Chapter
The Sequence of Objects
27:07 - 35:55 (08:47)
The speaker lists seemingly unrelated objects and muses about the specific skills required to do certain tasks, leading into a description of a sequence of upcoming objects.
Clips
The power of imagination and the ease of forming mental images during communication is fascinating.
27:07 - 29:14 (02:06)
Summary
The power of imagination and the ease of forming mental images during communication is fascinating. One can discover their mental athleticism by exploring their memorization potential.
ChapterThe Sequence of Objects
EpisodeEp 52: Ed Cooke, Grandmaster of Memory, on Mental Performance, Imagination, and Productive Mischief
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
In this excerpt, the speaker describes a surreal sequence of objects, including a hammock, a grand piano, and four Memrise employees on a kitchen table, all while imagining themselves as an amusing character.
29:14 - 31:09 (01:55)
Summary
In this excerpt, the speaker describes a surreal sequence of objects, including a hammock, a grand piano, and four Memrise employees on a kitchen table, all while imagining themselves as an amusing character.
ChapterThe Sequence of Objects
EpisodeEp 52: Ed Cooke, Grandmaster of Memory, on Mental Performance, Imagination, and Productive Mischief
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The brain can form coherent or incoherent mental concepts at a phenomenal speed of one or two images per second, as demonstrated by a test involving grabbing a bottle of wine and throwing it into a picture of Yakuza jockstraps with tattoos on the wall.
31:09 - 31:52 (00:43)
Summary
The brain can form coherent or incoherent mental concepts at a phenomenal speed of one or two images per second, as demonstrated by a test involving grabbing a bottle of wine and throwing it into a picture of Yakuza jockstraps with tattoos on the wall.
ChapterThe Sequence of Objects
EpisodeEp 52: Ed Cooke, Grandmaster of Memory, on Mental Performance, Imagination, and Productive Mischief
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The use of imagination and integration of narratives is what makes certain skills, like firing an arrow through a blackbird, very specific.
31:52 - 35:55 (04:02)
Summary
The use of imagination and integration of narratives is what makes certain skills, like firing an arrow through a blackbird, very specific. The European oven is a one-ton block of iron that has a cunning use as a central heating mechanism and a cooking mechanism, with a pot and spoons on top.