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I have done some massive memory projects in my life.
Well, at least they were massive in terms of the dedication that it took and I think most who do memory demonstrations would agree.
The first was I memorized the names of the fallen United States military from the war in Afghanistan from the United States military. That's 2,400+ soldiers and their rank, first name and last name. That's over 7,000 words.
This project took me almost a year (about 10 months) to memorize.
The next project that I would categorize as a massive memory project was when I memorized the United States Constitution word for word. This is 4,453 words
The constitution was less words but also an easy project because a list of names is random and a document is full of sentences that lead to the next thought.
But the point here isn't these memory demonstrations the point of this video is the thought process that I had to be in to be able to memorize these massive amounts of information.
The first thing that I had to commit to it. This has to become my priority. When people look at these memory demonstrations sometimes they think it is easy because I am a memory champion (I won the USA Memory Championship in 2009 and 2010) and nothing could be further from the truth. These projects are a tremendous amount of work for me.
In addition to committing to it I really focus on the review. I think this is overlooked a lot when people are estimating the time it will take to memorize something. They think if they can memorize 50 words in a day then in 50 days they can memorize 2500 words. It just doesn't work that way, the more data you get memorized the more you have to go back and review each day.
Next, in addition to review and mindset I think it's a good idea to keep your cards close to your vest. And by this I mean don't go around telling everyone what you are doing. Why? Because they will congratulate you and giving you accolades and this will actually take away a little of your drive to accomplish the goal. I know this sounds crazy but it's back up by research and I talk about this in the video.
One other point I will mention is that when you are doing a project that is going to require a massive amount of focus and attention on your part you are going to need to do it because it interests you. In other words, if you do it to win the respect and attention of others then what happens if they aren't impressed or don't give you the respect you seek? This is why you must do this for you and for your knowledge so make sure it's meaningful to you.
I hope you enjoy this video on how I reveal my secrets of massive memory demonstrations. If you would like to get my Black Belt Memory course and improve your memory you can get it here memorycourse.brainathlete.com...