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“The art and science of memory is about developing the capacity to quickly create images that link disparate ideas. Creativity is the ability to form similar connections between disparate images and to create something new and hurl it into the future so it becomes a poem, or a building, or a dance, or a novel. Creativity is, in a sense, future memory.”

Quote by Joshua Foer

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Joshua Foer is an American journalist born on September 23, 1982. He is known for his research and writing on memory techniques, particularly his experience as the 2006 U.S. Memory Championship champion. Foer's work often explores themes of memory, cognitive science, and human potential. more

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