Now that you know how to avoid mistakes like a memory maven (including the "mistake mistake"), check out how to make a Memory Palace Network next: ua-cam.com/video/7RzQzqauhhM/v-deo.html
A really helpful way to think about spacing is like good kerning. Too little space and you can't tell one word from the next. Too much and you can't read seamlessly. Which comes back to the word you used, flow.
Thanks for doubling-down on this point. Kerning is also an excellent way to think of it. I'll have to double-check, but I think it's Aquinas who talks about literally writing into or onto the walls of a Memory Palace. I don't think he suggests spacing the lettering out in any particular way, but even just experimenting with doing so will undoubtedly lead to many great outcomes. And now that you mention it, getting individual words in mind and changing the spacing between the letters would make for a fantastic visualization exercise.
I comeback to these videos often When I can Remember-My attempt at levity, but sort of true. I have a series of mental challenges, scattered brain for sure. Dr.Anthony always inspires me to keep going/coming back. I have different variables of the A-Z and 01 -99 and categories within my multiple memory palaces. Luckily I qualify for drawing stick people and very shaky jake memory palaces- I find index cards help me immensely. Thanks as Always Anthony
Thanks as always, Bill. I have a feeling we're all beset by mental challenges. The real test is how often we come back to work on them and how much sincerity we bring. Your consistency and tenacity always inspires me!
Thanks Anthony, always good to be reminded of potential pitfalls, for example I have been cramming things recently. Interesting point about the reuse of palaces, I have used one that was quite large before but it was a good few years before I was able to use it and there were no 'ghosts' left there! It's probably just much easier to find new ones, if which there are many when you start recording them when you are out and about 😊
Thanks as always for your comments. Yes, I've almost always found it much easier to just put together a new one. The main ways I reuse them is for card memorization practice. There can be a bit of ghosting, but surprisingly little, all things told. But if I'm practicing over several decks and really want to avoid it, there's more than one Memory Palace ready to go so I don't have to reuse them if I don't want to.
Nice video Anthony! As a beginner, I do suffer in these mistakes. Other mistakes I make is just watching many videos but never putting it in the works. So I would try to just watch one video per week of yours to just actually work with the information I have.
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM My bad for keeping you waiting for a response, I think what needs to be changed so that I can do the work is, try to just comprehend and understand only one video per week. Avoiding rabbit hole of information, and using that information I got from the video, you need to use it in your memory training workout . To get comfortable with the information and I just go to another video. Like what you said in this video, I still need to come to the information at some point to see if I still remember it and stuff. Thanks for asking Anthony. :)
I might just be a very judgy auto corrector, but in your first line of your desc. There is a typo on "mistake". I just want to put that out there because I would always come back and double check or triple check if the word is correct.
Thanks for sharing. Every morsel of memory mastery is greatly appreciated. The argument of randomness was interesting - I am currently using randomness to encode life details, from shopping lists to details when I am at work, dates people give me, complex concepts etc. Using all 26 "starter" palaces with at least ten words in each prior to reusing each palace was a really practical goal. It's incredibly exciting to always know we are only scratching the surface. Many thanks, Anthony.
Thanks so much for checking this one out and for taking a moment to comment. Great that you've got some randomness in play and hope to hear how things go with the 260 goal. The depth of what can be achieved has no bottom that I've discovered yet.
That was a nice troubleshooting review, thank you 🙏 As you went through the list I could check almost all of them off 😅 (learning through mistakes indeed) I used to struggle with wilty images a lot in the beginning of my memory exploration. What really solved it for me was a combination of both the 20 more magnetic modes you have in the masterclass (I made a memory board out of those along with the kave cogs, so I can have all the modes on hand when I encode images) and Lynne Kelly’s advice to invent a backstory or a rational reason for the magnetic image to be as it is. That solved the vast majority of weak magnetism Currently, I’m trying to find my way towards a more consistent and flexible active recall approach. I had a aha moment when you talked about those issues that I need to try tracking my recalls on the family wall calendar, which is the only time-keeping piece I’m likely to check multiple times per day. Another issue I have is with taking the time to get into a relaxed mindset before both encoding and recalls.
Fantastic that the 20 additional Magnetic Modes have been useful for you. Wonderful opportunity to mention L.K.'s backstory suggestion too. That entire dimension can be huge, and also added at any time to successful images for great practice. Tracking using big, memorable places is great. Any time we can use real locations, it's like making the physical world more like the Memory Palace it always already is.
Thank you as always Anthony for your memory training tips. The magnetic memory method has certainly assisted me in my studies and career in law here in South Africa.
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I am sure you have already covered this but how often should one review a memory palace to ensure that it forms part of ones long-term memory.
Thank you for your amazing content Anthony, your teachings helped me alot during my exams. i have one question: in one of your videos, you showd a short clip of (i think it was a neuroscientist) proffesor or a lecturer who was talking about how the brain projects place and time in its preception of things. i'm not sure that this is exactly what he was saying but it was something like that. i dont know in which on of your videos you used that clip and i've searched and couldn't find it. can you tell me where that clip was from? sorry about my english. and thank you
Hi Anthony. Is it possible to memorise a visual diagram or structure using the memory palace. In my case, I'm trying to memorise the scientific names of the bones specifically their "location" within the human arm (arm anotomy). I'm aware that these visual diagrams speak for themselves on the surface but I was just curious is it possible to memorise something that is already a visual itself into the memory palace.
Thanks for checking this one out and for your question. The first thing I would say is that the techniques are the same for general knowledge and exam content. I'd suggest watching this video and following the steps within it very closely: ua-cam.com/video/c4J5ZUzCxZY/v-deo.html Does it help you better understand what to do and how to do it?
Love it! I made the mistake of following an unusual path through one of my memory palace and had trouble. It finally clicked about minimizing cognitive overload (even if it means using fewer stations, less mental fricton = more things memorized in the long term). Dr.Anthony, recently I've been getting this nagging feeling when I encounter a trivial piece of information that I don't HAVE to memorize but would certainly like to have in my mind. It's like my mind is saying "Ah you should use mnemonics or you'll forget this!" Is this just a mindset/overthinking problem? Have any of your students experienced this? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Thanks for the reply! Seems like youtube deleted my comment. Btw love the old videos where you're walking and talking us through a concept, it's very relaxing. Perhaps you could do one of those "A Memory Scientist's Daily Routine" type of videos lol.
I am studying laws and I only memorize one to two words of every article and in every recall session I recall each entire article, I've been only doing this for 2 weeks,do you think this will work in the long run? (trying to memorize verbatim - the entire article - feels too overwhelming to me)
As in this video, a lot of the answer circulates around a simple phrase: "It depends." I don't know enough about you or your study habits, let alone your personal resilience. However, I do believe you can develop everything you need to succeed. And stay tuned next week because I'll be launching a new book by a medieval lawyer. I think you'll love his take on the memory techniques. I've refreshed them for the 21st century.
I have been using a zombies map that I have memorized from a video game, I use it to memorize items that I have in a video game I used penny wise the clown holding a giant stick with a ball at the end of it to memorize a “ball point pen”
Hello Anthony I am an engineering student so I have been following your tips, it has helped me alot but my question is, should I use memory palace for every chapter bcoz it gets confusing. Lot of love and respect from India.
Thanks for your post. Do you remember the “scary” word in this video? I would suggest thinking about all “should” questions with that word and its surrounding principles in mind. That will give you 💪.
Yes, though there might be issues with doing this depending on the nature of the information and your current level of skill. What kinds of information do you want to remember?
Now that you know how to avoid mistakes like a memory maven (including the "mistake mistake"), check out how to make a Memory Palace Network next: ua-cam.com/video/7RzQzqauhhM/v-deo.html
A really helpful way to think about spacing is like good kerning. Too little space and you can't tell one word from the next. Too much and you can't read seamlessly. Which comes back to the word you used, flow.
Thanks for doubling-down on this point.
Kerning is also an excellent way to think of it.
I'll have to double-check, but I think it's Aquinas who talks about literally writing into or onto the walls of a Memory Palace. I don't think he suggests spacing the lettering out in any particular way, but even just experimenting with doing so will undoubtedly lead to many great outcomes.
And now that you mention it, getting individual words in mind and changing the spacing between the letters would make for a fantastic visualization exercise.
I comeback to these videos often When I can Remember-My attempt at levity, but sort of true. I have a series of mental challenges, scattered brain for sure. Dr.Anthony always inspires me to keep going/coming back. I have different variables of the A-Z and 01 -99 and categories within my multiple memory palaces. Luckily I qualify for drawing stick people and very shaky jake memory palaces- I find index cards help me immensely. Thanks as Always Anthony
Thanks as always, Bill.
I have a feeling we're all beset by mental challenges.
The real test is how often we come back to work on them and how much sincerity we bring.
Your consistency and tenacity always inspires me!
Thanks Anthony, always good to be reminded of potential pitfalls, for example I have been cramming things recently. Interesting point about the reuse of palaces, I have used one that was quite large before but it was a good few years before I was able to use it and there were no 'ghosts' left there! It's probably just much easier to find new ones, if which there are many when you start recording them when you are out and about 😊
Thanks as always for your comments.
Yes, I've almost always found it much easier to just put together a new one.
The main ways I reuse them is for card memorization practice. There can be a bit of ghosting, but surprisingly little, all things told. But if I'm practicing over several decks and really want to avoid it, there's more than one Memory Palace ready to go so I don't have to reuse them if I don't want to.
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM memorising a deck of cards is going to be my next task, I've never tried it before so looking forward to it 👍
You're going to love it!
Nice video Anthony! As a beginner, I do suffer in these mistakes. Other mistakes I make is just watching many videos but never putting it in the works. So I would try to just watch one video per week of yours to just actually work with the information I have.
What do you think needs to change so you do start putting in the work?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM My bad for keeping you waiting for a response, I think what needs to be changed so that I can do the work is, try to just comprehend and understand only one video per week. Avoiding rabbit hole of information, and using that information I got from the video, you need to use it in your memory training workout . To get comfortable with the information and I just go to another video. Like what you said in this video, I still need to come to the information at some point to see if I still remember it and stuff. Thanks for asking Anthony. :)
I might just be a very judgy auto corrector, but in your first line of your desc. There is a typo on "mistake". I just want to put that out there because I would always come back and double check or triple check if the word is correct.
Definitely put the information to use. That is so key to getting results.
Thanks for sharing. Every morsel of memory mastery is greatly appreciated.
The argument of randomness was interesting - I am currently using randomness to encode life details, from shopping lists to details when I am at work, dates people give me, complex concepts etc.
Using all 26 "starter" palaces with at least ten words in each prior to reusing each palace was a really practical goal.
It's incredibly exciting to always know we are only scratching the surface.
Many thanks, Anthony.
Thanks so much for checking this one out and for taking a moment to comment.
Great that you've got some randomness in play and hope to hear how things go with the 260 goal. The depth of what can be achieved has no bottom that I've discovered yet.
That was a nice troubleshooting review, thank you 🙏
As you went through the list I could check almost all of them off 😅 (learning through mistakes indeed)
I used to struggle with wilty images a lot in the beginning of my memory exploration. What really solved it for me was a combination of both the 20 more magnetic modes you have in the masterclass (I made a memory board out of those along with the kave cogs, so I can have all the modes on hand when I encode images) and Lynne Kelly’s advice to invent a backstory or a rational reason for the magnetic image to be as it is. That solved the vast majority of weak magnetism
Currently, I’m trying to find my way towards a more consistent and flexible active recall approach. I had a aha moment when you talked about those issues that I need to try tracking my recalls on the family wall calendar, which is the only time-keeping piece I’m likely to check multiple times per day.
Another issue I have is with taking the time to get into a relaxed mindset before both encoding and recalls.
Fantastic that the 20 additional Magnetic Modes have been useful for you.
Wonderful opportunity to mention L.K.'s backstory suggestion too. That entire dimension can be huge, and also added at any time to successful images for great practice.
Tracking using big, memorable places is great. Any time we can use real locations, it's like making the physical world more like the Memory Palace it always already is.
I've been cramming. Glad I watched this
Good timing then and great to hear from you.
.What are you studying? 🙏
Anthony, thank you for this very interesting and inspiring video.
🙏
Thank you as always Anthony for your memory training tips. The magnetic memory method has certainly assisted me in my studies and career in law here in South Africa.
So glad to hear that it helped you out!
Anything you'd like to see covered in greater depth moving forward?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I am sure you have already covered this but how often should one review a memory palace to ensure that it forms part of ones long-term memory.
Thank you for your amazing content Anthony, your teachings helped me alot during my exams.
i have one question: in one of your videos, you showd a short clip of (i think it was a neuroscientist) proffesor or a lecturer who was talking about how the brain projects place and time in its preception of things. i'm not sure that this is exactly what he was saying but it was something like that. i dont know in which on of your videos you used that clip and i've searched and couldn't find it. can you tell me where that clip was from?
sorry about my english. and thank you
Not sure exactly what interview that could be, but this one sounds the closest:
ua-cam.com/video/zcGWE5gQlUk/v-deo.html
Hi Anthony. Is it possible to memorise a visual diagram or structure using the memory palace. In my case, I'm trying to memorise the scientific names of the bones specifically their "location" within the human arm (arm anotomy). I'm aware that these visual diagrams speak for themselves on the surface but I was just curious is it possible to memorise something that is already a visual itself into the memory palace.
Thank You
🙏
Thank you! I used to do some of those mistakes.
How can we use it for general knowledge/facts for competitive exams ?
Thanks for checking this one out and for your question.
The first thing I would say is that the techniques are the same for general knowledge and exam content.
I'd suggest watching this video and following the steps within it very closely:
ua-cam.com/video/c4J5ZUzCxZY/v-deo.html
Does it help you better understand what to do and how to do it?
Awesome video!
My Grandson just started 1st grade and I would like to get him to learn memory techniques. Do you have any lessons for children who want to learn?
Love it! I made the mistake of following an unusual path through one of my memory palace and had trouble. It finally clicked about minimizing cognitive overload (even if it means using fewer stations, less mental fricton = more things memorized in the long term).
Dr.Anthony, recently I've been getting this nagging feeling when I encounter a trivial piece of information that I don't HAVE to memorize but would certainly like to have in my mind. It's like my mind is saying "Ah you should use mnemonics or you'll forget this!"
Is this just a mindset/overthinking problem? Have any of your students experienced this? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Do you have an example and a more precise definition of what you count as "trivial"?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Some mundane fact about a person that I know (Mark buys his clothes from xyz store, Jenna recommended me to read xyz books, etc).
There's a few ways to handle this kind of thing on the fly. Here's one example from years ago:
ua-cam.com/video/XpZHPG3KrhM/v-deo.html
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Thanks for the reply! Seems like youtube deleted my comment. Btw love the old videos where you're walking and talking us through a concept, it's very relaxing. Perhaps you could do one of those "A Memory Scientist's Daily Routine" type of videos lol.
Here's a video about my routine from years ago:
ua-cam.com/video/NyUsLTPHbTk/v-deo.html
Nothing has changed since then.
Love it!
🙏
I am studying laws and I only memorize one to two words of every article and in every recall session I recall each entire article, I've been only doing this for 2 weeks,do you think this will work in the long run? (trying to memorize verbatim - the entire article - feels too overwhelming to me)
As in this video, a lot of the answer circulates around a simple phrase:
"It depends."
I don't know enough about you or your study habits, let alone your personal resilience.
However, I do believe you can develop everything you need to succeed.
And stay tuned next week because I'll be launching a new book by a medieval lawyer. I think you'll love his take on the memory techniques. I've refreshed them for the 21st century.
Thank you
Thanks for checking this one out.
Anything you'd like to see covered moving forward on the channel?
I have been using a zombies map that I have memorized from a video game, I use it to memorize items that I have in a video game I used penny wise the clown holding a giant stick with a ball at the end of it to memorize a “ball point pen”
What do you do for memorizing substantial info?
Hello Anthony I am an engineering student so I have been following your tips, it has helped me alot but my question is, should I use memory palace for every chapter bcoz it gets confusing.
Lot of love and respect from
India.
Thanks for your post.
Do you remember the “scary” word in this video?
I would suggest thinking about all “should” questions with that word and its surrounding principles in mind. That will give you 💪.
Can you use a hallway as a memory palace im just curious 🤨
Yes, though there might be issues with doing this depending on the nature of the information and your current level of skill.
What kinds of information do you want to remember?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM something like maps of places that I have seen
I struggle to truly attach the images to the magnetic stations, but eventually after 5 active recall sessions they stick
You can definitely improve this.