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Comment author: bramflakes 10 March 2014 08:27:44PM 6 points [-]

Memory palaces. I recently learned how to properly use these, and I'm a true believer. When I only had the general idea to “pair things you want to memorize with places in your room” I found it worthless, but after I was taught a lot of do's and don'ts, they're now my favorite way to memorize any list of 5+ items. If there's enough demand on LW I can write up a summary.

How good is your ability to internally visualize? I've been putting off investigating memory palaces for my own use because I find it very difficult to use a mental paintbrush.

Comment author: MathiasZaman 11 March 2014 12:07:55AM 7 points [-]

My local LW group did some exercises with them and they worked rather well. I don't have a very good ability to internally visualize but was still able to remember significantly more with a memory palace.

Find a friend to try it a couple of times and see how it works for you.

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