I Suck At Moonwalking With Einstein

Last night I actually finished reading a book. The book I read was Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer. I have been wanting to read this book for some time.

I don't remember how I even came to hear about the book, which is only fitting. For those who know me, they would say that I have a terrible memory. My forgetting where I heard about the book in the first place only reinforces the notion that my memory is lacking. I guess you could say I suck at Moonwalking with Einstein.

Consequently, I was actually quite excited to learn some pointers about improving my memory from the author. Foer, for anyone curious, was a journalist who decided to participate in his own year long experiment to improve his memory. With the tutelage of the British Grand Master of Memory, Ed Cooke, Foer became the 2006 U.S. memory champion. Not too shabby.

Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book. In fact, I would recommend the book to anyone wanting to improve their own memory. Heck, if my sixteen month daughter (Briana) were older, I'd have her learn the memory techniques. That's how impressed I was with the book. I'd become a "mental athlete" myself if I could dedicate enough time to it.

And for anyone curious, the technique used to improve memory was the PAO (person action object) system. I figured I'd write it down before I forgot.