The words “Know Thyself” were inscribed long ago in the Greek Temple of Apollo. I consider those wise words. The problem is, it’s tricky to really understand yourself. Life is full of twists and turns, we don’t necessarily have the time or willingness to self-reflect. If you’re like me, you also might have a tendency to deny your own wants and needs for the sake of fitting in. I got to wondering…

Introduction to memory techniques - including drawing concepts you're learning (going beyond text), Mnemonics, Elaborative Encoding, Method of Loci (Walking through a memory palace) and more. Talk available on YouTube and for download as PDF or Powerpoint.

I really enjoy reflecting on the past year during the holidays. If I get a chance to do this, I come up with New Years resolutions afterwards. Some years I go through a somewhat involved process of going through my journal entries and coming up with the best realizations. This year, my girlfriend wanted to try Marie Forleo’s recommendation of reviewing the past decade. We went through the…