Kevin Horsley
Kevin Horsley is a South African memory expert, author, speaker, Grandmaster of Memory, and world record holder whose work focuses on accelerated learning, concentration, and recall. He is best known for Unlimited Memory, a Wall Street Journal bestseller that has sold over 400,000 copies and been translated into more than 17 languages.
Biography & Author's Journey
Kevin Horsley’s path as an author began with difficulty rather than precocious talent. Labeled dyslexic, he struggled through school with reading and short-term retention, and his real education in memory began after he left school and committed himself to deliberate mental training. That self-directed study became the decisive turning point of his life. Over years of practice, he moved from private experimentation to international competition, becoming part of the early cohort awarded the title International Grandmaster of Memory in 1995 and later representing South Africa at the World Memory Championships in London and Malaysia. ((https://www.unlimitedfocus.info/about))
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"Kevin Horsley is an International Grandmaster of Memory and was one of the first five people in the world to obtain this title"
— The Science of Success Podcast
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— QuickRead
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