Topic: Eidetic Memory

At age 12, Edgar Cayce demonstrated a purported ability to memorize books word-for-word by sleeping on them. Dr. Little suggests this was likely an eidetic or photographic memory triggered by Cayce leafing through the pages before sleep. In one notable public demonstration, Cayce recited a 175-page speech by a U.S. ambassador perfectly after only hearing it twice.

Bandler asserts that determination is a learned thought process rather than a genetic trait. He describes a learning strategy used by Mozart, involving listening to music while visualizing his own hands on the keyboard. For stringed instruments like the guitar, he recommends "stepping inside" a mental picture of the fretboard to feel the movements, rather than just watching oneself play from a distance.