The Memory Athlete's Guide

Name: The Memory Athlete's Guide
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Advanced Memory Techniques from Memory Sport Champions

Created byChris M Nemo

Last updated 4/2026

English

What you'll learn

This course will introduce you to the challenges that memory athletes face, the methods they use and how you can become a memory athlete yourself
It is a practical and useful guide for anyone who wants to explore the world of this sport and learn the advanced techniques used by memory athletes
At the end of this course, students will be able to memorize short, medium or very long numbers, including binary numbers.
You will learn how to remember people’s names and faces and to memorize the exact order of one or more complete packs of cards.
Memorize random abstract images or entire lists of random words.

Course content

10 sections • 30 lectures • 3h 37m total length

1.1. The Memory Athletes5:28
Just as Olympic athletes train their bodies to win Olympic medals, the mental athletes train their minds by practicing a mental sport that is at least as hard as the physical one.
1.2. The World Memory Championships17:10
Before presenting the advanced techniques used by memory athletes in competitions, let's see what challenges they have to face in the World Memory Championship (WMC).
1.3. The Challenge of this Course4:18
I propose you a few memory challenges, which preface some of the examples presented in the following lessons

4.1. The Major System- Presenting the Method9:32
The Major System, also called “the Consonant Peg Method” or “the Phonetic Mnemonic System” is a very efficient technique used to memorize numbers, shuffled playing cards, dates, historical facts and other long, abstract sequences of items.
Created in the mid-17th century, it has been used and continually improved upon for more than three hundred years and now is one of the most used memory techniques in memory competitions. One of the reasons is that it is easier to learn compared to other memory systems and also it is fun to use.
About this technique, learning expert Tony Buzan, co-founder of the World Memory Championships, wrote: "The Major System is the Ultimate Memory System".
4.1.1. The Major System- Practical App #1 : NUMBERS12:07
In this lesson, you will learn how to use the Major System for memorizing long numbers. When I say long numbers, I mean hundreds or thousands of digits, which can be memorized in much easier ways if they are encoded in pictures.
4.1.2. The Major System- Practical App #2 : BINARY DIGITS4:10
In this lesson, you will learn how to use the Major System for memorizing binary digits
4.1.3. The Major System- Practical App #3 : PLAYING CARDS6:32
In this lesson, you will learn how to use the Major System for memorizing playing cards
4.2. The Dominic System-Presenting the Method4:24
The Dominic system is a technique for memorizing long sequences of numbers, (including binary digits) or playing cards, by first converting them into pairs of letters, then associating those letters with people whose names have those initials, each doing a specific action. The creator of this method is Dominic O'Brien, a British mnemonist (eight time World Memory Champion) and an author of memory-related books.
4.2.1. Dominic System- Practical App #1: NUMBERS6:18
In this lesson, you will learn how to use the Dominic System for memorizing long numbers.
4.2.2. Dominic System- Practical App #2: BINARY DIGITS5:31
In this lesson, you will learn how to use the Dominic System for memorizing binary digits.
4.2.3. Dominic System- Practical App #3: PLAYING CARDS7:03
In this lesson, you will learn how to use the Dominic System for memorizing playing cards
4.3. The Person-Action-Object System: Presenting the Method4:19
P.A.O. method is mainly useful in memory competitions, for memorizing multiple decks of cards or very long sequences of numbers
4.3.1. PAO System- Practical App #1: NUMBERS8:09
In this lesson, you will learn how to use the PAO System for memorizing numbers
4.3.2. PAO System- Practical App #2: Binary Digits4:04
In this lesson, you will learn how to use the PAO System for memorizing binary digits.
4.3.3. PAO System- Practical App #3: PLAYING CARDS9:02
In this lesson, you will learn how to use the PAO System for memorizing playing cards.
4.4. Ben System: Presenting the Method3:11
In memory sport, the efficiency of a method is given by the number of items (numbers or playing cards) that they manage to encode in a single image, and from this point of view Ben Pridmore's system is probably the most efficient.
4.4.1. Ben System- Practical App #1 : NUMBERS4:49
In this lesson, you will learn how to use the Ben System for memorizing numbers.
4.4.2. Ben System- Practical App #2 : BINARY DIGITS4:02
In this lesson, you will learn how to use the Ben System for memorizing binary digits.
4.4.3. Ben System- Practical App #3: PLAYING CARDS5:08
In this lesson, you will learn how to use the Ben System for memorizing playing cards.

Requirements

There are no special requirements , other than having an interest in this fascinating area of Memory Improvement.
No prior knowledge in memory improvement required ! You will see for yourself how simple and handy this skill is!

Description

This course will take you through the wonderful world of memory improvement, introducing you to the challenges that memory athletes face, the methods they use, what their memory workouts look like, and how you can become a practitioner of the memory sport yourself.

It is a practical and useful guide for anyone who wants to explore the world of this sport and learn the advanced techniques used by memory athletes to achieve amazing performance with their minds. Its lessons are full to the brim with information and details about the sport of memory, which you will certainly not find grouped in this way in any other book or course.

The good news are that memory is a sport in which everyone can take part.

Most of the top competitors claim to have just average memories, but all of them have learnt the necessary techniques to develop their skills, and have practiced to a high level to get them to the top of the sport.

You can do the same! Why not become a memory athlete yourself?

After you learn, from this practical and very useful course, the necessary tools, all you will have to do is put them into practice and start training your memory. I hope that this useful guide will give you the impetus to immediately start training your memory and, why not?, think about the possibility of participating, sometime in the future, in a World Memory Championship.

I can tell you for sure that the information you will find in this course, unique in its practical approach to advanced memory techniques, you will not find anywhere in a form that is so easy to understand.

Improving your memory can be fun, and you can achieve astonishingly impressive results very quickly!

I'm sure you will enjoy it and I can't wait to be your guide and mentor on this exciting new journey!

Your Instructor,

Chris M Nemo

Memory Improvement Writer & Blogger

Creator of The Super Clever Advanced Learning Method (SCALM)

Who this course is for:

Anyone looking to develop new learning and memory improvement skills. This course is suitable for complete beginners,too.
Anyone interested to become a mental athlete or to participate in a memory competition in the future. If you're just at the beginning of your journey to memory improvement, you definitely need to take this course , which will give you the motivation to continue to follow your path to become a mental athlete.
People who think they have a bad memory and want to do something about it
Students can use this course to improve their study skills

The Memory Athlete's Guide

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1.Introduction3 lectures • 27min

Memory Techniques Overview1 lecture • 10min

Creating a Mental Structure1 lecture • 11min

Advanced Encoding Memory Techniques16 lectures • 1hr 38min

How to choose your methods1 lecture • 16min

Memory Training Strategy2 lectures • 15min

Memory Experts' Tips and Tricks2 lectures • 20min

The Healthy Memory Lifestyle1 lecture • 9min

Summary and Next Steps1 lecture • 4min

Additional content2 lectures • 9min

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