Memory Palace

Emil is now chasing the guy in the bowler hat taking care that he does not get caught. Eric is in a new town and does not really know his way around. Eric would also have to take extra care to remember where he is going to make a safe return to the train station whenever he decides to go back. So, we discussed with the group what they normally do when they need to memorize something. We took a bit of a pause and learned about Memory Palace. Memory Palace is a technique to memorize. You can use this technique to memorize numbers, facts, ingredients for recipes and all sorts of other things. It consists of relating information that we want to remember and learn using objects in certain orders that the person knows perfectly! It is about creating mini stories that you can re-visit. Here are the steps you can take to practice building your own memory palace:

1.     Build your Memory Palace based on a place you know well and that is easier for you to navigate like your house or your school.

2.     Each room should contain different elements, or you could get confused! You are creating your own mini stories.

3.     Our Palace should be easily explored. Avoid going backwards or too much zigzagging!

4.     Each room must contain many elements. For example, our room will have chairs, sofas, key holders on the wall etc. The more objects, the more concepts we can assign to learn.

5.     Practice, Practice & Practice. And re-visit your palace regularly.