Beyond Your First Memory Palace: How to Build & Use A Mental Metropolis

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Ready for the next level? Here's how to apply your first Memory Palace network to studying anything you want to master much, much faster: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWWtZo2Lr6irkLs

[@bestieboots]

So I've listen to a ton of your content and noticed that there appear to be epochs/natural divisions in the content. Each have something different to offer perhaps to different people. Was listening to the one you just posted and now this one and I think you've entered a new era! Might be one of my favorites yet.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

@@bestieboots Thanks so much for your kind words and support. It is both a strength and weakness of what I'm doing. Memory touches everything (or everything is in memory). That means memory itself is the central focus and there's endless things to talk about and no centralized community as there is in the memory competition world. Overall, I think that's great, even if it's at the cost of decentralization across the board.

[@BARGABEATS]

100k subscribers, well deserved, the hardwork and generosity too much Anthony. Because of you I remember more and think more.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks so much for your kind words and support!

[@Lucida1818]

I have an interior design background and can conjure up all types of spaces. 😅 I am also a former educator in interior design currently researching which is why I’m listening to this memory technique.

[@billholt8792]

Hey I am a senior with mental challenges-MMM has been a GodSend for me. I just completed a 7 month sojourn to self teach Mandarin-soon with a tutor-I will try to incorporate this technique Forever! I have completed the course-and revisit it ALL the time! Eternally grateful.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks, Bill. Always love hearing your updates!

[@aflack1000]

I know the memory palace works. Over 50 tears ago a memory expert taught us a form using a car. The hood ornament was one, windshield was two, dashboard was three, glove box was 4, and so on until we got to 15. He then read off a list of items and had us place them in each location of the car starting with one. Each item was placed and we were to imagine something sort of weird. For instance, the item for the brake pedal was "bishop." We could imagine a bishop having his head squashed when we applied the brake. (Ewww) Thing is - it's now over 50 years later and even though I haven't used this technique, I still remember almost every one of the places and numbers on the car, but also the list of items. And what you say about writing? College for me was a breeze since I love to improve my penmanship. Every class had two notebooks. I used one to take notes in class. That night I got out the second notebook, organized my notes, added diagrams when needed, and re-wrote everything neatly and with as perfect penmanship I could manage (which happens to be quite lovely.) Done! When test time rolled around, I simply took a quick tour of my second notebook and aced the test. It left plenty of time for parties. Don't take this the wrong way, buuuut - there's something quite lovable about you 😃

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

I'm not sure if it's true, but there have been a few people comment on how penmanship efforts lead to better memory. And someone I know with great memory is into calligraphy and was on the podcast a while back: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXqoiKetbadgoJY It is a testament to the technique that you remember these details from decades ago. Just imagine using it in earnest distributed across a network of locations. It's certainly not for everyone, and there are other ways to get things remembered. But it's like "writing in the mind" and I still write out by hand what I've memorized to get the best of all possible worlds. Thanks for sharing your experiences and talk soon!

[@Davlavi]

Your presentation is getting better and more refined every video I see thanks.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks for all your support over the years. Working to make the videos even better still moving forward! 🙏

[@Wordywizard1121]

Fantastic. This guy is a legend.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks for your kind words. Are you memorizing anything at the moment?

[@Wordywizard1121]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I'm not memorising anything right now, decorating a nature walk with some sculptures and building up 'the canvass'. Coming to think of it, I'm kinda memorising the Irish language as I go. You are a true 'friend' and inspiration, thank you for being so generous and supportive.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

So great that you're building up the canvas, and very cool about Irish. It's a beautiful-sounding language!

[@Wordywizard1121]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM It's fun learning the language, your memory palace support is helping cement new words using nature, place-names and the landscape in combination. Blissful. Thanks again Anthony.

[@Original_Lurke_fromthe_Unknown]

I really don’t know how I missed this episode last month very insightful my friend. I will definitely revisit this video. Your friend Bill

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Glad you found it and look forward to your further thoughts!

[@GrantNolan.]

Wow! You're almost 100k subscribers now this is great 🎉

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Long time no hear! How have you been lately? Thanks for stopping by to check this one out and hope to hear your news as time and memory allow! 🙏

[@chadlovewell]

Very much enjoyed this!

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks for letting me know and for supporting the channel! Anything you’d like to see covered in the near future?

[@hitesh9445]

Congratulations Anthony on 1L🎉🎉

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks for being part of the mission! 🙏

[@SorryTheresACatOnMyLap]

This was excellent. Thank you Anthony.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks for checking it out! 🙏 What would you like to see covered next?

[@SorryTheresACatOnMyLap]

Maybe a short (or long!) example of how to memorize a list of people (like presidents) and something important that each one has done, integrating the mem pal, PAO, and/or the nuclear alphabet. ​@AnthonyMetivierMMM THANKS!

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Great suggestion. Typically, I would place items in their hands to compound on other bits of information - or use the chest, as I suggested in the Caesar example in this video.

[@umm-e-hani3965]

Thank you, Anthony. Through your videos, I came to know about the MP technique. As a struggling student all my life, I suffered just because of a lack of knowledge retention. Now, I am going to start my master's degree abroad, and I really want to learn this technique. Would you suggest to me any particular video that presents how to use this technique? Because so far, I couldn't find anything that demonstrated this technique. I'd be so grateful.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Definitely try this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWWtZo2Lr6irkLs

[@umm-e-hani3965]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Thank you 😊

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

You bet!

[@Karamanchu]

100k subs 👏👏 Our family is getting bigger

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks for your interest and support! 🙏

[@ThihaLinn-b9c]

Another masterpiece

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks for your kind words. What would you like to see covered next?

[@ThihaLinn-b9c]

Anastasia Woolmer uses memory palace to learn physical skills. I am curious to know how

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

It's not on the channel, but our first interview on my audio pod goes through some of the ideas and processes she uses. Should come up easy in a search and I imagine she probably covered it on her own channel at some point.

[@ThihaLinn-b9c]

Yes, I actually watched her video. (But I don't get it)

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Can you state in your own words what it is that you didn't get? Chances are that if I don't know what it is you didn't understand, I won't be able to explain it any better. On top of that, wording out what we don't understand is a powerful comprehension strategy. One step further: As I discussed in the video above, sometimes certain things have to be put into action *without* understanding in order for the energy of perspective to open up. Please say more and we'll take it from there. :-)

[@fancypotato2188]

Love your videos and listen to the podcast when I can. Recently decided to pull the trigger, I'm heavily interested in buying your magnetic memory method course but before would it be possible to get a small discount for this uni student? Any would help.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Please shoot me an email about that and thank for your interest. It’s quitting time here in Australia, but I’ll be checking messages first thing in the morning. 🙏

[@enliveno2620]

what will be suitable location for memorizing variety of festival's culture and date ??? 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

That is your exciting adventure to find out. Happy Memory Palace development! 💪

[@JarrettJohnson-re7to]

They should teach this in school

[@Netemp-g2b]

Very interesting considerations for extending the memory palace into a while city, but one thing... Actually two things I want to ask you. For one category like science, is there going to be alphabetical memory palaces (a-z) within the city 🏙️ or is it going to be free for all (it might be in the video I think)? Second question, did you make a video about how to memorize images because sometimes I would like to memorize a piece of art, but sometimes life can be really busy so my mind wouldn't have the comprehension to do so. 😢 Sorry for the bad paragraph since i have some history for not making the perfect sentences. Thanks

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks for these questions. For the first one, it's entirely up to you. For memorizing images, yes and no. Please see: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3vFg36ueap7gKc

[@Netemp-g2b]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Thank you for the response, and I'll look on the video more when I have the time

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Enjoy!

[@SorryTheresACatOnMyLap]

Hi, Anthony.Thank you so much for these videos.I'm about to memorize a long list of characters. seventy. I would like to memorize one major thing that each did and the year that they did it. Would you recommend the major system combined with memory palaces? I'm not experienced with combining the two together. ((Update: watching the study video next. Looks like I'll get some ideas 😊)

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Yes, you could start that way. But if I were to start over again, I would go straight from Major System to PAO as described here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZjXh4RqbbuaeZY Nothing wrong with Major only, but I waited too long to upgrade given all of the additional things it allows you to do when you work out your Major into this nearly automatic configuration of bi-directional tools. More about its bidirectionality is in the video on Aristotle's Nuclear Alphabet, especially near the end.

[@scorpionsubzero9066]

Hello Anthony. I was wondering if you ever studied something on Mushashi and if so, if you could talk about it. Are you into History? What's your favourite thing in science?

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

I used to a picture of him on my wall when I was a kid. Any specific questions or angles of curiosity you have about him or his writings? Science is my favorite thing. As long as those things people are talking about accord to science, then those things are my favorite. Have you read my thoughts on science in The Victorious Mind? I set the terms of the game for it in that book and it explains more about why science is my favorite thing in science, something not enough people accord with all that well.

[@scorpionsubzero9066]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Really?! That's cool. I only got to know Musashi when I was older. Do you recommend a book(or books) to learn more about him? I think I got interested in him cause of his self-control to do something so dangerous as duels to death. I think he meditated a lot. About your book, to be honest I didn't finish it. I remember I got stuck with the memorization of the Bhagavad Gita, and the I gave up the whole book. Lately I have been doing what you advise, and creating Memory Palaces for every letter of the alphabet. And I have been revising the images for numbers in the Palaces. I remember your approach to experimentation was impressive, like that part about food and what was good or bad for the body.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

That's sad to hear as there is no memorization of the Bhagavad Gita in it, even if it comes up in passing (I just searched The Victorious Mind to test my own memory and that gita doesn't come up at all). Perhaps give it another try? As for Musashi, he wrote the best book on Musashi.

[@scorpionsubzero9066]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Sorry. I propably mistooke the names. I'll definetly give another try, since I have some Memory Palaces ready. And you always adevocate to memorise what it's useful. About Musashi I thought it could have a contemporary one, with explanations of the era of Musashi. I'll have a look at the ones he wrote. Do you recommend any specific sequence?

[@Zeusisjustastory]

Is it possible, if at all, to produce a non-euclidean memory palace? If so, how would you personally go about it. Or any other videos you have to reference?

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Yes, this is possible. I'll do my best to make a video about this soon. I already have some writing on the topic for one of my forthcoming books. Please stand by.

[@Zeusisjustastory]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Unto them, greater still as you are, we await your return.

[@Tresverde]

What's the point of pie other than to impress

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

I can see it being useful for memory competitions and demonstrations. The fact that it is done to impress doesn't diminish it's ability to both provide proof of concept and inspire interest, wonder and encourage some people to give the techniques a try. So although I do agree that it's not fully impressive to do things just to impress and I often comment on the problem, it does play its role. It can be both useful and useless without contradiction, and "true contradictions" come up many times in the art of memory. Indeed, the art of memory is founded upon them in my view.

[@Bentriestoreview]

I hope to be as unique as you oneday

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

I’m sure you already are! 🔥

[@BarKeegan]

I see what your saying to not overthink it, take action; just want to make sure I haven’t been holding the map upside down

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Action reveals what stasis conceals. 💪

[@Original_Lurke_fromthe_Unknown]

I finally finished this Video. Let me digest this a while. You’ll receive an update soon!!! ….Stay Tuned….

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Looking forward!

[@23445tygbdfd]

Hi Anthony, Going to be a bit of a long comment. I'm starting uni math in a few months and wondering how significant good memory is for math. Does it help understand complex stuff easier? Want to be sure before buying your course (which I do plan to do either way for learning Japanese later, but tight on money now). Will it give me a significant advantage in my math course? And how long does it take to go through the course in its entirety?

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks for your question. There are different ways to answer this question. First, there's the value of having strong working memory. That's just a good in itself and very significant. Much more important than high IQ as a predictor of performance in several studies I've read. Then there's the ability to memorize a wide variety of things: the names of formulas and theorems, for example. You can also better visual shapes and flows and intensities at the conceptual level, etc. So I'd say go all in on mnemonics. At the end of the day, the thinking through and development of your own mnemonic systems will do your brain and memory a lot of good.

[@23445tygbdfd]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Thank you for the reply. You've convinced me, as soon as I receive my next paycheck I will be getting the masterclass. Have a good rest of the day (or night wherever you are based).

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Glad to help and look forward to seeing you in the program. Just shout out if you have any questions between now and then.

[@strikeback2069]

My dream is to be able to memorize a chinese dictionary with memory palace. 😅 Every time I try memory as result as I failed. But I want to memorize everything in my life or for example when I listen a podcast in English I want to memorize all speach😊.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

When I learned German, memorizing a but of both was helpful. The key is to mix together memorizing a bit of both while reading, writing, speaking and listening in ample doses. That will get you the levels of processing needed to make the fastest leaps.

[@Signforfame]

6:38 for figural memory, is there anything I can read on this?

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Yes, Google Scholar will be useful. I also suggest familiarizing yourself with iconic memory.

[@Signforfame]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM Thanks Prof!

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

You bet!

[@Original_Lurke_fromthe_Unknown]

I’ve already commented on this video. But I already have ideas how to use this set of skills: I’m going to the Star Wars network of Memory Palaces. Later. ~Bill~

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Long live the Mnemonic Resistance! ⚔️

[@rakithelast]

Lets go❤❤❤❤

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks for joining us. What are you currently memorizing?

[@rakithelast]

@AnthonyMetivierMMM I'm currently memorizing all the diffrent recipes for making pizza

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Fantastic. My fave is quattro formaggi. One of my best Memory Palaces is in Rome too where there's an amazing pizza joint that has absolutely the best of this kind. At least, it used to be there. Absolutely fantastic.

[@SorryTheresACatOnMyLap]

So much to learn and so little time. But memorization HELPS A LOT 😂

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Yes, it does, and once you reach recursion, the amount to learn won't create so much FOMO.

[@Animemashediys007]

Sir I am having difficulty in memorizing the Sanskrit and Bengali alphabets and single letters of them what should I do?

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks for asking about this. Please check out the end of the vocabulary course in the Magnetic Memory Method Masterclass.

[@JarrettJohnson-re7to]

How can you use this to learn and pass the life & health insurance test

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

I’d have to look at the test specifically to answer meaningfully. Generally, I would cull out the key points and place them in Memory Palaces for use with Recall Rehearsal and the four other main levels of processing.

[@johnedelmann6711]

Theory is only as good as it's application.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Truth!

[@vergil2]

Im trying to study history, business and economy but theyre all in a different language from my best language which is english. Memory palace is confusing because for example if theres a chapter, with multiple sub chapters, which has multiple topics, and for each topic there is a fact. Im gonna need so many memory palaces to do this

[@mangomight7938]

Locis/memory palace items can be "zoomed in" making them into palaces of their own. Can be useful when you have to create a hierarchical structure. The least confusing structure would contain only two dimensions i.e. units/subunits. So maybe having one memory palace for each chapter would suffice. You would have to zoom in on each sub chapter loci and then place locis for topics and facts mixed together onto them like they were normal memory palaces. The less details the easier it would be to maintain, hopefully your natural memory can make up for it.

[@Richard-ft6zp]

lofty Bruno, mnemonic for 1548 L =5 o =4 f=8

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

I use the Rover from The Prisoner for 48. Do you have other vowels in your Major System?

[@Richard-ft6zp]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM yeah just a,e,i,o,u twice. 1=a then 6=A 7=E 8=I 9=O 0=oo so cat = 711 but gate =761 if that makes sense.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Fascinating!

[@Richard-ft6zp]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM for example i learned speed of light and sound in meters per second. 299 792 458 m/s mnemonic: Obi one caNOBe (=299) is holding a light CONE (=792) it's ROUGH (-458) for a couple of meters but it only takes a second to smooth it. Then s =340.27 m/s is speed of sound so i went with s= skywalker and he has MOSS (-340) at a point (decimal point) on his NECK ( 2 digit major = 27) which Makes (=meters) a Sound (=second). I really liked the serendipity of this one because the star wars theme and also the light cone where CONE translates to the 3 digits in the middle.

[@jeetdhibar7997]

Friend, I like you very much, actually the thing is that my exam is the day after tomorrow and I have not studied that well, I have failed in the exam once, now it is compartment exam, if I fail this time also, then mom. And the family members are feeling very strange and are getting anxious This happened because I did not focus on my studies and I read a lot of different books. Till now I have read 500 books on self-development and many other things at home. I read a lot of books on biography, Sanskrit and memory. Was working in the upper mind But I have seen the struggles of many big people in my life and Sundar Saheb is also there, but right now I am broken, I don't know what to do, I am not able to understand anything, I have not studied well I Know That Single Seat Paper Cannot Decide future. But if I fail this time too, it will create a lot of problems for me. If I fail once more, I will have to study for one more year, but this year I passed after seeing my friend's Math paper because I had not appeared for 2 years and 3 years and I passed after seeing his, but this If I fail in just one subject this time then I will have to repeat five subjects ki I will be in a lot of trouble, what do you want to tell me? Ki Whatever is for me, I am open for you

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks for your post. Above all things, I would suggest to take as much pressure off as you can. Then focus on learning to use mnemonics as you study and use relaxation and breathing to help make all aspects of the journey much more pleasant, even when and if they can't be. Hope this helps!

[@jeetdhibar7997]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM somthing more ya I am trying tomorrow is my exam

[@jeetdhibar7997]

How you doing I am very scared that the same thing will happen to me again, my friends and my mind are telling me to calm down but if Maheshwar fails and I will have to give a pass subject and in the morning it is guaranteed that I will fail you because I don't read you in any way I will fail you in regular license, this time even if I had passed Biology, what should I do, I am not able to understand anything

[@jeetdhibar7997]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM My family members are also telling me not to be so stressed, my friends are also telling me not to be so stressed but I am scaredI was also having suicidal thoughts sometimes, what if I fail? Then my further medical studies, my doctor, all this is going crazy in my mind and it will come together and what will happen if I fail in the next year, oh my God

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

A few things: First, it's important to seek some help when you're having thoughts like these. There could be physical issues like a thyroid condition, etc. that needs addressing. Get all the bases covered. Second, school is hard and stressful, as is much of life. Yet, all around us, many people succeed. That means you can too when you get the support you need - which is unlikely to be found in comment threads on the Internet. That said, if it helps in any way, this TEDx Talk is about some things that helped me: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oafXip2ap86Gpq8 I was very depressed in university and talk more about how I got out of these issues in The Victorious Mind. If you're in the right mental space for reading, it might help you out. But please don't even consider reading books until you've gone and seen a professional. This is very important.

[@dark-element221]

❤❤

[@tyronpain4160]

Can you wear a wizard hat robe and magic staff, so I can retain this information easier, please.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

No, but you certainly could. And you never know... it might help!

[@SnakeAndTurtleQigong]

🙏💙👍🏻

[@ti.namaleki]

I wished your videos were just a bit shorter 🙈

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

I wish your comment was much, much longer.

[@Zeusisjustastory]

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[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks for stopping by. Are you currently memorizing anything?

[@Zeusisjustastory]

Marcus Aurelius’ - Meditations

[@Zeusisjustastory]

Revolt Against The Modern World - Julius Evola

[@johneric3886]

I had to laugh when you talked about using hotels when you travel. "I think you making the point that one never limited because there's always more hotels." Then you went on to say you might have other limitations when you travel.... Referring to the expenses$$$$$ 🏨🏨🏨 You're right hotels are not cheap. That's one of the reasons I stay at state parks, set up a tent 🎪 to make the park rangers think I'm sleeping in the tent, but I actually sleep in my car. With a full-size mattress I might add. Took the back seats out. (There is always a way with Elway!!!!) Referring to the great John Elway of the Denver Broncos. #7 who is always riding on a cow at least as it relates to memory. And the combination with the major system. 🚌🛣️🚲🧠😃 Hope all is well your way, doing well here, I'm so glad I start work an hour later than I used to. My boss cannot understand what I do with that extra hour in the morning. ( I tell him I have to study and he just says but you're not in school.)

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks so much, John, and great about mentioning campsites. A simple circle or some other desired shape can turn any spot like that into a great Memory Palace too. Last time I camped in a tent was in Sweden. It's so great to travel that way. I have many Memory Palaces from that epic trip. Glad you're doing well over there and things here are great. Like you, I'm up using every extra hour I can find to study. Lifelong learning for the win!

[@johneric3886]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I didn't know you camped, camping is cool except for the sleeping part. Even if one has air mattresses etc, it's still hard. But the money 💰 one saves helps ease the pain of a mediocre night sleep 💤.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

I love the sleeping part myself. The earth has a special energy. Even in the best hotels, I often find the beds way too soft and they wind up hurting my back more than the ground. But I've found that different areas of the earth are different. Some areas are less easy than others. But overall, I'm a big fan of earthing and even lay on my back on the wood floor a few times a week just to ground. It's not unusual for me to fall asleep like that.

[@johneric3886]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I'll be darned. So much for my theory. Well I guess it's more of a thing where sleeping in my car relaxes my brain because I know I'm not going to get eaten by the Florida alligators. You know my mother's sister is a Catholic nun, and she has a master's degree in earth science. She used to always speak highly of the book titled, "Healed by the Earth." Have you ever bicycled toured Anthony with camping gear?

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

That sounds like a book I need to read! No, I never tried taking camping gear on a bike... but that's because when I did tour around on bikes, I insisted an riding very difficult ones... as you can see in the photo in this video... I still have a bike like that... not much fun on hills and bad for the knees. But for beach cruising, a blast.