What is Mind Palace?
Method of Loci sounds scary but "loci" is simply the plural for "locus" which means"place". In this trigger system, you pre-memorize a known route (around your house,
office, daily commute etc) with each noted "place" along the way acting as a trigger just waiting to have information associated with it.This Technique is known to be created by poet Simonides after a banquet gone wrong.
Just like Sherlock Holmes you can also remember a lot of information in seconds.
. With these mind palaces you can learn 3000+remember facts of chemistry, physics, Biology,etc . You can use mind palace to remember mobile numbers, PIN codes, your grossary list.
So here is your simple guide to Mind Palace..1.Identify specific storage locations in your palace or along your route. When youuse your memory palace you will put individual things to be remembered
(a number, a name, or a part of a speech that you will be giving, for example), in specific locations. Thus, you need to identify as many locations as you think you will need. Walk through your structure or along your route and really observe it. If your palace is actually a route, such as your drive to work, the storage locations can be landmarks along the way: your neighbor’s house,a crossroads, a statue, or a skyscraper, for example. If the palace is a structure,
you can put things in the different rooms. Within rooms, you can identify smaller locations, such as paintings, pieces of furniture, and so on. The key is to make sure the locations you choose are distinct from each other so that
no location can be mistaken for another
2. You can choose your own home.Look around and here it is five rooms,
1.Select 10 objects in each room(select those which you can visualise).
2.Now take two objects and make link between them.
Say 1st object is Tv and and other a tie then you can think that your Tv is doing suicide by hanging with a tie.
3.Now link tie to next object.
4.If you are a good visuliser then you can just repeat all objects in your
minds eye 3 to 4 times.
5.Now repeat those 10 objects on the next day and one week after then two weeks then make it one month.It would take only a minute a day to rehearse.
Note:you must follow the same route as you takes to learn fastly.
USE vivid images.
3.Memorize your memory palace. For your memory palace
to be effective, you need to commit it to memory perfectly. The best way to do
this is to actually draw out a blueprint (or a map, if the palace is a route)
which shows the landmarks or storage locations you have chosen. Try visualizing
the palace when you are not there, and then check your mental image against the
map to make sure you have remembered every location and put them in the correct
order. Picture the landmarks in as much detail as possible: make sure your
mental image includes their colors, sizes, smells, and any other defining
characteristics.
Now, we will create our mind palaces.So, here is a list of your easy to build ideas.
Be creative. The images you put in your palace should, obviously, be as memorable as possible. Generally, images will be more memorable if they are absurd (out of the ordinary)[see warnings] , or if they are attached to some strong emotion or personal experience. The number 124 is not particularly memorable, but an image of a spear shaped like the number 1, going through a swan (which looks like the number 2), and splitting the swan into 4 pieces is. Yes, it’s disturbing, but that’s part of what makes it stick in your mind.
Use your palace. Once you have memorized the contents of your palace you can recall them
simply by mentally walking through it or looking around it. If you need to give
a speech, just follow your route in order as you do so. If you need to remember
that your girlfriend’s birthday is March 16, simply go into your bedroom and
see the soldiers “marching" on the bed to the tune of the 80s cult classic
“Sixteen Candles." With practice you will be able to start anywhere in
your palace or along your route to recall a specific piece of information.
: your home
: your neighbourhood
: your friends home
: your relatives home
: you can use movies, TV Serials.
: Try GOOGLE search images for different places
: your school or college
: your city streets
: your journeys
: You can also add your memories
You can also try Google Maps for further expanding your mind palace. Try to explore your mind palaces by adding new places.
Note: Images should be:
:Attractive
:Colourful
:Sticky to mind
:Full of Surprise
:Strange and Abstract
I am sure, you are familiar with the last Step, Guess what.....
Practice..Practice..Practice
And you got it. Eureka!
Practice it a lot and then let me know how like it.
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