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How to apply the memory palace technique in everyday life?

The workings of the memory palace technique are actually quite simple. Imagine your mind is divided into spaces with small corners. There is a place to store things to remember or example, suppose you are shopping at a supermarket with a long list. Try to describe each shopping list item with a familiar location in your home. For example, if you are going to buy chicken, you can imagine a hen laying eggs on the table. When buying citrus fruits, you can imagine a picture of the fruit motif on the tablecloth.

The key is choosing a familiar place, then ‘filling it’ with an object

A memory palace is indeed associated with places, visuals, or spaces that are generally well known, for example, the house where we have lived since childhood. Actually, it doesn’t have to be a house, but it can be another familiar building or even a dream palace as seen in the movie.

The key is to choose a familiar place, starting from a room and then ‘filling it with objects, objects or things that will be remembered.

To practice it, try to think of something that you really want to remember, for example, exam questions, prescription lists, passwords, and also other important things to remember. Try to put these things in mind. If you want to connect and remember an object longer, just imagine the object moving freely through its usual place.

After finishing with one space, you can add more space with more objects. Periodically, later the imagination can get used to it and get stronger after each practice.