How to use method of loci correctly?

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9 ай бұрын

I am a final year medical student and only with memory palaces I have come this far. If you can't use it efficiently, don't hate the game, man. 😂

@Oleg_K. 9 ай бұрын

Could you please explain how to you use it efficiently as opposed to poorly? I'd love to know more about your experience with this technique, a medical student background and proficiency with this method is something I've been looking for for a looooong time.

@unripeyarrowroot1182 9 ай бұрын

I'm a first year medical student and I've been trying to explore the memory palace but am confused as to how to use it effectively. I've got my profs in a month and I think I should finally take memorization seriously. At least the important cycles in biochem and supplies in anatomy

@monica4158 6 ай бұрын

PERIOD.

@becasleal4269 5 ай бұрын

Can you please explain how did you do it?

@shinzo5744 5 ай бұрын

Explain how you use it

@normaaliihminen722 11 ай бұрын

I don’t know. It depends on your situation. I don’t think you shouldn’t undervalue this technique.

@awokawok8453 10 ай бұрын

this dude thinks nothing better than his method

@Explorers448 6 ай бұрын

And he just want you to buy his course

@thesuccesscoach5474 11 ай бұрын

For me it helps only for last minute changes in study time. Oh and to lower anxiety on the classroom. Surprisingly thinking of the testing place helps to recall which can be paired with loci techniques. Hope it helps.

@jamesmarshel1723 7 ай бұрын

Is my screwdriver overrated because it can’t drive nails like a hammer? I use mind palaces for storing a list of problem solving strategies (e.g. Polya’s Short Dictionary of Heuristics from his book “How to solve it” ). However, this hasn’t taught me control (i.e. the ability to determine what the right approach is). That comes from practice. Loci does not teach me insight. That has come from experience. Nevertheless, Loci has made me a better and more confident speaker. It has helped me learn Latin and Koine by providing a depot for declensions, conjugations and colloquialism. How useful is history because loci helps with that too. I honestly don’t know what this person is talking about. Is he trying to sell something? If he is, excellent. I love small businesses. But it seems like he has exaggerated the uselessness of the method just like the MEMORY CHAMPIONS (my goodness - they are champions of a life skill) have reputedly exaggerated its usefulness. Lastly, I’ve never confused my United States mind palace with my Spaceship palace. Sheesh. This guy.

@nightchicken3517 11 ай бұрын

I have always had a visual memory so this is always seemed neat but being able to see a memory of mine has always made it useless

@jackjhmc820 11 ай бұрын

Jewish missionary in china in 16th century with method of loci memorised the entire Laozi book in Chinese and many other chinese texts as each chinese character was turned into an image.

@ElliotBrownJingles 10 ай бұрын

Well, the Loci method has helped me memorize things. So there.

@earlmyers2874 6 ай бұрын

i used a similar system to memorize my econ 101 textbook right before the final, but i havent needed it much since then

@brandonjames6266 Ай бұрын

I use loci very practical,ive seen people memorise kanguage and speak it fluently. And the statement you can't encode information for long periods, i can remember course material a year later which is very oractical for me.

@Omkar3324 8 ай бұрын

it atleast helps me with biology, as there's really less of logical reasoning in biology and more of terminologies and sequence based functions. it can probably also help with law. not much with algorithmic thinking.

@helenoliveira5823 11 ай бұрын

I used to use the memory palace a lot, so much so that I created a huge palace in my mind. But really it's a memorization, not something you can use in a more practical way. Changing the subject a little, Justin, I know that in one of your videos you commented that there are no learning styles, at least that people should use different ways of learning instead of fitting into a group. But are there "different styles of thinking"? There are people who report that they think in a more verbal way, others imagine things in 3d, others much more in 2d, among other situations.

@tuluppampam 8 ай бұрын

I feel like that after you've memorised something you can start applying it well, and that really just comes from use of that something

@miguelangellopezflorez295 9 ай бұрын

It will change your life😢

@MrEddie4679 Ай бұрын

With how it is typically used and taught, Yes. But anything can be modified for different purposes, I use it with mind mapping to create locis based on the information learned. Forces one to think how to view something, where it fits in a flow and also shows me when i am dealing with to much information (it becomes hard to visulise the information) Very useful supplement to proper techinquel if you travel alot since i rather walk and it is very hard to use a computer or write on a phone when you walk and do not wanna bump into a car (each to their own prefences) But memory techniques in generall i agree is not the best study techinques or should be the foundation, If you have limited cognitive resources it is better to focus on connections and structures rather than use alot of it to recall details. Better than nothing though. But i could recommend it as a starting thing, as you start being creative and get results from the get go so makes it easier to stick around and learn harder stuff (Mind mapping is hard in comparison, Alot harder)

@Bilal-ys6df Ай бұрын

that is a pretty reductive way of looking at things. Together with spaced repetition and concept maps it is probably the most bang for your buck when it comes to learning techniques.

@Oleg_K. 9 ай бұрын

That's very interesting. What would you suggest as the most widely useful memory technique to learn?

@Dave_of_Mordor 7 ай бұрын

i think you should be learning the concepts rather than trying to memorize

@user-yz9nm9yi5v 5 ай бұрын

well most of the tests test the memory of a child and not their tthinking skills so for tests u need to memorise concepts from word to word, if u miss the keywords then ur gone for good @@Dave_of_Mordor

@calisthenicarts312 5 ай бұрын

So yes, there are some people able to use it for university, however that’s a small percentage! I do agree with Justin

@mjrnj Ай бұрын

Ok, so what are the better techniques?

@katokianimation Ай бұрын

Probably, whatever he sells

@mmmbambico6832 8 ай бұрын

Loci Method i think used only for brain competition and basic memorization like plate number or something

@jamesmarshel1723 5 ай бұрын

I use it to memorize poetry, Bible verses, etc. Tell me some information you would like to carry with you at all times- you can develop a palace for it.

@kayvoncrenshaw1799 4 ай бұрын

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@meditationandcure6725 4 ай бұрын

@@jamesmarshel1723do you use spaced repetition for loci as well?? i want to know how to do it efficently

@jamesmarshel1723 4 ай бұрын

@@meditationandcure6725Most definitely. They are a powerful combination. Even the guy in this video will tell you that retrieval practice (which is a form of spaced repetition ) is one of the most important processes for getting things into long term memory. The other ? Encoding. What is a mind palace? An elaborative encoding system that leverages spatial sense (by stimulating the medial parietal cortex which is responsible for encoding and retrieval) and visualization. You can use spaced retrieval to build mind palaces. I prefer to use a learn by doing approach (I.e. learn to ride a bike by bike riding). Hope that helps.

@jamesmarshel1723 3 ай бұрын

@@meditationandcure6725 I usually memorize loci by using it. So if I am establishing a new set of loci, I’ll place something there almost immediately-usually things I want to learn (today -principles of tidiness ) and “meditate” on them. I try to let my interest drive the repetition.