Memory techniques work by dressing up information in costumes. Sound weird or confusing? No worries: One of the best ways to understand this concept is by having a system for remembering cards.
Consider the following when it comes to using memory techniques in your quest for total memory improvement:
Dressing information in costumes is at least 90% of what's going on when you develop a system for remembering cards (or any information).
Often, this practice is called "association" or "encoding." Tim Ferriss has used the term "converting" for memorizing a deck of cards, and many other terms abound.
Don't get caught up in the terminology, however. That risks missing the math, because …
The other 10% of memory success belongs to the Memory Palace and how you use it to store and practice recalling information. Since you need a means that will help you get good at remembering numbers, check out this video:
Since it's in the storage and recollection practice that helps you guide the information on playing cards into long-term memory, you'll want to know how to memorize numbers with letters to make the process fast and easy.
When you know how to "hack" your memory, you know that it's actually in that 10% of the process where most of the memory magic happens. It's in the process that you're harnessing the power of the primacy effect and the recency affect. But the memory magic happens only …
If You've Got The Skills Needed For The 90% Under Control
And if you want to get that 90% humming along for yourself in record time, then there is one crazy memory exercise you can do that will completely train your brain so that your memory operates at a shockingly high level.
Sounds Stupid, But Memorizing Playing Cards Is Still The Best Memory Exercise Ever
I know, I know. Unless you're a magician or memory athlete, memorizing a deck of cards does sound like a meaningless skill.
Yet, I can tell you with absolute certainty that all of my success with memory comes from, is maintained and continually improved by this seemingly stupid stunt.
And 90% of it involves little more than dressing up each card in a costume using the Major Method.
And to convince you that you should have a system for remembering cards, I'm going to show, you 13 reasons why you should memorize playing cards as part of your memory practice.
1. You Experience Overall Memory Improvement
Obviously, memorizing playing cards improves your overall memory. How could such intense memory practice not improve your memory abilities?
After all, the best way to improve your memory is to use it. I normally say that you should always practice your memory by using it to remember information you can use to improve your life in a substantial way, but card memorization is the one exception.
And since there is ALWAYS an exception to every rule, this one is worth your close attention.
The rest of the points I'm about to share explain in detail why card memory is so powerful even if it amounts to memorizing information you cannot and will not use in any immediately practical situation (outside of card magic).
2. Having A System For Remembering Cards Improves Your Memory For Numbers
Not only that, but you wind up with a neat way of remembering a lot of different kinds of numbers. So long as you don't let yourself get overwhelmed with excitement by your super memory powers (like I sometimes do), you'll have the ability to memorize any number after picking up this simple memory technique.
3. You'll Get Good At Memorizing Long Lists
After all, what is a deck of cards other than a list of job positions in a unique order? Lear
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