60 years old Dominic O’Brien wins the PanEuropean Memory Championships !!!

60 years old Dominic O’Brien wins the PanEuropean Memory Championships !!! He is again prove age is not a problem at all !!! Dominic started training his memory at the age of 30 in 1987. The techniques he learnt then helped him become the World Memory Champion eight times. “If you learn simple memory techniques and practice using them regularly, it can make a huge difference to your memory later in life. Anyone can do this!” Dominic was not born with a great memory as his school reports show, but learning memory techniques more than made up for it. So why is memory so important? Dominic believes that we all have far better memories than we think we have, no matter what age we are. All we lack are the simple techniques that the memory competitors use, and a bit of practice. Having taught schoolchildren around the country how to be better at exams by using these techniques, he now wants to inspire the older generation. Far from losing their marbles, they still have the ability to have an amazing memory, if only they give it a chance. “With every physical or mental skill, if we don’t use it, we lose it” says Dominic. “ With computers, smart phones, and tablet devices to memorise everything for us, we are losing the skill of memory. But it is not too late!” “It is not age that makes the difference” believes Dominic “but how you challenge and stretch your brain every day.” And the best way to do this is to take part in the competitive mind sport of memory. In fact none of the competitors taking part were born with particularly good memories. For all of them, this is a skill they have developed by learning the techniques and doing lots of practice – just like any other sport.