Basics

Build the route first The easiest way to make a bad memory palace is to put images on a route that is not ready. So build the path first. A route is the ordered list of places you visit in your mind: front door, hallway, sofa, coffee table, television, bookshelf, kitchen sink, stove, fridge, desk, bed, and so on. Each stop is one locus. I made the small generator below for the boring first step. It runs in the browser. Saved routes stay in localStorage on the same device. ...

Practice before reading more Examples are easier to understand after a small test. Generate some words, put each word on one locus, hide the words, and try to recall them from the route. Small browser tool Random Word Placement Trainer Generate practice words, put them on loci, hide the words, and test recall. No server is used. Practice size Saved route Start practice Hide or show words Example 1: a ten-locus home palace The simplest memory palace is a route through a small home. It does not need to be dramatic. It needs to be stable and easy to walk in the mind. ...

Short definition A memory palace is a familiar place used for recall. You choose a route through a home, school, office, street, or other place you know. Then you change the information into pictures and put those pictures on fixed stops. To remember, you walk the route in your mind and let every place remind you of one picture. ...