributes to the use of memory techniques.
• You’ll learn how to directly place information into your long term memory so that when you want to recall it, it’s just like turning on a faucet.
• You’ll learn about number rhymes and wax tablets, key techniques that anyone can get started using right away.
• You’ll learn why memory techniques are a lot easier than they seem and how to use exotic action, images and even smells to help you memorize information.
• You’ll learn Michael’s biggest mistakes as he was first learning memory techniques and building Memory Palaces so that you don’t have to make them yourself.
• … and much, much more.

Enjoy this interview and let both Michael and I know if you have any questions.

And before you go, it’s not just car-crash induced brain trauma that mnemonics can help you recover from. Check out this TEDTalk for some very interesting research into the use of Memory Palaces to help Alzheimer’s patients remember the names of their loved ones:

I’ve also run across some interesting reports about people using Memory Palaces to stave off the effects of so-called “chemo brain.” Fantastic news if it really helps people cope with the terrible suffering of the cancer itself and the side effects of the medicines used to treat it.

And if you’re worried that you don’t have any locations you can use to base a Memory Palace on, just have a listen to this episode of the Magnetic Memory Method Podcast. It will help you out a great deal.

Sincerely,

Anthony Metivier

P.S. In case you’re interested, the books Michael mentions are:

St. Aquinas’ Summa Theologica

Cicero’s Ad Herennium

You can also listen to this interview via YouTube:

Further Resources

Jim Samuels on how to use mnemonics to reduce stress.

Memory Improvement Tips For The Depressed Student.

Traumatic Brain Injury article in Wikipedia.

My discussion with Jennie Gorman on memory loss on Magnetic Memory Method Live:

If you’ve experienced memory loss from brain trauma or illness, let me know in the comments below. I’m always searching for ways to help!

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In today’s episode of the Magnetic Memory Method Podcast, we’re going to learn how to use a Memory Palace to store mnemonic associative imagery that will enable us to recall any mathematical term of formula we could possible desire.

You’ll also hear some fun and interesting mnemonic examples featuring nuns, pyramids and Pythagoras’s abs!

After listening, enter discount code “math” for a Magnetically Mathematical discount on your investment in either How to Learn and Memorize the Vocabulary of Any Language.

Anthony Metivier is the founder of the Magnetic Memory Method, a systematic, 21st Century approach to memorizing foreign language vocabulary in a way that is easy, elegant, effective and fun.

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In this session of the Magnetic Memory Method Podcast, I talk about a cool dice game you can use to put a little variety into you language learning efforts.

After listening, enter discount code “podcast” for a 50% discount on your investment in either How to Learn and Memorize the Vocabulary of Any Language or How to Memorize Names and Faces.

Anthony Metivier is the founder of the Magnetic Memory Method, a systematic, 21st Century approach to memorizing foreign language vocabulary in a way that is easy, elegant, effective and fun.

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Dear Memorizers,

I started working on Greek and guess where I began?
That’s right. With the old fashioned Alpha and Omega.

But I went a little hog wild this time, creating both an audio and video version. You can download the Mp3 above or watch as we wind our way through my Memory Palace and the mnemonic imagery I used to memorize each letter of the Greek alphabet.

And yes, coupon code “greek” might just still be up for grabs when you want to get started on memorizing vocabulary after mastering the alphabet. This online language learning course will show you how.

Until next time, dear Memorizers, help someone else learn about Memory Palaces and mnemonics. Teaching is one of the best ways to really solidify the methods for yourself and to make the world a better place all in the same stroke. The more we can memorize, the more we can learn. And the more we can learn, the more we can memorize. It’s a perfect circle, so step inside and let’s widen it together.

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