MONDAY morning post Week 10
Thoughts on advanced memory palace techniques coming this week:
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Memory palaces are the entry point for most of my readers, as this is the theme of my books. When one first begins using memory palaces the safest bet is to start off with simple rooms in buildings you know very well.
But is possible to create memory palaces in a manner of ways. Also more "advanced" methods.
In my books I mention rooms, houses, walks, movies, games, and also the possibility of designing your own homw using architechtural software or even games like The Sims 4.
With the latter method you may construct your dream home, fill it with objects you like, and use these as pegs for information you want to remember.
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Post coming up today on exactly how to extend The Major System...check back a little later.
As mentioned in a few earlier posts I've recently had the idea of extending the Major System.
The Major System is one of the first systems of mnemonic we learn when starting. And it's a brilliant system as it can turn numbers into words, which in turn can be words that are easily visualizable so that we can use them to represent the keywords we wish to remember.
But the second use of The Major system has gone largely unused. And it has to do with using it as a memory palace with its pegs.
In The Major System, each number from one to one hundred is an object that is easily visualized. Each number represents a consonant/phoneme, and words are made accordingly.
By linking one of these numbers to an object representing a keyword you want to remember, you've created a mini memory palace.
The "room" is the number. By linking it (in a mnemonic visualization) to the object representing the number, you've created a mnemonic structure that is easy to recall. By learning all objects from one to one...
