Everyday Genius

By Nelson Dellis

Recommended on: 8th March 2026

 If you’re looking for a book recommendation, here’s one I genuinely mean: Nelson Dellis’s new Everyday Genius (Abrams Press)—and yes, I wrote the foreword, so you know I’m not just being polite.

Nelson is a six-time USA Memory Champion, which sounds impressive until you realize he started with the same average brain the rest of us have. What changed wasn’t his innate ability—it was the techniques he learned and practiced, under pressure, in real competition. That’s what makes this book different from the usual “unlock your potential” fare: these methods are battle-tested, not dreamed up in a lab.

The memory chapters alone are worth it. But he also covers mental math, card counting, speed reading, problem-solving, and—I’ll admit this surprised me—remote viewing and lucid dreaming. Whether you use all of it or just the parts that fit your life, you’ll come away thinking differently about what your brain can actually do.

Grab it this weekend. You won’t regret it.

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