Hi, I’m Gábor from Hungary. I’m not genius, professional, doctor or scientist. I’m just a really enthusiastic guy who would love to leave a small mark in our world.

In the first place I tend to be a web developer, but thanks to a friend and nearly 7 years of experience in sales, I have a solid understanding of user experience.

In my twenties I experimented with things like photography, UI & UX design, digital drawing, writing, memory training, psychology and web development. I loved them all and some of them still do. But I just couldn’t find my true calling.

Empathy for Humanity

For almost a decade I searched for “the” thing I should do for people. The “real thing”, if you understand what I mean. It’s not exactly an easy task to create something great from which people can learn, but I believe if we do it from our heart, it will turn out fine.

COVID-19

I’m still not sure if it was a side effect of the virus or I just got lazy, but in 4 weeks I lost so many focus that I couldn’t even hold onto a thought for a minute. Sometimes I just lost the thread while I was speaking. For a few month that was my new standard. Everyone around me got upset and that was completely understandable. Without focus, we are nothing but meat and bones.

Panic Attack

The mind is especially close to my heart (okay, maybe it’s closer to my head, but never mind). It’s not a new invention, it’s something we’re born with. However most people don’t think of the mind like something that can be taught and developed. I do. A few years ago things came together and I had my very first panic attack. It was so intense and scary that I thought I was having a heart attack. That was the moment I decided I had to slow down, be in the moment and take control of my mind. If I may say so, I did it pretty successfully, but I needed techniques.

The Techniques

I’m just repeating myself when I say: Mind is not a new invention. We just need techniques to control it. My biggest help was always Headspace. With their guidance I learned to slow down, breathe and focus on the present. My second biggest help was the Memory Champions like Joshua Foer, Dominic O’Brien, Yänjaa Wintersoul, Nelson Dellis. They taught me (indirectly) methods and techniques to memorize and learn better, which led to even better focus.

The fears and doubts

Let me put it this way: I hear from people all the time that they are not creative, have a bad memory and can’t change themselves. My belief is that they don’t have to have such things. I’m so uncreative that I can’t even tell a joke normally, yet I managed to memorize Pi’s first 500 digits back and forth. I know my most important phone numbers and card numbers. I don’t even have to prove myself to anyone. I just memorized them because I think it was easier than looking for them every given time I needed them.

Mindgarden

In this spirit I’ve created the Mindgarden project to help people understand that memory is not limited by birth, age, brain or creativity. It’s all about using our initial, greatest strengths. It’s also a friendly place with unlimited possibilities, but most importantly: it’s a place for everyone.

So who am I?

I am a Mindgardener.