Nelson Dellis - The Mind of a Memory Champion
Nelson Delis tells us how to remember (and forget) anything on The FitMind Podcast episode 46.
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Episode Overview
Nelson Dellis is a 4x USA Memory Champion, mountain climber, and consultant.
In this episode of The FitMind Podcast, we discuss how memory works, tips for improving your memory, creating a memory palace, how to learn a language fast, speed reading and how to remember what you read.
We also discuss the future of brain training, his favorite brain foods, and how to forget bad memories.
Hope you enjoy!
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Nelson Dellis Bio
Nelson Dellis is an American memory champion, mountain climber, and consultant. He has won the USA Memory Championship four times and is an official Grandmaster of Memory (for which you must: memorize 1,000 random digits in one hour, memorize the order of 10 decks of cards in 1 hour, and memorize the order of one deck of cards in less than two minutes).
Nelson runs a nonprofit, Climb 4 Memory, which helps combat Alzheimer's disease, co-founded Memory League, and authored Remember it!. As a memory athlete, he has broken several memory records, including memorizing a shuffled deck of cards in 63 seconds and memorizing 339 digits in 5 minutes. Nelson has been featured in documentaries, programs, and shows like Today, The Dr. Oz Show, and Nightline. For more info, here’s Nelson’s website.