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Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
by Joshua Foer (Goodreads Author)
by Joshua Foer (Goodreads Author)
Let me see if I have this right... pickled garlic, cottage cheese, Pete's Smoked Salmon, 6 bottles of champagne, 3 pairs of socks, hoola hoops, scuba diver in the sink, dry ice, send Sophia an email... I think I messed it up, but there's some simple proof that memory techniques *can* be useful.
Unfortunately, this book isn't about teaching memory techniques. It's about Josh's journey to winning the biggest little award in the US... which is NOT why I read this book.
Sure, the overall story was interesting, there were some useful tips, and some real truths came out of the work. However, this book is not, I repeat, about *teaching* the "Art and Science of Remembering Everything". I will admit I went into the book expecting much in the way of being taught some useful skills so my rating reflects this entry bias.
Read it for a decently entertaining tale of participative journalism. Read something else for working on your memory.
Unfortunately, this book isn't about teaching memory techniques. It's about Josh's journey to winning the biggest little award in the US... which is NOT why I read this book.
Sure, the overall story was interesting, there were some useful tips, and some real truths came out of the work. However, this book is not, I repeat, about *teaching* the "Art and Science of Remembering Everything". I will admit I went into the book expecting much in the way of being taught some useful skills so my rating reflects this entry bias.
Read it for a decently entertaining tale of participative journalism. Read something else for working on your memory.
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“Memory is like a spiderweb that catches new information. The more it catches, the bigger it grows. And the bigger it grows, the more it catches.”
― Joshua Foer, Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
― Joshua Foer, Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
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Jul 16, 2011 04:28am
It sounds like this book fits my theory that many newer non-fiction fall into: 50 pages of the advertised or implied topic sandwiched between extraneous material. You think? :-)
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I think I'd like to adopt your theory, if that's okay. :) I don't mind people advertising their other works, but that used to be limited to a back page or two. *sigh*
