Jefry Cardinoza's Key Ideas from Mnemonics Memory Palace
by Sjur Midttun

1. Create Your Memory Palace:

Choose a familiar location: This could be your house, your commute, a favorite park, or even a fictional place you know well. The key is that you can easily visualize it in detail.

Divide it into sections: If you're using your house, each room would be a section. If it's a walk, each landmark or significant point along the route would be a section.

Example:

Living Room: Sofa, fireplace, coffee table, bookshelf, TV.

Kitchen: Sink, stove, refrigerator, countertop, dining table.

Bedroom: Bed, dresser, closet, window.

Bathroom: Toilet, sink, shower, bathtub, mirror.

- Assign "pegs" to each section: These are the objects or locations within your memory palace that you'll use to hang your information on. They should be distinct and easily memorable. Examples:

- House: Sofa, fireplace, front door, kitchen sink, etc.

- Walk: A specific tree, a bench, a statue, a street corner, etc.

Memorize the Layout:

- Walk through your memory palace: Mentally walk through your chosen location, noting the order of your pegs. You should be able to visualize the entire route effortlessly.

- Create vivid and absurd images: For each piece of information you want to remember, create a bizarre and memorable image that connects it to a specific peg in your memory palace. The more outlandish and sensory the image, the better it will stick.

- Examples:

- To remember "apple" on the "sofa" peg: Imagine a giant apple sitting on your sofa, with a worm crawling out of it.

- To remember "history" on the "front door" peg: Visualize the front door being made entirely of historical figures, all trying to squeeze through it at once.

Regularly revisit your palace: Mentally walk through it and review the images you've created. This helps solidify the connections in your mind.

Use different palaces for different subjects: This helps prevent information from becoming jumbled.

Additional tip:

Make it personal: Use images and scenes that are meaningful to you.

Don't be afraid to be silly: The more absurd the image, the more likely you are to remember it.

Practice consistently: The more you use the Memory Palace technique, the more effective it will become.