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How a Weak Visual Memory Shaped Penn Jillette's Personality
38:44 - 49:42 (10:57)
Penn Jillette discusses his weak visual memory and how it has impacted his career in magic and entertainment. He also talks about his exceptional conceptual and audio memory.
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Penn Jillette opens up about his weak visual memory and how it has affected his life and work, while also discussing how his compensating mechanisms, such as his conceptual and audio memory, have helped him in his career as a performer.
38:44 - 43:40 (04:55)
Summary
Penn Jillette opens up about his weak visual memory and how it has affected his life and work, while also discussing how his compensating mechanisms, such as his conceptual and audio memory, have helped him in his career as a performer.
ChapterHow a Weak Visual Memory Shaped Penn Jillette's Personality
Episode#405: Penn Jillette on Magic, Losing 100+ Pounds, and Weaponizing Kindness
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker has face blindness which means they struggle with recognizing people they have met before, causing difficulties during public appearances when people come to take pictures and sign autographs.
43:40 - 45:47 (02:07)
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The speaker has face blindness which means they struggle with recognizing people they have met before, causing difficulties during public appearances when people come to take pictures and sign autographs. However, they try to compensate by preparing themselves mentally before meeting someone and meeting everyone in the audience who wants to meet them.
ChapterHow a Weak Visual Memory Shaped Penn Jillette's Personality
Episode#405: Penn Jillette on Magic, Losing 100+ Pounds, and Weaponizing Kindness
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The way we experience dreams is similar to the way we experience our waking life, but sometimes we are limited by our ability to perceive and interpret what we see.
45:48 - 49:42 (03:53)
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The way we experience dreams is similar to the way we experience our waking life, but sometimes we are limited by our ability to perceive and interpret what we see. This extends towards concepts such as synesthesia and difficulties in accurately conveying images through drawing.