It's an interesting question with a nuanced answer. Maybe bring it to a future live stream? That way we can keep the discussion here focused on memorizing information from books. Any thoughts or questions you have on that matter?
It is an interesting topic and I have two certificates in it. I think it's incorrect to say that it is lacking scientific research. Let's get into it further on a live stream. Again, it's a very nuanced topic and deserves more detail. What about it interests you?
no offense but the first time i saw you i thought you were just some crazy guy with bogus ideas crawling around the internet but, as i dwelve myself into mnemonic techniques to ease myself in education, surprise surprise you're actually legit. you have phd (obviously a crazy a guy couldnt get into college let alone get a doctorate), writes books and makes easy to understand tutorial. you're awesome anthony and deserve more recognition.
No offence taken. When I feel judgments come up, I use the inquiry techniques I teach in this TEDx presentation: th-cam.com/video/kvtYjdriSpM/w-d-xo.html That usually helps make sure that I see the thoughts in my head in context. Hope it helps you out and I look forward to more posts from you in the near future. :-)
It was the space background he used combined with the long hair, which gave an impression of bogus futurologist, those who rip you off with a call number. The new backgrounds here although still distracting, are better..
Was this comment meant to be flattering? What sort of herd morality is this? I thought you’d know that many geniuses are surprisingly odd and do not conform to many social norms.
Again, a video filled with golden tips on how to be a better human being. Thanks Anthony!! 0.- Create your memory palace- 12:14 1.- Look at the paratext - 12:20 2.- Decide how many Infos / chapter - 15:37 3.- Magnetic Bibliomancy - 17:26 4.- Find big points & jot them down - 18:38 5.- Make use of your memory palace - 21:36 6.- Create magnetic imagery to help recall the info - 22:07 7.- Stick each magnetic image onto a memory palace station for recall - 25:00 8.- Test yourself before the teacher does - 25:41 9.- Left the info grow into knowledge - 26:30 10.- Bonus: Save your knowledge for later - 27:28
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM i basically created a memory palace of my school background and whatever jnformation i need to remember i just print that information on my school playground wall like symptoms and prognosis of disease and then i imagine a student of my class with same symptoms appearing before me like if he is suffered with jaundice i say he come to me with yellow eyes and so on thats how i memorized lots of information within no time......
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM i am preparing for USMLE step 1 medical exam .....i can easily recall the information through my memory but my exam requires application of that knowledge so i m focusing on that....i wd rather say knowing and understanding are two different aspects....
Yes, understanding is its own topic in many ways. Yet, there is nothing to understand if we don't have the material in memory. Enjoy preparing for and absolutely conquering your exam! :-)
You are the legend - congrats on translating this information into action. Your results are well-deserved! 🎉💪 What else do you want to study and master?
2:48 the fact that you’re giving this information out for free is an absolute blessing! Thank you in advance. I’m about to start Robert Greene’s The 48 Laws of Power, then Brian Greene’s The Elegant Universe.
Hey Dr. Metivier - just wanted to shout out a word of thanks for all you do. I bought your MM course to help me with grad school and I just wanted you to know that for the PhD in my music dept they require graduate level reading translation of TWO languages, but you can take the test several times if you need to - no grade no penalty no transcript. The first French exam I had to take it 4 times over a year before I barely passed. Then I bought Magnetic memory and then for my Italian exam I passed 2nd time in 6 mos! Now on to my Quals!!!!! whoa! Thanks a GIGUNDUS million!
So great to hear of this accomplishment, Pebber. Your program is even tougher than mine! What do you want to learn and remember after this? Or are you diving into writing a dissertation? I used the techniques a lot to remember what was in the books I cited.
Thanks, as someone said in this comment section before, when I first encountered a video of yours, I thought that it was something kinda baseless, but something made me watch all the video, and thank God I did because your way of thinking and going on about things is brilliant and I really admire you, thanks.
Thanks so much for posting this. Coincidentally, I released a new brain exercise that includes a means of reducing judmentalism: th-cam.com/video/p7NPia_lkaE/w-d-xo.html I've found it very useful myself.
Great video, Anthony! I've seen some of your videos and are very usefull to me. Thanks for what you are doing! I'll keep watching :) Here is the preread for you all: Ten step Memory Palace Tutorial to memorize a textbook: 0. Create a Memory Palace Network with at least 10 stations. 1. Examine the book. Look at the covers, introduction, conclusion, index and colophone page (Paratexts, Gerard Genette). 5 min plus reading the conclusion (you may even decide the book is not worth reading). Maybe even do a Picture Walk (Barbara Oakley, Learning How to Learn). 2. Make an equation. Based on the "principle of predetermination", decide how many pieces of information you want to retain from it, considering the length of the book and the purpose of the study. Usually, 3 to 5 pieces per chapter is enough. You need a plan to not feel overwhelmed. Focusing on a few key points will allow a lot of the surrounding information to stick to your memorized points. 3. Get index cards. Part of the "magnetic bibliomancy". 1st Index Card: Name of the author, title of the book and bibliographic information. 4. Find the big points an jot them down. You don't have to start with the first chapter. Choose the key points you want to memorize, write them down and number them, with some indication of where you are in the book (chapter, page...) in the bottom right corner. Relate actively to the information, engage and ask questions. Understand, don't try to memorize it. 5. Make use of your memory palace. Memorize "magnetically". 6. Create magnetic imagery to help you recall the info. Think of an image (visually appealing) that relates to the information of each index card. 7. Stick each magnetic image onto a memory palace station for recall. 8. Test yourself (for recall) before the teacher does. Practice by going from station to station. 9. Let the information grow into knowledge you can use over and over. Apply it in other situations. 10. Bonus! Save your knowledge for later. Empty your memory palace, but save the index cards, which you can use eventually to recreate your memory palace if needed. Maybe do summaries from the memory palace before emptying it and save them for later.
Thanks for your answer. Well, first I would love if you could add the main points in the descriptions of your videos. Maybe some people would then not watch them in their entirety, just as you explained in this video about books, so I understand if you don’t do it. Just letting you know how much I’d like that. On what I would like to see covered, I think I need first to see more so I don’t ask for things already made. I’m working on a mixture between a mind map, a memory palace and the Anki application, so maybe your thoughts on that would be great! Thanks again for your content, from a super nerd (proudly) from Mexico!
Thanks for your note about this. I have a 3-part series on mind mapping, and the third one talks about making mind maps that are Memory Palaces. Here's where to start with the first installment: th-cam.com/video/LIhHKBRoy8E/w-d-xo.html About adding summaries to the descriptions, you're right about why this cannot be done, but there are at least 5 more reasons not to do this. One thing you can feel free to do is write summaries and post them in your descriptions. Some people do that, and it's good for your memory and learning process. Thanks again and look forward to your thoughts on the mind mapping series.
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I'm currently studying Business Studies for my class 12 final examination I've 2 books to finish in a month. And Physical Education that subject is kinda easy for me. I'm writing it down on a notebook and learning each chapters, not that I'm cramming it. It just helps me to store it in my brain for a long period of time
you are not arrogant you are passionate about your accomplishments and the pure joy of learning comes through and how much you want to share it with other and inspire and motivate them so we can all be awesome together!
Thanks so much for supporting this work and diving into the material, Jay. Much appreciated. Any other aspects of the memory improvement topic you'd like to see covered in the future?
I am a law student and a terrible note-taker, and tend to retain information better by active listening and attaching key points of a professor’s lecture with something that happens with another student or group of students in class. I associate an experience with what the professor was lecturing. All that said, any strategy that helps develop my memory is paramount to my personal success.
Thanks for sharing your experiences. I used to be a terrible note taker too. But then I experimented and came up with these strategies: th-cam.com/video/U64awMHJkAU/w-d-xo.html How would you describe how you were making those associations with the professor? Sounds similar to what we do with mnemonics and a Memory Palace. :-)
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Real world personal experiences, or observations about events with others and treat the thought as a hypothetical. I know what happened, so I think about how changing variables that seem to correlate with the subject, ie, thinking about what would be needed to prove felony murder in a story like the the Breeona Taylor tragedy for an exercise in Criminal Law. I think of the concept like it’s part of a mental movie. So, yes, I would like to be much more proficient at memory palaces and mnemonics, but I’m not confident that I am, at least in the way I currently understand them.
It's possible you need more study to guide your practice. I myself keep studying the techniques so that I might improve my own practice. Would that be possible for you too?
That's great, Jak C. Please do give it a try. I wish I'd been using it for years earlier. Anything else we can do to make your year 12 start on solid footing when it comes to memory and learning?
It's great you have this insight, Jak C. Knowing that it's entirely on ourselves is very mature and a skill that will take you far in life. How is that you came to be so wise?
I've been memorizing Japanese kanji and unknowingly using this technique. The key is to cut a kanji into radicals and memorize them with their individual meanings then combine them and learn a new meaning .... It's time consuming but works like a charm...❤
When you say it's time consuming, have you compared it against rote to derive a concrete comparison? I'm always curious when people say this because when they do time it, it's usually revealed that it's not time consuming at all by comparison. And it's that much faster when more understanding of the nuances of mnemonics are in play.
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM i absolutely agree .. it's not time consuming at all but you see i always study one week before exam 😂 and as a person with ADHD... one week before exam even the most efficient method cannot cover the necessary elements. For example the JLPT exam is on 3rd December and i started studying from 20th November 😂.... The method is great... It's the discipline that i lack 🥲 but I'm willing to improve ❤️
Developing discipline is indeed so key. I have some materials on that if you need help, such as my book, The Memory Connection and the Memory Momentum Planner that comes with it.
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I am about to listen to one of your podcasts titled " how to combine mind mapping and memory palaces with Phill chambers , so I'm interested in learning more about mind maps and combining maps with memory palaces and journeys . But I'm still going thru some of your vids and potcasts, I'm taking my time and consuming everything .
Thank you. This was so useful. Maybe I've already known them through your previous videos or by experiencing them myself but listening to them again makes me utilize the techniques better and more complete. I also took a lot of notes :)
Glad this review helped you. Thanks for letting me know. I often review material I've gone through before myself. Not for the purposes of memory, but to see what I might not have paid attention to the first time. We are often not competent enough to even observe certain details at certain times of our lives. This is why repetition is so powerful so much of the time. Anything further you'd like to see on this channel in 2020 and beyond?
Hello Mr.Metivier, Thank you for putting so much time and effort into this video. I've adopted your magnetic memory technique 3 months ago; like all things was difficult to apply at first, but with some effort I'm pleased to have said to memorize my 400 page biology textbook in detail. 3 months ago I was unable to memorize a mere sentence. So again I am very grateful for the time and effort you put to make this video and god bless :)
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Right now Im just waiting for my examinations to take place in the coming weeks. But I personally hope to go to university and study computer science and related fields
Great video. I've been using memory palaces for some time with reasonable success and your channel has helped me understand why I'm sometimes not as successful. These tend to work for some books but my biggest challenge has always been how to study information dense sources such as a scientific textbooks or training booklets where there are potentially dozens of concepts, equations and derivations that need I need to be able to paraphrase for an exam. Is there a way to compress this information into a sensible sized palace or to add in details later once the framework is in place?
Thanks for checking this out. Yes, there are ways to compress info. I call it the principle of compounding in the MMM Masterclass. There are a few ways to use it depending on the exact nature of the information in question. There's also making sure that you have proper spaced repetition in play, as discussed here: th-cam.com/video/2CthE_Napjg/w-d-xo.html It's related to compression and compounding, and in some cases will be a lot better. Again, it really comes down to the exact goal and the nature of the information you want to commit to long-term memory. If it's just short-term memorization, then there will be yet other considerations that basically boil down to just the Memory Palace and Magnetic Imagery.
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I am dealing with a lot of different sources of informations from books, presentations, meetings.. I have found useful using this method for all of these.
That is quite a spread of information to deal with, Dominik. Can you see how the techniques in this video also apply to extracting key point from meetings and presentations? I have a blog post on note taking that I will have to turn into a video soon. I'll try and get that done this month or the next for you, but just search my site for note taking if you want to get the written version sooner. There's a detailed live stream replay there too. :-)
I knew it... Damn.. I wasn't planning on memorizing an entire book📚... But I was sure I'll be getting a real huge insight for the implementation and application of the memory techniques...this helped me a lot for my future goals of language learning..
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I am working on Japanese and I've already covered the basic vocabulary of the language👄💬 thanks to the Memory techniques... And now I'm going ahead with advanced learning... And then I'll be going next with Arabic.. Just because I love these languages and learning now is fun.. So why not..
Thank you so much for this video. Quick suggestion: I think this video will be much more effective if this was shown as dual screen, where on one screen you’re explaining the steps, while of the other one you are showing us the process. Anyways, truly appreciate you for sharing this gem
this is amazing I applied this on memorizing videos and tedtalks by telling myself to only collect 3 pieces of info per minute. If there is a more effective way to instantly memorize videos please let me know I would really appreciate it.
So glad you found this worth the time, James. Please do put the knowledge to use, and wonderful if you can also share this with them. Any questions or suggestions you have? Was this to long or short, for example? Thanks as always and look forward to and appreciate your comments very much! :)
This was the perfect length. If you made it any shorter you might have missed a step... which can and does happen to us all. My love to you and April my friend.
Thanks so much for the follow-up feedback and the love for April and myself. Back at you! We'll probably still do series on the channel this year, with shorter content broken up over a few videos. But I also want to experiment with more of these long videos to see how they perform over time. Thanks as always for your support and please let me know what you wind up memorizing from the books that you read. By the way, are you still reading Puzo novels? :-)
I do, on occasion read Puzo still. You're doing very well with the longer videos. At this point, I just finished Remember it, for the fourth time and am still getting more out of it. I am planning on making an alphabetical list with the heading Celebrities. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but are these lists a type of memory palace?
That's great about Puzo! These lists are certainly related to Memory Palaces and you could use them that way if you wanted. For example, the alphabet is itself a kind of spatial mnemonic because B is to the right of A and Y to the left of Z. I don't think most people would operate that way, however. The point of the alphabet list is to always have images that you can place in a Memory Palace. Does that make sense? :-)
I'm starting a Bachelor of Animal & Veterinary Bioscience degree next month, in order to become a vet. My memory is hopeless so I'm hoping this technique will help me.
Thanks for joining the conversation. If you devote yourself, this approach will turn things around. It's just a matter of having the fullest possible knowledge and diving in so you can practice consistently enough for the results to start flowing. I believe you can do it! :-)
Thanks, Kristopher. Hopefully the person who asked this question knows that. I guess I should have checked. Other comments have suggested that it doesn't really need to be memorized at all. What do you think?
Hey Anthony John hear from Northeast Ohio. I just wanted to let you know I used some of your speech patterns on this paper I recently wrote. Some of the verbiage that I used was "to that end" I think I've heard you use that phrase in a few of your videos. That's an excellent way to start a new paragraph. While transitioning from the previous paragraph. Not only do you understand the human mind you're pretty good speaker.
Thanks so much for this, John. Always great to hear from you. Transitions are indeed a good skill to develop, and wonderful that you're working on them. If I have been doing anything good in improving my own speaking skills, it's only through studying great speakers and practicing. Thanks for your kind words about it! Do you think this "less is more" approach to memorizing from textbooks will apply to your studies?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM absolutely, I love your statement in the video something to the effect; rarely do you have to memorize a whole book. One thing that is really help me read college textbooks; is for certain paragraphs I just read the first sentence. Particularly if I know there is not a high likelihood that the professor we'll have a proclivity not to touch on a certain subject based on that professors personality. Other verbiage that I really like from your videos. Is doing such and such will reduce cognitive load. As a matter of fact I have a dry erase board in front of my desk. And I just have an outline that this GED instructor gave on how to write a paper. So that reduces cognitive load for me and gets me started writing the paper. Another thing I'm so grateful for is voice typing on Google Documents. I'm actually a decent typist, but the speed that voice typing provides is sometimes invaluable; as it relates to just getting words down on the text. I hope you're well and enjoying life. My job is going good, it's wonderful that it's so close to home. It's actually within walking distance. That's the reason I stay there more than any other.
Wonderful about the walking distance to work. I have that too (inside the same home, as it happens, which is why I get out for walks daily). No one has to memorize a whole book, it's true, not even a scriptural text (in my view). The rule of redundancy guarantees it would never be as fruitful as memorizing just portions of it. One speed reading technique is indeed reading the first and last sentences of paragraphs. It can be useful, but in some cases, it's a trap. I think it's best used with caution. I'm not personally a fan of talking to computers, but many great authors were dictators, both to secretaries, recording machines and computers. My mentor dictates to computers and he's one of the best writers in the world. Like anything, if you practice it, great things will come of it. I've dictated a few things as well, but I find they never come out as well as when I type. I'm not sure why that is, but it's probably training effect. Plus... I just love typing. In the meantime, I've been carrying that great gift you sent through the mail. I haven't forgotten it, but keep it as a symbol of energy, generosity and connection. Thanks again. I see it often! :-)
I appreciate this so much! Structure is worthwhile & I love how you have helped us see this more clearly. I will apply this kind of preparation to my next study task.
The most direct advice is to stop looking for advice and learn the fundamentals from a trusted source that cares about your success. I don’t what you mean by a “tech palace,” but if it’s a Memory Palace for learning tech, this is probably a false goal. If you know the Memory Palace and are creating them in networks, you will adapt it to your goal. There is no need for advice once you have the fundamentals and are practicing the art, craft and science of memory.
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM i beg you to create course on udemy how to memorize math formulae theorem ,proof concept I badly needed for discrete maths ,probability ,linear algebra .i am currently loving your course How to Learn and Memorize the Vocabulary thank you
If I'd need to memorize a formula for e.g. physics I'd would check on the dimensional analysis so that the units will work out in both sides of the equation... Nevertheless, I use Buzan's mind map whenever I have to learn a lecture or speech, I strongly recommended it indeed.Thank you for the video!
Agreed on mind mapping. I knew Tony and here's my memoriam to him if you're interested with some personal pics: th-cam.com/video/H_USteuyeco/w-d-xo.html
Thankyou so much Anthony metivier for sharing and helping. I am studing MA in structures and Super happy i found your magnetic memory method its very help full.
Thanks, Shay. I wanted to answer the question, but as I took pains to point out, a lot of people memorize things that are not needed. Neither of us can ultimately be the judge of what others will find useful either. What in your experience would be the best to memorize for exams of this kind? :)
I realize I didn’t edit my comment properly. I meant to say studying the proofs may be useful, and memorizing them via journey/stations may be useful. The best way, from my experience is studying the trigonometric proofs, as they provide the arguments that lead to the conclusion. For this I just recalled that the sine or horizontal distance of the addition of two angles (A+B) has a sin behind Bill Cosby, and the second term added is an alternation of the first term, with the + sign remaining consistent. I know this because I know for sure that Cos of the addition of two angles cos(A+B) does not alternate trig functions (sin or cos), I.e cos(A+B) = cosAcosB-sinAsinB, only the signs (+,-) alternate. I had to memorize the easy one first, and then use that to be sure of the other. I know it’s a very dry way of memorizing it, but that’s because I took some time to look into the geometric proofs. If you recall, I did say I wanted to memorize Euclid’s Elements. I’ll get there one day :D.
Thanks for the follow-up, Shay. It seems like there's disagreement about what this formula should be, but it sounds like you have a good practice going. Dry is not necessarily bad, but I think you could amp it up a bit. Have you watched the first two videos in the Pegword Method series? How much is involved in Euclid's Elements and what are the benefits you want from having them in memory? I'm very curious about the intended outcomes of such memory projects. :-)
@Shay XT for me I don't memorize proofs using memory techniques. I don't rote memorize either. I just understand the steps and I proof it by myself. After the proof, I then use memory techniques to memorize the formula itself.
Hi, I've been watching your videos and find them very useful. I'm learning computer programming codes, which videos besides this one of yours would especially help me learn the codes quicker. Thanks for the response.
Glad you found it useful. You might also find my Speed Reading Exposed video helpful as well: th-cam.com/video/juei8P-lWnY/w-d-xo.html Thanks for supporting this channel and talk soon! :-)
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Already watched that. I was wondering why I was not getting any results from the program. Your video helped me realise the reason. The program also covered learning technical information and other ways of boosting comprehension. None of it even improved my grades a bit compared to this.
It is a bit different, especially with the umlauts. Sorry I missed your comment. How have you been lately? Are you keeping well? We miss you in the discussion! :-)
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I'm doing great, had a loss in my family and I will be returning to the discussion soon. As for the umlats, this is the reason I hope to find videos on writing in german, so I can get it right. I hope you and April are keeping safe and healthy with this Covid-19 going around. I only go out when necessary so I guess I am practicing social distancing without even realizing it. Lol.
Hey Anthony, great video as always. I would like to know if you have any tips for how one could adapt this method for tackling procedural problems in a exam rather than just memorizing the descriptive facts. Like let's say you need to be able to analyze, fill in the blanks and draw your own UML diagrams for the exam, how would you go about it?
Thanks for this. Can you give an example of a specific procedure? It's best to work from an actual case than to speculate on what one might do based on an abstract idea of a procedural problem. Type out exactly what the question might look like and the correct answer to the problem.
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM It's hard to exemplify specifically what I was asking about because it involves integrating information from multiple given diagrams. But let's take this scenario-based question as an example then. "Customers can browse products, add them to their shopping carts, and proceed to checkout. During the checkout process, they can review their cart, enter shipping information, and make a payment. After successful payment, an order is created. Create a UML sequence diagram that illustrates the interactions between the system components (Customer, Cart, Checkout, Payment, and Order) during the checkout process."
I would suggest using a Memory Palace and then work out the best way to memorize the exact flow. You could also explore using a mind map, but probably I would use a Memory Palace for this particular learning goal. Keep in mind that a Memory Palace is not a solo technique. You'll also want to make sure you're using well-formed Magnetic Imagery and Recall Rehearsal as well.
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Hello sir. I am currently watching your video on h"ow to remember planets for making a memory palace." The story about Shree Krishna and Pandavas is really interesting. I like books on NLP. Currently I am reading Thinking on purpose by Richard Bandler, Rise of Magicks by Nora Roberts, The book of Secrets by Osho. I love your videos. They are very helpful. I read The Memory Palace by Lewis Smiles. I remember the story but sadly (embarrassing to say) I don't remember the names of all the plays of Shakespeare. This happens a lot. I remember the story because it's funny but its all a waste since I can't remember the main content. Can you give me some tips. Thank you.
This is great. I've done NLP certification so know Bandler well. Osho is interesting too, albeit sad too how it all turned out. The Memory Palace book you mention is interesting, but it fails people in the way you mention for a reason. The Magnetic Memory Method, when used fully and completely, solves all that. The tips I would give are: 1. Create well-formed Memory Palaces (not still stories) 2. Learn how to use Magnetic Imagery (with at least half of all the levels of association) 3. Use Recall Rehearsal There are more tips, but these should get you started. Have you completed the free course on my site?
@@naruto-sensei2426 I don't know any pilots - but planes still fly. Please use logic before claiming this technique doesn't work just because you don't know anyone who can't use it. There are thousands of records of thousands of memory competitors, not to mention what must be millions of happy people around the world who have used and are using this technique. What specifically have you done to learn and practice this technique? Chances are there's something in your approach that is missing. There's undoubtedly a fix if you're willing to use logic and work on it with greater diligence.
I have a question connected with putting each philosophers in memory palace. Do you think that better option is to separate every philosopher into another palace or maybe make some kind of museum with "philosophical paintings", which would contain concepts of each philosopher. And how did you yourself figure this problem of remembering philosophical concepts out? Thank you for the wideo and have a nice day!
Thanks for this question. I've done it several different ways. Ultimately, I think being good enough to succeed with a variety of approaches leads to greater success. So I wouldn't make it a question of which is better. Instead, I would make it a question of "How can I become better by trying it different ways?" In terms of how I've worked with concepts, that's covered here: th-cam.com/video/AIBq-k9pP_I/w-d-xo.html Does it help you out?
Hey, four minutes, this isnt for school, but for myself, I'd like to memorize large portions of texts, like lets say shakespeare, Id love to be able to memorize his sonnets
Great goal. Memorizing sonnets is fun. The trick is to know how to memorize individual words in a Memory Palace. From there, you just keep memorizing the words, one by one. It's not a sonnet, but I recently did that to deliver this live talk from memory with some quotes and foreign language elements: th-cam.com/video/kvtYjdriSpM/w-d-xo.html It's fun and easy! :-)
Hey@@AnthonyMetivierMMM , I just checked out the video you linked and I'm really impressed by what you had to say. Every time you open your mouth I can hear elements of scripture pouring forth, it's really exciting. "You can't change others but you can change you" carries the principle of removing the log from our own eye before helping another (Matthew 7:5) Your advice for taking our thoughts of ourselves and transforming them to kind thoughts for others is a direct parallel of Philipians 2:3 "Do nothing from vainglory, but in humility honour others above yourself" And your general, main point of the talk, assessing every thought and it's helpfulness rings true. "take every thought captive and teach it to obey Christ [love]. Thank you again for giving of yourself to help others
Just speaking for myself . . . . from myself . . . about myself only - others are totally welcome to differ/disagree, or, agree . . . This strikes me as advice. Advice on what to include / exclude. I, fully and completely, don't want advice. Anthony, I really hear how something in you wants to do something . . . to prevent, protect against, overwhelm . . . or something that maybe feels like overwhelm. I am sensing that something in you really wants to help - to fix it. I have my own Mister Fix It. I am VERY familiar with him. I do not push him away. I just sit with him, with interested curiosity and create a space for his wanting and not wanting. And, if I am wrong, feel free to ignore this comment. John M.
Hi ! Anthony sir you really thought me something that I wanted to know from like a decade. Thanks for everything sir 😊. Still I want to know some things like- 1- Do I need more than 1 memory palace for storing the information if I haven't emptied the information from the first one or I can go on like that. 2- What if I need to memorize different types of signs.
Sir I mean any signs in general. They could be of anything like chemistry different structures, Japanese kanji symbols, any type of drawing, or any kind of symbols and signs
Thanks for clarifying. We usually do not treat information so loosely. Chemical structures and Kanji have some similarities, but we use different approaches for them, especially since Kanji never involves numerals the way chemistry might.
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM So sir could there be any way to place them in our memory palace even if we have to use different approaches to memorize drawings and signs?
Amazing video, i really appreciate how u reply to people from when your video was posted until now, would u say I can place a list of advantages at one station or is it better to give each advantage I need to learn about something at a different stations?
Thanks for checking this out. I’m not sure I fully understand your question, but as an opening, I would say that “better” is to experiment and observe what is happening. That way you can make improvements as you continue using the techniques. Does this way of looking at things help you out? 🙏
Great stuff indeed Anthony! Thanks so much! Question: Can you use the same place as a memory palace over and over again ? For example: On one version of my childhood home I'de like to place biochemistry and on my childhood home again because its very memorable i'de like to place a lot of physics.
Great question. Short answer: Yes. More nuanced answer that will help you avoid issues: th-cam.com/video/Umt-innA-u8/w-d-xo.html Does it help you out? 🧲
Great video. I need to memorize like 100 different policies and SOGs for a promotional exam. What would be the best way to study this material. They are average 3-4 pages each….
Thanks for checking this out. I'm not sure what the policies look like or what SOGs are. But generally, most information needs to be broken down and encoded in one form or another. The approach I teach involves mnemonic associations and Memory Palace, with each practitioner needing to find out how that applies to their particular information type. There are tends of thousands of examples all over the Internet, but they are only marginally helpful. When a person is ready to learn how to create their own mnemonics, they will know how to contend with the information they're dealing with. Please shout out if you have further questions and I'll get back to you a.s.a.p.
I found you to be more interesting than the other. During the shutdown I took a course on memory palace. I have also looked at other sites and read books on memory palace. I still cannot get it. I am dyslexic and have a difficult time remembering information. I am unable to grasp the concept of utilizing memory palace, I have a difficult time remembering where I put things. Too much information, too confusing, too overwhelming. How can you help me?
Thanks for your kind words and question. I'm not sure how or if I can help you. Basically, it's simple. When a person wants to change something like memory and learning ability, they need to invest in themselves. In this case, the best a memory expert can do is help you help yourself because you'll need to explore, even if it's harder or more challenging due to something like dyslexia. I've helped people with dyslexia before, and it is always either through: * A book * A course * One-on-one coaching No matter which route the individual takes, it's up for them to know what is best for them. And they will need to complete a variety of exercises. Coaching is often the fastest path, but not always. So it really comes down to your priorities and how you learn best. Does this way of looking at things help you out?
I have material for this on my blog. Just search Magnetic Memory Method and anatomy. Searching also helps the robots know that humans care about what I'm doing here for you. Thanks for looking it up.
Never got the whole obsession with memorizing verbatim. Language in textbooks is just a vessel for transmitting ideas, with the majority of them offering multiple explanations for didactic purposes.
There is certainly a part of the brain that triggers "scarcity" mindset in some more than others. People also face certain social pressures. Luckily there are ways to deal with both so that all have a chance to focus on what matters.
I come from a tradition that needs every word to be exact. There is a saying "letter perfect, word flawed". If reading catechism or orally passing on lessons, it is very important that the specific words are passed on to continue on the exact message. Think about the phone game. If the message does not remain consistent, the first thing that is lost is precise context, the next is the entire message. By the end of the game, even with a few people across a small amount of time, the message if often completely different. Imagine hundreds or thousands of years of this effect.
Anthony, I'm studying for a promotional test at work with my newly acquired skills from your memory palace course. Im having trouble coming up with associations for the memory palaces. I feel like its taking we way more time than I have. Can you help me?
😭why so underrated btw tysm am gonna use these methods to memorize 100+chapters of bio chem and phy for my pyq based Medical entrance and theory based board exams in 2month btw can uh suggest should I read whole textbooks and then start doing questions or should I do questions after reading every chap?
Thanks for this. The technique is far from underrated. It's just that common sense is not so common. In terms of practice questions, you would do well to split-test in personal experiments.
After watching your video I'm gonna say that it was not from your heart but to scripted.. It's not down to earth. Maybe older people who are used to watching long videos with very in depth "why's" etc. Can watch your video all the way through. But my generation is about instant gratification and not delayed. I think your doing a good job with this channel towards your audience your targeting. I think you should create a super straight to the point valuable channel for people my age, like teenagers and such. Or just a video series for adolescent minds. People my age don't think the way adults do.
Thanks for your thoughts. My scripts don't come from my heart alone - they come from my heart and my mind. Shorter videos for the younger generation is precisely the problem. Information is voluminous and shortening it is not helping people who want to memorize the Bible. Why would you have such a voluminous goal and then ask for it to be dribbled out in short videos? Does that really make sense? If so, how so?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM thankyou your really wise. (in memory terms and probs other aspects of life.) I believe that little by little a little becomes a lot and bite sized information helps you to better learn. Voluminous video's are good because they allow you to create more associations, patterns in the video etc. etc. While at the same time they have negatives as well. There will always be "variables" in life and I am just used to shorter videos. For some reason long videos seem "boring" to most people in the "Generation Z" while to some informative videos are fantastic and something you can listen to for a very long time.
Thanks for your note about this. If you have written research-based books on the topic, please send along the links. I'll gladly consider your arguments and the evidence that you've gathered. In the meantime, this is how we do videos here, often in all kinds of lenghts. I'll be delighted if you join our community, but if it's not right for you, no worries. There are other memory trainers online. :-)
I only have limited experience with chess, but people do use mnemonics. I hear many people focus on memorizing end game configurations, which makes intuitive sense to me as a non-player.
Hi Mr. Anthony, I just subscribed to your channel , I'm a foreigner and I like the subtitles on your screen but I have a one request, can you change the colors of subtitles blue and green are poorly matching, I think black and white are the best.
How do you memorize entire speeches? I have 10 paragraphs I have to memorize for business law in school. I have used memory palace a lot and memorized about 4 paragraphs but I'm looking for better techniques to memorize books and speeches than memory palace
I'll probably release a video on how to memorize a speech soon because a lot of people saw me give this TEDx and have been asking about it: th-cam.com/video/kvtYjdriSpM/w-d-xo.html In brief, I just memorized it word for word in a Memory Palace. Sometimes I can encode as many as 17 words on a single pillar. So if you're looking for "better" than the Memory Palace for this, I'm unaware of what you're going to find. It's highly unlikely because all information is spatial in nature, which is why the Memory Palace technique works so well. If you can't find something "better," then I suggest you learn how to use the Memory Palace technique more effectively. I wish you great luck!
Where can i learn memory palace technique from scratch and one more thing is that have to memorize a lot of information but i am only familiar with few places.
Almost every single one of my videos invites you to a free course. For more on finding Memory Palaces, please see: th-cam.com/video/Wn05eskjIFg/w-d-xo.html
I ask Chat Gpt which memory book i should read? It recommend your book on memory palace. I searched it on Amazon didn't find in India. But found the channel...
That’s great about chat-GPT recommending me. The book I would suggest is bought in India by people every day and is called The Victorious Mind. It should come up for you in the Amazon store. 🙏
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I bought the book and 2 of the Udemy courses. If the payment issue of your course on the website is updated and UPI is also included I can easily pay for the course. I don't have a credit card and debit because I don't need it in India. I do payment with UPI. Udemy has a UPI payment option also so I can easily pay and join. 🙏💖🙏
This was the reply by chat Gpt Yes, there are several books available that can help you learn memory techniques for maps and geography. Here are a few recommendations: 1. "Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything" by Joshua Foer - This book explores the techniques and methods used by memory champions and how they can be applied to learning and remembering maps and geography. 2. "The Memory Palace Made Easy: How to Remember Anything" by Anthony Metivier - This book provides a step-by-step guide to creating and using memory palaces for remembering maps and other geographical information. 3. "How to Develop a Brilliant Memory Week by Week: 52 Proven Ways to Enhance Your Memory Skills" by Dominic O'Brien - This book offers a comprehensive guide to memory improvement, including techniques for remembering maps and geography. 4. "The Memory Book: The Classic Guide to Improving Your Memory at Work, at School, and at Play" by Harry Lorayne and Jerry Lucas - This book covers a wide range of memory techniques, including methods for remembering maps and geographical information. By reading these books and practicing the techniques they teach, you can improve your memory and learn to remember maps and geography more effectively
Anthony Metivier i was recently reading your book... how to learn and memorize math numbers equations...& i am in the middle between where you explain about memory palace... Before that i read various book list:- Use ur memory...tony buzan Limitless memory...harry lorane. How to build mnemonic memory palace...sjur middtun. Unlimited memory...kevin hoseley. You can have an amazing memory...dominic o brien. & One or two more.
Sir i had a question if you can some of your precious time. That i currently have 14 memory palaces exceeding 700 loci...based on journeys & houses. And i have arranged them in sequence with the help of number-shape system & it works fine for me..so i wanted to ask is it effective? And Some tips that can help me make the info more magnetic? I am practicing your C-U-R-E memory palace training method to master memory palace. Thanks for your efforts!!
Anthony Metivier well currently i can recall everything i have placed there. Have not yet used all loci yet. I have memorized pi 100 digits with palace and major system in cunjunction can easily recall it. All prime ministers of my country, including their seat taking date. Important days of my country. Largest things of my country. And some important info from book, about content from 5 1st chapters. Just the important info not whole chaps. I used your method i wanted to memorize them ... only 30 points from book. So far it has been a week but i can recall them fairly easily, i guess i visualised efficiently? Or maybe it hasn't been long enough to get them blurry?
Hi anthony, do you have any video or recomendacion about how to study technical subjects like -Learning how to use softwares like Microsoft Excel -Learning Maths -Learning programing with Python etc.
Yesterday I started to watch some of your videos, but I still do not know what a "Memory Palace" is. Is there also a playlist to know in what order I should watch the videos? Anyway great tipps but saddly I disregarded some in the past; for example I did throw my old notes away
Thanks for this, Melissa. There are multiple playlists on this channel. Please enjoy navigating them. Here's a video on the Memory Palace technique: th-cam.com/video/l5-YrZhudPU/w-d-xo.html Does it help you out?
Anthony, I have a question regarding the density of the information. I'm reading a book about algorithms, and each chapter discusses a few topics. According to what you said, I need to prioritize 3 key points for each chapter. However, all these key points are divided into many subtopics that would require many stations of their own. For example, one chapter might cover big O notation and binary search, but I might need 4 stations just to accommodate the basics of big O notation alone! What should I do? Should I create dense, detailed images to try to fit it all into just one or two stations? Or should I aim to be satisfied with only the definition or usage of each at a time?
A key point here is to master memorizing three pieces of information reliably. Then scale from there. It is unrealistic to expect to memorize 3000 points if you can't memorize 3 reliably. Another angle on this important point: When you can memorize 3 things reliably, you'll start to reflect on your skills. And this will reveal to you more about the practice and practically teach you how to improve from within. Without some reliable memorization that has been learned through the "less is more" principle, it's highly unlikely this important metacognition will form. Does this way of looking at things make sense?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMMYeah, I can see that happening over time. However, I wanted to learn more about the specifics of how one should go about storing each piece of information. How to prioritize and avoid getting lost in a sea of information. Also, thanks for replying to everyone's questions at pretty much any time! It's honestly very impressive how you can consistently write elaborate answers for so many people and always in such a timely manner. Mad props for that!
Thanks for this. There's a fair amount to discuss about the specifics. There are at least 28 ways to elaborate all of your associations on a station-by-station basis. Though I normally use only the first 3, it's fantastic to be able to draw on all of them. There are always ways to scale and in some cases re-use each station of a Memory Palace. You can also connect them deliberately to other Memory Palaces, though I find it more useful to let this level of connecting happen naturally. This is all covered in detail in my full program if you're interested.
Hi, I'm new to the memory palace system! Super exited, this seems very useful. I've got to check out step zero, so I'm not sure if this/these questions will be relevant: could I let something I know already super well function as a memory palace/could I relate new information to other information I know rather than doing a lot of imagery? Say I am trying to memorize something word for word that I already understand the concept to. Can the concept be a room in my mind, then the words live in the room? If this would work, and there are other sets of exact words that I need to know that deal with the same concept, could that group of words be doing something else in the same room? Also, what is the difference between knowledge, information, fact, truth, and wisdom? And what if the book I am trying to memorize is super long, do I just make a bunch of notecards? Does word association work?
Great to hear from you, Charley. Yes, this approach is very useful. I'm not sure I understand what you mean by having a concept be a room. But it sounds like something well worth experimenting with. The way I tend to do this is to have Memory Palaces charted out in advance and then group the information in different ways according to the goal. For example, this is how I used the technique to memorize a speech (based on a concept I already knew well): th-cam.com/video/gBvKFI7AlLE/w-d-xo.html In terms of long books, the way I do it is just like in the video. I try to organize them by chapter and impose a limit on how much I gather. Of course, this limit doesn't mean that you can't go back and add more points later. Does this way of looking at things help you out?
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What books do you want to remember better? Let me know in the discussion. Let's do this!
Is that a title of a book you want to remember better, or are you asking me about the validity of NLP?
It's an interesting question with a nuanced answer.
Maybe bring it to a future live stream?
That way we can keep the discussion here focused on memorizing information from books.
Any thoughts or questions you have on that matter?
It is an interesting topic and I have two certificates in it. I think it's incorrect to say that it is lacking scientific research.
Let's get into it further on a live stream. Again, it's a very nuanced topic and deserves more detail.
What about it interests you?
Social Sciences.
@@AdityaRaj-mj6ce That is great, Aditya. Any specific area of social sciences?
no offense but the first time i saw you i thought you were just some crazy guy with bogus ideas crawling around the internet but, as i dwelve myself into mnemonic techniques to ease myself in education, surprise surprise you're actually legit. you have phd (obviously a crazy a guy couldnt get into college let alone get a doctorate), writes books and makes easy to understand tutorial. you're awesome anthony and deserve more recognition.
No offence taken.
When I feel judgments come up, I use the inquiry techniques I teach in this TEDx presentation:
th-cam.com/video/kvtYjdriSpM/w-d-xo.html
That usually helps make sure that I see the thoughts in my head in context. Hope it helps you out and I look forward to more posts from you in the near future. :-)
yeah, totally agreed he looks like a meth addict
It was the space background he used combined with the long hair, which gave an impression of bogus futurologist, those who rip you off with a call number. The new backgrounds here although still distracting, are better..
People look and act differently on video :)
Was this comment meant to be flattering? What sort of herd morality is this? I thought you’d know that many geniuses are surprisingly odd and do not conform to many social norms.
Again, a video filled with golden tips on how to be a better human being. Thanks Anthony!!
0.- Create your memory palace- 12:14
1.- Look at the paratext - 12:20
2.- Decide how many Infos / chapter - 15:37
3.- Magnetic Bibliomancy - 17:26
4.- Find big points & jot them down - 18:38
5.- Make use of your memory palace - 21:36
6.- Create magnetic imagery to help recall the info - 22:07
7.- Stick each magnetic image onto a memory palace station for recall - 25:00
8.- Test yourself before the teacher does - 25:41
9.- Left the info grow into knowledge - 26:30
10.- Bonus: Save your knowledge for later - 27:28
Thanks for your support!
i am MBBS student and i have memorized first aid of medicine of 800 pages with this tecnique.awesome
That's great news - thanks for letting our community know. And congrats!
Anything further I can do to help you get even more out of these techniques?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM i basically created a memory palace of my school background and whatever jnformation i need to remember i just print that information on my school playground wall like symptoms and prognosis of disease and then i imagine a student of my class with same symptoms appearing before me like if he is suffered with jaundice i say he come to me with yellow eyes and so on thats how i memorized lots of information within no time......
You are a true memory master!
What's next on your "to-conquer" through memory list?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM i am preparing for USMLE step 1 medical exam .....i can easily recall the information through my memory but my exam requires application of that knowledge so i m focusing on that....i wd rather say knowing and understanding are two different aspects....
Yes, understanding is its own topic in many ways.
Yet, there is nothing to understand if we don't have the material in memory.
Enjoy preparing for and absolutely conquering your exam! :-)
Great 🙏
Memory place 7:35
Step by step memorization 11:06
Thanks!
All thanks to you. I've memorize a whole chapter of my biology book in under a week. You, my friend, are an absolute legend 😇😇😇
You are the legend - congrats on translating this information into action. Your results are well-deserved! 🎉💪
What else do you want to study and master?
2:48 the fact that you’re giving this information out for free is an absolute blessing! Thank you in advance. I’m about to start Robert Greene’s The 48 Laws of Power, then Brian Greene’s The Elegant Universe.
You are so welcome and thanks so much for your post.
Both of those books are excellent and packed with information that is well worth memorizing.
I'm a freshman student at a university and just discovering memorization techniques. Thank you for work and super helpful videos!
Glad it was helpful! What topics are you studying?
Hey Dr. Metivier - just wanted to shout out a word of thanks for all you do. I bought your MM course to help me with grad school and I just wanted you to know that for the PhD in my music dept they require graduate level reading translation of TWO languages, but you can take the test several times if you need to - no grade no penalty no transcript. The first French exam I had to take it 4 times over a year before I barely passed. Then I bought Magnetic memory and then for my Italian exam I passed 2nd time in 6 mos! Now on to my Quals!!!!! whoa! Thanks a GIGUNDUS million!
So great to hear of this accomplishment, Pebber.
Your program is even tougher than mine!
What do you want to learn and remember after this? Or are you diving into writing a dissertation? I used the techniques a lot to remember what was in the books I cited.
Thanks, as someone said in this comment section before, when I first encountered a video of yours, I thought that it was something kinda baseless, but something made me watch all the video, and thank God I did because your way of thinking and going on about things is brilliant and I really admire you, thanks.
Thanks so much for posting this.
Coincidentally, I released a new brain exercise that includes a means of reducing judmentalism:
th-cam.com/video/p7NPia_lkaE/w-d-xo.html
I've found it very useful myself.
Great video, Anthony! I've seen some of your videos and are very usefull to me. Thanks for what you are doing! I'll keep watching :)
Here is the preread for you all:
Ten step Memory Palace Tutorial to memorize a textbook:
0. Create a Memory Palace Network with at least 10 stations.
1. Examine the book. Look at the covers, introduction, conclusion, index and colophone page (Paratexts, Gerard Genette). 5 min plus reading the conclusion (you may even decide the book is not worth reading). Maybe even do a Picture Walk (Barbara Oakley, Learning How to Learn).
2. Make an equation. Based on the "principle of predetermination", decide how many pieces of information you want to retain from it, considering the length of the book and the purpose of the study. Usually, 3 to 5 pieces per chapter is enough. You need a plan to not feel overwhelmed. Focusing on a few key points will allow a lot of the surrounding information to stick to your memorized points.
3. Get index cards. Part of the "magnetic bibliomancy". 1st Index Card: Name of the author, title of the book and bibliographic information.
4. Find the big points an jot them down. You don't have to start with the first chapter. Choose the key points you want to memorize, write them down and number them, with some indication of where you are in the book (chapter, page...) in the bottom right corner. Relate actively to the information, engage and ask questions. Understand, don't try to memorize it.
5. Make use of your memory palace. Memorize "magnetically".
6. Create magnetic imagery to help you recall the info. Think of an image (visually appealing) that relates to the information of each index card.
7. Stick each magnetic image onto a memory palace station for recall.
8. Test yourself (for recall) before the teacher does. Practice by going from station to station.
9. Let the information grow into knowledge you can use over and over. Apply it in other situations.
10. Bonus! Save your knowledge for later. Empty your memory palace, but save the index cards, which you can use eventually to recreate your memory palace if needed. Maybe do summaries from the memory palace before emptying it and save them for later.
Thanks for this, Dante.
Looking forward to more posts from you. Anything you would like to see covered on the show in the future?
Thanks for your answer. Well, first I would love if you could add the main points in the descriptions of your videos. Maybe some people would then not watch them in their entirety, just as you explained in this video about books, so I understand if you don’t do it. Just letting you know how much I’d like that. On what I would like to see covered, I think I need first to see more so I don’t ask for things already made. I’m working on a mixture between a mind map, a memory palace and the Anki application, so maybe your thoughts on that would be great! Thanks again for your content, from a super nerd (proudly) from Mexico!
Thanks for your note about this.
I have a 3-part series on mind mapping, and the third one talks about making mind maps that are Memory Palaces. Here's where to start with the first installment:
th-cam.com/video/LIhHKBRoy8E/w-d-xo.html
About adding summaries to the descriptions, you're right about why this cannot be done, but there are at least 5 more reasons not to do this.
One thing you can feel free to do is write summaries and post them in your descriptions. Some people do that, and it's good for your memory and learning process.
Thanks again and look forward to your thoughts on the mind mapping series.
Bruh, i only have 3 books to memorize for my upcoming exams.
You had 500 books to memorize !!!
Hats off dude hats off 🎩🎩🎩
It was indeed a ton.
What are you studying yourself at the moment?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I'm currently studying Business Studies for my class 12 final examination I've 2 books to finish in a month.
And Physical Education that subject is kinda easy for me.
I'm writing it down on a notebook and learning each chapters, not that I'm cramming it. It just helps me to store it in my brain for a long period of time
you are not arrogant you are passionate about your accomplishments and the pure joy of learning comes through and how much you want to share it with other and inspire and motivate them so we can all be awesome together!
Thanks for your kind words. Let's bring on the awesome!
I am enrolled in the Magnetic Memory course. It is so exciting to learn. You are a great teacher.
Thanks so much for supporting this work and diving into the material, Jay. Much appreciated.
Any other aspects of the memory improvement topic you'd like to see covered in the future?
I am a law student and a terrible note-taker, and tend to retain information better by active listening and attaching key points of a professor’s lecture with something that happens with another student or group of students in class. I associate an experience with what the professor was lecturing. All that said, any strategy that helps develop my memory is paramount to my personal success.
Thanks for sharing your experiences.
I used to be a terrible note taker too. But then I experimented and came up with these strategies:
th-cam.com/video/U64awMHJkAU/w-d-xo.html
How would you describe how you were making those associations with the professor? Sounds similar to what we do with mnemonics and a Memory Palace. :-)
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Real world personal experiences, or observations about events with others and treat the thought as a hypothetical. I know what happened, so I think about how changing variables that seem to correlate with the subject, ie, thinking about what would be needed to prove felony murder in a story like the the Breeona Taylor tragedy for an exercise in Criminal Law. I think of the concept like it’s part of a mental movie. So, yes, I would like to be much more proficient at memory palaces and mnemonics, but I’m not confident that I am, at least in the way I currently understand them.
It's possible you need more study to guide your practice.
I myself keep studying the techniques so that I might improve my own practice.
Would that be possible for you too?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Of course!
:)
The index card practice seems like it will be very helpful. I’m starting year 12 next week 🙏🏼
That's great, Jak C. Please do give it a try. I wish I'd been using it for years earlier.
Anything else we can do to make your year 12 start on solid footing when it comes to memory and learning?
Anthony Metivier I’ve seen most of the videos so I think now it’s on me to get it done and put in the effort
It's great you have this insight, Jak C. Knowing that it's entirely on ourselves is very mature and a skill that will take you far in life.
How is that you came to be so wise?
I've been memorizing Japanese kanji and unknowingly using this technique. The key is to cut a kanji into radicals and memorize them with their individual meanings then combine them and learn a new meaning .... It's time consuming but works like a charm...❤
When you say it's time consuming, have you compared it against rote to derive a concrete comparison? I'm always curious when people say this because when they do time it, it's usually revealed that it's not time consuming at all by comparison.
And it's that much faster when more understanding of the nuances of mnemonics are in play.
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM i absolutely agree .. it's not time consuming at all but you see i always study one week before exam 😂 and as a person with ADHD... one week before exam even the most efficient method cannot cover the necessary elements. For example the JLPT exam is on 3rd December and i started studying from 20th November 😂.... The method is great... It's the discipline that i lack 🥲 but I'm willing to improve ❤️
Developing discipline is indeed so key. I have some materials on that if you need help, such as my book, The Memory Connection and the Memory Momentum Planner that comes with it.
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Thank You 🌸 will definitely look into it. I just found your channel and it's great to learn these methods. 🙏🏻
........very valuable one, i am going to set off . Thank you very much Dr. Metivier
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Very interesting , I absolutely enjoy spending hours listening to your podcasts and watching your vids
That’s great to hear, Marcelo. More coming soon! Anything you’d like to see covered in future videos?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I am about to listen to one of your podcasts titled " how to combine mind mapping and memory palaces with Phill chambers , so I'm interested in learning more about mind maps and combining maps with memory palaces and journeys . But I'm still going thru some of your vids and potcasts, I'm taking my time and consuming everything .
It's great that you're being thorough. That's a great learning strategy! :-)
Thank you. This was so useful. Maybe I've already known them through your previous videos or by experiencing them myself but listening to them again makes me utilize the techniques better and more complete. I also took a lot of notes :)
Glad this review helped you. Thanks for letting me know.
I often review material I've gone through before myself. Not for the purposes of memory, but to see what I might not have paid attention to the first time.
We are often not competent enough to even observe certain details at certain times of our lives. This is why repetition is so powerful so much of the time.
Anything further you'd like to see on this channel in 2020 and beyond?
Hello Mr.Metivier,
Thank you for putting so much time and effort into this video. I've adopted your magnetic memory technique 3 months ago; like all things was difficult to apply at first, but with some effort I'm pleased to have said to memorize my 400 page biology textbook in detail. 3 months ago I was unable to memorize a mere sentence. So again I am very grateful for the time and effort you put to make this video and god bless :)
Wow - that’s so great to hear. Congrats on putting in the effort and getting the results!
What’s coming up next for you? ✍️
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Right now Im just waiting for my examinations to take place in the coming weeks. But I personally hope to go to university and study computer science and related fields
Awesome topic - I love computer science! :-)
Great video. I've been using memory palaces for some time with reasonable success and your channel has helped me understand why I'm sometimes not as successful. These tend to work for some books but my biggest challenge has always been how to study information dense sources such as a scientific textbooks or training booklets where there are potentially dozens of concepts, equations and derivations that need I need to be able to paraphrase for an exam. Is there a way to compress this information into a sensible sized palace or to add in details later once the framework is in place?
Thanks for checking this out.
Yes, there are ways to compress info. I call it the principle of compounding in the MMM Masterclass. There are a few ways to use it depending on the exact nature of the information in question.
There's also making sure that you have proper spaced repetition in play, as discussed here:
th-cam.com/video/2CthE_Napjg/w-d-xo.html
It's related to compression and compounding, and in some cases will be a lot better. Again, it really comes down to the exact goal and the nature of the information you want to commit to long-term memory.
If it's just short-term memorization, then there will be yet other considerations that basically boil down to just the Memory Palace and Magnetic Imagery.
I am so happy I have come across this video. Thanks Anthony, you are remarkable person.
Glad that you found it, Dominik, and that's for the kinds words. Much appreciated.
Are you dealing with textbooks at the moment? :-)
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I am dealing with a lot of different sources of informations from books, presentations, meetings.. I have found useful using this method for all of these.
That is quite a spread of information to deal with, Dominik.
Can you see how the techniques in this video also apply to extracting key point from meetings and presentations?
I have a blog post on note taking that I will have to turn into a video soon. I'll try and get that done this month or the next for you, but just search my site for note taking if you want to get the written version sooner. There's a detailed live stream replay there too. :-)
This is what I had been looking for.thanks Anthony
Glad you found this, Muhammad. What would you like to see covered on the channel next?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM yes
I knew it... Damn..
I wasn't planning on memorizing an entire book📚... But I was sure I'll be getting a real huge insight for the implementation and application of the memory techniques...this helped me a lot for my future goals of language learning..
Glad you found this helpful, Rajat. What language do you want to learn first in the future?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I am working on Japanese and I've already covered the basic vocabulary of the language👄💬 thanks to the Memory techniques... And now I'm going ahead with advanced learning... And then I'll be going next with Arabic..
Just because I love these languages and learning now is fun.. So why not..
So great that you love languages, Rajat. And yes, it is fun.
Which part do you love the most?
Thank you so much for this video. Quick suggestion: I think this video will be much more effective if this was shown as dual screen, where on one screen you’re explaining the steps, while of the other one you are showing us the process. Anyways, truly appreciate you for sharing this gem
Thanks for the suggestion!
this is amazing I applied this on memorizing videos and tedtalks by telling myself to only collect 3 pieces of info per minute. If there is a more effective way to instantly memorize videos please let me know I would really appreciate it.
Glad you're applying this.
The more "effective" way you seek is available to you instantly through more study and practice of these techniques. :-)
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM thank you so much
My pleasure!
I absolutely live for these videos Anthony. This information is going to help me if I'm asked to suggest a book to someone.
So glad you found this worth the time, James. Please do put the knowledge to use, and wonderful if you can also share this with them.
Any questions or suggestions you have?
Was this to long or short, for example?
Thanks as always and look forward to and appreciate your comments very much! :)
This was the perfect length. If you made it any shorter you might have missed a step... which can and does happen to us all. My love to you and April my friend.
Thanks so much for the follow-up feedback and the love for April and myself. Back at you!
We'll probably still do series on the channel this year, with shorter content broken up over a few videos. But I also want to experiment with more of these long videos to see how they perform over time.
Thanks as always for your support and please let me know what you wind up memorizing from the books that you read.
By the way, are you still reading Puzo novels? :-)
I do, on occasion read Puzo still. You're doing very well with the longer videos. At this point, I just finished Remember it, for the fourth time and am still getting more out of it. I am planning on making an alphabetical list with the heading Celebrities. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but are these lists a type of memory palace?
That's great about Puzo!
These lists are certainly related to Memory Palaces and you could use them that way if you wanted. For example, the alphabet is itself a kind of spatial mnemonic because B is to the right of A and Y to the left of Z.
I don't think most people would operate that way, however. The point of the alphabet list is to always have images that you can place in a Memory Palace.
Does that make sense? :-)
I'm starting a Bachelor of Animal & Veterinary Bioscience degree next month, in order to become a vet. My memory is hopeless so I'm hoping this technique will help me.
Thanks for joining the conversation. If you devote yourself, this approach will turn things around. It's just a matter of having the fullest possible knowledge and diving in so you can practice consistently enough for the results to start flowing. I believe you can do it! :-)
You are awesome anthony ....thanks for everything 🙏🙏🙏
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Thanks for giving such a wonderful video
Thanks for checking it out.
What books are you reading at the moment?
I love memorizing for fun, so I like to learn new techs,
Great - these techniques are fun, aren't they?
AMAZING ! Thanks so much for what you do.
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Mercy!
The equation is
Sin(A+B)= SinACosB +CosASinB
It's called the compound angle formula. There is also one for Cos(A+B) and Tan(A+B).
Thanks, Kristopher. Hopefully the person who asked this question knows that. I guess I should have checked.
Other comments have suggested that it doesn't really need to be memorized at all.
What do you think?
I'm about to apply this method to my accounting text book :) Looking forward to the results. Memory palaces are so much fun.
Yes, they are fun indeed!
Have you learned the Major System for numbers yet?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I've tried in the past, but it didn't quite stick. Do you think I could use a memory palace for it as well?
Yes, a Memory Palace is great for learning the Major. You really only need a very small one.
Dive in and please keep us posted on your progress! :-)
Hey Anthony John hear from Northeast Ohio. I just wanted to let you know I used some of your speech patterns on this paper I recently wrote. Some of the verbiage that I used was "to that end" I think I've heard you use that phrase in a few of your videos. That's an excellent way to start a new paragraph. While transitioning from the previous paragraph. Not only do you understand the human mind you're pretty good speaker.
Thanks so much for this, John. Always great to hear from you.
Transitions are indeed a good skill to develop, and wonderful that you're working on them.
If I have been doing anything good in improving my own speaking skills, it's only through studying great speakers and practicing. Thanks for your kind words about it!
Do you think this "less is more" approach to memorizing from textbooks will apply to your studies?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM absolutely, I love your statement in the video something to the effect; rarely do you have to memorize a whole book. One thing that is really help me read college textbooks; is for certain paragraphs I just read the first sentence. Particularly if I know there is not a high likelihood that the professor we'll have a proclivity not to touch on a certain subject based on that professors personality. Other verbiage that I really like from your videos. Is doing such and such will reduce cognitive load. As a matter of fact I have a dry erase board in front of my desk. And I just have an outline that this GED instructor gave on how to write a paper. So that reduces cognitive load for me and gets me started writing the paper. Another thing I'm so grateful for is voice typing on Google Documents. I'm actually a decent typist, but the speed that voice typing provides is sometimes invaluable; as it relates to just getting words down on the text. I hope you're well and enjoying life. My job is going good, it's wonderful that it's so close to home. It's actually within walking distance. That's the reason I stay there more than any other.
Wonderful about the walking distance to work. I have that too (inside the same home, as it happens, which is why I get out for walks daily).
No one has to memorize a whole book, it's true, not even a scriptural text (in my view). The rule of redundancy guarantees it would never be as fruitful as memorizing just portions of it.
One speed reading technique is indeed reading the first and last sentences of paragraphs.
It can be useful, but in some cases, it's a trap. I think it's best used with caution.
I'm not personally a fan of talking to computers, but many great authors were dictators, both to secretaries, recording machines and computers. My mentor dictates to computers and he's one of the best writers in the world. Like anything, if you practice it, great things will come of it.
I've dictated a few things as well, but I find they never come out as well as when I type. I'm not sure why that is, but it's probably training effect.
Plus... I just love typing.
In the meantime, I've been carrying that great gift you sent through the mail. I haven't forgotten it, but keep it as a symbol of energy, generosity and connection. Thanks again. I see it often! :-)
This is life changing nothing less
It certainly was for me, which is why I still use this approach to this day. 🙏
I appreciate this so much!
Structure is worthwhile & I love how you have helped us see this more clearly.
I will apply this kind of preparation to my next study task.
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got it, effective is corrective. Ive established patterns of repetition in configirations. looking for advice on structure of a tech palace..
The most direct advice is to stop looking for advice and learn the fundamentals from a trusted source that cares about your success.
I don’t what you mean by a “tech palace,” but if it’s a Memory Palace for learning tech, this is probably a false goal.
If you know the Memory Palace and are creating them in networks, you will adapt it to your goal. There is no need for advice once you have the fundamentals and are practicing the art, craft and science of memory.
brilliant
:)
The most useful content on youtube
Thanks for your kind words, Andrew.
Anything you'd like to see next on the channel? Please help our community make it even more useful for you! :-)
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM i beg you to create course on udemy how to memorize math formulae theorem ,proof concept I badly needed for discrete maths ,probability ,linear algebra .i am currently loving your course How to Learn and Memorize the Vocabulary thank you
If I'd need to memorize a formula for e.g. physics I'd would check on the dimensional analysis so that the units will work out in both sides of the equation... Nevertheless, I use Buzan's mind map whenever I have to learn a lecture or speech, I strongly recommended it indeed.Thank you for the video!
Agreed on mind mapping. I knew Tony and here's my memoriam to him if you're interested with some personal pics: th-cam.com/video/H_USteuyeco/w-d-xo.html
Thank you 🌹
You’re welcome 😊
Thanks Iam looking for ways to improve my students study techniques to challenge passive learners.
Thanks for being a great teacher and looking out for them!
Enjoyed listening
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Thankyou so much Anthony metivier for sharing and helping. I am studing MA in structures and Super happy i found your magnetic memory method its very help full.
Thanks, Jafar. I'm glad to hear that you're finding the Magnetic Memory Method useful.
Please tell me more about your MA. Is it in engineering?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM
Welcome, Anthony , yes its civil Engineering.
Sounds like a fascinating field.
What would you say is the most challenging part of this field? The most rewarding? :-)
Sin(A+B) = sinAcosB+cosAsinB. Memorizing proofs via journey may be useful (but maybe not for studying for exams).
Thanks, Shay. I wanted to answer the question, but as I took pains to point out, a lot of people memorize things that are not needed. Neither of us can ultimately be the judge of what others will find useful either.
What in your experience would be the best to memorize for exams of this kind? :)
I realize I didn’t edit my comment properly. I meant to say studying the proofs may be useful, and memorizing them via journey/stations may be useful. The best way, from my experience is studying the trigonometric proofs, as they provide the arguments that lead to the conclusion. For this I just recalled that the sine or horizontal distance of the addition of two angles (A+B) has a sin behind Bill Cosby, and the second term added is an alternation of the first term, with the + sign remaining consistent. I know this because I know for sure that Cos of the addition of two angles cos(A+B) does not alternate trig functions (sin or cos), I.e cos(A+B) = cosAcosB-sinAsinB, only the signs (+,-) alternate. I had to memorize the easy one first, and then use that to be sure of the other.
I know it’s a very dry way of memorizing it, but that’s because I took some time to look into the geometric proofs. If you recall, I did say I wanted to memorize Euclid’s Elements. I’ll get there one day :D.
@Shay XT I wanted to comment on the trigonometric identity as well.
Thanks for the follow-up, Shay.
It seems like there's disagreement about what this formula should be, but it sounds like you have a good practice going.
Dry is not necessarily bad, but I think you could amp it up a bit. Have you watched the first two videos in the Pegword Method series?
How much is involved in Euclid's Elements and what are the benefits you want from having them in memory? I'm very curious about the intended outcomes of such memory projects. :-)
@Shay XT for me I don't memorize proofs using memory techniques. I don't rote memorize either. I just understand the steps and I proof it by myself. After the proof, I then use memory techniques to memorize the formula itself.
Hi, I've been watching your videos and find them very useful. I'm learning computer programming codes, which videos besides this one of yours would especially help me learn the codes quicker. Thanks for the response.
My pleasure, Shaheer!
As a aspiring med student this is literally a life saver
Glad you found it useful. Enjoy scaling it up as you study!
I have learnt more useful stuff from this video than I have from Jim Kwik's 300 dollar 'Speed Reading' course.
Glad you found it useful.
You might also find my Speed Reading Exposed video helpful as well:
th-cam.com/video/juei8P-lWnY/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for supporting this channel and talk soon! :-)
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Already watched that. I was wondering why I was not getting any results from the program. Your video helped me realise the reason. The program also covered learning technical information and other ways of boosting comprehension. None of it even improved my grades a bit compared to this.
Glad you saw it already. And glad I could create something that helped. :-)
Jesus Christ you are such a good soul, teaching us for free, although I adore your book with meditation in it
Oh yeah I didn't even know you have more books of yours, they gotta be mine if they ship to Serbia
Wow, thank you!
Hopefully they do ship to you over there. Thank you for your interest and support!
Wow, this one really covers a lot !
Thanks for your post.
Is that a good thing for you?
Too much?
Always appreciate your feedback! :-)
Guten Morgen aus Kanada Anthony. I'm just beginning my journey into learning German and looked this greeting up :)
Now, all I'm looking at is how writing in German is different than writing in English. Then I can really start to cook.
It is a bit different, especially with the umlauts.
Sorry I missed your comment. How have you been lately? Are you keeping well?
We miss you in the discussion! :-)
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I'm doing great, had a loss in my family and I will be returning to the discussion soon. As for the umlats, this is the reason I hope to find videos on writing in german, so I can get it right. I hope you and April are keeping safe and healthy with this Covid-19 going around. I only go out when necessary so I guess I am practicing social distancing without even realizing it. Lol.
@@jameswright5627 viel Erfolg
i like your point of view, the concept of zazen shows high intelligence
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Hey Anthony, great video as always. I would like to know if you have any tips for how one could adapt this method for tackling procedural problems in a exam rather than just memorizing the descriptive facts. Like let's say you need to be able to analyze, fill in the blanks and draw your own UML diagrams for the exam, how would you go about it?
Thanks for this.
Can you give an example of a specific procedure? It's best to work from an actual case than to speculate on what one might do based on an abstract idea of a procedural problem.
Type out exactly what the question might look like and the correct answer to the problem.
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM It's hard to exemplify specifically what I was asking about because it involves integrating information from multiple given diagrams. But let's take this scenario-based question as an example then. "Customers can browse products, add them to their shopping carts, and proceed to checkout. During the checkout process, they can review their cart, enter shipping information, and make a payment. After successful payment, an order is created.
Create a UML sequence diagram that illustrates the interactions between the system components (Customer, Cart, Checkout, Payment, and Order) during the checkout process."
I would suggest using a Memory Palace and then work out the best way to memorize the exact flow.
You could also explore using a mind map, but probably I would use a Memory Palace for this particular learning goal.
Keep in mind that a Memory Palace is not a solo technique. You'll also want to make sure you're using well-formed Magnetic Imagery and Recall Rehearsal as well.
Thank you
My pleasure!
Anything else I can do to help you out?
Well let's see I will try and watch your full video later
Great - look forward to your thoughts on it and any suggestions for what to do better. :-)
Good stuff, thank you! It works with lectures from youtube as well :)
Yes it does!
This deserves a 1M subscriptions, 😁!!!
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This is exactly what I needed. Thank you.
That's great!
What kind of books do you normally read?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Hello sir. I am currently watching your video on h"ow to remember planets for making a memory palace." The story about Shree Krishna and Pandavas is really interesting.
I like books on NLP. Currently I am reading Thinking on purpose by Richard Bandler, Rise of Magicks by Nora Roberts, The book of Secrets by Osho. I love your videos. They are very helpful.
I read The Memory Palace by Lewis Smiles. I remember the story but sadly (embarrassing to say) I don't remember the names of all the plays of Shakespeare. This happens a lot. I remember the story because it's funny but its all a waste since I can't remember the main content. Can you give me some tips. Thank you.
This is great. I've done NLP certification so know Bandler well.
Osho is interesting too, albeit sad too how it all turned out.
The Memory Palace book you mention is interesting, but it fails people in the way you mention for a reason. The Magnetic Memory Method, when used fully and completely, solves all that.
The tips I would give are:
1. Create well-formed Memory Palaces (not still stories)
2. Learn how to use Magnetic Imagery (with at least half of all the levels of association)
3. Use Recall Rehearsal
There are more tips, but these should get you started.
Have you completed the free course on my site?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Thank you for the tips. I'm surely going to compelete the course. 😊
Fantastic - look forward to any questions or feedback you have after you go through it. :-)
I need to memorize almost everything for my pharmacology course which I already failed once. Gonna try the memory palace approach with mnemonics
Enjoy the journey and please post any questions you have along the way. Happy to support if I can. :-)
Same😂
The palace doesn't work i don't know someone tha has use it succesfully...
@@naruto-sensei2426 I don't know any pilots - but planes still fly. Please use logic before claiming this technique doesn't work just because you don't know anyone who can't use it.
There are thousands of records of thousands of memory competitors, not to mention what must be millions of happy people around the world who have used and are using this technique.
What specifically have you done to learn and practice this technique? Chances are there's something in your approach that is missing. There's undoubtedly a fix if you're willing to use logic and work on it with greater diligence.
Oh god 🙏 amazing. God bless you..i have my exams in 13 days.. &11 subject's.. these days will be enough? please help me..
Give it a go. No one can tell you if there will be time enough, bit sounds like a decent stretch.
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM yes. I will. Thank you so much. I'll update you.
I have a question connected with putting each philosophers in memory palace. Do you think that better option is to separate every philosopher into another palace or maybe make some kind of museum with "philosophical paintings", which would contain concepts of each philosopher. And how did you yourself figure this problem of remembering philosophical concepts out?
Thank you for the wideo and have a nice day!
Thanks for this question.
I've done it several different ways. Ultimately, I think being good enough to succeed with a variety of approaches leads to greater success. So I wouldn't make it a question of which is better.
Instead, I would make it a question of "How can I become better by trying it different ways?"
In terms of how I've worked with concepts, that's covered here:
th-cam.com/video/AIBq-k9pP_I/w-d-xo.html
Does it help you out?
Great video Anthony!...I'm getting back to using my memory palaces and will always have you to be thankful for. Thank you Anthony!
Great to hear from you and wonderful that you're back with the Memory Palace technique. What do you want to commit to memory next? :-)
Hey, four minutes, this isnt for school, but for myself, I'd like to memorize large portions of texts, like lets say shakespeare, Id love to be able to memorize his sonnets
Great goal. Memorizing sonnets is fun.
The trick is to know how to memorize individual words in a Memory Palace.
From there, you just keep memorizing the words, one by one. It's not a sonnet, but I recently did that to deliver this live talk from memory with some quotes and foreign language elements:
th-cam.com/video/kvtYjdriSpM/w-d-xo.html
It's fun and easy! :-)
Hey@@AnthonyMetivierMMM , I just checked out the video you linked and I'm really impressed by what you had to say. Every time you open your mouth I can hear elements of scripture pouring forth, it's really exciting.
"You can't change others but you can change you" carries the principle of removing the log from our own eye before helping another (Matthew 7:5)
Your advice for taking our thoughts of ourselves and transforming them to kind thoughts for others is a direct parallel of Philipians 2:3 "Do nothing from vainglory, but in humility honour others above yourself"
And your general, main point of the talk, assessing every thought and it's helpfulness rings true. "take every thought captive and teach it to obey Christ [love].
Thank you again for giving of yourself to help others
Just speaking for myself . . . . from myself . . . about myself only - others are totally welcome to differ/disagree, or, agree . . . This strikes me as advice. Advice on what to include / exclude. I, fully and completely, don't want advice. Anthony, I really hear how something in you wants to do something . . . to prevent, protect against, overwhelm . . . or something that maybe feels like overwhelm. I am sensing that something in you really wants to help - to fix it. I have my own Mister Fix It. I am VERY familiar with him. I do not push him away. I just sit with him, with interested curiosity and create a space for his wanting and not wanting. And, if I am wrong, feel free to ignore this comment. John M.
I’m not sure what you mean, but thank you for your comment. 🙏
Hi ! Anthony sir you really thought me something that I wanted to know from like a decade. Thanks for everything sir 😊. Still I want to know some things like-
1- Do I need more than 1 memory palace for storing the information if I haven't emptied the information from the first one or I can go on like that.
2- What if I need to memorize different types of signs.
Glad you found this helpful!
All serious memorizers need multiple Memory Palaces.
What kind of signs do you mean?
Sir I mean any signs in general. They could be of anything like chemistry different structures, Japanese kanji symbols, any type of drawing, or any kind of symbols and signs
Thanks for clarifying.
We usually do not treat information so loosely.
Chemical structures and Kanji have some similarities, but we use different approaches for them, especially since Kanji never involves numerals the way chemistry might.
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM So sir could there be any way to place them in our memory palace even if we have to use different approaches to memorize drawings and signs?
Yes, once you know the basics, it is possible.
A lot depends on your existing level of skill.
How long have you been using these techniques?
Amazing video, i really appreciate how u reply to people from when your video was posted until now, would u say I can place a list of advantages at one station or is it better to give each advantage I need to learn about something at a different stations?
Thanks for checking this out.
I’m not sure I fully understand your question, but as an opening, I would say that “better” is to experiment and observe what is happening. That way you can make improvements as you continue using the techniques.
Does this way of looking at things help you out? 🙏
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM thank u for the reply, it definitely helps 👍
Great! Thanks for being part of the discussion. :-)
I need yo memorize Chemistry fórmulas and matemátics fórmulas.
Thanks for everithing you teach.
God bless you.
You can do it!
Great stuff indeed Anthony! Thanks so much!
Question: Can you use the same place as a memory palace over and over again ? For example: On one version of my childhood home I'de like to place biochemistry and on my childhood home again because its very memorable i'de like to place a lot of physics.
Great question.
Short answer: Yes.
More nuanced answer that will help you avoid issues:
th-cam.com/video/Umt-innA-u8/w-d-xo.html
Does it help you out? 🧲
Great video. I need to memorize like 100 different policies and SOGs for a promotional exam. What would be the best way to study this material. They are average 3-4 pages each….
Thanks for checking this out.
I'm not sure what the policies look like or what SOGs are.
But generally, most information needs to be broken down and encoded in one form or another. The approach I teach involves mnemonic associations and Memory Palace, with each practitioner needing to find out how that applies to their particular information type.
There are tends of thousands of examples all over the Internet, but they are only marginally helpful. When a person is ready to learn how to create their own mnemonics, they will know how to contend with the information they're dealing with.
Please shout out if you have further questions and I'll get back to you a.s.a.p.
Holy crap, this guy is a wizard.
Wizard of Memory! ;-)
I found you to be more interesting than the other. During the shutdown I took a course on memory palace. I have also looked at other sites and read books on memory palace. I still cannot get it. I am dyslexic and have a difficult time remembering information. I am unable to grasp the concept of
utilizing memory palace, I have a difficult time remembering where I put things. Too much information, too confusing, too overwhelming. How can you help me?
Thanks for your kind words and question.
I'm not sure how or if I can help you.
Basically, it's simple. When a person wants to change something like memory and learning ability, they need to invest in themselves.
In this case, the best a memory expert can do is help you help yourself because you'll need to explore, even if it's harder or more challenging due to something like dyslexia.
I've helped people with dyslexia before, and it is always either through:
* A book
* A course
* One-on-one coaching
No matter which route the individual takes, it's up for them to know what is best for them. And they will need to complete a variety of exercises.
Coaching is often the fastest path, but not always. So it really comes down to your priorities and how you learn best.
Does this way of looking at things help you out?
A new world has been unlocked memory palace a personal metaverse
That or a personal paracosm, as discussed here:
th-cam.com/video/OZQGBJquR_g/w-d-xo.html
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM oh God 😍
Indeed! :-)
Dr. Anthony Metivier is the John Wick of memory :-)
You are awesome!
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I want to learn how to use memory palaces for anatomy
Especially course of a nerve or artery
Great goal!
I cover this topic on my blog. :-)
link?@@AnthonyMetivierMMM
I have material for this on my blog. Just search Magnetic Memory Method and anatomy. Searching also helps the robots know that humans care about what I'm doing here for you. Thanks for looking it up.
Never got the whole obsession with memorizing verbatim. Language in textbooks is just a vessel for transmitting ideas, with the majority of them offering multiple explanations for didactic purposes.
There is certainly a part of the brain that triggers "scarcity" mindset in some more than others. People also face certain social pressures. Luckily there are ways to deal with both so that all have a chance to focus on what matters.
I come from a tradition that needs every word to be exact. There is a saying "letter perfect, word flawed". If reading catechism or orally passing on lessons, it is very important that the specific words are passed on to continue on the exact message.
Think about the phone game. If the message does not remain consistent, the first thing that is lost is precise context, the next is the entire message.
By the end of the game, even with a few people across a small amount of time, the message if often completely different.
Imagine hundreds or thousands of years of this effect.
Anthony, I'm studying for a promotional test at work with my newly acquired skills from your memory palace course. Im having trouble coming up with associations for the memory palaces. I feel like its taking we way more time than I have. Can you help me?
Thanks, Ed. I'm happy to help. What do you have in mind?
Hi, great info, how does memory palace help in music playing techniques ?
Here's a few pointers on that for you:
th-cam.com/users/shorts_HHChKwNkVU
Does it help you out?
Brilliant!
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Where can I learn more about the Sanskrit verses you talked about?
Thanks for asking about this.
Here's a detailed demonstration and discussion:
th-cam.com/video/CgNQ9bU-nEg/w-d-xo.html
😭why so underrated btw tysm am gonna use these methods to memorize 100+chapters of bio chem and phy for my pyq based Medical entrance and theory based board exams in 2month btw can uh suggest should I read whole textbooks and then start doing questions or should I do questions after reading every chap?
Thanks for this. The technique is far from underrated. It's just that common sense is not so common.
In terms of practice questions, you would do well to split-test in personal experiments.
Thanks!
Thank you for supporting the channel. 🙏
Any particular topic you’re studying at the moment?
After watching your video I'm gonna say that it was not from your heart but to scripted.. It's not down to earth. Maybe older people who are used to watching long videos with very in depth "why's" etc. Can watch your video all the way through. But my generation is about instant gratification and not delayed. I think your doing a good job with this channel towards your audience your targeting. I think you should create a super straight to the point valuable channel for people my age, like teenagers and such. Or just a video series for adolescent minds. People my age don't think the way adults do.
Thanks for your thoughts. My scripts don't come from my heart alone - they come from my heart and my mind.
Shorter videos for the younger generation is precisely the problem. Information is voluminous and shortening it is not helping people who want to memorize the Bible. Why would you have such a voluminous goal and then ask for it to be dribbled out in short videos? Does that really make sense? If so, how so?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM thankyou your really wise. (in memory terms and probs other aspects of life.) I believe that little by little a little becomes a lot and bite sized information helps you to better learn. Voluminous video's are good because they allow you to create more associations, patterns in the video etc. etc. While at the same time they have negatives as well. There will always be "variables" in life and I am just used to shorter videos. For some reason long videos seem "boring" to most people in the "Generation Z" while to some informative videos are fantastic and something you can listen to for a very long time.
Thanks for your note about this. If you have written research-based books on the topic, please send along the links. I'll gladly consider your arguments and the evidence that you've gathered.
In the meantime, this is how we do videos here, often in all kinds of lenghts. I'll be delighted if you join our community, but if it's not right for you, no worries. There are other memory trainers online. :-)
You deserve a lot more subscribers.....
Thanks. Please share this one around and I'm sure we'll get more. Much appreciated! :-)
This looks like the thing i need. I hope this can work with chess to? Do u have any experience with chess? I would be a great bonus!
I only have limited experience with chess, but people do use mnemonics. I hear many people focus on memorizing end game configurations, which makes intuitive sense to me as a non-player.
I have heard chess that grandmasters have memory palaces where they store all possible board positions
I'm interested in chess too hehe
I have different opening lines in different memory palaces, for instance a beautiful Sicilian palace for the Najdorf etc. It does work
@@egemenozan5641 I’ve read that a lot of people focus on memorizing particular configurations, such as endgames.
Hi Mr. Anthony, I just subscribed to your channel , I'm a foreigner and I like the subtitles on your screen but I have a one request, can you change the colors of subtitles blue and green are poorly matching, I think black and white are the best.
Thanks for this. Recent videos use the TH-cam subtitle feature. 🙏
Dr. Metivier...the city in the background....what downtown is that? It looks beautiful at night.
It looks like there are quite a few different cities behind me.
They were all choices by the editor I had at the time.
How do you memorize entire speeches?
I have 10 paragraphs I have to memorize for business law in school. I have used memory palace a lot and memorized about 4 paragraphs but I'm looking for better techniques to memorize books and speeches than memory palace
I'll probably release a video on how to memorize a speech soon because a lot of people saw me give this TEDx and have been asking about it:
th-cam.com/video/kvtYjdriSpM/w-d-xo.html
In brief, I just memorized it word for word in a Memory Palace. Sometimes I can encode as many as 17 words on a single pillar.
So if you're looking for "better" than the Memory Palace for this, I'm unaware of what you're going to find. It's highly unlikely because all information is spatial in nature, which is why the Memory Palace technique works so well.
If you can't find something "better," then I suggest you learn how to use the Memory Palace technique more effectively.
I wish you great luck!
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM thank you😃
:-)
Where can i learn memory palace technique from scratch and one more thing is that have to memorize a lot of information but i am only familiar with few places.
Almost every single one of my videos invites you to a free course.
For more on finding Memory Palaces, please see:
th-cam.com/video/Wn05eskjIFg/w-d-xo.html
I ask Chat Gpt which memory book i should read?
It recommend your book on memory palace. I searched it on Amazon didn't find in India.
But found the channel...
That’s great about chat-GPT recommending me. The book I would suggest is bought in India by people every day and is called The Victorious Mind. It should come up for you in the Amazon store. 🙏
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM
I bought the book and 2 of the Udemy courses. If the payment issue of your course on the website is updated and UPI is also included I can easily pay for the course. I don't have a credit card and debit because I don't need it in India. I do payment with UPI.
Udemy has a UPI payment option also so I can easily pay and join.
🙏💖🙏
This was the reply by chat Gpt
Yes, there are several books available that can help you learn memory techniques for maps and geography. Here are a few recommendations:
1. "Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything" by Joshua Foer - This book explores the techniques and methods used by memory champions and how they can be applied to learning and remembering maps and geography.
2. "The Memory Palace Made Easy: How to Remember Anything" by Anthony Metivier - This book provides a step-by-step guide to creating and using memory palaces for remembering maps and other geographical information.
3. "How to Develop a Brilliant Memory Week by Week: 52 Proven Ways to Enhance Your Memory Skills" by Dominic O'Brien - This book offers a comprehensive guide to memory improvement, including techniques for remembering maps and geography.
4. "The Memory Book: The Classic Guide to Improving Your Memory at Work, at School, and at Play" by Harry Lorayne and Jerry Lucas - This book covers a wide range of memory techniques, including methods for remembering maps and geographical information.
By reading these books and practicing the techniques they teach, you can improve your memory and learn to remember maps and geography more effectively
You are super great sir!
Thanks for your kind words. What books are you reading at the moment?
Anthony Metivier i was recently reading your book... how to learn and memorize math numbers equations...& i am in the middle between where you explain about memory palace...
Before that i read various book list:-
Use ur memory...tony buzan
Limitless memory...harry lorane.
How to build mnemonic memory palace...sjur middtun.
Unlimited memory...kevin hoseley.
You can have an amazing memory...dominic o brien.
& One or two more.
Sir i had a question if you can some of your precious time.
That i currently have 14 memory palaces exceeding 700 loci...based on journeys & houses.
And i have arranged them in sequence with the help of number-shape system & it works fine for me..so i wanted to ask is it effective?
And Some tips that can help me make the info more magnetic?
I am practicing your C-U-R-E memory palace training method to master memory palace.
Thanks for your efforts!!
Thanks for this question.
Only you can know if what you're doing is effective.
Is it? How much can you recall from these 14 Memory Palaces? :-)
Anthony Metivier well currently i can recall everything i have placed there. Have not yet used all loci yet.
I have memorized pi 100 digits with palace and major system in cunjunction can easily recall it.
All prime ministers of my country, including their seat taking date.
Important days of my country.
Largest things of my country.
And some important info from book, about content from 5 1st chapters.
Just the important info not whole chaps.
I used your method i wanted to memorize them ... only 30 points from book.
So far it has been a week but i can recall them fairly easily, i guess i visualised efficiently?
Or maybe it hasn't been long enough to get them blurry?
9/10 Thank you
Thanks.
What do I need to do to get it to 10? :-)
Hi anthony, do you have any video or recomendacion about how to study technical subjects like
-Learning how to use softwares like Microsoft Excel
-Learning Maths
-Learning programing with Python etc.
Although I don't refer to those topics specifically, this should be useful for you:
th-cam.com/video/uAkiuGEs0CU/w-d-xo.html
Does it help?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Thank u so much!! Im sure it is going to help me like all your videos, your content is amazing.
Thank you for your kind words and for being involved in the discussion. Much appreciated!
Yesterday I started to watch some of your videos, but I still do not know what a "Memory Palace" is. Is there also a playlist to know in what order I should watch the videos? Anyway great tipps but saddly I disregarded some in the past; for example I did throw my old notes away
Thanks for this, Melissa.
There are multiple playlists on this channel. Please enjoy navigating them.
Here's a video on the Memory Palace technique:
th-cam.com/video/l5-YrZhudPU/w-d-xo.html
Does it help you out?
Thank you so much 😊
My pleasure. Thanks for checking it out. 🙏
Anthony, I have a question regarding the density of the information. I'm reading a book about algorithms, and each chapter discusses a few topics. According to what you said, I need to prioritize 3 key points for each chapter. However, all these key points are divided into many subtopics that would require many stations of their own. For example, one chapter might cover big O notation and binary search, but I might need 4 stations just to accommodate the basics of big O notation alone!
What should I do? Should I create dense, detailed images to try to fit it all into just one or two stations? Or should I aim to be satisfied with only the definition or usage of each at a time?
A key point here is to master memorizing three pieces of information reliably.
Then scale from there.
It is unrealistic to expect to memorize 3000 points if you can't memorize 3 reliably.
Another angle on this important point:
When you can memorize 3 things reliably, you'll start to reflect on your skills. And this will reveal to you more about the practice and practically teach you how to improve from within.
Without some reliable memorization that has been learned through the "less is more" principle, it's highly unlikely this important metacognition will form.
Does this way of looking at things make sense?
@@AnthonyMetivierMMMYeah, I can see that happening over time. However, I wanted to learn more about the specifics of how one should go about storing each piece of information. How to prioritize and avoid getting lost in a sea of information. Also, thanks for replying to everyone's questions at pretty much any time! It's honestly very impressive how you can consistently write elaborate answers for so many people and always in such a timely manner. Mad props for that!
Thanks for this.
There's a fair amount to discuss about the specifics. There are at least 28 ways to elaborate all of your associations on a station-by-station basis. Though I normally use only the first 3, it's fantastic to be able to draw on all of them.
There are always ways to scale and in some cases re-use each station of a Memory Palace. You can also connect them deliberately to other Memory Palaces, though I find it more useful to let this level of connecting happen naturally.
This is all covered in detail in my full program if you're interested.
Thanks I needed this!
🙏
Hi, I'm new to the memory palace system! Super exited, this seems very useful. I've got to check out step zero, so I'm not sure if this/these questions will be relevant: could I let something I know already super well function as a memory palace/could I relate new information to other information I know rather than doing a lot of imagery? Say I am trying to memorize something word for word that I already understand the concept to. Can the concept be a room in my mind, then the words live in the room? If this would work, and there are other sets of exact words that I need to know that deal with the same concept, could that group of words be doing something else in the same room? Also, what is the difference between knowledge, information, fact, truth, and wisdom?
And what if the book I am trying to memorize is super long, do I just make a bunch of notecards?
Does word association work?
Great to hear from you, Charley.
Yes, this approach is very useful.
I'm not sure I understand what you mean by having a concept be a room. But it sounds like something well worth experimenting with.
The way I tend to do this is to have Memory Palaces charted out in advance and then group the information in different ways according to the goal.
For example, this is how I used the technique to memorize a speech (based on a concept I already knew well):
th-cam.com/video/gBvKFI7AlLE/w-d-xo.html
In terms of long books, the way I do it is just like in the video. I try to organize them by chapter and impose a limit on how much I gather.
Of course, this limit doesn't mean that you can't go back and add more points later.
Does this way of looking at things help you out?
wow this is helpful
Glad it was helpful!