How to Master Your Memory | 5x Memory Champion Nelson Dellis
Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais
Dr. Michael Gervais
4.6 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 28 December 2022
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
The Grandmaster of Memory, Nelson Dellis, details why memory is an important skill to hone in on, and how to do just that.
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This week’s conversation is with Nelson Dellis, a competitive memory athlete who is widely recognized as one of the world's leading experts in the fields of memory and mental fitness.
Nelson is a 5X USA Memory Champion, a Grand Master of Memory, and holds several world records for memorization – including memorizing the most decks of cards in 30 minutes (9.02 decks), the most digits in 30 minutes (907 digits), and the most names in 15 minutes (235 names).
Nelson is also an accomplished mountaineer – having summited Everest in addition to many of the world’s largest peaks – and is the founder of Climb For Memory, a non profit raising awareness for Alzheimer’s research by organizing mountain climbs around the world.
As many of us are focused on the habits and changes we want to implement heading into the new year, I was really excited to learn more from Nelson about how memory, well-being, and performance are related – and specifically, what we can all do to enhance our mental fitness.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Dr. Michael Jervet here. |
| 0:02.2 | Before we get into this week's episode, |
| 0:04.0 | I have a really exciting announcement that I want to share. |
| 0:07.0 | This fall, on November 7th, |
| 0:09.0 | I'll be releasing my first book, |
| 0:11.4 | The First Rule of Mastery. |
| 0:13.0 | Stop worrying about what people think of you. |
| 0:15.5 | It's all about understanding and overcoming |
| 0:18.2 | what I believe to be one of the greatest |
| 0:20.0 | constrictors of human potential. |
| 0:22.5 | Our fear of people's opinions, also known as FOPO. |
| 0:26.5 | I am so excited to introduce this book |
| 0:28.9 | to you and to our community. |
| 0:30.5 | If you feel like you're on a treadmill |
| 0:33.0 | chasing after the approval of others, |
| 0:35.3 | The First Rule of Mastery is an off ramp to a better life. |
| 0:39.2 | If you're interested in learning more |
| 0:40.6 | and to pre-order the book, |
| 0:42.7 | head over to findingmastery.com forward slash book, |
| 0:46.6 | where you can also find some amazing pre-order bonuses |
| 0:49.0 | that we put together for you. |
| 0:50.6 | Again, that's findingmastery.com forward slash book. |
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