The Memory Palace Secret (How To Use The Other 99% Of Your Mind)
I'll never forget the first time I saw a room of strangers memorize 25 random numbers in under a minute.
You might think this is impossible.
Most people do.
But that's exactly what happened when Hans de Jong, who ran Silva Mind Control for Southern California, demonstrated a simple technique that completely transforms how we use our brains.
And while that might sound like some parlor trick, the implications are far more profound than most people realize.
What's REALLY Happening When You "Can't Remember" Things
The average person can only remember about 7 digits at once. That's why phone numbers are 7 digits long.
Beyond that? Most people struggle.
But here's what fascinated me: when Hans showed a group of business professionals 25 random numbers and gave them just 45 seconds to memorize them...
...and then had them recite those numbers perfectly forward AND backward...
They did it easily. All of them.
How?
By engaging their whole brain instead of just half of it.
You see, when Hans told a simple story about Pearl Harbor (December 7, 41), 7-Eleven stores, 76 gas stations, and a quarter for eggs, he was actually embedding those 25 digits into their minds without any conscious effort.
7-4-1-7-11-7-6-25.
The participants didn't "try" to memorize anything. They just listened to a story, and the numbers were absorbed effortlessly.
The Single Most Important Mind Shift You Need To Make
This simple demonstration reveals something PROFOUND about how your mind actually works:
You are vastly more capable than you believe you are.
As Hans put it: "The one common phenomenon I have found after training more than 15,000 people is that people completely, totally, and all the time underestimate their own capabilities in just about any area of their life."
You've heard people say we only use 10% of our brains? Hans thinks that's a gross exaggeration.
"I think it's maybe more like 1% rather than 10%."
And what keeps us locked at that 1%?
Fear.