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The Science of Success

How You Can Memorize a Shuffled Deck of Cards in Under A Minute - The Science Behind Memory

The Science of Success

Matt Bodnar

Self-improvement, Social Sciences, Business, Science, Entrepreneurship, Education

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2016

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In this episode we explore the fascinating enigma of human memory – how memories are created and stored, why we remember certain things but not others, and how to improve your memory long term – as well as an incredible tool to “hack” your short-term memory used by national memory champions: You will learn about:The weird trick that national memory champions use to memorize decks of cards, huge strings of numbers, and much moreWhy your memories aren’t accurate representations of realityThe science behind how your memories can be manipulatedThe positive memory benefits of playing video gamesHow memories are created and stored in your brainWhat you need to do to protect and preserve your memory for the long term And much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Science of Success with your host, Matt Bonner.

0:11.1

Welcome to the Science of Success.

0:14.0

I'm your host Matt Bodner.

0:15.8

I'm an entrepreneur and investor in Nashville, Tennessee, and I'm obsessed with the mindset of

0:20.5

success and the psychology of performance. I've read hundreds of books

0:24.7

conducted countless hours of research and study and I'm going to take you on a journey into the

0:30.8

human mind and what makes peak performers tick, with a focus on always

0:35.6

having our discussions rooted in psychological research and scientific fact, not

0:40.2

opinion. In this episode we're exploring the fascinating

0:44.4

enigma of human memory, how memories are created and stored, why we remember

0:49.6

certain things but not others, and how to improve your memory long term as well as an

0:54.9

incredible tool to hack your short-term memory used by national memory champions

0:59.7

and much more. Because the science of success has become so popular since launch,

1:05.0

with more than 300,000 downloads,

1:07.0

listeners across the globe,

1:09.0

making the front page of New and noteworthy,

1:11.0

and much more, I wanted to offer something special to my listeners. I'm giving away

1:15.6

another $100 Amazon gift card to one lucky listener. All you have to do to be

1:20.2

entered to win is to text the word smarter, that's SMAR, to the number 44222 to be entered to win.

1:28.0

Again, that's smarter to 44222.

1:32.0

And as a bonus, if you've subscribed and written a review on iTunes,

1:36.7

you will be given an extra 10 entries into the drawing for the next Amazon gift card.

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