114: Techniques for Memorizing a Foreign Language – Dr. Anthony Metivier
WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERVIEW:
- Dr. Anthony Metivier - Ph.D. in Humanities
- Concepts like, feeling better about yourself; finish what you start; friendship and memory
- How Anthony learned to sing a song in Chinese, in a month, for his wedding
- How to memorize names, places, languages
- What is Mnemonics
- Spaced repetition
- Pomodoro Method
- Memorization - long term memory vs working memory
- Memory vs learning
- Memory Palace - how many can I have?
- Jason Bourne - Memorizing license plates
- Sleeping on something and your subconscious working away at it
- Is this good for Children?
- and so much more!
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Anthony and I have become friends over the past year and I have used his method for memory enhancing since day 1. I can tell you his use of the Memory Palace is fascinating and I use it all the time for anchoring new vocabulary. It has helped immensely with my Spanish learning, making it easier and more effective.Mentioned in this episode:
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