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Engineering Memory: On learning to memorize first 100 digits of pi (2024)

66 points · 39 comments · fuzzythinker

  1. ElijahLynn · · focus · HN ↗
    I also read moonwalking with Einstein and it's such a great read that I committed to memorizing the first digits of Pi. Which I did using my own custom PAO system.

    And then the payoff... When I would tell people I could recite the first 100 digits of Pi they would be interested and say I want to hear it. So I would start and after about 20 numbers they would just say I believe you and that would be it. So I let that skill lapse.

    I think my new talent would be better spent memorizing my credit card numbers and driver's license ID.

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