I’m 30 years old and I want to know if I can still improve my memory at this age or I can only keep what I have already?
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As far as I know, memory training is beneficial for all ages.
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I am 50 years old as of the year 2020, and just lately I was able to memorise 74 digits in a single minute.
I believe the age is no barrier to improve memory no matter what age we are.
I have a far better memory than I had when I was 30 year old. This is simply because I have a well trained memory. I use memory techniques every single day, and it’s become a second nature to me now. And I find that the more I use it the better and faster I get with it.
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Yes, we can still improve memory at any ages. Im 33, but the training i had since training 4 months ago made my memory better than when i was in highschool. I believe we can improve our memory. It’s just that we are aiming to be a memory champion already when what we need is to improve our memory first.
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I’d bet you’re still young enough to improve.
You can improve at any age but that depends on how far you are from your genetic potential. If you were close to your genetic potential in your youth then as your potential ceiling decreases as you age and goes lower than your previous best scores you will never be able to achieve those scores again.
The only reason older people improve is because they are still below their performance ceiling for their age. But make no mistake, their potential ceiling is lower than it used to be.
It’s too basic for me to site a source. There are savants like Kim Peek, regular people like me, and people with low IQ’s. All of us are the way we are because of genetics. All of us have different capacity for memory.
What different techniques do you use?
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I use the shaper system. They are number shapes from 0-9 and 00-99. I developed it further from the basic number shapes.
We are all who we are as an influence of our genetics, environmental influences, and choices (if you believe in free will).
I don’t think it’s controversial that our ultimate limits are set by our genetics. Do you think someone with Down Syndrome is going to win the world memory championships? Do you think there is no theoretical limit to what the human brain is capable of performing in memory league? If there is, what sets that ultimate limit? I’m not sure what there is to disagree about.
I sincerely don’t know what you’re getting at. Are you claiming that a 90 year old person has the same performance potential as a 25 year old in memory league?
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I’m 44 years old,and my memory is hundred times better now than it was in my 30!!!
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Just out of curiosity, do you understand what the “price tag” is for NOT believing in freewill?
Because that’s probably the best way to look at it; what am I willing to “sacrifice/pay” for my belief system.
Thank you
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It is a cliche that still is excellent: practice gets you ever closer
The hidden parts of your brain will enjoy adding storage space
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Side note, this was interesting: