{"id":13158,"date":"2020-08-21T11:43:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T15:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=13158"},"modified":"2020-08-31T12:20:57","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T16:20:57","slug":"pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/","title":{"rendered":"PAO System: How to Memorize Complex Info"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What is a PAO system and how does it work? Can you use a PAO system to help you memorize things like numbers and cards?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A PAO system is the person-action-object system and it can help you transform numbers into images so that you are better able to memorize them. Josh Foer found that the PAO system was popular amongst professional mnemonists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about how PAO systems work, and why mnemonists use them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Memorizing Numbers and Cards<\/strong> Using a PAO System<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Chapter 7 covered how to transform words into images. Chapter 8 covers how to transform numbers and the order of decks of cards into images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Memorizing Numbers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several, ever-evolving systems for memorizing numbers. (Techniques are always evolving because mental athletes push the sport to new levels at every competition.) This summary will discuss two methods: the Major System and PAO. <strong>The Major System is useful for things like phone numbers and credit cards, but to do the kind of heavy lifting required for international memory competitions, you\u2019ll need to use a PAO<\/strong> <strong>memory system. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Major System<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201cMajor System\u201d was invented by Johann Winkelmann and is <strong>a code for translating numbers into words, and then into images.<\/strong> Here are the steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Learn the code.<\/strong> Each number has a letter or choice of two letters assigned to it:<ul><li>0=S<\/li><li>1=T\/D<\/li><li>2=N<\/li><li>3=M<\/li><li>4=R<\/li><li>5=L<\/li><li>6=Sh\/Ch<\/li><li>7=K\/G<\/li><li>8=F\/V<\/li><li>9=P\/B<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Transform numbers into sounds.<\/strong><ul><li>Example #1: 05=SL.<\/li><li>Example #2: 3928=MPNV<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Transform the sounds into words<\/strong>. You can add as many vowels as you need for sense, and you can transform multi-digit numbers into multiple words.<ul><li>Example #1: SL becomes \u201csail.\u201d<\/li><li>Example #2: MPNV becomes \u201cmap Nevada.\u201d<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Transform the words into images.<\/strong><ul><li>Example #1: The word \u201csail\u201d becomes an image of a brightly colored spinnaker sail.<\/li><li>Example #2: \u201cMap Nevada\u201d becomes an image of a map of Nevada.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Put the images into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/memory-palace-technique\/\">memory palace<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>PAO Memory System (person-action-object)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In the PAO system, instead of assigning letters to single-digit numbers, you <strong>assign an image of a person acting on an object to every two-digit number. <\/strong>This system generates some bizarre (and therefore memorable) images. Here are the steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Come up with an image of a person acting on an object for every whole number between 00 and 99.<\/strong> You can use whatever images are memorable to you, though mnemonists suggest not including your family members if your actions are especially lewd, because you\u2019ll have to picture the images.<ul><li>Example #1: 45 is Tiger Woods putting a golf ball.<\/li><li>Example #2: 78 is Brittney Spears <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/advantages-of-laughing\/\">singing<\/a> into a microphone.<\/li><li>Example #3: 89 is the queen of England scratching her armpit.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Chunk long numbers into six-digit groups.<\/strong>&nbsp;<ul><li>For example, if you had to memorize a 12-digit number such as 457889897845, you\u2019d break it into two groups, 457889 and 897845.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Combine the person from the first two digits with the action from the second two digits and the object from the last two digits.<\/strong><ul><li>For example, 457889 is Tiger Woods (45\u2019s person) singing (78\u2019s action) into an armpit (89\u2019s object); 894578 is the queen of England putting a microphone. Instead of remembering the 12 digits, all you have to remember is the two images.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Place each image in your memory palace. <\/strong>The best mnemonists place multiple images in a single location.<ul><li>For example, together in the shower, Tiger Woods might be singing into an armpit and the queen might be putting her microphone.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While you have to come up with a person, action, and object for a lot of numbers, once you have the images memorized, you have a built-in system for creating an image for any number between 0 and 999,999.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advanced Number Memorization<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The more advanced version of a PAO memory system is to come up with a person, action, and object for every <em>three-<\/em>digit<em> <\/em>number<\/strong> between 000 and 999, which allows you to generate unique images for every number between 0 and 999,999,999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another advanced version of the PAO memory technique applies specifically to binary digits. <strong>When memorizing binary digits, give each chunk of digits their own image.<\/strong> For example, mental athlete Ben Pridmore assigned the image of a card game to 1101001001. He\u2019s come up with 1,024 images, one for every ten-digit combination. Using this technique, Ben was able to set a world record for learning 3,705 binary digits in 30 minutes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Memorizing Cards<\/strong> With the PAO Memory Technique<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Memorizing decks of cards works similarly to the PAO system for numbers. You <strong>assign each card an image of a person, place, and object, and then create an image that represents three cards.<\/strong> Here are the steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Come up with an image of a person acting on an object for every card.<\/strong><ul><li>Example #1: the six of clubs is Albert Einstein writing on a blackboard.<\/li><li>Example #2: the queen of diamonds is Michael Jackson moonwalking on grass.<\/li><li>Example #3: the five of hearts is Scooby-Doo defecating on a criminal.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Combine the person from the first card with the action of the second and the object of the third.<\/strong><ul><li>For example, the three-card sequence of the six of clubs, queen of diamonds, and five of hearts would result in an image of Einstein moonwalking on a criminal.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Place the images in your memory palace.<\/strong> A deck of 52 cards will produce 18 images.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you find you\u2019re mixing up cards, <strong>you can change your images, but the original will live in your memory somewhere. <\/strong>This old image could potentially reappear in a competition and confuse you, so think carefully before changing images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advanced Card Memorization<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Some mnemonists, including the author, use an advanced version of the PAO memory technique in which they <strong>create a person-action-object image for every possible combination of <em>two <\/em>cards<\/strong>. This allows them to compress 52 cards into nine unique images.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re competing in speed card events, there are a couple additional things to keep in mind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Practice flipping cards quickly, or two cards at once, to shave seconds off your time.<\/li><li>When you\u2019re speed-memorizing, you don\u2019t have time to create a vivid, richly detailed image. Before the competition, spend time with each of your images and imagine the people\u2019s character in detail. Imagine them being in your house and doing daily activities so you get used to them in any context. Then, on competition day, you\u2019ll be able to recall an image from just a detail.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Using a PAO system can help you develop memory techniques, and also help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-improve-memory-retention\/\">improve your memory<\/a> overall. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a PAO system and how does it work? Can you use a PAO system to help you memorize things like numbers and cards? A PAO system is the person-action-object system and it can help you transform numbers into images so that you are better able to memorize them. Josh Foer found that the PAO system was popular amongst professional mnemonists. Read more about how PAO systems work, and why mnemonists use them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":13252,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,9],"tags":[120],"class_list":["post-13158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-psychology","tag-moonwalking-with-einstein","","tg-column-two"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>PAO System: How to Memorize Complex Info - Shortform Books<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What is a PAO system? This memory technique can help you memorize large, complex amounts of information. Learn more about how to use it.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PAO System: How to Memorize Complex Info\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What is a PAO system? This memory technique can help you memorize large, complex amounts of information. Learn more about how to use it.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Shortform Books\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-08-21T15:43:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-08-31T16:20:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/wordpress.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pao-system-moonwalking-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Carrie Cabral\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Carrie Cabral\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Carrie Cabral\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2ababb7c63a94ff5d2190f71dc417d56\"},\"headline\":\"PAO System: How to Memorize Complex Info\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-08-21T15:43:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-08-31T16:20:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/\"},\"wordCount\":1066,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pao-system-moonwalking-scaled.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Moonwalking With Einstein\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Education\",\"Psychology\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/\",\"name\":\"PAO System: How to Memorize Complex Info - Shortform Books\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pao-system-moonwalking-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-08-21T15:43:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-08-31T16:20:57+00:00\",\"description\":\"What is a PAO system? This memory technique can help you memorize large, complex amounts of information. Learn more about how to use it.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pao-system-moonwalking-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pao-system-moonwalking-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"PAO System: How to Memorize Complex Info\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Shortform Books\",\"description\":\"The World&#039;s Best Book Summaries\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Shortform Books\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":74,\"caption\":\"Shortform Books\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2ababb7c63a94ff5d2190f71dc417d56\",\"name\":\"Carrie Cabral\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e9aea3c95254368e6bf388b046b35bacb82e4167f4c62c0813620e3a4ec51126?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e9aea3c95254368e6bf388b046b35bacb82e4167f4c62c0813620e3a4ec51126?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Carrie Cabral\"},\"description\":\"Carrie has been reading and writing for as long as she can remember, and has always been open to reading anything put in front of her. She wrote her first short story at the age of six, about a lost dog who meets animal friends on his journey home. Surprisingly, it was never picked up by any major publishers, but did spark her passion for books. Carrie worked in book publishing for several years before getting an MFA in Creative Writing. She especially loves literary fiction, historical fiction, and social, cultural, and historical nonfiction that gets into the weeds of daily life.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/author\/carrie\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"PAO System: How to Memorize Complex Info - Shortform Books","description":"What is a PAO system? This memory technique can help you memorize large, complex amounts of information. Learn more about how to use it.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"PAO System: How to Memorize Complex Info","og_description":"What is a PAO system? This memory technique can help you memorize large, complex amounts of information. Learn more about how to use it.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/","og_site_name":"Shortform Books","article_published_time":"2020-08-21T15:43:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-08-31T16:20:57+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1707,"url":"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/wordpress.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pao-system-moonwalking-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Carrie Cabral","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Carrie Cabral","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/"},"author":{"name":"Carrie Cabral","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2ababb7c63a94ff5d2190f71dc417d56"},"headline":"PAO System: How to Memorize Complex Info","datePublished":"2020-08-21T15:43:00+00:00","dateModified":"2020-08-31T16:20:57+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/"},"wordCount":1066,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pao-system-moonwalking-scaled.jpg","keywords":["Moonwalking With Einstein"],"articleSection":["Education","Psychology"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/","name":"PAO System: How to Memorize Complex Info - Shortform Books","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pao-system-moonwalking-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2020-08-21T15:43:00+00:00","dateModified":"2020-08-31T16:20:57+00:00","description":"What is a PAO system? This memory technique can help you memorize large, complex amounts of information. Learn more about how to use it.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pao-system-moonwalking-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pao-system-moonwalking-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1707},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/pao-system-moonwalking-with-einstein\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"PAO System: How to Memorize Complex Info"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/","name":"Shortform Books","description":"The World&#039;s Best Book Summaries","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Shortform Books","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png","width":500,"height":74,"caption":"Shortform Books"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2ababb7c63a94ff5d2190f71dc417d56","name":"Carrie Cabral","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e9aea3c95254368e6bf388b046b35bacb82e4167f4c62c0813620e3a4ec51126?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e9aea3c95254368e6bf388b046b35bacb82e4167f4c62c0813620e3a4ec51126?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Carrie Cabral"},"description":"Carrie has been reading and writing for as long as she can remember, and has always been open to reading anything put in front of her. She wrote her first short story at the age of six, about a lost dog who meets animal friends on his journey home. Surprisingly, it was never picked up by any major publishers, but did spark her passion for books. Carrie worked in book publishing for several years before getting an MFA in Creative Writing. She especially loves literary fiction, historical fiction, and social, cultural, and historical nonfiction that gets into the weeds of daily life.","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/author\/carrie\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pao-system-moonwalking-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13158"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13576,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13158\/revisions\/13576"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}