Do you struggle with concentration and memory?
Maybe even because you've been labeled with manic depression or A.D.D.?
I hope you don't have those conditions, but either way, there's hope for clearing up any and all brain fog from messing up your memory. And it's great honor that Rob Lawrence, host of Inspirational Creatives Podcast has allowed me to share his interview with me.
In it, we talk about creativity, concentration, musicianship and how all of it ties into living a life of superior memory.
Note: Quite a few things have changed since recording this interview. Olly Richards helped me fix a Spanish pronunciation problem created by the power of mnemonics and there have been a number of Magnetic Memory Method podcast episodes on Music Mnemonics For Guitar And Piano that have shown development and huge promise since recording this talk with Rob.
With all that said, here's the transcript for this interview to go with the audio. Enjoy and be sure to read more about Rob Lawrence and get subscribed to the Inspirational Creatives Podcast on iTunes!
Psychic Brain Surgery
Rob: So do I call you Dr. Metivier or Anthony?
Anthony: Well that's always a very interesting issue. I really don't know. I mean get a kick out of being called doctor, and it certainly circulates around but it's not necessary. My dad gets a kick out of it too. Actually, it's funny that you mention brain surgery. Because for years and years he didn't really quite understand what I did in my Ph.D., so he used to call me a brain surgeon, which there are some elements of that involved in what I do. It's just psychic brain surgery.
Rob: Yeah, there's some technical accuracy in that. Have you always been interested in memory and imagination?
Anthony: In a roundabout way. I basically wrote my first story that I remember, when I was in grade four. By story, I mean something that had a solid beginning, middle and an end. I had an ability to remember stories, as we all do, and loved to retell stories, tell jokes and retained stories in my mind. I'd often watch a movie and then try to rewrite it from memory. Yeah, I've always had this interest from a very young age.
Rob: Stories are a fascinating concept, something that we tell our children and seem to be something that we've done since the beginning of time. Do you think we've lost our ability to remember in the way that we used to?
Why You Have Not "Lost" Your Ability To Remember
Anthony: I don't believe at all that we've lost it. But the extent to which we use it has certainly changed.
There is a kind of running myth that back in the day in Ancient Greece and in Matteo Ricci's era everybody used these memory techniques that I teach. They all memorized thousands of books and this kind of thing, which isn't true. I would say that the ratio of people who use memory techniques then and in comparison with now is relatively the same per capita let's say. It's really just a growing thing.
We're in a renaissance of memory tech
Published on 9 years, 4 months ago
If you like Podbriefly.com, please consider donating to support the ongoing development.
Donate