#25 Improve Your Memory with Mnemonic Techniques from 8x Memory Champion - Boris Nikolai Konrad

Boris Nikolai Konrad is a memory expert, neuroscientist, author, award winning international keynote speaker, 8x world memory champion and is listed in the Guinness Book of Records four times. When he was at school he discovered his ‘gift’ for memorising. Through consistent practice he entered many memory competitions as an amateur and eventually beat several world records, one of which is memorising 215 names to the corresponding faces within 15 minutes. He credits him excelling at university, completing his PHD, becoming a neuroscientist in the field of memory and speaking many languages to having started his memory training early in life. I sat down with Boris to talk about how his brain is different to regular people like me, what memory is and how you can harness the power of memory in your everyday life. ------------------------------- EPISODE #25: ------------------------------- You can listen to the full episode here OR WATCH it on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC-YIz5pEMM9vigbYOxK2Kw ------------------------------- WE DISCUSS: ------------------------------- 01:45 - Intro 03:16 - What is memory? 04:07 - Where is memory located? 05:07 - Why do we need memory? 06:00 - What’s the point of improving memory? 08:05 - How can we improve our memory? 12:16 - Can everyone learn mnemonics? 15:02 - Why train memory when we have access to all information online? 19:44 - Why did Boris get into mnemonics? 24:27 - What did Boris do differently? 28:04 - The education system 31:41 - Advice to leaders 34:34 - Advice to younger self 35:43 - What is the number 1 thing that holds people back? 39:26 - The Impossible Question ----------------------------------------- BORIS NIKOLAI KONRAD ----------------------------------------- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bokonrad/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/borisnikolaikonrad/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/borisnkonrad Website: boriskonrad.com ------------------------------- RESOURCES ------------------------------- How to use memory techniques to improve education https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qIBe0h0-Ig "Method of Loci"  Memory Training https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF1BR_CDrxU ------------------------------- FOLLOW ME ON: ------------------------------- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariahvo/ Instagram: @MariaHvo - https://www.instagram.com/mariahvo/ Twitter: @MHvorostovsky - https://twitter.com/mhvorostovsky Clubhouse: @MariaHvo - https://www.clubhouse.com/@mariahvo HVO Search: www.hvosearch.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get in touch if you need help HIRING your senior leadership team ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEAVE A REVIEW: If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts make sure to Subscribe, Rate, and leave a REVIEW. The best review will get a mention in the next episode!