I know I'm going to get killed, but... Isn't what he did just good old fashioned thinking?
Most people subconsciously employ (some of) the techniques described in the article, but the author seems to do it consciously. Note that he didn't claim to have invented the methods he used. That's why the article strikes a chord when you read it, but I doubt you would have been able to articulate your memory processes quite as well yourself. Learning a skill by applying subconscious processes consciously greatly ac…
Can you elaborate on this statement? I think a few weeks is a bit of an exaggeration. However, I have known people who have gone from knowing nothing in a language to being able to have normal, everyday conversations in 6 months by being immersed and not being able to talk to anyone in their native language.