Anthony Metivier is the founder of the Magnetic Memory Method, a systematic, 21st Century approach to memorizing foreign language vocabulary, names, music, poetry and much more in ways that are easy, elegant, effective and fun.

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LINKS MENTIONED:
-Anthony's website: https://www.magneticmemorymethod.com/
-Chris Williamson's ep w/ Polina Pompliano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW4_Qx7Fgq8
-Gary Weber: “Happiness beyond thought”

THANK YOU:
To Ollie, for the timestamps.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:40 Anthony's story
00:07:00 Why Anthony changed from political science to literature
00:12:00 Romanticisation of nihilism in pop culture / Pretense and performativity vs authenticity in
society
00:17:55 Anthony’s theory of CRAPHT
00:24:10 Buddha, Jesus, and Love
00:27:05 Anthony’s battle with depression and how he started working in memory
00:33:47 Anthony’s highly successful TEDx talk
00:35:30 Memory and improving intelligence
00:37:45 Are there any ways to increase one's IQ?
00:43:45 The adaptive quality of forgetting
00:50:45 The "oneness" of information
00:54:48 Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's flow
00:55:10 Practical example – take an ordinary member of the population and say “memorize these ten cards”
00:59:25 Different ripples in the field of consciousness and oneness
01:03:40 Uber Atheist philosophy in Sanskrit texts
01:05:35 Anthony’s secret typing weapon
01:07:40 From Atheism to Uber Atheism
01:10:28 Studying Sanskrit for depression and anxiety
01:12:15 Does Sanskrit help?
01:17:25 Dual N-back test?
01:21:30 Tips on letting go and calming one’s mind
01:26:30 Parallels between some of Foucault’s philosophy and non-duality
01:34:45 Difference between intellectual and experiential understanding
01:40:20 Anthony had Slavoj Zizek as a prof
01:42:00 Is there something wrong with the master-slave relationship?
01:45:10 Is Slavoj is aware that he is not making sense to most?
01:54:23 Is there such a thing as zero consciousness?
01:54:54 Nietzsche: Everything interprets
01:59:10 What would happen if someone said, “my ideal life is causing misery to others”?
02:02:22 Responding to Sam Harris
02:10:34 If the self is an illusion, who is that illusion appearing to?
02:15:15 Part of the issue with Atheism and Uber Atheism, and metaphysical cop-outs
02:22:17 Free will
02:35:48 What would the consequence of enlightenment be?
02:36:55 Karl Friston’s free energy principle – do our beliefs about the world change the
world?
02:43:01 The omega point
02:46:05 Curt wants to learn German
02:53:15 Has improving your memory lead you to believe there is no free will? [Matrin]
02:54:26 Adumbration of Anthony's TEDx talk
03:03:48 Who are favorite authors to read in German? [Audience]
03:07:07 Tim Berners-Lee and the future of the internet
03:15:15 Do drugs enhance cognitive performance? And if so, which? [Steve Agnew]
03:16:22 Improve short-term memory or my working memory? Routines? Games? [Rajesh]
03:17:27 Audience question: Is addiction related to memory? [Mysterybear]
03:18:17 How long has Anthony been practicing his memory techniques? [Trollop7]
03:20:48 Final thoughts from Anthony + where to find out more

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Just wrapped (April 2021) a documentary called Better Left Unsaid http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com on the topic of "when does the left go too far?" Visit that site if you'd like to watch it.