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300 episodes transcribedKevin asks if it’s better to give students pre-made mnemonic examples or to have the students create their own custom mnemonics. I present the pros an...
Brendan asks challenges my use of non-linear memory palaces. Memory palaces normally have specific start and end points, with a clear journey involvin...
Simon asks if it’s possible to build a palace of mnemonics for musical phrases, which he could use in jazz improvization. I tell Simon how I would tak...
Lisa asks about passage-based testing on a certification exam. How can she maintain focus while reading in order to answer the exam questions effectiv...
Jalina is reading lots of books around the subject of the microcircuitry of the hippocampus. How can she organize a memory palace in order to memorize...
Kobi asks about how to explain directions clearly. Even when you know how to get from one place to another, how do you explain it clearly for another...
Randall asks about memorizing the meanings of long words using stressed syllable mnemonics. I show how he can break the word down and simplify it by f...
Gina asks about learning Latin grammar. How do you memorize the hundreds of conjugations and declensions that Latin grammar demands? What do you want...
Sadat asks about memorizing information for certification exams. I present 4 steps for taking on such a memory project. What do you want to learn? Lea...
Daniel asks about memorizing the international phonetic alphabet. I describe how I would tackle this project, using mnemonics based on the ways that t...
Patti has memorized Scripture before through repetition, and now she’s using mnemonics. She asks whether the memory palace method will be as effective...
Gina asks about learning the Latin alphabet. I describe how to apply the techniques we presented in episode 333 (about the Greek alphabet) to any othe...
Joy asks about hacking the grammar of Arabic. I present a simple two-step process to learn the essence of any language starting with the most foundati...
Dan asks about extending his home memory palace into his entire neighborhood. What do you want to learn? Leave your question at http://MasterOfMemory....
A listener asks about memorizing Matthew 5 using a memory palace. How do you find a room big enough, and how do you place the verses in the palace in...
Gina asks about memorizing the Greek alphabet. I describe a mnemonic method for quickly an easily learning the characters, their names, and their soun...
Rosa is working on learning to play piano chords. What is the quickest and most effective way to learn how to play chords for songs, such as “gospel”...
Gretchen asks about storing historic dates in a memory palace. If you have a mnemonic for the date, how do you actually attach that date to the histor...
Tasha asks about memorizing acupuncture points. I talk about some of the complications of this project and describe some mnemonic methods that might h...
Don asks about memorizing Shakespearean sonnets. I present a basic method and invite Don to participate in our free Accelerated Poetry course. What do...
