The art of memory is an aid to composition and rhetoric, not an aid to rote memorization.
In ancient advice, the loci were physical locations, usually in a familiar large public building, such as a market or a church. To utilize the method, one walked through the building several times, viewing distinct places within it, in the same order each time. After a few repetitions of this, one should be able to remember and visualize each of the places in order reliably. To memorize a speech, one breaks it up into pieces, each of which is symbolized by vivid imagined objects or symbols. In the mind's eye, one then places each of these images into the loci. They can then be recalled in order by imagining that one is walking through the building again, visiting each of the loci in order, and viewing each of the images that were placed in the loci, thereby recalling each piece of the speech in order.
Method of Loci
i want to have photographic memory! then again, i dunno about that. haha i was just telling scouties a few days ago how good and bad eventually balances out. like having an eidetic memory may be an excellent tool for studies and mugging. but what if you are forced to witness a traumatic event? can you imagine how it will feel to remember every single detail vividly? can you understand how it must rend the heart to replay painful scenes over and over again in your mind?In ancient advice, the loci were physical locations, usually in a familiar large public building, such as a market or a church. To utilize the method, one walked through the building several times, viewing distinct places within it, in the same order each time. After a few repetitions of this, one should be able to remember and visualize each of the places in order reliably. To memorize a speech, one breaks it up into pieces, each of which is symbolized by vivid imagined objects or symbols. In the mind's eye, one then places each of these images into the loci. They can then be recalled in order by imagining that one is walking through the building again, visiting each of the loci in order, and viewing each of the images that were placed in the loci, thereby recalling each piece of the speech in order.
Method of Loci
so maybe having a photographic memory may not be so good after all! ok ok i shall use my noob-ed brain to process [INSERT WORDS OF FRUSTRATION] history. hopefully it will be enough. back to [INSERT MORE WORDS OF FRUSTRATION] pw and history.
somehow during exam periods, i always think up of a lot of things to do after exams. must start a list soon.
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