Nishant Kasibhatla is a Guinness Record Holder in Memory, the 1st and only Grandmaster of Memory, and International Master of Memory in Singapore. He is a popular speaker and trainer with over 15 years experience in conducting training in areas such as Peak Mental Performance, Memory Improvement, Enhancing Productivity and Motivation for multi-national companies, schools, students & individuals of all walks of life around the globe. Click here for full client listing and testimonials.

Some of his major achievements in the field of memory include:

1. Memorized a 1944 digit number.

2. Memorized a 1200 digit binary number.

3. Memorized the sequence of 7 decks of shuffled playing cards (364 cards)

4. Memorized the sequence of 1 deck of playing cards in 1 min 50 seconds.

5. Became the best Asian memorizer at the World Memory Championship 2003.

In this episode, Rory and Nishant discuss: how memory works, how to improve one’s memory, and the informational capacity of the human brain.

Interview Highlights

• Want to increase your memory? Listen to the Daily Discipline podcast to hear the Guinness Record Holder’s memory techniques. @MemoryNishant

• Memory is something that you can train by using techniques. @MemoryNishant

• The three stages of memory are: registration, retention, and recall. @MemoryNishant

• Can we run out of memory? No. There’s no limit to how much information we can store in our brain. @MemoryNishant

• Scientists estimate that our brain stores up to 2.5 million gigabytes of information. @MemoryNishant

• The first step to improve your memory is to get out of the trap of believing your memory is bad. @MemoryNishant

• Don’t say your memory is bad. Say you have a good memory and look for the areas in your life where your memory is good. @MemoryNishant

• All memory is based on how well we pay attention. Use Nishant’s “V-A-P” to pay better attention:

• Visualization. We remember pictures better. Think of ways to convert information into a picture and your brain will reward you. @MemoryNishant

• Association. Whatever information you want to learn, associate it with something you already know. @MemoryNishant

• Pleasure. Try to find ways where you can have fun in the learning process. When learning is fun, learning is easy. @MemoryNishant

• Whatever is bizarre or stands out will stay in your memory for a longer time. @MemoryNishant

• Does memory get worse with age? You have a choice. As you age, your memory goes down if you don’t do anything about it. @MemoryNishant

• Rory gives his 7 techniques (“tions”) to remember people’s names.

Pickup Nishant’s new book Maximize Your Memory Power on Amazon.com. If you want more information on how to improve your memory, visit Nishant’s website: remembernishant.com/

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