spotlight – Chris Morton https://www.chrismorton.info Growth and Mission Fri, 29 May 2020 10:28:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.32 Wednesday Spotlight: Sports Night https://www.chrismorton.info/2012/08/01/wednesday-spotlight-sports-night/ Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:00:11 +0000 http://www.chrismorton.info/?p=3265 The critically panned by undeniably enjoyable Aaron Sorkin dramedy Newsroom just doesn’t have enough episodes yet to satisfy.  But don’t worry, Newsroom is nothing but a self-important reincarnation of Sorkin’s short lived classic Sports Night.  It’s all on Netflix, and if you have no self-control, you could probably watch the whole thing this week instead of […]

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sportsnight1-1The critically panned by undeniably enjoyable Aaron Sorkin dramedy Newsroom just doesn’t have enough episodes yet to satisfy.  But don’t worry, Newsroom is nothing but a self-important reincarnation of Sorkin’s short lived classic Sports Night.  It’s all on Netflix, and if you have no self-control, you could probably watch the whole thing this week instead of sleeping (at least that’s what I did.)

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Wednesday Spotlight: How to Remember Names https://www.chrismorton.info/2012/07/25/wednesday-spotlight-how-to-remember-names/ Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:13:38 +0000 http://www.chrismorton.info/?p=3090 Every Wednesday, I’ll post a short explanation of whatever I’m obsessed with this week. In Moonwalking with Einstein, American National Memory Champion Joshua Foer describes his trick for remembering names.  When you meet someone new, immediate conjure up an over-the-top mental image to go with it.  For instance, last week I met a gentlemen named […]

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Every Wednesday, I’ll post a short explanation of whatever I’m obsessed with this week.

In Moonwalking with Einstein, American National Memory Champion Joshua Foer describes his trick for remembering names.  When you meet someone new, immediate conjure up an over-the-top mental image to go with it.  For instance, last week I met a gentlemen named “Kristian Matthews.” As quickly as I could I tried to match his face with the two following images:

Kristian

Matthews

 

 

 

A week later, I still remember it.  Give it a try.

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