Extended Summary - Moonwalking With Einstein: Based On The Book By Joshua Foer

EXTENDED SUMMARY

MOONWALKING WITH EINSTEIN

BASED ON THE BOOK BY JOSHUA FOER

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CONTENT

The Accidental Mental Athlete

The Man Who Couldn't Forget and The Man Who Couldn't Remember

The Art of Memory

Building Memory Palaces

The World of Competitive Memory

The Evolution of Reading and Memory

The Modern Hucksters of Memory

The OK Plateau and the Path to Mastery

The U.S. Memory Championship

General Analysis

ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK

In Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything, Joshua Foer embarks on a journey from a journalist with an average memory to a participant in the U.S. Memory Championship. The book explores the science and history of memory, blending the author's personal experiences with techniques, historical context, and scientific studies. Foer delves into various mnemonic strategies such as the memory palace, the person-action-object system, and the Major System, showcasing how these techniques can drastically improve one's memory. The book also examines the impact of cultural and technological changes on memory practices, contrasting the methods used by ancient orators and scholars with those of modern individuals. It also includes the exploration of the competitive memory world, and the ways in which some people use mnemonic devices to achieve great feats of memory.

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Release date

Audiobook: 24 January 2025