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S.P.Y.W.I - Using the Mind Palace/Method of Loci Technique in Different Situations. Banned Library | How to Remember Stuff with a Memory Palace. I need to go to my mind palace. Have you deleted anything from your.mind palace yet? I've just began creating/using mine so i began with small things that are unimportant. i think i can't delete them yet because i don't have.a lot of info yet. any suggestions? Deleting things can be somewhat difficult! It’s a lot easier to create an idea than it is to destroy one, especially if it’s one so interesting that it’s hard to forget about. I have a room filled with things that are either semi-permanent or temporary, the to-do list room. The way I delete those items is by imagining a little trash bin popping up, like the recycling bin on your computer, then putting the trigger ( no matter how big it is, it will fit somehow ) into the trash can, then pushing the trash can out of my view and back into the void whence it came.

I do have problems with “ghost triggers”, as I like to call them. Another way I delete things is to ask someone in the palace who I believe to have the power to do so to delete them for me. Pimp Your Memory: How to Build a Mind Palace like Sherlock Holmes | davinia hamilton. You’ve all seen that scene in the Baskerville episode of BBC’s Sherlock (if you haven’t, you’re missing out, mate) where the show is about to reach its climax and Sherlock, in that flat, bitchy tone we’ve all come to love, commands: “Get out. I need to go to my Mind Palace.” John Watson explains it’s a memory technique which, in theory, means you’ll never forget a thing, and then we see Sherlock (with the aid of a visual manifestation of his mind, including a particularly funny moment when Elvis Presley’s face is superimposed on his) link together all the clues they’ve been given to solve the mystery of HOUND. Despite what a lot of viewers thought, the Mind Palace was not just a clever plot device invented by Mark Gatiss just for the show.

And I’ve found it to be a ridiculously helpful mind hack. It’s helped me remember shopping lists, lists of films I’ve been recommended, has helped me memorise lines for plays (yes, even Shakespeare. So there you go. Develop Perfect Memory With the Memory Palace Technique. The Memory Palace is one of the most powerful memory techniques I know. It’s not only effective, but also fun to use — and not hard to learn at all.

The Memory Palace has been used since ancient Rome, and is responsible for some quite incredible memory feats. Eight-time world memory champion Dominic O’Brien, for instance, was able to memorize 54 decks of cards in sequence (that’s 2808 cards), viewing each card only once. And there are countless other similar achievements attributed to people using the Memory Palace technique or variations of it.

Of course, most of us are not in Dominic’s memory championship line of business (or in Hannibal’s line of business for that matter). The Memory Palace The Memory Palace technique is based on the fact that we’re extremely good at remembering places we know. 5 Steps to Use the Memory Palace Technique 1. First and foremost, you’ll need to pick a place that you’re very familiar with. A good first choice could be your own home, for example. 2. 3. 4.