Magnetic memory method helped me alot in my masters because I join education after many years of my engineering. I am very glad I took your free course and that alone helped me get above 70% above. Thank you for sharing valuable knowledge
Anthony, I have been using a memory palace for a while now but I had only seen the value of it in helping me to memorize new information. You helped me realize that the value could go the other way! Using my biographical memory of old locations allows me to explore those spaces and revisit the experiences I had there. Thank you!
Thanks, James. I'm glad you've had this revelation. Autobiographical memory is huge, and gets more and more interesting and rewarding the more we use it. Are you drawing your Memory Palaces? :-)
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I am studying web development and memory palace was essential to memorize some CSS's properties that I was struggling with it for a long time, and with memory palace I memorized under ten minutes. And I am learning French too, before memory palace I tried to use Anki to memorize the vocabulary, but I was unable to recall it from memory, after using memory palace I am learning 50 words per day without any problem, and recalling it one of them while I wash some dishes.
Hi Anthony, Just wanted to say thank you for sharing your knowledge, time, and effort. I've been practicing the link method for a while now, and I think I understand what you mean by memory being about notions of space. The link works well but I noticed that if you can't find the first element, it's inaccessible. I know that may sound very obvious - of course I wouldn't remember the list if I lose the first element - but it applies everywhere in the chain. Each thing gets a space and you bridge that space by building connections. Then there's also a bridge between the space and the thing you're trying to remember. It's like underneath the technique I'm still moving through space, it's just easier to navigate that space with landmarks. Tried The Painting exercise, and I've gone through 5 different versions of the Mona Lisa. Each time I think I can't remember anything more I prove myself wrong. I'm still going through the exercise so I'll leave further thoughts for the actual video( helping with the robots :) ).
Thanks for your post. This is great to read. There is something of a trap with how these techniques work. But the spatial sequencing issue can be overcome with some practice using Word Division and Recall Rehearsal. Often I memorize and practice recalling syllables or words in phrases out of order. This helps make sure that all parts of the mnemonic can trigger full recall. Thanks so much for giving The Painting a try. That's very cool that you're having a hard time proving yourself wrong. I look forward to more thoughts over on that video as time and memory allows. In the meantime, thanks so much for being part of the conversation! :-)
Good Afternoon Sir I’m AaRron Smith, a Marine Corporal who works as a Broadcast Journalist in Virginia. I have recently tuned-in to your channel and have really enjoyed your lessons! I found myself hearing similar topics that I like to research on my free time, which drove me to dig deeper into my own research! I’d love to learn more about constructing a memory palace and more esoteric teachings from Giordano Bruno ! If there’s any other information I can research on my journey, I’d be honored to hear your thoughts on my next step! Thank you for your time!
Great that meet you, AaRron! One thing you can do is search terms on this channel, like "Bruno" and "Hermetic Memory." That should bring up some more specific videos for you. I would like to eventually put together an entire course on Bruno. Do you think you'd sign up for something like that?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I’ve been wanting to start investigating Hermes and Hermeticism! I’m grateful to have creditable confirmation ! I would take all the training and information that I can get if you were to do so! I’ve made an account on your webpage and have been combing through the beginners page and video. I’m a slow reader hahaha
Thanks for joining us and great about your interest in hermeticism. There's a ton to say about it, that's for sure. You're going to have a great adventure. Just let me know if you have any questions along the way. If I don't know the answer, I might know someone who does. :-)
Looking forward to this one! Especially as the memory palace method always seems like only useful for rote memorization and not for real understanding and learning. I'm really interested in how to combine it with active recall!
Thanks so much for letting me know about your interest. People can fall into the mistake of turning the Memory Palace technique into rote. But it should never be used that way. That's just downright painful. Have you created many Memory Palaces, or have you been avoiding the technique due to the notion that it is only for rote?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I used memory palaces for memorizing poetry for school, shopping list and mobile phone numbers... So I just used it for rote memorization so far. Therefore I really look forward to the video, as I believe the memory palace technique is really helpful, but I haven't figured it out yet how it can be used for understanding or learning. Do you have any further recommendation regarding this topic? Thank you for your reply :)
Thanks for the follow-up. A lot depends on what you want to learn and understand. What are the topics and learning goals that you have in mind for the technique? Please advise and surely I can come up with some properly specific ideas for you, or additional resources.
Yes, and I used it to pass level 3 in Mandarin with a score of 99% at the Confucius Institute. The exact method is taught in the MMM Masterclass. Knowledge of a few other concepts are required in order for it to work.
Absolutely amazing, ive been struggelin Hard with "memory" in The past but getting to know these kind of techniques makes my previously "weak" sides into my strenghts 😁 ANTHONY METIVIER have you considered hiring or colaborated with an artist to make a more visual examples in your videos? 😁And thank you for being YOU 😁
Thanks for this. I have tried a few collabs with artists. I haven’t found one willing to keep up pace with me… but perhaps in the future I’ll find more. Are you an artist? 🙏
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I am currently memorizing loooong law texts in order to aprove an exam that would allow me to acces a desired job. I want to retain as much as possible and I find value on your videos because you show skills to achieve that in a very well explained way. :)
Awesome video as usual! I haven't understood quite well the Advanced Technique. I think it is a very interesting and unique exercise and it should deserve a video on its own. On the other hand, I have always been interested in mixing Quizlet and MP so I came up with my personal solution: I put the word list in Quizlet (or Anki) and the next day I try to see what I remember, placing the unknown words in a MP. Every time I need to review my word list I use Quizlet as a kind of quiz or software training both as a reinforcement and a MP reviewer.
Yes, I'm beefing up the numbers course in the MMM Masterclass now because technically, this technique requires a solid use of the Magnetic 00-99 PAO in order to make it work. Once you get the hang of it, you'll wonder how you ever got along without it. In the meantime, there's a new video in the numbers course that I think you'll love as well. It's got even more potential than this one. :-)
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Thank you, I will watch it ! I have one more suggestion for a future video even though it not strictly related to memory. Your way of writing (and speaking) is outstanding that is why a video on how to improve your writing would be very appreciated.
Thanks for this and interesting suggestion. I've actually always thought I'm a poor writer. In fact, I just told John Danaher how much I admire his writing abilities while interviewing him the other day. I don't think I could write as well as he does to save my life. Is there any particular aspect of how I approach writing and presenting that you would like to hear more about? That might help me focus more on what to say. Because the best thing I can think of for now is not really much for a script. It boils down to this: Read a lot and write a lot. And if you actually practice what you're writing about, then the rest should fall into place fairly well. It doesn't really matter how good or bad you think you are - if you know your stuff, the writing will be servicable. Finally, I would say that a lot of people think that writing is about ideas. It really isn't. Writing is a physical act, so one should learn to write even if they don't have ideas. For that, I have an entire course called "Conquering Content." It teaches how I manage to produce so much volume, and that is the trick. Don't try to have ideas: Just go through the physical motion of writing anything and soon the ideas will go come. One person who influenced me deeply on this matter is Kenneth Goldsmith. Check him out here in one of the most amazing videos on TH-cam: Thanks for this and interesting suggestion. I've actually always thought I'm a poor writer. In fact, I just told John Danaher how much I admire his writing abilities while interviewing him the other day. Is there any particular aspect of how I approach writing and presenting that you would like to hear more about? That might help me focus more on what to say. Because the best thing I can think of for now is not really much for a script. It boils down to this: Read a lot and write a lot. And if you actually practice what you're writing about, then the rest should fall into place fairly well. It doesn't really matter how good or bad you think you are - if you know your stuff, the writing will be servicable. Finally, I would say that a lot of people think that writing is about ideas. It really isn't. Writing is a physical act, so one should learn to write even if they don't have ideas. For that, I have an entire course called "Conquering Content." It teaches how I manage to produce so much volume, and that is the trick. Don't try to have ideas: Just go through the physical motion of writing anything and soon the ideas will go come. One person who influenced me deeply on this matter is Kenneth Goldsmith. Check him out here in one of the most amazing videos on TH-cam: th-cam.com/video/nqHaKniXkF8/w-d-xo.html Please let me know if you're thinking of anything more specific, or if these few thoughts hit the mark. :-) Please let me know if you're thinking of anything more specific, or if these few thoughts hit the mark. :-)
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I watched the video. Very interesting. I think that Goldsmith's idea of copying books helps you to focus on the words and style. In other words, it is very similar to the reverse translation Luca Lampariello promoted when coming to language learning. I'd like to highlight that you are not a bad writer but the opposite. Victorious mind is a well-written book and it should have been very difficult to mix personal experience, techniques, and data without losing the plot. A video about your writing routine, if you have one, would be very appreciate.
Thanks for the kind words. Actually, with my ego (mostly) out of the way, it wasn't all that difficult. If anything, any hard parts were only like pulling the bandage away after a wound had already healed. It's the hair of the ego around it that stung, if at all. I'll put some thought into a video about writing and see how it can be connected to memory. Generally, if a video isn't about memory on this channel, it seems to plummet, something that harms the larger mission initiative, even if it is a greater good. I don't see writing so much as a memory issue, except with respect to vocabulary and procedural memory (covered in the Memory Palace Habits video). But those might be ripe for further investigation. I can think back too and see in what ways how I write now connects with how I used to write my university papers and early books as a teenager. The disappointing answer to it all might be that writing is not something I do, but rather something that is happening to me and I simply don't know why. But the specifics of the routine are pretty much covered in the Memory Habits video: 1. Have a reminder of the current project in the writing space. 2. Do all the other stuff first. 3. Write. 4. Don't stop until the project is done. 5. Come up with a new project and then circle back to the top of this list. If you do this enough times, it will become who you are. In other words, it will do you so you don't have to do it. The only missing ingredient from that 1-5 list is reading, which I take as a given for anyone who wants to produce half-decent writing. The Active Recall connection here is also something I find happens on autopilot. As I continue thinking about whatever I'm writing, it gets deeper into memory, which makes large project management easier. Without thinking about it and without being consistent, projects fall apart quite easily. The only other detail I can think of for now is word count journaling. My current book project requires 2k words daily as a bare minimum. This is the current word count journal as of yesterday: 3334 5334 7334 9431 11437 13568 15578 17678 19986 22052 24315 26327 28436 30592 32768 34905 36931 39628 41647 43707 45910 48032 This first draft should wind up in the 90-100k words area and the name of the game is to never take a break until the first draft is done. Keeping such a word count journal is like a kind of Active Recall because it keeps the project top of mind and brings me back to the physical aspect of the goal without worrying too much about the ideas. I don't think of writing as having much to do with ideas. It's much more about the physical for me. Anyhow, thanks to this, the latest book project is very much so far so good! As ever, it's the art of "stopping stopping" that I follow above all, both in writing and in memory. Do or do not. There is no try! :-)
sir anthony i am now after taking the course of memory palace of yours and dominic o briein combined i had learnt so much how memory works and often i felt bored when i am review my syllabus plz tell the method which makes reviews more interesting and how often i should review things
Antony you are great. Memory palace could be seen as a buzzword by some, many people talk about it, but don't fully comprehend it. Your videos are created by using evidence based data and also your experience which is invaluable. I work full time and I'm about to start studying medicine, I already did in the past and halted it due to personal reasons, but I want to ace it now. I know each of my exams will require me to learn about 1000 pages of material which is a lot and maybe using memory palace for everything would be too time consuming, so I'd rather use it for key things or merely facts, but I would use comprehension for memorising concepts rather than pure memorisation techniques. What is your suggestion? Besides I also study Chinese and I love the fact that you do it too. I'd like to know more practical things about how you study Chinese. I'm thinking of purchasing your course. Will I find something I can directly apply for studying medicine and Chinese successfully in it? Thanks in advance and keep on being awesome.
Thanks for your post and kind words. It is true that "Memory Palace" has become one of those terms that only gets surface consideration the more it enters the popular imagination. Chinese is very exciting and you will indeed find many practical ways to approach both medicine and Chinese in the program. In fact, there's an exclusive video on how I combined Mind Maps with Memory Palaces to do the heavy lifting with characters that helped me pass level III at the Confucius Institute in record time. I'll be repeating that for level IV and beyond once things open up again. Please let me know if you have any further questions about it and I'll get back to you a.s.a.p.
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM thanks for your answer. Now main focus is medicine because that will be my subject of study at university. About Chinese, I passed HSK 2 some years ago and I think I'm surely at 3+ but not yet at level 4 because I didn't study it lately and I didn't try another test. I mainly used spaced repetition for learning characters (e.g. MemRise, Skritter). I never used mind maps and memory palaces to study anything, let alone a language like Chinese. I'm interested.
Adding mind maps into the mix is a lot of fun. And it makes dealing with the character, tone and even pinyin spelling easier. Whatever you want to stick in there, you can.
Hi. I am from Pakistan and love to watch memory boost training videos. I am really thankful to you for such a nice video you made for us. One question I have which is... I have made only one memory palace having multiple locations which is used to memorize all kinds of data. Now I generaĺly do like I keep the main topic character (or question otherwise) involved at each and every location and make some rediculous story over there by using the key words into images so that at any particlar time if I have to pick any info from that location, the key words of that topic help me realise the actual words to be recalled there and there would be no crossing or intersection among the data from other topics that I had memorized before by using the same palace too. So want to know your suggestion what should we do at that point so that we can get the exact data of that particular topic not of some other, from the same location. Thanks a lot.
Hi Anthony Metivier! What if we have to learn 5 topics separaty by using the same memory palace and also want these to go into long term memory, how to manage or come up with them? What to do on locations so that we can pick the exact data easily. Thanjs a lot.
I pictured an AT-AT wearing a tie with dodo and I just learned my first mandarin chinese word and putting it on the mantle above the fireplace at my growing up home. Thanks! Do you think using picture stickers (like scrap book stickers or Star Wars) in my palace drawings ok?
Sounds great! Experimenting is always okay. If things don't work, just try another approach. And always come back to a previous approach to try again. Sometimes it wasn't the right timing for the original idea. Does this way of looking at things make sense?
mentally revisiting the page of the book is the part that lost me a bit. do you literally imagine the encoding on the page (and then imagine the page while rehearsing? (but every pages are similar )) or you just think about your PAO number with the encoding? which would lead to some problems if you do this for several books. Thanks a lot for this video, I would love to learn encoding while reading, what I did first was designing a mem palace for every book but I find it not optimal as it's a bit too overloading.
Thanks for this, Nico. Every page is similar, but always different in one respect: The page number and its content is always different. Recall Rehearsal happens on the page, but in a conceptual way based on a fusion of the spatial organizatiion (top, middle, bottom), the page number and the exact concept. It's very powerful, so give it a try. :-)
Many will be jealous - it's so much fun discovering these techniques for the first time. I hope you'll subscribe to the channel and keep us posted on your progress. What one thing (or topic area) would help you the most in life if you could easily commit it to memory and have it at your fingertips?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM i just plan to use it for knowledge persuits like books or information im interested in. But i also would like to use memory techniques to memorize sentences or jokes, so when a time comes where im at a event or talking to a person, i am ready to talk to them about said topic or joke.
hey, do you have videos with examples of memory palaces, i was reading about how to do one but i need an example more complex than the table of elements (Mengeleev) but rathr with sth like definitions or codes like for example the codes of athens, in that case every item from a "room" or a "step" would represent an article (thre are 13) or it could be more elaborated, like a bouchet of flower and every flower would represent every quality from point 2 4ex?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM not related to video, but while reading comments i found that you are looking for an artist. Are you still looking for ? I know one. Will you discribe your requirements ? so that i can help you.
Another question, for an interpreter who tries to use this to remember interpretter symbols how would I do this with a memory palace? :) th-cam.com/video/1Z-AmvDMDN8/w-d-xo.html something like this. Can you make it a video on this? :)
Thanks for the suggestion. It's possible in the future I might address matters like these, but it's unlikely. You can read my article about Gregg shorthand by searching for it on the MMM blog, however.
Once you know the secrets of active recall, check out how to study effectively next: th-cam.com/video/8nr0HkOn9m4/w-d-xo.html
How do you use mathematics for this?
Magnetic memory method helped me alot in my masters because I join education after many years of my engineering. I am very glad I took your free course and that alone helped me get above 70% above. Thank you for sharing valuable knowledge
That's great! Thanks for letting me know that the free course helped you in this way.
That's great news!
What's coming up next for you?
How did you use it?
Plz give some practical example of what and how did you use that in your Master studies. Thanx
Anthony, I have been using a memory palace for a while now but I had only seen the value of it in helping me to memorize new information. You helped me realize that the value could go the other way! Using my biographical memory of old locations allows me to explore those spaces and revisit the experiences I had there. Thank you!
Thanks, James.
I'm glad you've had this revelation. Autobiographical memory is huge, and gets more and more interesting and rewarding the more we use it.
Are you drawing your Memory Palaces? :-)
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I am now! I have a couple that I've drawn but I'm gonna get a nice journal and draw a whole lot more.
That's great. I'd love to see some sometime! :-)
I just realized how passive and shallow I have become with my learning process!
Thanks so much for the encouragement to engage a bit more as I review.
🙏
Mind blowing! Thanks for the video, always learning a lot from you.
My pleasure! What are you currently studying and committing to memory?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I am studying web development and memory palace was essential to memorize some CSS's properties that I was struggling with it for a long time, and with memory palace I memorized under ten minutes. And I am learning French too, before memory palace I tried to use Anki to memorize the vocabulary, but I was unable to recall it from memory, after using memory palace I am learning 50 words per day without any problem, and recalling it one of them while I wash some dishes.
Wow - these are great results. Long live the Memory Palace technique! :-)
Very effective technique sir when i was applied this technique i get successful thank you sir from nepal
Great to read about your success!
What kinds of information did you memorize?
A great KAVE COGS reminder!
Thanks for checking it out!
Hi Anthony,
Just wanted to say thank you for sharing your knowledge, time, and effort.
I've been practicing the link method for a while now, and I think I understand what you mean by memory being about notions of space. The link works well but I noticed that if you can't find the first element, it's inaccessible. I know that may sound very obvious - of course I wouldn't remember the list if I lose the first element - but it applies everywhere in the chain. Each thing gets a space and you bridge that space by building connections. Then there's also a bridge between the space and the thing you're trying to remember. It's like underneath the technique I'm still moving through space, it's just easier to navigate that space with landmarks.
Tried The Painting exercise, and
I've gone through 5 different versions of the Mona Lisa. Each time I think I can't remember anything more I prove myself wrong. I'm still going through the exercise so I'll leave further thoughts for the actual video( helping with the robots :) ).
Thanks for your post. This is great to read.
There is something of a trap with how these techniques work. But the spatial sequencing issue can be overcome with some practice using Word Division and Recall Rehearsal.
Often I memorize and practice recalling syllables or words in phrases out of order. This helps make sure that all parts of the mnemonic can trigger full recall.
Thanks so much for giving The Painting a try. That's very cool that you're having a hard time proving yourself wrong. I look forward to more thoughts over on that video as time and memory allows.
In the meantime, thanks so much for being part of the conversation! :-)
Keep up the amazing work Anthony! I am currently really benefiting from the breathing exercises you gave in the victorious mind.
Wonderful! That's great news. Thanks for reading it and putting those exercises into action.
Are you thinking of memorizing any of the Sanskrit?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM yeah definitely. I will do that this week. I think it will be really helpful.
Excellent video, explains the strategy - association, etc. Very well explained - good work Anthony.
Glad it was helpful!
Anything in particular you're memorizing at the moment?
Great value added content yet again Anthony. Thank you
It's my pleasure and thanks for joining us for the premiere.
Anything you'd like to see covered on the channel going forward?
Good Afternoon Sir
I’m AaRron Smith, a Marine Corporal who works as a Broadcast Journalist in Virginia. I have recently tuned-in to your channel and have really enjoyed your lessons! I found myself hearing similar topics that I like to research on my free time, which drove me to dig deeper into my own research!
I’d love to learn more about constructing a memory palace and more esoteric teachings from Giordano Bruno !
If there’s any other information I can research on my journey, I’d be honored to hear your thoughts on my next step!
Thank you for your time!
Great that meet you, AaRron!
One thing you can do is search terms on this channel, like "Bruno" and "Hermetic Memory." That should bring up some more specific videos for you.
I would like to eventually put together an entire course on Bruno. Do you think you'd sign up for something like that?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM
I’ve been wanting to start investigating Hermes and Hermeticism! I’m grateful to have creditable confirmation !
I would take all the training and information that I can get if you were to do so!
I’ve made an account on your webpage and have been combing through the beginners page and video. I’m a slow reader hahaha
Thanks for joining us and great about your interest in hermeticism.
There's a ton to say about it, that's for sure. You're going to have a great adventure.
Just let me know if you have any questions along the way. If I don't know the answer, I might know someone who does. :-)
Looking forward to this one!
Especially as the memory palace method always seems like only useful for rote memorization and not for real understanding and learning.
I'm really interested in how to combine it with active recall!
Thanks so much for letting me know about your interest.
People can fall into the mistake of turning the Memory Palace technique into rote.
But it should never be used that way. That's just downright painful.
Have you created many Memory Palaces, or have you been avoiding the technique due to the notion that it is only for rote?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I used memory palaces for memorizing poetry for school, shopping list and mobile phone numbers... So I just used it for rote memorization so far.
Therefore I really look forward to the video, as I believe the memory palace technique is really helpful, but I haven't figured it out yet how it can be used for understanding or learning.
Do you have any further recommendation regarding this topic?
Thank you for your reply :)
Thanks for the follow-up.
A lot depends on what you want to learn and understand.
What are the topics and learning goals that you have in mind for the technique?
Please advise and surely I can come up with some properly specific ideas for you, or additional resources.
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I currently try to figure out how it can be used for learning programming/algorithms and computer science.
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Just wanted to also say thank you for your help and engagement with your community!
Thank you! I previously only used visual and emotional aspects. Will definitely use all the aspects in the future!
Wonderful!
What are you currently learning and placing in your memory?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Chinese vocabulary. On that note, do you have a way to place Chinese characters in the memory palace?
Yes, and I used it to pass level 3 in Mandarin with a score of 99% at the Confucius Institute.
The exact method is taught in the MMM Masterclass. Knowledge of a few other concepts are required in order for it to work.
Absolutely amazing, ive been struggelin Hard with "memory" in The past but getting to know these kind of techniques makes my previously "weak" sides into my strenghts 😁
ANTHONY METIVIER have you considered hiring or colaborated with an artist to make a more visual examples in your videos? 😁And thank you for being YOU 😁
Thanks for this.
I have tried a few collabs with artists. I haven’t found one willing to keep up pace with me… but perhaps in the future I’ll find more.
Are you an artist? 🙏
Hi man, thank you to share with us ur wisdom!
My pleasure!
What are you currently learning and committing to memory?
good content, just what I am interested about :)
Awesome, thank you! More to come!
What are you currently learning and remembering?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I am currently memorizing loooong law texts in order to aprove an exam that would allow me to acces a desired job. I want to retain as much as possible and I find value on your videos because you show skills to achieve that in a very well explained way. :)
Very cool, Joan.
I have an interview with a lawyer coming out soon. I think you'll find it interesting. :-)
Thanks for the video sir❤️
Always welcome!
What are you currently learning?
Awesome video as usual! I haven't understood quite well the Advanced Technique. I think it is a very interesting and unique exercise and it should deserve a video on its own. On the other hand, I have always been interested in mixing Quizlet and MP so I came up with my personal solution: I put the word list in Quizlet (or Anki) and the next day I try to see what I remember, placing the unknown words in a MP. Every time I need to review my word list I use Quizlet as a kind of quiz or software training both as a reinforcement and a MP reviewer.
Yes, I'm beefing up the numbers course in the MMM Masterclass now because technically, this technique requires a solid use of the Magnetic 00-99 PAO in order to make it work.
Once you get the hang of it, you'll wonder how you ever got along without it.
In the meantime, there's a new video in the numbers course that I think you'll love as well. It's got even more potential than this one. :-)
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Thank you, I will watch it ! I have one more suggestion for a future video even though it not strictly related to memory. Your way of writing (and speaking) is outstanding that is why a video on how to improve your writing would be very appreciated.
Thanks for this and interesting suggestion.
I've actually always thought I'm a poor writer. In fact, I just told John Danaher how much I admire his writing abilities while interviewing him the other day. I don't think I could write as well as he does to save my life.
Is there any particular aspect of how I approach writing and presenting that you would like to hear more about?
That might help me focus more on what to say. Because the best thing I can think of for now is not really much for a script. It boils down to this:
Read a lot and write a lot. And if you actually practice what you're writing about, then the rest should fall into place fairly well. It doesn't really matter how good or bad you think you are - if you know your stuff, the writing will be servicable.
Finally, I would say that a lot of people think that writing is about ideas. It really isn't. Writing is a physical act, so one should learn to write even if they don't have ideas. For that, I have an entire course called "Conquering Content." It teaches how I manage to produce so much volume, and that is the trick. Don't try to have ideas: Just go through the physical motion of writing anything and soon the ideas will go come.
One person who influenced me deeply on this matter is Kenneth Goldsmith. Check him out here in one of the most amazing videos on TH-cam:
Thanks for this and interesting suggestion.
I've actually always thought I'm a poor writer. In fact, I just told John Danaher how much I admire his writing abilities while interviewing him the other day.
Is there any particular aspect of how I approach writing and presenting that you would like to hear more about?
That might help me focus more on what to say. Because the best thing I can think of for now is not really much for a script. It boils down to this:
Read a lot and write a lot. And if you actually practice what you're writing about, then the rest should fall into place fairly well. It doesn't really matter how good or bad you think you are - if you know your stuff, the writing will be servicable.
Finally, I would say that a lot of people think that writing is about ideas. It really isn't. Writing is a physical act, so one should learn to write even if they don't have ideas. For that, I have an entire course called "Conquering Content." It teaches how I manage to produce so much volume, and that is the trick. Don't try to have ideas: Just go through the physical motion of writing anything and soon the ideas will go come.
One person who influenced me deeply on this matter is Kenneth Goldsmith. Check him out here in one of the most amazing videos on TH-cam:
th-cam.com/video/nqHaKniXkF8/w-d-xo.html
Please let me know if you're thinking of anything more specific, or if these few thoughts hit the mark. :-)
Please let me know if you're thinking of anything more specific, or if these few thoughts hit the mark. :-)
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I watched the video. Very interesting. I think that Goldsmith's idea of copying books helps you to focus on the words and style. In other words, it is very similar to the reverse translation Luca Lampariello promoted when coming to language learning.
I'd like to highlight that you are not a bad writer but the opposite. Victorious mind is a well-written book and it should have been very difficult to mix personal experience, techniques, and data without losing the plot. A video about your writing routine, if you have one, would be very appreciate.
Thanks for the kind words.
Actually, with my ego (mostly) out of the way, it wasn't all that difficult. If anything, any hard parts were only like pulling the bandage away after a wound had already healed. It's the hair of the ego around it that stung, if at all.
I'll put some thought into a video about writing and see how it can be connected to memory. Generally, if a video isn't about memory on this channel, it seems to plummet, something that harms the larger mission initiative, even if it is a greater good.
I don't see writing so much as a memory issue, except with respect to vocabulary and procedural memory (covered in the Memory Palace Habits video). But those might be ripe for further investigation.
I can think back too and see in what ways how I write now connects with how I used to write my university papers and early books as a teenager. The disappointing answer to it all might be that writing is not something I do, but rather something that is happening to me and I simply don't know why.
But the specifics of the routine are pretty much covered in the Memory Habits video:
1. Have a reminder of the current project in the writing space.
2. Do all the other stuff first.
3. Write.
4. Don't stop until the project is done.
5. Come up with a new project and then circle back to the top of this list.
If you do this enough times, it will become who you are. In other words, it will do you so you don't have to do it.
The only missing ingredient from that 1-5 list is reading, which I take as a given for anyone who wants to produce half-decent writing.
The Active Recall connection here is also something I find happens on autopilot. As I continue thinking about whatever I'm writing, it gets deeper into memory, which makes large project management easier. Without thinking about it and without being consistent, projects fall apart quite easily.
The only other detail I can think of for now is word count journaling. My current book project requires 2k words daily as a bare minimum. This is the current word count journal as of yesterday:
3334
5334
7334
9431
11437
13568
15578
17678
19986
22052
24315
26327
28436
30592
32768
34905
36931
39628
41647
43707
45910
48032
This first draft should wind up in the 90-100k words area and the name of the game is to never take a break until the first draft is done.
Keeping such a word count journal is like a kind of Active Recall because it keeps the project top of mind and brings me back to the physical aspect of the goal without worrying too much about the ideas. I don't think of writing as having much to do with ideas. It's much more about the physical for me.
Anyhow, thanks to this, the latest book project is very much so far so good!
As ever, it's the art of "stopping stopping" that I follow above all, both in writing and in memory.
Do or do not. There is no try! :-)
sir anthony i am now after taking the course of memory palace of yours and dominic o briein combined i had learnt so much how memory works and often i felt bored when i am review my syllabus plz tell the method which makes reviews more interesting and how often i should review things
I think today's video will help answer the question, Gadam. When Active Recall is done right, it should never be boring.
I feel that my brain cells are growing right now
That's great to hear!
Antony you are great. Memory palace could be seen as a buzzword by some, many people talk about it, but don't fully comprehend it. Your videos are created by using evidence based data and also your experience which is invaluable. I work full time and I'm about to start studying medicine, I already did in the past and halted it due to personal reasons, but I want to ace it now. I know each of my exams will require me to learn about 1000 pages of material which is a lot and maybe using memory palace for everything would be too time consuming, so I'd rather use it for key things or merely facts, but I would use comprehension for memorising concepts rather than pure memorisation techniques. What is your suggestion? Besides I also study Chinese and I love the fact that you do it too. I'd like to know more practical things about how you study Chinese. I'm thinking of purchasing your course. Will I find something I can directly apply for studying medicine and Chinese successfully in it? Thanks in advance and keep on being awesome.
Thanks for your post and kind words. It is true that "Memory Palace" has become one of those terms that only gets surface consideration the more it enters the popular imagination.
Chinese is very exciting and you will indeed find many practical ways to approach both medicine and Chinese in the program. In fact, there's an exclusive video on how I combined Mind Maps with Memory Palaces to do the heavy lifting with characters that helped me pass level III at the Confucius Institute in record time. I'll be repeating that for level IV and beyond once things open up again.
Please let me know if you have any further questions about it and I'll get back to you a.s.a.p.
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM thanks for your answer. Now main focus is medicine because that will be my subject of study at university. About Chinese, I passed HSK 2 some years ago and I think I'm surely at 3+ but not yet at level 4 because I didn't study it lately and I didn't try another test. I mainly used spaced repetition for learning characters (e.g. MemRise, Skritter). I never used mind maps and memory palaces to study anything, let alone a language like Chinese. I'm interested.
Adding mind maps into the mix is a lot of fun. And it makes dealing with the character, tone and even pinyin spelling easier. Whatever you want to stick in there, you can.
Hi. I am from Pakistan and love to watch memory boost training videos. I am really thankful to you for such a nice video you made for us. One question I have which is...
I have made only one memory palace having multiple locations which is used to memorize all kinds of data. Now I generaĺly do like I keep the main topic character (or question otherwise) involved at each and every location and make some rediculous story over there by using the key words into images so that at any particlar time if I have to pick any info from that location, the key words of that topic help me realise the actual words to be recalled there and there would be no crossing or intersection among the data from other topics that I had memorized before by using the same palace too.
So want to know your suggestion what should we do at that point so that we can get the exact data of that particular topic not of some other, from the same location. Thanks a lot.
Check this out:
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I am digging this
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Outstanding! Thank u. A. M.
My pleasure!
What are you currently learning?
English. E-commerce.
Hi Anthony Metivier! What if we have to learn 5 topics separaty by using the same memory palace and also want these to go into long term memory, how to manage or come up with them? What to do on locations so that we can pick the exact data easily. Thanjs a lot.
Great question. Please see:
th-cam.com/video/l5-YrZhudPU/w-d-xo.html
I pictured an AT-AT wearing a tie with dodo and I just learned my first mandarin chinese word and putting it on the mantle above the fireplace at my growing up home. Thanks! Do you think using picture stickers (like scrap book stickers or Star Wars) in my palace drawings ok?
Sounds great!
Experimenting is always okay.
If things don't work, just try another approach.
And always come back to a previous approach to try again. Sometimes it wasn't the right timing for the original idea.
Does this way of looking at things make sense?
mentally revisiting the page of the book is the part that lost me a bit. do you literally imagine the encoding on the page (and then imagine the page while rehearsing? (but every pages are similar )) or you just think about your PAO number with the encoding? which would lead to some problems if you do this for several books.
Thanks a lot for this video, I would love to learn encoding while reading, what I did first was designing a mem palace for every book but I find it not optimal as it's a bit too overloading.
Thanks for this, Nico.
Every page is similar, but always different in one respect:
The page number and its content is always different.
Recall Rehearsal happens on the page, but in a conceptual way based on a fusion of the spatial organizatiion (top, middle, bottom), the page number and the exact concept.
It's very powerful, so give it a try. :-)
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Thank you for this precision ! Will try for sure !
My pleasure!
Please keep us posted on your progress! :-)
Great one
Thanks for checking it out.
What are you currently learning and committing to memory?
I am actually a newbie
Many will be jealous - it's so much fun discovering these techniques for the first time.
I hope you'll subscribe to the channel and keep us posted on your progress.
What one thing (or topic area) would help you the most in life if you could easily commit it to memory and have it at your fingertips?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM はいありがとうございました
I have subscribed that's why I am getting notifications
What is Elaborative Decoding?
With elaborative encoding in place, decoding is much easier. It's basically adding multisensory features to information.
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Ah i see, thank you!🙏🏻
My pleasure.
Anything in particular you're studying at the moment and using memory techniques for?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM i just plan to use it for knowledge persuits like books or information im interested in. But i also would like to use memory techniques to memorize sentences or jokes, so when a time comes where im at a event or talking to a person, i am ready to talk to them about said topic or joke.
hey, do you have videos with examples of memory palaces, i was reading about how to do one but i need an example more complex than the table of elements (Mengeleev) but rathr with sth like definitions or codes like for example the codes of athens, in that case every item from a "room" or a "step" would represent an article (thre are 13) or it could be more elaborated, like a bouchet of flower and every flower would represent every quality from point 2 4ex?
This one has an extended example:
th-cam.com/video/gBvKFI7AlLE/w-d-xo.html
watching it 3rd time.
Any questions you have that I can help out with?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM not related to video, but while reading comments i found that you are looking for an artist. Are you still looking for ? I know one. Will you discribe your requirements ? so that i can help you.
Thanks! Always happy to look at samples from artists. Please have her or him contact me with some examples to look at. :-)
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM okay,then i will give your email address.
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Another question, for an interpreter who tries to use this to remember interpretter symbols how would I do this with a memory palace? :)
th-cam.com/video/1Z-AmvDMDN8/w-d-xo.html something like this. Can you make it a video on this? :)
Thanks for the suggestion.
It's possible in the future I might address matters like these, but it's unlikely. You can read my article about Gregg shorthand by searching for it on the MMM blog, however.
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM thanks I appreciate it. 🙏🏾
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I do not consider aphantasia a problem or malady. Hence, it needs no cure.
I can now visualize, however.