We are launching a new book that deals with massive memorization. This is a dramatic step for dramatic content. There are two questions you may ask “Why and how, should I memorize 2,000,000 keywords as one massive visualization?”. Here I want to answer these questions related to me (Lev Goldentouch), to the book itself, and to all of my potential readers.
Who is supposed to memorize 2,000,000 keywords?
If I told you to memorize any science, any book or film, any piece of knowledge, or for the record 1 million digits of Pi how would you do that? The current record for memorization of Pi is 100,000 digits, and it takes 16 hours to recite it. With the techniques in my new book and probably a decade years of practice you can beat the record ten times over. Or you can do something useful, and learn a branch of science, or maybe simply learn six foreign languages from a specific family of languages.
All knowledge can be represented as connected keywords. Using the techniques in my new book, you can mix and match various kinds of mental maps and memory palaces, PAO, and more exotic visualizations to learn and remember ANYTHING. And 2,000,000 interconnected keywords can encode a truly massive amount of data.
Thus this book is for anyone who is SERIOUS about memorizing stuff. It is not for a beginner – I have another book for that. It is also not for memory masters as these guys compete in memorizing 10 decks of cards as fast as they can, not memorizing 1000 decks of cards and remembering them for a lifetime.
How to make money from good memory?
You could try to become trivia champions, but you can also do something useful. If you are a doctor, a lawyer, a professional investor, an accountant dealing with international tax law, or a scientist – you probably make a lot of money because you remember a lot of details other people simply cannot remember.
I will add that with speedreading you can acquire that much knowledge x10 faster and with speedwriting you can use it to promote your reputation almost immediately. But you do not have to. Simply learning and remembering a lot of pieces of knowledge is extremely valuable. It does not matter if it takes you a year or a lifetime to learn A LOT. As long as you can navigate your immense knowledge with ease, you will make money. And if you are a doctor, a lawyer, or a businessman you can probably make millions of dollars per year.
Some of my friends claim that they use their vast memory for languages or for music. This is wonderful. Fortunately for them, they do not need to make real money. They already have millions and can focus on what they love. So can you. Once you acquire the tool, you can choose how to use it.
Why did Lev (me) write this book?
I have a friend who always asks me “Why did you write this particular book? Why do you write at all?”
A part of it is legacy, leaving my kids a way to recreate my skillset if they choose to do so. My eldest, Leeron is likely to follow me and commit to lifelong learning. He already reads 1500 wpm and teaches memory courses.
A very different perspective is a sort of karma. I had many great teachers and trainers who dedicated their lives to teaching me and my peers. I learned the art of memorization from my wife Anna, approximately 20 years ago and have been practicing it in some way since. I feel a sort of debt to these people, an obligation to share my own knowledge with the next generation.
There is another more prosaic reason for writing a book. It is an easy way to organize my own thoughts. But speedwriting is a subject for another book, scheduled for December 2024.
How did Lev (again, me) learn the stuff in the book?
Mental palaces have been around for millennia and mindmaps for at least 50 years. PAO was added in 90s. Inevitably people started to mix and match elements. With that said, the specific format of visualization is as unique as musical style, and the art of memorization is not unlike jazz improvisation. I definitely feel like I invented 50% of the memory structures in the book in the specific format I describe, but I was inspired by others.
- Memory palaces can grow into memory cities, and these cities can take the shape of graphs. Creating memory cities and larger structures I was inspired by the theory of compilers, rather than the memory books I read.
- Atomic memory structures like clocks and chessboards were inspired by the works of Giordano Bruno. This format of memory arts was very popular in the Renaissance and Baroque but went extinct with the Illuminati. There are enough books from that period to get inspired.
- Placing PAO in corners of rooms is something many memory champions do. Other champions may place objects in a lot of different locations within a single room. Finding the version that worked for me was as easy as talking to the right memory masters.
- A lot of my work is inspired by museums: the way objects are presented in museums, the structure of itineraries, and often the museums themselves as memory palaces.
All of the new ideas in the book happened to appear in this blog several years ago, but in the book they are presented as structured methodology. This is the power of the book.
There is approximately 25% overlap between the book and my memory masterclass, so you will probably enjoy the combination of both resources. Please ask me ([email protected]) for discounts of 70%+ on memory masterclass
How should the reader use the book?
The book starts with now standard memory structures: PAO placed into mental palaces. I present my own version of PAO and mental palaces, specifically fine-tuned for scalability. For example, one can add a lot of details to any room long after completion of the memory palace. The PAO may be placed on a pedestal or details may be added to encode more keywords. Moreover, my version of PAO and mental palaces is very flexible to encode pretty much any kind of information. It took me over a decade to create this flexibility. The reader is encouraged to practice PAO and mental palaces for a while, possibly in combination with speedreading. There are some exercises in the book.
Immediately after that, I provided in the book larger and more complex structures where you can place the memory palaces. Various unique “patents” “invented” by me and inspired by real devices are provided to connect various mental palaces. This is quite similar to the “placement” and associative connections in the human neocortex. To be honest, these complex structures are significantly easier to learn and use compared with the basic mental palaces and definitely easier to practice than PAO.
In any case, with larger memory structures you can reach 2,000,000 keywords per single visualization. I would recommend modesty. 100,000 keywords are typically good enough.
Why should the reader use this book and not anything else?
Quite honestly there are not many alternatives. The memory books on the market are simply not built for people who want to learn new things. Memory book authors often focus on very simple techniques for absolute beginners, or on very niche techniques for languages or for music. There are even some books for competitive memorization and magic tricks. And yet this is the first serious book I know of that focuses on memorizing A LOT of details with practical instructions of how to do that.
How do I get the book?
Enhance your memory with our groundbreaking book, designed to help you MEMORIZE 2,000,000 KEYWORDS AS ONE MASSIVE VISUALIZATION. This innovative method transforms vast information into a single, easy-to-recall visual map. Dive into an unparalleled learning experience and master complex concepts effortlessly—read our book and revolutionize your memory skills today!
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