"Memory Palace? Which noble's castle is that?" Alaric asked, raising an eyebrow.
Tia chuckled. "It's not a real castle. It's a palace within the mind. A mental technique to store and recall large amounts of information for a long time.
"If the castle has an owner, it would be me."
"A palace in the mind?" Vina tilted her head. "How does that work?"
(To readers: Do note that, I am using original terminology here for understanding)
"A Memory Palace, also known as the Method of Loci, is an ancient technique used to enhance memory. It involves associating information with specific locations in a familiar place, such as home, a castle, or a well-known path. This method takes advantage of the brain's strong ability to remember spatial relationships.
"That sounds complicated, how does it work?" Emma asked.
"Not really," Tia shrugged. "But it takes a lot of practice."
How it works:
Step #1 Choose a Familiar Place
It could be your house, a school, a temple, or any location you know well.
Step #2 Create a Mental Pathway
Imagine yourself walking through the place in a specific order (e.g., from the front door to the bedroom).
Step #3 Assign Information to Locations
Place each piece of information you want to remember at different locations along your mental path.
Example: If memorizing 4 numbers mPin, place 9 on the doormat, 7 on a lamp, 0 on the floor and a 1 on the photo frame on the wall.
Step #4 Use Vivid, Strange, or Emotional Imagery
The more unusual the images, the better you'll remember them.
Example: To remember "apple," imagine a giant apple floating in your kitchen.
Step #5 Walk Through the Memory Palace to Recall
Mentally retrace your steps to recall the stored information.
Step #6 Retain the info
From time to time, try to walk through the memory palace you created, in order to retain the memory.
People naturally remember places and visual images better than random words.
By linking facts to a physical journey, we can create strong memory connections.
A picture is worth a thousand words. Recalling the image, you can deduce its content by contemplating it.
Tia explained step by step about the memory palace.
"Then what kind of place do you imagine?" asked Vina curiously.
"I-" Tia paused, unconsciously forming a nostalgic smile. "My memory palace... is a monastery."
"Monastery?" Alaric asked, puzzled.
Tia thought, blinking, 'Right... They don't know what a monastery is.'
With a smile, he explained, "I imagine a serene mountain, lush with greenery, its peak shrouded in mist, with old mossy stone steps leading all the way to the top.
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The Eclipse Moons Grimoire: Lilith's Soft Whispers
Mystery / ThrillerA boy who wishes to be a girl dies in an accident and reincarnates in a world of gods and demons as the second son of the baroness with hidden past. His supposed mother disguises and raises him as a girl.
