One memory champion explained his method of recalling the order of the cards in a deck. Previously, he linked a person, an action, and a thing to each card in the deck. For example, the king of hearts is Elvis Presley, eating, a peanut butter sandwich. The three of spades Rocky Balboa, boxing, Madison Square Garden. The ten of hearts is William Shakespeare, writing Hamlet, a broken pen. Take a person from the first card, an action from the second card, and a thing from the third card. Then any group of three cards creates a vivid image that