What makes things memorable is that they are meaningful, significant, …

Joshua Foer
50 citations
What makes things memorable is that they are meaningful, significant, colorful.
Philosophy
15

More Author Quotes

When we first hear [a] word, we start putting these associational hooks into it that make it easier to fish it back out at some later date.
'Moonwalking with Einstein' refers to a memory device I used when I memorized a deck of playing cards at the U.S. Memory Championship. When I competed in 2006, I set a new U.S. record by memorizing a … ▶
If you want to live a memorable life, you have to be the kind of person who remembers to remember. ✨ Feats of memory anyone can do. TED Talk, www.ted.com. February 2012.
Evolution has programmed our brains to find two things particularly interesting, and therefore memorable: jokes and sex - and especially, it seems, jokes about sex. ✨ Joshua Foer (2011). Moonwalking … ▶
A meaningful relationship between two people cannot sustain itself only in the present tense. ✨ Joshua Foer (2011). Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything, p.59, Pen … ▶

Most Cited Authors

27

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

27

Curated Author Quotes

82 Unforgettable 🦇 Batman Quotes