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[NightHawk999]

@NightHawk999

How to Create a Memory Palace

1. Step 1: For your first memory palace, try choosing a place that you know well, like your home or office.
2. Step 2: Plan out the whole route — for example: front door, shoe rack, bathroom, kitchen, living room, etc. Some people find that going clockwise is helpful, but it isn’t necessary. Eventually, you will have many memory palaces. You will also be able to revise the memory palace after you test it a few times, so don’t worry if it’s not perfect on the first try.
3. Step 3: Now take a list of something that you want to memorize — a shopping list of 20 items is a good place to start: carrots, bread, milk, tea, oats, apples, etc.
4. Step 4: Take one or two items at a time and place a mental image of them in each locus of your memory palace. Try to exaggerate the images of the items and have them interact with the location. For example, if the first item is “carrots” and the first locus in your memory palace is the front door, picture some giant carrots opening up your front door.
5. Step 5: Make the mnemonic images come alive with your senses. Exaggeration of the images and humor can help."

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I once asked Andrew how important Memory was in Buddhism and he said it was monumentally important, for a number of reasons. I think my memory was best in HS when I had studied some memory tricks (after stumbling on an ingenious book in the library). I am wondering how long it will take me (if ever) to get back to that level: [Skyfall - MI6 Testing Bond (1080p)] I have been looking for ways to improve my memory, and thought this thread would be a great place to share some techniq…