Improve Your Memory, Get Better Results With the International Man of Memory, Chester Santos

On this episode, host Sasha Berson welcomes Chester Santos, otherwise known as the International Man of Memory. They discuss techniques for improving your memory and Chester runs through a real-life example of memorizing 13 objects with Sasha.

Sasha and Chester talk about:

• The events that led up to Chester becoming the 2008 U.S. Memory Champion.
• How anybody can improve their memory at any point in time.

• 3 overarching principles that can help you achieve a better memory, the first of which is turning something you want to remember into a picture in your mind.
• If you want to remember that somebody is called Mike, you might want to picture a mic, or him singing into a mic to create an effective visual.

• The more senses you involve, the more your brain will be activated.
• Chester’s Memory School, which teaches you the methods he used to become a national memory champion.

References:

• Memory School Website - https://www.memoryschool.net/
• David Pogue Website - https://davidpogue.com/
• Eric Kandel, Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine - https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2000/kandel/facts/‍

‍Connect with Chester Santos:

• Chester Santos Website - https://www.internationalmanofmemory.com/
• Chester Santos Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheInternationalManofMemory/
• Chester Santos Twitter - https://twitter.com/ChesterJSantos
• Chester Santos YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/IntlManofMemory