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> one group was trained in the method of loci, and they practiced using an online course for six weeks, 30 minutes per day. Does someone know if the course ref

• Denzel 10y ago
  It's not so difficult as to require a course. Literally, the Art of Memory website and forum will do you well (they even discuss more advanced techniques on there such as Gavino's Massive Memory Palace). I can confirm that within two hours of learning the technique, I was able to memorize a list of 100 random objects with 100% recall hours later, even days later without practice. You could ask me where an object was in relation to another, you could ask me to name them backwards... you could even pick an object at random and I could work forwards and backwards from it. The effectiveness of the method of loci shocked me to say the least. And I showed anyone that was willing to see. Everyone thought there was some sort of trick, it seems impossible to be able to memorize that many objects so easily. Truth be told, you can go to 1,000+ if you want to. It's all just a matter of what you want to remember.
• JoshMnem 10y ago
  You can train with the techniques at https://memoryleague.com/ https://memoryleague.com/ Start with "images" by linking each image to the next one to form a story, and pick up the techniques for the other disciplines at http://artofmemory.com/start http://artofmemory.com/start
  • Denzel 10y ago
    Wow, this is why HN is awesome. Just wanted to say thanks for Art of Memory! It's helped me a lot, especially the discussion forums.
    • JoshMnem 10y ago
      Thanks for mentioning the site, and glad to hear that it's useful. :)