 Awaken Your Photographic Memory |
 The Elements of Memory |
| Dominic O' Brien |
D ominic O' Brien is the current and eight times winner of the World Memory Championships. Since he began developing his memory just 13 years ago, Dominic has gained many prestigious titles. He has won many entries in The Guinness Book of Records. He was named Brain of the Year 1994 and was awarded the title Grand Master of Memory by the Brain Trust of Great Britain, October 1995 - presented to him by Prince Phillip of Liechtenstein. Some of the programs he has appeared on are How Do They Do That?, Oprah, You Bet, Guinness World of Records, Magic & Mystery, Tomorrows World, Are You Superhuman? and, of course, Record Breakers. In 1995 Dominic was the subject of ITV's Network First's Fear and Counting in Las Vegas. Dominic set a new world record in August 2000 at the WMC by memorizing perfectly a random sequence of 316 numbers in just 5 minutes. That is faster than 1 digit per second. He is the inventor of the Dominic System, a powerful technique to rapidly access the power of memory. More About Dominic O' Brien As a child Dominic suffered from Dyslexia and Attention Deficiency Disorder (ADD). Currently, Dominic claims that his natural memory is average and in school received only average grades. Dominic's memory training began in 1987 when he saw Creighton Carvello memorize a pack of 52 playing cards in under three minutes and then recall them in sequence on Record Breakers (a UK TV program). He then sat down with a deck of cards and developed a technique to memorize them in order. Dominic O' Brien's technique or strategy is very similar to the method of loci. Dominic places a character representing a card (James bond representing the 7 of spades) along a familiar walk (a walk to the grocery store) which has 52 familiar landmarks. Dominic explains that dedication is an important quality of a mnemonist. Dominic has said, "I'm always working at it's just like a golfer trying to perfect his swing". In the past Dominic has made a living playing black jack. The object of black jack is to be as close to twenty one with out going bust. A card counter can determine the probability of success and bet accordingly. O' Brien's successful gambling habits led him to be BANNED from numerous casinos of UK, France, Prague and the United States. Dominic is also a writer. His publications include "How to Develop a Perfect Memory", "How to Pass Exams", "Super Memory Power", "Learn to Remember", "Quantum Memory Power", "The Winning Hand" and "The Amazing Memory Box". |
