How to build a memory palace
Method of loci!
I had been jealous of sherlock holmes. he can memories hundred of stuff and analyze information to solve the complicated enigma. I thought that it was a gift and that I never could be smart as sherlock. but I was wrong!
have a smart mind and good memory is not only a genoa story. you can design your mind and memory with the right technics.
Method of loci or memory place is one of the strongest methods that release your memory aptitudes.
How it works:
Method of loci exist since antiquity, it comes to us, in the book Rhetorica ad Herennium (author unknown). This method is invented by a greek poet called Simonide de Cesos.
Simonides was at a banquet when a seism destroys the palace and kills everyone except Simonide. Using the Method of loci, he was able to enumerate every name of each guest who was present.
how Simonide does?
It’s really simple: Method of loci is about, link information with very known place: your room, a museum, your work path, or any place you know very well.
The key for remembering with this method is to use a strong representation of your information. The palace is just to anchor this image in your mind.
It’s work because the memory of the place is the strongest memory we get. This is why you can easily repair in the night without getting lost, every part of your room is known by heart. And with a little bit of imagination, you can really unlock a superpower.
it’s really efficient with the list. here' s is an algorithm to help you build your memory palace step by step https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMGTLRgQQP0 https://artofmemory.com/wiki/How_to_Build_a_Memory_Palace
take your time to build slowly your(s) palace but take your time effort will soonly pay. Also, try to use it just for really important things, you can use it for anything but personally, I prefer to use it as a joker!