Thanks for this very interesting article 😊 this idea is new to me.
Any tips on how to choose where this year palace should be- is the home always the best place? I struggle to find locations that are appropriately sized for the texts that I want to memorise verbatim, so I was going to reserve my home for a longer text. I consider it a valuable one for its size and familiarity 😊 But I can see how it could be useful to ‘invest’ it with this function. How do you find enough palaces that you can visualise well enough for all the things you memorise?
Also, do you use this for every text you memorise in a year, or just for completed chapter books?
Thanks for reading! It depends. If I’m memorizing a text verbatim, I usually do not use this year memory palace structure. I would have to hear more about your goals to give an appropriate response (feel free to DM if needed).
But to gather memory palaces, I think of “every” place I’ve been to from a child to an adult. A list every possible location, schools, parks, houses, friends houses, grandparents, aunts, uncles, hotels, AirBnB, churches, offices, malls, restaurants, museums. I can come up with over a list of 50 memory palaces.
Also, I intentionally go places, I travel. I make it a habit of meeting new people and having meals at their house. I walk around my city. I explore, and I take note of everything and keep a list.
So instead of a “year palace” I use a “subject” palace. So I would put “Philosophy”, “Theology”, “History of Memory” etc. Somewhat like a library where books are categorized by subject.
I’ll be recording a video on how I memorize books soon, I think the part on chapters will be helpful.
If you have any further questions, feel free to send me a message.
Thanks for this very interesting article 😊 this idea is new to me.
Any tips on how to choose where this year palace should be- is the home always the best place? I struggle to find locations that are appropriately sized for the texts that I want to memorise verbatim, so I was going to reserve my home for a longer text. I consider it a valuable one for its size and familiarity 😊 But I can see how it could be useful to ‘invest’ it with this function. How do you find enough palaces that you can visualise well enough for all the things you memorise?
Also, do you use this for every text you memorise in a year, or just for completed chapter books?
Thanks! ☺️
Thanks for reading! It depends. If I’m memorizing a text verbatim, I usually do not use this year memory palace structure. I would have to hear more about your goals to give an appropriate response (feel free to DM if needed).
But to gather memory palaces, I think of “every” place I’ve been to from a child to an adult. A list every possible location, schools, parks, houses, friends houses, grandparents, aunts, uncles, hotels, AirBnB, churches, offices, malls, restaurants, museums. I can come up with over a list of 50 memory palaces.
Also, I intentionally go places, I travel. I make it a habit of meeting new people and having meals at their house. I walk around my city. I explore, and I take note of everything and keep a list.
So instead of a “year palace” I use a “subject” palace. So I would put “Philosophy”, “Theology”, “History of Memory” etc. Somewhat like a library where books are categorized by subject.
I’ll be recording a video on how I memorize books soon, I think the part on chapters will be helpful.
If you have any further questions, feel free to send me a message.