r/memorypalace • u/Zaaaaiin • 5d ago
Using memory palace for studying
I'm a beginner, and I'm using a memory palace to study. I make two-story houses with 6–8 rooms. for an example I take a paragraph like, “Robert Hooke was the first person to use the name ‘cell.’ He examined thin slices of cork from an oak tree and saw tiny compartments, which he called ‘cells.’” Then I imagine a guy (Robert Hooke) holding something (a cell) and leaning on a tree. I use similar images like this, about 5–8 in each room.
Is there a better way to go through the whole process of visualization it can get slow when the concept is complex
Tell me if I'm doing anything wrong. I'd also appreciate any advice.
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u/AcupunctureBlue 4d ago
When you say you “make” houses, why not just use houses you already know? It’s easier. The rest of your method is fine but I would have him on a cellphone because 1. A cell is a hard thing to visualise someone “holding” a cellphone 📱 is concrete and visible, and 2. Having him holding a cellphone is ridiculous because he died in 1703, and ridiculous images stand out in memory more
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u/Zaaaaiin 4d ago
I did but there aren't many places for me to use Do you have any suggestions for finding places to use as memory palaces?
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u/AcupunctureBlue 4d ago
Yes one thing you can do is to write out the alphabet and for each letter think of someone you know, and then use their house if you’ve been to it. If that is too hard, use the contacts app on your phone. If you haven’t been to many of their houses, think of the place you last met them and use that.
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u/thewoodfather 5d ago
That's effectively it, with time you'll get faster at it. 👍 For that scenario I might do something like see my friend Robert, who has a hook for a hand with a cork on the end of the spike, trying to urgently sell me something. The first thing I'd do is make sure you can really see and understand the layout of your palaces/houses, then figure out what goes in them.