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Chasing Life

Want a Better Memory? Start Here

Chasing Life

CNN

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.58K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

What if it’s not your memory, but how you use it? Sanjay talks with six-time U.S. Memory Champion Nelson Dellis about sharpening focus, remembering more and training your brain, plus a memory challenge you can try in real time. Our show was produced by Jennifer Lai. Video Editor: Ross Helman with support by Jasmine Brooks.Medical Writer: Andrea KaneSenior Producer: Dan BloomTechnical Director: Dan Dzula Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

How many times have you thought to yourself, I want to remember something? And then you forgot it

0:08.0

almost immediately. And maybe it's a name, it's a fact, or maybe even it's why you walked into a room.

0:15.2

This probably sounds familiar. It happens to all of us. It happens to me. We live at a time when our attention is

0:22.5

pulled in every direction. And that's a fundamental problem. What happens instead is that a lot of

0:27.7

people start to assume they are just bad with names. They can't focus or maybe they're not fast

0:33.2

learners. But what you want to remember is that memory, focus, and learning are not fixed traits.

0:41.0

These are skills. And like any skill, they can be trained. That should be deeply inspiring to

0:47.2

anybody listening. And my guest today knows this better than anyone. Nelson Delis is a six-time

0:53.5

U.S. memory champion who not only trained his

0:56.4

brain to work better, but he also wrote about it for his new book called Everyday Genius. So today,

1:02.5

we're going to do a deep dive into how memory actually works, how to improve it, and then how to

1:08.6

focus and even learn better in a world that's full of distractions.

1:12.6

I'm Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, and this is chasing life.

1:19.6

The internet is coaching our kids. When boys hear that on repeat, it shapes how they see themselves.

1:31.3

We can't leave it to those voices. We have to be louder.

1:34.3

Together with EE, we need to coach them, guide them, back them.

1:38.3

Building our boys up every chance we get.

1:40.3

Be yourself. Back your mates.

1:42.3

Confidence comes from a vin. Yes!

1:45.0

As proud partner of the England's team's EEE has support and guidance to help build all our boys up,

1:50.0

on and off the pitch. Search E.E. Yes, Boys.

1:53.0

Illumination presents Minions and Monsters.

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