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How to Become Faster at Memorizing Numbers w/ John Graham | Episode 8

The Craft of Memory Podcast

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The Kermode Approach for Memorizing Words

The kermode approach for memorizing words by placing persons in each locus. I use this exclusively for words and for spoken numbers. So, yeah, Katie kermode fantastic person, woman memory athlete by the way she's amazing. She shared that she uses people, not just a location in a memory palace but each location has a different person. Right. The people help me in words. Because with words there's a lot of abstract or descriptors. Those are harder to form images for so instead of forming an image for like the word listen. So, I apply that word to the person because it's easier to use that person and see my brother listening, or you.

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