The Magnetic Memory Method Podcast

Many people ask if they can improve memory like Sherlock Holmes using a Mind Palace or Memory Palace. The answer may surprise you, along with 11 other things you should be doing for real memory improvement instead.

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What if I told you I can show you how to improve focus and concentration in less than five minutes a day? Would you believe me? If you've just said… I'm not sure… In fact… I'm downright skeptical! Good answer. Skepticism is good. In fact, as you're about to learn, it's one of the best tools for creating lasting focus and concentration. You can use the tool of skepticism (and others I'll share on this page) to create laser-sharp awareness that not only helps you understand information better… It also makes you feel fantastic! The best part? Everything you do to improve concentration and focus also improves your memory. And that's exactly what the Magnetic Memory Method mission is all about: Showing you how focus, concentration and memory are all sides of the same dice. Are you ready? Great! Then let's get the focus and concentration party started with my favorite ways to improve concentration and focus. 1. Learn How To Improve Focus And Concentration By Resting More Didn't think I would start off with a wildcard, did you? But it's true. According to Alex Soojung-Kim Pang in his book Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less, many people throughout history who displayed mounds of focus and concentration… Took a lot of rest. Charles Dickens, for example, wrote tons of books but spent huge chunks of his day walking. And as Palle Yourgrau shows in A World Without Time: The Forgotten Legacy of Gödel and Einstein, part of Einstein's success secret involved ample amounts of walking… Just not walking alone. It's actually hard to tell who was smarter: Einstein or Gödel. Personally, I wouldn't want to make any bets myself, but we know for a fact that both these men had these things in common: 1. They took lots of rest. 2. They walked a lot. 3. They were geniuses who changed the world. The Two Secrets Of How Walking Increases Focus And Concentration… According to Pang and the mountains of cool research he cites, walking isn't restful because it's not working. Rather, walking lets the mind wander. But wait a second! Isn't mind wandering the opposite of focus and concentration? Not necessarily. In fact, when you let your mind wander, your brain chemistry changes. Yes, we're talking about "drugs," specifically dopamine. And from a scientific perspective, it's important to understand that most people get their best ideas when their dopamine levels are high. These are, ironically, when we are the most distracted. For example, you are most distracted and experiencing high levels of dopamine when you are dreaming, running, driving, walking, or, the most classic example of them all, taking a hot shower. Why do we get more ideas when engaging in activities like these? It's not just the dopamine. It's also that we're disengaged. Speaking of which, I'd like you to be engaged, so let me ask you this: For more information about this topic, please read Rest for more on the science of mind wandering. Oh, and believe it or not, I didn't just read this cool book and pass it on to you without trying the suggestions out for myself. More on my results in a future blog post. For now, it appears that Pang practices what he preaches too. Just check out his blog. In sum: Walking works. Especially when you combine it with Digital Fasting, my own personal cure for Digital Amnesia. 2. Remove Distractions And Read From Real Books I don't know about you, but I once had a love/hate relationship with Kindle. It got so bad we ultimately broke up. I haven't read a full book on Kindle for more than three years now. The last time I tried, I gave up 1/4 of the way through and ordered the same book in print. Why? Maybe it's because I'm getting older. But I believe it's partly because I never had a proper Kindle device. I always used the Kindle app on an iPhone. And that meant it was crushingly easy to open up a browser – or use the app itself – to fact check things. Every disruption led to less U.S.S.R. No, not the former Soviet Union! I'm talking about Uninterrupted Silent Sustained Reading. You see, physical books are like focus and concentration "engines." If you can just get comfortable with them and stay the course… They pull you along page by page, increasing your commitment to paying attention… Indeed, increasing your attention span itself (which in no way resembles the sharpness and clarity of a twitchy little goldfish). The trick is in carving out time to read. How to do that? It's easy: Put the spotlight on all the things you do that are NOT reading. Then ask yourself… Do I want to improve my focus and concentration (and memory)? Or do I prefer to sit on the couch and watch Netflix? Or have a thousand tabs open or drown myself with music as my friend Joanna Jast talked about when she shared her tips on improving focus. Increasing Focus And Concentration Requires This Secret Ingredient In other words, the experts on these matters are talking about prioritizing. Whether you prioritize with a calendar, a mind map, or even a Memory Palace to memorize your to-do list, this is how to get reading done: 1. Eliminate things that are not reading from your schedule. Things you really need not do. 2. Schedule time for reading. Even if it's just 5 minutes a day, it's a start that will do wonders. (One neat book that takes just 5 minutes a day you can sink your teeth into is Stillness Speaks by Eckhart Tolle. Highly recommended, especially if you want to memorize books.) 3. Bonus: Schedule time for reading books about how to improve your focus and concentration. Or how about a set of books on how to improve focus at work? Yeah, that sounds good. Maybe books like Rest by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang. If you'd like other reading suggestions, check out why I make revisiting at least one book I've read before part of my Re-Reading Strategy. 3. Gamble Your Time With Focusing and Concentrating On Zilch There's a long history of scientific research showing a paradox stranger than what we just learned about mind-wandering… It's that meditation improves memory! That's right. Sitting down and staring at the wall can and will improve your memory. Walking meditation will help too. You don't have to work hard at it. You don't have to do it for hours on end. You just have to sit down and breathe. And you really can start with just 5 minutes a day. Here's all the best research on meditation and memory I've got for you so far. Now it's time to take you deeper into my own meditation practice specifically for focus and concentration. Again, calibrating your attention to laser-sharp levels of focus connect with memory in multiple ways. Here's a shocking fact: These connections are not always simple to explain. However, they are easy to spot once you start feeling them. And all the more so when you have a flexible memory method. How You Will Notice This Special Technique Is Improving Your Focus And Concentration Here are a list of some things you'll notice when you start meditating: 1. Less mental chatter. When the boardroom in your head settles down, your focus and concentration must improve. Why? Because you won't get caught up in so much of what Gary Weber calls "blah blah blah." Please don't expect it to disappear completely. It seems possible that it can, but in my experience with what Jeffrey Martin calls Persistent Non-Symbolic Experience (PNSE)… Complete silence in your head is not necessarily a desirable outcome. (Kind of like how photographic memory is not really the blessing people think it is. As Jill Price's story illustrates in that blog post, that kind of memory is much less a path to focusing help when you need to concentrate and can disrupt your life and sanity.) 2. The world seems more vivid. Imagine if colors that used to be so boring you didn't notice them now jump out at you. Do you think that would sharpen your concentration? It certainly did for me. For example, after learning the Wim Hof Method and experiencing a breakthrough in my meditation practice, I remember heading to the gym one morning… All of a sudden I noticed a traffic sign on a street corner in Berlin that I must have seen hundreds, if not thousands of times before. Suddenly the sign itself and its faded green color leapt out at me. I noticed every crack in its paint. The rusted iron holding it in the air was suddenly so beautiful and precious. I felt immersed in each and every detail. And yet for some reason, although it must have been in my field of vision many times before… Something so extraordinary had been completely invisible. Of course, the goal when learning how to focus your mind is not to become autistic or continually overwhelmed by every little detail. And that's not at all what happened to me. But this experience transfers directly to paying attention to what I'm reading in books. I'm aware of both the characteristics of the page and the information at the same time. And I'm aware of using memory techniques to remember dates and names and facts… All without skipping a beat because meditation has helped me keep my brain focused on information. All while my awareness of the beauty of the material world feels blissful. (Okay, I'm human too and sometimes slip from this bliss, but thanks to regular practice, it snaps back in place mighty fast.) Would you like to know how to train your brain to stay focused? In a word: Meditate. 3. Feel Less Bothered By Worldly Events You Cannot Control You know how it is, right? You're humming along. Everything's great. Your mood couldn't be better… Then… Bam! Something happens that completely ruins everything. All of a sudden you feel horrible, hate everything and it seems like the end of the world. Believe me, I've been there. But it happens less and less. And the more I focus on how to increase focus and attention span (and memory) through meditation, the more I can let go. There's a cool quote in The Fire of Self-Knowledge by James Swartz on why this might take place: "To clean the mind, an inquirer needs to abandon gratuitous activities, dedicate essential desire-prompted activities to the field of life and take the results as a gift." To be fair, Swartz says in this commentary on Shankaracharya's Atma Bodha that meditation should not be your only strategy. Far from it! But when you meditate, you'll find you can let go of one of the most gratuitous activities of all: Grumbling at things you cannot change. And because everything is so much more vibrant, you'll see the results of actions you take as a gift, no matter what form the results take. How To Bring Rest, Reading and Meditation Together For A Focus And Concentration Triple-Whammy Could I take another few moments of your time and share my own daily ritual? I promise that it will help you, even if only to give you some ideas to play around with for your personal development. Assuming you're cool with that, here's basically how I suggest anyone can improve their focus and concentration while developing their memory skills: 1. Remove all devices from the room where you sleep. If you struggle at first, learn savasana. That's a fancy yoga-word for lying still without moving. I wrote a whole book about it called The Ultimate Sleep Remedy, but seriously, just lay without moving and train yourself to be comfortable with it. I wander my Memory Palaces as I lay there and focus on breathing and some of the other things I'm going to share with you in this list. 2. Read physical books and use memory techniques (like the Magnetic Memory Method) to remember the information. I've suggested a few books already, and here's one I'm actively memorizing from at the moment. At the end of Evolving Beyond Thought, Gary Weber has included something extraordinary: The best "self-inquiry" phrases from the Ribhu Gita. Remember when I was talking about skepticism at the top of this page? What a powerful tool it can be for improving your focus and concentration? Well, now you've hit pay dirt. So far I've memorized the Sanskrit for: How do my thoughts behave? Are they useful? Just how unreal are my thoughts? (I recited a bit on a recent podcast all about binaural beats and memory, which may or may not help with the focus and concentration issue.) Why does this skepticism help improve my focus and concentration while enhancing my memory? The answer is simple: When I catch the boardroom in my mind running along, I remember to ask in BOTH Sanskrit and English these skeptical questions. I'm exercising my memory while correcting course back to focus and concentration! Because the answer is usually, "No! These thoughts are impeding my concentration!" And when I realize that, thanks to meditation, I can let them go. Even better: Sometimes, thanks to persistent skepticism, I get the opposite the answer to the question. Sometimes I get to say, "Yes! These thoughts are useful!" In fact, sometimes my thoughts are especially beneficial, such as when I'm thinking about how to teach you memory skills and better mental habits. And how "unreal" are they? Well, they are never unreal when people like Robert Martínez emails to say: Dear Anthony, Just to let you know that I'm really happy as I used my first Memory Palace to memorise 41 criteria for a teacher assessment scheme I work with and it took me only 1.5 hours to encode. I then asked one of my colleagues to test me by asking me random criteria e.g. what's 5d, 4m, etc. and it was exciting! I was able to decode all the information and my colleague was really impressed. I told her about the MMM too. Anyways, I just wanted to share my excitement with you! Bye for now, Robert Of course, I don't let it get to my ego (much). I just teach more. And learn more, so I have more to teach. Just like I recommend you do. Because here's the thing: At the end of the day, you are in control of how you improve your focus and concentration. There are lots of ways to get there, but all of them involve changing your perception of the world. And resting, reading and meditation are the finest ways I know of making that happen while improving your memory. The Truth About Perception According To Oliver Sacks And you don't have to take my word for it. Just listen to Oliver Sacks laying down the truth: "Every act of perception is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is to some degree an act of imagination." When you follow the three suggestions in this post, you'll find that you use perception to create better habits. And that leads to better thoughts. Thoughts that shape better behaviors. Rest or do whatever healthy things switch your dopamine on to improve your focus and concentration. Read real books and memorize the materials. Then meditate. Wander a Memory Palace while you're at it. I have more steps you can follow related to the journaling elements and language learning if you want to really go for gold. Do these things and the improvement of your focus and concentration will happen practically on autopilot. The post How to Improve Focus And Concentration Using 3 Memory Boosting Habits appeared first on Magnetic Memory Method - How to Memorize With A Memory Palace.

Are you looking for the perfect memorization technique? And getting frustrated? Well, don't blame yourself. Because it is frustrating, isn't it? I mean… everywhere you go people are using different terminology. Linking… P.A.O. … Mind Palace… Roman Room… Journey Method… Mnemonic Peg System… How Real Are The Promises Of Memorization Techniques For Students And Mature Learners? I mean, lets face it: All those terms sometimes make the whole memory improvement world feel a bit like a hoax. After all, even if science backs up memory improvement techniques 100%… Why the heck can't people get their terms straight!?! Well, let's get the painful truth about the world of memorization techniques out of the way: Whether you want to know how to memorize a speech fast or are desperate for memorization techniques for studying… You're going to come across a lot of different terms. That's just the way the world of memory improvement. It has been since humans started developing memorization techniques to help them survive. And it's getting more complex! But in reality, a lot of those techniques are essentially the same. Each and every one has a location-based element in one way or another. That means that all memorization techniques are spatial. And as Thales, the first person in the West to be considered a philosopher and scientist in the same body, said: Megiston topos hapanta gar chorei (Space is ultimate for it contains all things) That's the very cool thing about the discoveries here at the Magnetic Memory Method Podcast. Once you understand this and practice with memorization techniques from this basis, your results will accelerate. And the complexity eases down, even if there will still be ins and outs to consider. And if you're interested in more about the history of where mnemonics come from to help humans deal with complexity and how they used space to do it, please check out Lynne Kelly's The Memory Code. Just as we do here on this blog nearly every week, Lynne's book will show you exactly how learning these techniques will help you deal with extreme complexity in modern life. My course which you can subscribe to at the bottom of this post will take you through everything too. It's free. For now, let's persist and do our best to get past all the confusing terminology. Let's talk instead about the… 5 Little-Known Benefits Of Using The Best Memorization Technique Of Them All Ultimately, what will help most people is the Magnetic Memory Palace. At the end of this post, you'll get an opportunity to learn how to create one of these for free, along with the best terminology we've got. No more "method of loci" or other confusing terms. Again, the truth is that the linking method and the peg method and the Roman Room, the Major System and all the rest… You can use them all at the same time in a Magnetic Memory Palace. And if you know the benefits of learning to do so… Any overwhelm you face will be easy to handle. Plus, you can experience these 5 benefits, starting with… 1. Use Fast Memorization Techniques To Make Learning Fun! I get email every day from people who find learning a real challenge. Some of them are struggling to learn and remember very boring topics. That's a real problem too because when you're bored… Your progress slows to a crawl. Yet, when you have the right memorization technique for the job, things not only get faster… The memorization techniques for studying you use make everything more interesting. And more fun. The Best Memorization Techniques Rapidly Increase Focus And Concentration Especially when you know how to to improve focus and concentration with a memorization technique like the Magnetic Memory Palace. Of course, it helps too if you know about motivation in learn, such as intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Basically, you just have to make sure that you're always dangling a carrot in front of you instead of threatening yourself with a stick. Don't believe me? Self punishment is a real issue when it comes to memory. Please avoid it at all costs. 2. Memorization Techniques For Exams Reduce Stress Imagine walking into an exam that you know you will pass with 100% certainty. It's totally possible if you have the right memory techniques on your side. And in this episode about Giordano Bruno, Scott Gosnell talks about how you can create a Memory Palace out of the examination room itself. The stress reduction isn't just about memorization techniques for college students either. Many adults face certification exams at different points in their career. And when you're working full time, the stress on your memory can be huge. (And if you suffer Manic Depression like I did during university, these memory improvement tips for the Manic Depressive University Student will be especially helpful.) For that reason, it totally makes sense to have the best memorization technique on the planet ready to go. 3. Using Effective Memorization Techniques Create Long-Term Brain Health Use it or lose it. We hear the phrase all the time. But how many of us actively complete brain exercises? (No, not the Cogmed variety, but real brain exercises.) And more than just real brain fitness. Do you do it… Consistently? Whether you're getting a brain workout from visual memorization techniques or memorization techniques for actors (because remembering cool lines from movies helps), regularity matters. Or as one of the supporters of the Magnetic Memory Method once said (Howdy, Alex!): Use the right memorization technique for the job or go H.O.M.E. The acronym stands for: Huge Outcomes Means Exercising And let me tell you, if you want to know how to remember things you read or learn a new language, you'll want to get started right away. After all, the more you learn, the more you can learn. And if you, like me, want to be sharper as a whistle in your old age, the time to start using the best memorization techniques on the planet is not now… It's right now. 4. The Right Memorization Technique Can Help You Scratch That Language Off Your Bucket List Sure, memory exercises are fun. They can perhaps even stave off Alzheimer's and Dementia. But knowing another language can also help. There's even proof that bilingualism is a brain and memory health strategy. Not only is language learning an ongoing source of mental fitness, but you get the benefits of more socialization. You can literally meet more people and get to know them more deeply. This exposure to people enriches the brain with chemicals. The other cool thing about the Memory Palace technique I suggest you learn and use involves the organized approach you can take. I realize this is going to sound counterintuitive, but here's the thing: Language learning experts and polyglots like my friend Olly Richards are right. They advise that you always learn words in phrases. Or at least think intelligently about the question, single words or full sentences? Why Memorizing Words Is A Skill Instead Of Phrases Matters But from the perspective of mnemonics – and especially the Magnetic Memory Method – this is right only after you know how to memorize individual words. If you can't do that, then memorizing entire phrases will be too complicated (at first). You'll be trying to build the house of your fluency from the roof down. You need to build up your memory skills from the foundations instead. This fact is why my international bestselling course is called How to Learn and Memorize the Vocabulary of Any Language. Not "the phrases" of any language. Start with the foundations of individual words and you will quickly learn to memorize entire phrases. Not only that, but you'll learn to memorize any grammar rules you wish, including conjugation rules. But you need a memory method willing to tell the truth. And that truth involves mastering the basics first before going for gold. Once that's established, you really can experience massive boosts in fluency and learn entire phrases on demand. If you're skeptic, that's a good thing. I've got two more resources for you: First: Here are 15 Reasons Why Learning A Language Is Good For Your Brain. Second: Here's a live stream replay where you can watch me memorizing Chinese song lyrics in real time in front of an audience: Anyone can do this and I would love if I could inspire you in this way, so give it a view. And please subscribe to my YouTube channel while you're there if you'd like to join me on a future live stream. I really put my butt on the line to demonstrate for you exactly how these techniques work. And as you'll see – I felt VERY good when I pulled off the challenge. Wouldn't you like to feel good like that too? 5. The Right Memorization Technique For The Job Eliminates Fear Let's face it: Students suffer from examination phobia. Language learners quake in their boots when they get the chance to speak with a native. Doctors make mistakes with patient names that kill. And so on. The reality is that no one has to suffer from the fears of making mistakes. Yes, sometimes they happen. That's just part of reality. But the benefits of good memory with the right memorization technique can reduce mistakes dramatically. Especially when people use their knowledge to remember to sleep, eat well and keep hydrated. Memory techniques really are about more than just learning faster. They're about improving every aspect of your life and creating balance. Integration. Wholeness. And ultimately, competence and control over your destiny. How To Deal With The Global Abundance Of Memorization Techniques Yes, there are a lot of terms out there as more and more people teach their favorite memorization technique. But try not to get lost in the terminology. Just find memory training and memory improvement courses you resonate with and trust. Give those memory experts your attention. Follow the instructions and recommendations. Experiment. You'll be amazed by the memory improvement you experience. Better: You'll be thrilled by the additional benefits using memory techniques brings. Are you ready to be thrilled? Let me know in the discussion area below and then grab the Magnetic Memory Method Improvement Kit to get started today! 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Have you ever wondered about apps like Cogmed for brain exercise and memory improvement really work? So have I and it is really difficult coming up with a clear answer when you read the research about general brain fitness and memory in the scientific literature. Here's the great news: On this episode of Magnetic Memory Method Podcast, you'll hear from Dr. Christina Till. Dr. Till is an Associate Professor in the Clinical Developmental Area in the Faculty of Health at York University. As she shared her scientific research on memory, multiple sclerosis (MS), Huntington's disease and other areas of mental cognition, this point leapt out at me: "My dream study [would] combine the benefits of physical activity with cognitive training. To maximize brain growth, we should be doing both." If you'd like to peer behind the scenes of how memory research is conducted with softwares like Cogmed in the mix and what the conclusions really mean when it comes to improving memory , download this podcast episode now. And get ready to dive deep because there's a ton of substantial information you will learn from Dr. Till's research and work and how scientists develop their studies and draw their conclusions. Press play now and you'll discover: How Christine came to be interested in memory. What "environmental enrichment" means and how it can help you improve your memory. What Huntington's disease is and how it degenerates the brain over time. The early manifestations of the Huntington's disease. The conditions or immune triggers that have been implicated in increasing the risk of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The metaphor goal suggestion with "machinery" when it comes to the brain and memory. How the cognitive network of the brain gets injured. (This may or may not relate to memory issues from other forms of brain trauma.) Why some people's cognitive performance can remain stable at early stages of disease. What the term "memory reserve" means and how it can be measured. How cognitive training can help your memory. How the software called "Cogmed" helps people with cognition training. The reasons for choosing "Cogmed" out of the number of programs for Christine's study. The conclusion of Christine's research study and what it really means for memory. The power of meditation and linking physical activity with cognitive training. What's coming up next for Christine and where can people learn more about her research and work. And a special interview here in video with Christine: Bonus Alternative To Cogmed For Brain Exercise On this episode, I mentioned to Christine that I was learning to juggle and recite the alphabet backwards. Here's a demonstration of this simple brain exercise and how you can learn it without any frustration by following a few simple principles: Part Two: Christian decides to share his juggling chops while reciting a poem in a video response: And then another follow-up with coins! Enjoy (and send us your video too if you've got one so we can feature your authentic brain exercise techniques)! Further Resources on the Web, This Podcast and the MMM Blog: Christine Till Profile profile on York University's website Till Lab Memory training points to new directions for treatment of Huntington's disease Why Bilingualism Makes For a Healthier Brain Coconut Oil and Memory: Can It Boost Your Brain [Advanced Study] Binaural Beats And Memory: Can This Crazy Music Make You Smarter The post The Real Data You Should Know About Cogmed For Brain Exercise appeared first on Magnetic Memory Method - How to Memorize With A Memory Palace.

Have you been looking for a memory method you can use to learn and remember difficult information? I'm talking about foreign language vocabulary. Programming codes. Charts and diagrams. Passwords. Names of people from around the world. And do you keep running into promises about how someone's "memory system" will help you achieve your learning goals? Maybe they offer you some brain exercises. Or maybe they promise the keys to the memory improvement kingdom with a mnemonic peg system or some other list of mnemonic devices. The BIG Problem With The Memory Systems Of The Memory Improvement Gurus There's nothing wrong about checking out mnemonic examples from memory experts you admire. Except this: Anytime anyone tells you that their "memory system" will work for you… Run away screaming! Why? Because memory systems don't work! Instead, you work the systems. And you'll do that a lot better if you create the systems yourself (with a little authentic help from your Magnetic Memory Method friends). It's kind of like singing and playing the guitar. Bringing the two together is a lot easier when you wrote the song. And the results are much more powerful. Why A "Magnetic" Memory Method Always Outperforms The Other Guy's Memory System So here's what's up: On this page, I'm going to explain exactly why what you really need is a memory method (not some other dude's system). And not just any old method with memory exercises and memorization techniques. What you need is a "Magnetic" Memory Method that lets you combine all of the memory techniques available into a streamlined approach. You don't need all kinds of confusing terms and mnemonic examples. You need to execute your moves in one swift blow each and every time you encounter information. When you have this approach, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by how much your memory skills can grow. Which means that the pain and frustration of forgetting information within seconds disappears. If you're ready, let's dive into the 8 reasons having a memory method is the only approach that makes sense. Reason #1: Each Person's Memory Is Unique And Needs A Unique Memory Method Flexibility is what makes the teaching on this memory improvement blog unique. Anyone can use the memory techniques I teach because you learn about yourself as you discover the methods so that everything fits into place quickly. Why is figuring out how you stand so important? A few reasons. First, memory techniques rely upon association. You're taking information you don't know and Magnetically weaving it together with things you already know. For example, when learning some Chinese poetry, I wove the corner of a building together with some weird imagery that made it easy to recall the sound and the meaning of the phrase. The images involved Lee jeans, a kite, E.T. (The Extraterrestrial), a burning cup of yen, Emil Zola, Che Guevara and sheep. I Know That Sounds Like A Mouthful Of Mnemonic Examples! But here's the thing: All of these images came to me freely and quickly because I have a memory method. It's trained to be flexible, and that's why it works so fast. What exactly have I trained? Speedy access to the same kinds of information each person has available to them now: A Proper Memory Method Digs Deep Into Your Personal history By using a flexible memory method, you can easily access a host of friends, family members, teachers, preachers and other members of your community. I suggest listing them all out frequently. It's a kind of memory improvement game you can play with your childhood anytime. A Proper Memory Method Exploits Your Personal Culture You also have your culture. I often draw upon Canadian politicians. These are names that an international audience might not recognize, but that are deeply impressed upon in my memory. But I'm Canadian and so memorizing the Canadian Prime Ministers makes a lot of sense (maybe, lol). Even if you're not into politics, I'll bet you have at least a couple local and regional figures you can bring to mind and use to make simple associations. Having them ready will help you improve your memory for studying a great deal. Why Everything You Already Know Is Dying To Become A Memory Tool Then there are musicians, actors and artists. These are all part of your culture. Only a flexible memory method will help you unpack them all. Some other guy's system? That's probably the same guy who encourages you to memorize with a "Mind Palace" like Sherlock Holmes. (Yawn…) Sorry, but the very suggestion that your memory can be like a fictional character's is fraud. How about you be you and use Sherlock Holmes as a Magnetic Bridging Figure in a well-formed Memory Palace instead? Reality is far better than fantasy when you have a substantial memory method, that's for sure. You can go even deeper into your toy collection, video game collection and personal library if you wish. And I recommend that you do. You are unique and the more you unpack all of the wealth of material already in your mind, the more you will succeed with memory improvement. Reason #2: A Proper Memory Method Helps You Avoid Learned Helplessness Perpetually on the hunt for shortcuts and memory hacks? Totally normal. The only problem with the perfectly understandable human desire to put the cart before the horse and succeed is that memory involves learning. Learning takes place in time. There is almost always a curve towards mastery that begins with initial exposure and leads to – not mastery – but the maintenance of mastery. I don't care if you're Da Vinci or Jimmy Hendrix: If you don't maintain your skills in any area of talent, you're going to lose them. Why "Mastery" Is Just The Beginning Of The Memory Journey In many ways, mastery is just the beginning of the journey. You only truly start to understand your craft after you get good at it. After the doors of perception open wide because you're getting results using the memory techniques. Because you're creating your own mnemonic examples. Using the real deal. Not memory techniques anyone else handed you. Techniques you crafted on your own using a method. The Truth About Greedy Learners Hunting For "Hotel Dominic" Take Dominic O'Brien, for example. He's known for a lot of things. Hotel Dominic, the Dominic System, and winning multiple World Memory Championships and other competitions. He may not agree with this assessment, but as I interpret what I've learned from him, he had a goal. He learned the techniques. He sat down and created all the figures he needed to remember numbers and cards with a highly personalized P.A.O. How The Internet Creates Damaging Learned Helplessness He shared some examples to get people started and serious students of memory improvement worked out the rest on their own. Enter the Internet. Next thing you know you've got thousands of people begging for his list, Ben Pridmore's list, my lists, etc. They want the fish, instead of learning how to fish for themselves. Maybe I'm just jaded, but here's the problem with giving too many mnemonic examples: You can never create enough to solve the fundamental question of understanding the why and how we use these images based on our unique qualities and experiences. Understanding how to tap into that rich pool of references in each person's life (see point one above) is the ONLY thing that's ever going to authentically help. Use A Memory Method To Create Your Own Memory System Or Go H.O.M.E. Otherwise, as longtime supporter Alex of this site (J.A. on YouTube) says, "Go H.O.M.E." It's funny pun and paradox that mixes the acronym technique with an important message: Huge Outcomes Means Exercising. And to get the outcomes memory training can create for you, please exercise your mind with a proper memory method. I know, I sound hardcore. Perhaps even dogmatic. But I'm sharing just one of several stoic secrets for using memory techniques that I know will help you faster. How To Create Your Own 00-99 P.A.O In A Flash Speaking of having a bunch of images for the digits 00-99, here's all you have to do: Learn the Major Method to create your own system. Create a Magnetic Bridging Figure for each two digit number from 00-99. Start small at first. Work from 01-10. Then 11-20 and so on. You don't have to create them all in a single day. Use pen and paper. As Sharon did: Notice that Sharon didn't try to get it perfect the first time. Sharon just took action after taking my card memorization course in the Magnetic Memory Method Masterclass. (Like you should too if you want to experience incredible memory improvement fast). Taking action is essential because: Reason #3: A Proper Memory Method Goes Beyond Method of Loci Training By Creating Connection, Comprehension & Understanding As Tony Buzan told us on this episode of the Magnetic Memory Method Podcast, there are multiple intelligences. A proper memory method helps you bring them together. Magnetic Stations replace the Method of Loci and you can add a Major System 00-99 character to each if you wish. And as you develop one aspect of the memory method you choose, you'll quickly discover other levels you want to learn. Music mnemonics may come to mind. Or languages. Or philosophy. Nothing will be out of reach as you continue to grow your skills. Tony Buzan's Incredible Memory Improvement Formula And growth can be constant. In Buzan's classic, The Memory Book, he gives this formula: E + M = C ∞ It breaks to the idea that Energy + Memory = Creativity Eternally. And although each of us will eventually pass on, I think he's right about the eternal part to a degree. After all, as long as good people like us keep the mnemonic tradition alive, it will be passed down through the generations. And that means you and your influence truly can be eternal. Speaking of which: Reason #4: A Method Based On Multiple Memory Improvement Books Involves You In A Powerful Tradition Not everyone knows this about Aristotle, but he wrote a book about memory. I wrote a commentary on it which is available with the original text in English and my commentary. In this commentary, I connect Aristotle with Plato's thoughts on memory before him. And then I connect the Magnetic Memory Method to more and then more and then more. Why did I do this? Because there's so much untapped knowledge about creating the best memory method on earth to be found in writings about memory from the past. In fact, the more I read the tradition, the more my memory improves. And that's important because it translates directly into the help I can give students of the Magnetic Memory Method. And it's not just Aristotle. Here are some other figures from history whom you may not have known used memory methods: Simonides of Ceos The unknown author of Ad Herrenium St. Augustine Matteo Ricci Giordano Bruno And that's to mention some interesting contemporary figures. I've already mentioned Dominic O'Brien and Tony Buzan, but there's also: Doctor Yip Florian Delle Nelson Dellis Jonathan Levi Alex Mullen … plus, all the exciting things going on with technology with people like Gabriel Wyner for memory and language learning through the Fluent Forever app. The list goes on and on, and the direct benefit is that this tradition provides an endless wealth of inspiration and new ideas. Reason #5:Memorization Techniques Based On Methods Create Learning Flexibility "Be water, my friend." Wise words from Bruce Lee. This principle matters for your memory improvement journey with memory techniques because information is like the wind. And your brain is often like a brick wall. Ever seen how the wind can pick up a tree and toss it against a building? Suddenly that big and tough brick wall doesn't look so tough anymore, does it? But if it had been water, it could move out of the way and possibly even used both the tree and the wind as a tool for its own purposes. So when you're looking for the right memory method to help you learn and remember the information that will pass the exam or scratch that language off your bucket list, make sure it's flexible. No difficult information ever has to break your mind again. Reason #6: Brain Health Starts As An Idea You Need To Remember A lot of people are worried about Alzheimer's and Dementia. For good reason: Memory loss is a severe and life-destroying pain in the butt. It doesn't have to be a serious disease or brain trauma that drags you life down either. Lack of focus and concentration sucks too. And when you're worried about these problems and the memory loss from stress they cause at work, your sleep suffers. How To Avoid The Punishing Hell Of Poor Memory You probably don't focus nearly as much attention to your diet, and physical fitness as you should. As a result, things spiral further down into the hell of poor memory. Luckily, having the right memory method can help. Not only will you perform better in your studies and at work. You'll also remember your to-do lists. You'll remember which foods that improve memory you should be eating. You'll remember the exercises you should be doing at the gym. When you can keep your focus on all of these matters and consistently follow through, your memory will naturally experience a boost. Reason #7: The Right Memory Method Creates Belonging Did you know there are entire communities of people who use memory techniques? They have a special lingo. You've read some of the terms on this page already. But there's more to discuss: The Roman Room The Link Method The Pillar Technique "Ghosting" The Ugly Sister Effect The Telesynoptic Memory Palace Yeah, okay, it can get a bit nerdy from time to time. But that's what makes it fun! You don't have to know all the terms. Certainly, no one is going to exclude you from the club if you don't understand. Far from it! Everyone who takes their memory methods seriously will help you understand everything from The Wardrobe to the Millennial P.A.O. Once you're in the club, you'll find a host of friends who share your interest in learning and remembering without the hassle of forgetting. Why Friendships With Mnemonists Improves Your Memory These friendships will help you find inspiration and accountability. They'll help you experience a sense of belonging. They even challenge you from time to time. They'll help you accomplish the ultimate benefit of having a reliable memory method of all. Reason #8: A Life Devoted To Learning How To Memorize Reveals The Truth The main reasons I use memory techniques and teach them so passionately come down to this: Mnemonics saved my life. I was depressed, about to drop out of university and intensely suicidal. Being able to remember complex philosophical terms and make progress on learning a language gave me hope, confidence and courage. It also enabled me to live the life of my dreams and travel the world. It allowed me to visit the statue of Bruno in Rome many times pictured above. He was a man who died for the truth and you can hear all about in this interview with Scott Gosnell about Bruno's powerful memory improvement book. And as I learned about how meditation helps improve memory, I added this tool to my daily practice of mental improvement. You Can Easily Memorize The Truthful Information That Genuinely Improves Your Life Later, I applied my ability to learn and remember my goals of optimizing my health (big thanks to Jonathan Levi for mentoring me on the specifics. Also on bitcoin and generally what I need to learn and remember about finances.) And eventually, I started to use the memory techniques I've been honing for my personal practice and teaching to memorize Sanksrit. There still exist ancient tomes of philosophy that contain special formulas for scrubbing the mind clean of fear, worry, doubt, and stress. Sure, I still fall prey to these things once in awhile. But thanks to memorizing lines from the Ribhu Gita provided by Gary Weber in Evolving Beyond Thought, I feel more aligned with reality than ever before. The tradition is sometimes called Vedanta, or Advaita Vedanta. It's deeply related to memory because to use the mind-cleansing tools well, you've got to memorize them. I won't go into what this philosophy helps one achieve just now. But maybe you can relate to wanting to hold sacred knowledge in memory. Be it religious scripture, a speech, a quote, or the entire vocabulary of a sacred language you want to commit to memory. If You Can Remember More Things That Are True, You Can Live A Better Life The best part of having a reliable memory method boils down to holding the truth in mind. Holding it close. And using the truth to live a better life. The truth will also help you scrub out the false illusions that bind you down and keep you in ignorance. So what do you say? Do you think you could use a better memory method to help you reach your goals in life? If the answer is a resounding yes, let me know in the discussion below and post your questions about making these extraordinary memory techniques work for you. The post 8 Reasons You Need A Flexible Memory Method Not A Memory System appeared first on Magnetic Memory Method - How to Memorize With A Memory Palace.

What if I told you that recovered memory is a skill that you can use to create a better Memory Palace Network? And what if you had a simple autobiographical memory test you could give yourself again and again to keep improving your memory? If that sounds interesting to you, you're in luck. Tap or click play now and discover: Exactly how to unpack memories from your past you may have lost – and turn them into a Memory Palace Network! How I memorized the dates in Walter Ong's Ramus, Method, and the Decay of Dialogue More on Lynne Kelly's amazing account of memory and memory techniques of the Aborigines and other prehistoric groups in The Memory Code The simple steps of this incredible memory training exercise you can use to help recall more from your past The significance of juggling information in your mind without the aid of technology and the quest of balance in the age of computers How to map out a simple Memory Palace using your elementary school The right questions to ask yourself while completing this autobiographical memory and episodic memory training activity. How you can benefit from these brain exercises over the long term. How these kinds of memory recovery exercises can help you deal with depression in ways that improve memory The importance of taking consistent action along your memory improvement journey And that's just the beginning! The Profound Reasons Why You Have A Super Autobiographical Memory In this episode of the Magnetic Memory Method Podcast, I introduced a Memory Palace training exercise with Olivia. Olivia had a blank spot in her mind when I met her. So I took the opportunity to teach her a quick Memory Palace training exercise that anyone can do. It will let you experience recovered memory at a profound level that helps you learn languages. And when you unlock all of those Memory Palaces lying dormant in your autobiographical memory… Recovered Memory Can BecomeThe Most Powerful Memory Training Asset In Your World Autobiographical and episodic memory involve personal memories from the past. However, they are not exactly the same. If you're interested in improving your episodic memory, check out the links in the resources section below. You can also watch this video version of the session with Olivia: The Truth About Your Magnetic Repressed Memory Symptoms Okay, okay, I'm being a bit dramatic. But having worked with thousands of people over the years, I've noticed something. People are afraid to use Memory Palaces. I call this fear "Memory Palace Scarcity." When so many people around the world just want to remember what they learn… Only to get hung up on not having enough Memory Palaces… Well, then, yes! I do think this problem counts as "repressed memory." You see, many people are chasing after a solid flashbulb memory definition. The True Path To So-Called FlashBulb Memory That search will never end unless you create multiple Memory Palaces and Dive in to the exercise I gave Olivia on this episode of the Magnetic Memory Method Podcast. It's powerful because it completely eliminates Memory Palace Scarcity. Kind of the same way using The Freedom Journal for language learning keeps you focused on making the most out of your time. Give the quick autobiographical Memory Palace training exercises you'll learn on this episode a try. This process will improve your practice in creating and finding more Memory Palaces. But you've got to use them for the future as well as the path. Sure, the exercises you'll learn will help you recover some of your past. But the most important element is how you use your Magnetic Memory Palace Network to easily learn and remember information for the future. How Accurate Are Your Memories? I hope that Olivia's openness to learning about brain exercises and the Memory Palace exercise I gave her inspires you to dive deeper into your autobiographical memory. I'm confident too that you'll be amazed by how learning more about your episodic memory helps you on your journey to remembering numbers, facts and vocabulary. They are truly all intertwined. And from there, you just need to give yourself simple memory tests. Oh, and if you're a parent, combine this episode with these memory improvement techniques for kids. Let me know in the comments below how you fare! Oh, and if you haven't got this yet: … don't you think you should? It will be useful for you if you master the basic foundations and fundamentals of creating Memory Palaces to make the most out of it. Further Memory Improvement Resources: Episodic Memory And How To Improve It: A Step-By-Step Training Guide The Memory Code: Prehistoric Memory Techniques You Can Use Now How to Find Memory Palaces Ramus, Method, and the Decay of Dialogue by Walter Ong 3 Shocking Ways Smartphone Addiction Erodes Your Brain And Memory The post 2 Powerful Recovered Memory Palace Training Exercises With Olivia appeared first on Magnetic Memory Method - How to Memorize With A Memory Palace.

This is perhaps the best Magnetic Memory Method Review online so far: "The more you try it, the better you do. Every attempt is incrementally better than the last time." -Jesse Villalobos Since constant improvement is what the memory method taught on this website is all about, I was delighted to hear these words from one of our course participants. Even better: In this episode of the Magnetic Memory Method Podcast, you can hear them directly from Jesse Villalobos too. Scroll up and click play. Listen in we talk about: How Jesse based his PAO system on the Major Method for remembering numbers… Jesse's Magnetic Journey using the PAO system (Person Action Object)… How Jesse used this approach to get a raise and a promotion at his job! Of the many tips you'll discover, here's one of the most important points: Jesse keeps listening to the Magnetic Memory Method Podcast for motivation week after week. Yes, even though he completed the Magnetic Memory Method Masterclass. This point is important. Jesse's approach combines a solid study ethic and continually feeding himself with ideas and inspiration. And when Jesse started, he was serious about getting results. He wanted to get really good at memorizing numbers. His success secret? Taking action! It's not just about learning about memory techniques. It's about applying them in meaningful ways one S.I.P. at a time: S.I.P. Study memory techniques Implement memory techniques Practice memory techniques with information that improves your life It's this approach that helped Jesse get the mastery over the Person Action Object and Major Method that he wanted. Aside from remembering numbers, Jesse also learned how to remember names and faces. This skill provided other unexpected benefits from memory training that Jesse hadn't even anticipated! If you've been looking for an extra bit of insight about how the Magnetic Memory Method can help you, try Jessie's advice: Just dive into learning and using memory techniques. Download this episode and learn from Jesse's experiences and insights. You'll learn exactly how improving his memory has helped his personal confidence and well-being. Press play now and you'll discover: How memory techniques help Jesse in his work. It involves remembering a lot of numbers. Why using memory techniques is an "out of body experience." Jesse's feeling about how he gains more energy than he burns using memory strategies. Examples of a well-functioning Person-Action-Object system to memorize numbers based on the Major Method. The process of how Jesse created his Magnetic Memory Palace Network and how it all works in detail. The importance of drawing your Memory Palaces for total success. How Jesse handles problems with ghosting or the Ugly Sister Effect. How Jesse discovered the Magnetic Memory Method and what it has brought to him both personally and professionally. How Jesse got a raise and promotion. By demonstrating competence, his co-workers started perceiving him as an expert thanks to Magnetic Memory Palaces and memory techniques. A family-related memory issue that encourages Jessie to keep his mind active. The positive influence of listening to Magnetic Memory Method Podcast over time. Jesse's perspective on avoiding perfectionism. Other memory improvement books and courses that really impacted Jesse. Do you have questions about how the Magnetic Memory Method can help you perform better at your work? Do you want more answers to your questions about mnemonics? If so, please dive into the episode and learn more about how you can get on a call with me. If you want me to help you transform into a walking, talking mnemonics dictionary, I'd like to help. Further Memory Improvement Resources: Harry Lorayne Get Good At Remembering Numbers How to Memorize Numbers With A PAO System [Person Action Object] Major System Secrets And The Future Of Your Memory With Florian Dellé Want More Magnetic Memory Method Reviews and Testimonials? Lee Escobar's Magnetic Memory Method Review and Testimonial Paul Deery's Memory Improvement Demonstration and Magnetic Memory Method Review The Magnetic Memory Method Testimonials and Reviews Page The post How Jessie Villalobos Got A Promotion – Magnetic Memory Method Review appeared first on Magnetic Memory Method - How to Memorize With A Memory Palace.