To attain the rank of grand master of memory, you must be able to perform three seemingly superhuman feats. You have to memorize 1,000 digits in under an hour, the precise order of 10 shuffled decks of playing cards in the same amount of time, and one shuffled deck in less than two minutes. There are 36 grand masters of memory in the world.
Joshua FoerOur lives are the sum of our memories. How much are we willing to lose from our already short lives by โฆ not paying attention?
Joshua FoerLanguages are something of a mess. They evolve over centuries through an unplanned, democratic process that leaves them teeming with irregularities, quirks, and words like 'knight.'
Joshua FoerA meaningful relationship between two people cannot sustain itself only in the present tense.
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