Alhambra Originally uploaded by anselm23 Gordon’s post about Al-Andalus from several months ago (update: ok, 2+ years ago!) has been on my mind (he has a great post today about 24 phone apps tha… more →
Wanderings in the Labyrinthwrote 3 weeks ago: There are people who can quickly memorize lists of thousands of numbers, the order of all the cards … more →
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wrote 4 weeks ago: (Photo: Gabludlow) Part one of this post is here An appendix of The 4-Hour Chef introduced me to ecc … more →
wrote 1 month ago: This was a Walk Exchange hosted by Blake Morris who did a three month exploration into the Memory Pa … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Of the many roads The 4-Hour Chef took me down, one led to memorisation skills. There’s a chapter in … more →
wrote 1 month ago: This book chronicles journalist Joshua Foer as he delves into the strange world of modern competitiv … more →
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wrote 1 month ago: So his is different from what I usually read… very, very different… firstly because it’s not fictio … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Joshua Foer speaks about his incredible experience at increasing his mental memory, and eventually b … more →
wrote 3 months ago: We have the joy of relationship with a family friend who is truly one-of-a-kind. She is quirky, funn … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Dear reader, I’m don’t remember exactly in which book I read about this first, the thoug … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Everyone has different ways of remembering things. Your method of remembering and your practice at s … more →
wrote 3 months ago: “Our lives are the sums of our memories. ” – Joshua Foer I’d heard of the … more →
wrote 3 months ago: After completing the half marathon, this is what I have initiated - After going through hundreds of … more →
wrote 3 months ago: RAG AND BONE MAN Misdirection. Frantically waving The world tries to warn : Going the wrong w … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Alhambra Originally uploaded by anselm23 Gordon’s post about Al-Andalus from several months ag … more →
wrote 3 months ago: In this interesting post from last November at her blog, Debbie Pullinger, postgraduate university s … more →
wrote 4 months ago: How many times do you question your memory? Memory is something to treasure. I myself can recount mo … more →
wrote 5 months ago: by Ashley Tan My first reaction (something mentioned quite often by the people around me) was that … more →