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  • Slow Reader? I Am. It Helps My Career (And Will Help Yours Too)

    Slow Reader? I Am. It Helps My Career (And Will Help Yours Too)
    2026/08/05
    By Dr. Anthony Metivier, PhD | Updated August 6, 2026 I once signed up for a speed reading course during my years at York University because I thought being a slow reader was bad. I mean, I’ve always read a ton, but I wanted what everyone wants. More books down the hatch in less time. Well, let me save you from wasting time and money on speed reading courses. And show you why slow reading is actually a good thing. For one thing, what that speed reading course actually delivered was a set of bizarre eye exercises and instructions to stop subvocalizing. Worse, the instructor suggested I cease hearing the words in my head. When I asked why, the teacher gave me a clearly pseudoscientific answer, and I could spot his word salad because I had also recently taken an anthropology course about the role of scammers in society. What I quickly learned however is a very simple and empowering fact. Being A Slow Reader Is Not A Defect And for many people, taking your time while reading isn’t a problem that needs fixing. In fact, readers who get the most out of books tend to read slowly on purpose. It’s just that they pair their pace with various methods, such as priming books and taking notes using Zettelkasten. And because experts tend to focus their reading efforts within categories, often they create the illusion that they read more than they actually do. That’s an effect created by staying in your lane, as Nir Eyal put it a few years ago on the Magnetic Memory Method Podcast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHNkne6Cnvo Why You’re a Slow Reader (And Why That’s Not Always a Problem) There are many reasons why some people fail to read at a rapid clip. But not all of them are problems. Some of the things we’ll discuss are entirely circumstantial. In other words, they have nothing to do with you. When you understand these points as I explain them below, your potential for making positive changes goes way up. That’s because, believe it or not, some books are so badly written that they can literally ruin your ability to read. I’m not joking either. There’s a condition called cognitive deskilling, and by exposing yourself to hard to read books and then blaming yourself for not understanding them, negative thoughts about yourself can arise. When that happens, as discussed by Andy Clark in The Experience Machine, you start predicting that the next book you read will also be a poor experience. This “predictive processing,” as scientists call it, winds up making future books harder to read. Let’s stop that from happening to you by going through these reasons. All you have to do after that is put my suggestions into action and perhaps go through my list of books on learning for more suggestions like The Experience Machine. What About ADHD and Slow Reading? A lot of people who have completed my Read with Momentum program have asked me: Does ADHD make you a slow reader? Or is reading slowly a sign of a learning disability? Ultimately, you have to get the answers to such questions from a qualified professional. But I can tell you that my friend Jonathan Levi, creator of Superlearner, substantially improved his reading speed using techniques I don’t use myself. I worked with Jonathan on several projects and saw both his ADHD tendencies and his reading skills myself. In my view, how quickly he could read is not all that relevant. He was a careful memorizer of information. And more importantly, a skilled thinker about the information he consumed. One interesting point: Jonathan used some of the speed reading techniques I fully and completely criticize. But he’ll be the first to tell you that he found using them very tiring. He pulled them out selectively. And never at the expense of not reflecting deeply on what he was learning. Think of it like this: It doesn’t really matter how fast you’re going if you’re travelling in the wrong direction. So for most of us, the following set of suggestions is bound to be the better bet. One: Your Vocabulary Needs Boosting A lot of people read at a decent pace, but they have to keep stopping to look words up. This is probably one of the biggest issues readers who want to improve their reading speed face. Why? Because vocabulary ability is directly related to reading comprehension. So how do you improve your vocabulary? Set a goal to memorize 260 words you don’t know or with which you have lost familiarity over the next 30 days. I’m confident this will speed up your reading. And to help you out, I created this tutorial on how to memorize vocabulary. Do This To Build Your Vocabulary While Reading Here’s one simple exercise I use to learn new vocabulary while reading without breaking my flow. I’ve been doing it a lot during my recent law memorization project at law school. Rather than stop reading whenever I come across a word I don’t know, I place a small dot in the margin. I call this the Margin Dot. I limit myself to a maximum of three ...
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  • How to Build a Memory Palace: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide

    How to Build a Memory Palace: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide
    2026/07/31
    A Memory Palace is a mental recreation of a physical location (like your home) that helps you recall information with extraordinary accuracy. It’s a technique used by learners, memory champions and was famously depicted in Sherlock. Also known as the method of loci, the Memory Palace technique allows you to rapidly memorize names, words, numbers, physics equations, and even images, both concrete and abstract. Some people even use the Memory Palace technique to help them remember step-based procedures, such as moves in chess. How does the technique work? You simply start by: Choosing your first familiar locationMapping out a logical path using walls, corners or fixed furniture as “anchors”Assigning vivid, exaggerated imagery and associations to the information you want to memorizeLocking each piece of information into long-term memory by using the Memory Palace to review it This simple process creates a “magnetic” link between the places you know and the target information you want to recall because the vibrant associations leap out at you. To help you understand the technique quickly, I recorded this Memory Palace walkthrough and gave an example from my own memorization practice to provide a quick overview using an actual location: https://youtu.be/STlYIiF9RzI Now that you’ve taken a tour of a real Memory Palace used for multiple learning goals, let’s review why this technique is so powerful. Then we’ll dig into the nuts and bolts of how to build your first Memory Palace properly. Rest assured, the nuances matter to your success. Why Use the Memory Palace Technique? Personally, this technique saved me during my PhD. During the dark Canadian winter of 2003, I found myself suffering clinical depression, anxiety-induced memory loss and was so overwhelmed, I nearly dropped out of my graduate program. But thanks to learning use Memory Palaces properly after a brief period of confusion created by reading books written by memory competitors, I passed multiple language exams, both my field exams and my dissertation defense. I did so well that I not only graduated. I also won a Mercator Guest Professor aware and wound up getting to teach Film Studies in Germany. I’ve since taught the Memory Palace technique to thousands of people. From students memorizing scripture and speeches to professionals mastering vocabulary and entire books, it’s been a blessing to show others the way. Not only that, but as I told journalist Rebecca Barry when she interviewed me for the New Zealand Herald’s Viva Magazine, the Memory Palace is far more engaging (and more effective) than rote memorization. Sure, modern tools and “apps” can store information for you. But they can’t help you recall complex information when it counts. And using technology instead of your imagination can get quite boring. That’s where the Memory Palace excels. It’s endlessly entertaining in addition to being incredibly effective. So if you’ve ever blanked on an exam, forgotten a name, or wished your mind were sharper, you’re in the right place. Let’s look deeper at how to apply this special learning technique to any topic you want to master. https://youtu.be/c4J5ZUzCxZY How to Build A Memory Palace: Your Complete Guide To This Ancient Memory Technique As you’ve seen, the basic idea behind the Memory Palace is simple. You associate pieces of information with locations that you are very familiar with. Let’s look at the process in greater detail along with a number of illustrations, examples and case studies based on my personal use and those of my students. Many people base their first Memory Palace on their home. But you can also build Memory Palaces based on: Homes of relativesWorkplacesChurchesSchoolsArt galleriesCafes and restaurantsMovie theatres It’s also possible to use parks, highways and other outdoor locations. This outdoor approach is sometimes called the journey method. Generally, I advise that beginners start with buildings. I make this suggestion because the walls, hallways and other features of buildings give your mind a kind of scaffolding to hang onto. This is especially important for people new to using visual memory techniques. You might not be used to imagining things, so giving yourself the solidity of an actual building you’re familiar with will reduce the cognitive load involved in using the technique. You can also approach the Memory Palace in a non-visual way, as shared in this tutorial. As you’ll discover by going through the steps, variety is the key. For example, some of my Memory Palaces are based solely on interior locations. Others are exterior. The Memory Palace I used for my TEDx Talk was built from both interior and exterior locations, all based on the fundamental steps you’re about to learn. Step One: Select and Imagine a Location You Want to Develop Into a Memory Palace Try this simple exercise: Close your eyes and picture a room in your home. Your bedroom or a living room ...
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  • Why Schools Don’t Teach Memory Techniques (The Real Reason)

    Why Schools Don’t Teach Memory Techniques (The Real Reason)
    2026/07/23
    You don’t have a bad memory. I know that statement can be hard to swallow if experience has taught you otherwise. The real problem is that your memory was never trained. And that’s because no one was ever required to teach you how to train it. This fact doesn’t get you off the hook in terms of responsibility for fixing the problem. But it’s one of the most freeing realizations I can share with you when it comes to learning and memory. And it’s an answer I share often when I answer one of the most common questions I receive here at the Magnetic Memory Method Headquarters: “Why aren’t memory techniques taught in schools?” Now, as I’m updating this article in 2026, the question lands with a new feeling of urgency. As AI continues to fill our minds with a mixture of hope and concern, more people than ever before are starting to feel the cost of an untrained memory in ways they never did before. I’ve never seen so many pictures of physical books shared on social media, for example. And when people talk about the “school system,” often the answers they give reeks of conspiracy. They conjure up images of entire nations keeping children ignorant so they’ll grow into obedient workers for the state. As I’ve reported in my post on rote learning, it might be the case that brute force repetition harms critical thinking. And what on earth is more repetitive than the Internet itself? But when it comes to why mnemonics aren’t taught in schools, the truth is simple. And as usual, the truth is far more useful than conspiratorial thinking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoAIkkZCROg The Real Reason Advanced Memory Techniques Aren’t Taught In Schools First, a fact most people miss: some memory techniques are taught in schools. The alphabet song is a memory technique, for example. And an acrostic like “Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge” is a memory technique from the world of music mnemonics. We hand children simple mnemonic devices for math, astronomy (like memorizing the planets) and biology all the time. But the powerful techniques like the Memory Palace, the Major System, and 00-99 PAO System? These almost never make it into a classroom. If ever. Why? Here’s the real answer: No teacher is ever required to learn them. Think about that sad reality for a moment. To earn a teaching certificate, a candidate has to demonstrate all sorts of competencies. But not one certification board on earth of which I’m aware asks prospective teachers to sit down and memorize 30 names in 3 minutes. Not one regulator asks future teachers to encode a chapter of information into a Memory Palace and recite it back. As a result, teachers can’t model what they were never asked to master. You simply cannot pass on a skill no legislative body has ever required you to develop. The Gap Must Be Closed That’s it. As far as I can tell, there’s no conspiracy to be found. Just a persistent gap in the requirements placed on teachers, one with enormous consequences. But just imagine if that single requirement to be able to remember thirty names existed. Imagine what tremendous retention skills students would carry with them for the rest of their lives. It’s one of the reasons I wrote the Memory Detective Jr. series I will be launching in the near future. It’s to put memory techniques directly into kids’ hands precisely because we don’t have a system prepared to make teachers train their memory. At least not yet. For now, we get major news media stories about elite colleges struggling to stamp out AI-assisted cheating. The Interim Solution Let me tell you about Adolfo and his son. That’s Adolfo pictured above. He’s a veteran who went back to school as an adult. When he found his memory lacking, Adolfo signed up for the Magnetic Memory Method Masterclass. Soon, he was acing all of his exams. Meanwhile, Adolfo’s son was struggling to get through high school. So badly that going to university looked unlikely. In fact, even finishing high school was under threat. So Adolfo did something most parents don’t even know they can do to help their kids. He bought a giant whiteboard, placed it on the dining room wall and sat down with his son to learn the full 00–99 PAO system. And Adolfo did this despite the fact that it’s one of the most advanced techniques I teach. In fact, you have to learn the Major System first in order to properly use it. Predictably, Adolfo’s son went on to ace high school. Then he earned a full scholarship to a good university in Florida. As I write this update in 2026, he’s working on his thesis. Before his father sat down to teach his kid memory techniques? That boy was at serious risk. Whiteboard Optional You don’t need Adolfo’s level of dedication to change a child’s whole relationship with learning. Mohammad Kolia taught the technique to his 9-year-old niece and nephew. As he shared in his testimonial after completing the Magnetic Memory Method Masterclass, in just a...
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