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Anecdotal: for the specific case of "freshly written standup comedy routine", mental palaces [1] have proven effective, at least for me. Once you remember that
by phtrivier 2y ago
Anecdotal: for the specific case of "freshly written standup comedy routine", mental palaces [1] have proven effective, at least for me.
Once you remember that "your next joke is about x,y,z", it's pretty easy to remember the joke itself.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method_of_loci https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method_of_loci
- follower 2y agoFortunately memorization isn't a requirement for stand-up or my stint performing it might've ended up even shorter than it already was. :D Like general public-speaking, approaches used by individuals to prepare/perform stand-up do seem to vary based on personal preference/comfort/style. (In a similar way I wasn't a fan of/good at "rote memorization" in my academic life either.)