# card memorization

**URL:** <https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/card-memorization/27487>\
**Category:** General Memory Chat\
**Created:** [April 4, 2012, 1:56am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/card-memorization/27487 "2012-04-04T01:56:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Parkouristx](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/parkouristx/32/11565_2.png) [@Parkouristx](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Parkouristx)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 1:56am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/card-memorization/27487/1 "2012-04-04T01:56:35Z")

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What is the fastest speed that someone here can memorize a deck of cards?

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**Author:** ![Dale](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/dale/32/2636_2.png) [@Dale](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Dale)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 4:24am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/card-memorization/27487/2 "2012-04-04T04:24:11Z")

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Either Boris or I can do a deck in under 30 seconds. I forget which. 🙂

> **[Card deck memorisation - post your times here!](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/card-deck-memorisation-post-your-times-here/27280)**
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> Hi all, I’m gradually working on improving my time taken for memorising a single deck of cards. It seems, reading through the forum, that there are a number of other people doing the same thing. I thought it might be useful / entertaining /...

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**Author:** ![Trevor](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/trevor/32/2747_2.png) [@Trevor](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Trevor)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/card-memorization/27487/3 "2012-04-04T11:20:31Z")

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my best official speed is 66 seconds at the World Memory Championships 2005. Unofficial best is 49 seconds at home, although Im exercising again and should go faster with sustained exercise.

Trevor

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**Author:** ![Parkouristx](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/parkouristx/32/11565_2.png) [@Parkouristx](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Parkouristx)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/card-memorization/27487/4 "2012-04-05T00:58:41Z")

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Wow you guys are amazing. How did you guys manage to get so fast? is it just practicing a lot?

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**Author:** ![Trevor](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/trevor/32/2747_2.png) [@Trevor](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Trevor)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/card-memorization/27487/5 "2012-04-10T21:25:35Z")

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for me it is important that you are able to traverse your journey very quickly, and also able to identify your cards very quickly…Before you attempt to memorize cards, it helps going over your journey in your mind, and also practising identifying your card associations.

glueing the people to the journey points becomes easier and your times will improve, because you will find that none of your attention goes into thinking about who the next card is or where you are next in your journey…

Whats your time park?

Trevor