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The Memory Palace: Learn Anything and Everything Starting With Shakespeare and Dickens
* What if you were suddenly granted the ability to DOWNLOAD and INSTALL vast sums of knowledge into your brain...
* What would you learn if you discovered your memory bank wasn't a tiny cupboard but was in fact an enormous warehouse?
* How many pub quizzes would you win if you CRAMMED THAT WAREHOUSE chock full of facts and figures?
* How many people could you impress with your ENCYCLOPAEDIC KNOWLEDGE of a subject they assume you know nothing about?
Starting here, with the list of William Shakespeare's 37 plays (in chronological order of course), and the novels of Charles Dickens, you will learn how to commit seemingly endless amounts of data to memory.
- Where will you be in 30 minutes?
I’ll tell you.
Half an hour from the instant you start reading this book you will be able to recite, forwards and backwards, the titles of all of Shakespeare's plays... BUT THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
Through actual demonstration, you will have mastery of a technique that will allow you to do this with ANY TOPIC OF YOUR CHOOSING.
The Memory Palace technique of memorizing is at least 2500 years old and relies solely on utilising your brain's natural strengths. Also known as the Journey Method, or the Method of Loci, the Memory Palace technique is USED BY EVERY TOP MEMORIZER IN THE WORLD.
Inspired by the teachings of top memorizers like Ed Cooke and Dominic O'Brien, 'The Memory Palace' is your introduction and practical guide to storing and retrieving anything in that beautiful* head of yours.
*This will also work for hideous heads.
* What would you learn if you discovered your memory bank wasn't a tiny cupboard but was in fact an enormous warehouse?
* How many pub quizzes would you win if you CRAMMED THAT WAREHOUSE chock full of facts and figures?
* How many people could you impress with your ENCYCLOPAEDIC KNOWLEDGE of a subject they assume you know nothing about?
Starting here, with the list of William Shakespeare's 37 plays (in chronological order of course), and the novels of Charles Dickens, you will learn how to commit seemingly endless amounts of data to memory.
- Where will you be in 30 minutes?
I’ll tell you.
Half an hour from the instant you start reading this book you will be able to recite, forwards and backwards, the titles of all of Shakespeare's plays... BUT THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
Through actual demonstration, you will have mastery of a technique that will allow you to do this with ANY TOPIC OF YOUR CHOOSING.
The Memory Palace technique of memorizing is at least 2500 years old and relies solely on utilising your brain's natural strengths. Also known as the Journey Method, or the Method of Loci, the Memory Palace technique is USED BY EVERY TOP MEMORIZER IN THE WORLD.
Inspired by the teachings of top memorizers like Ed Cooke and Dominic O'Brien, 'The Memory Palace' is your introduction and practical guide to storing and retrieving anything in that beautiful* head of yours.
*This will also work for hideous heads.
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First published April 17, 2012
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December 23, 2012
First, read "Moonwalking With Einsten" to learn how to build your memory palace (it's an awesome read and anyone can do it). Then you'll benefit the most from this book. I read this in two sittings and can now recite all 37 of Shakespeare's plays and 20 of Charles Dickens' novels in chronological order - forwards and backwards.
It's kinda useless knowledge, but the skill is what's important. Now I can memorize lists I really want to know - like the order of the books of the Bible, the presidents of the United States, the 10 commandments... I'm super pumped about this.
It's kinda useless knowledge, but the skill is what's important. Now I can memorize lists I really want to know - like the order of the books of the Bible, the presidents of the United States, the 10 commandments... I'm super pumped about this.
August 13, 2019
So I "knew" the concept of mind/memory palace from some short explanations on youtube & ted talk but NOT always knowledge is enough! I never actually "felt" that concept till I read this book. Thanks to two great comprehensive examples, I can now say that I totally get it & can use it.
As a nutshell definition, it's about recalling things organised & especially in order. Since the brain cannot deal greatly with dry data, we've got to do it with spatial 3-D images in our head. And that'd do the best if we choose the base on a place we're deeply familiar with, because depending on what we're learning, sometimes even the details matter.
It's nothing extraordinary after all; it's all about knowing how the brain works & keep practicing as its complice.
As a nutshell definition, it's about recalling things organised & especially in order. Since the brain cannot deal greatly with dry data, we've got to do it with spatial 3-D images in our head. And that'd do the best if we choose the base on a place we're deeply familiar with, because depending on what we're learning, sometimes even the details matter.
It's nothing extraordinary after all; it's all about knowing how the brain works & keep practicing as its complice.
November 29, 2018
This is a good place to go if you are interested in just the one memory technique and wish to do the same exercise over and over. However, there are better memory books out there for your money - which will show you different techniques for different situations!
October 21, 2018
I find it a very good technique to help anyone to memorize as maximum he can, I get to the technique as I was reading learning how to learn book by Barbara Oakley.
You can read it in two to three hours as maximum and benefit from it.
You can read it in two to three hours as maximum and benefit from it.
April 23, 2019
Absolute delight to read.
I had quite some fun with this one. What's even better is that it helped me learn new techniques to remember things better. Following these methods and ones that you are more familiar with and are comfortable definitely will help in mastering your own mind. I don't usually give a 5 star to things. The reason I'm giving this book a rating this high is because I can't think of point where I didn't enjoy it. I'm weird that way. Love mind exercises. 🙈😂 I'd definitely recommend reading this to anyone that is curious enough to know about memory palaces. I'd definitely recommend it to students that need to memorize stuff. This thing really helps, as surprising as that sounds!
I had quite some fun with this one. What's even better is that it helped me learn new techniques to remember things better. Following these methods and ones that you are more familiar with and are comfortable definitely will help in mastering your own mind. I don't usually give a 5 star to things. The reason I'm giving this book a rating this high is because I can't think of point where I didn't enjoy it. I'm weird that way. Love mind exercises. 🙈😂 I'd definitely recommend reading this to anyone that is curious enough to know about memory palaces. I'd definitely recommend it to students that need to memorize stuff. This thing really helps, as surprising as that sounds!
July 3, 2021
I like its good point to use by any age or group of people to help retain and remember more, work reading it
February 16, 2025
As someone who was a gifted child with ADHD, this book was super helpful.
March 18, 2025
All Shakespeare’s plays and Charles Dickens works officially locked into my Memory Palace. Very cool technique to help with memorizing material. Now to make everyone in my life listen to me recite this information…
May 22, 2015
I read this book as part of my journey to train my memory. I have a condition that makes remembering things (short term and long term) a challenge. This book restored my confidence that one can build an outstanding memory and not rely on having good genes for it.
The author walks readers through a technique to memorize the titles of Shakespeare's plays in the order they were written. I had to adapt it slightly to fit my neighborhood (you'll have to read it to understand that, I'm afraid), but it worked. I memorized it about half an hour. I can still remember them months later because I routinely visit the memory structure I built around it. It really is an amazingly useful method.
The true brilliance of it though, I only discovered later -- with a memory structure you can more easily see when something is missing. That's been my biggest anxiety about memory - how do I know if I've forgotten something, if I've already forgotten it? When I returned to my memory structure for the Shakespeare list after about a month of not visiting it, I realized there were three plays missing. I could see/remember where they were supposed to be, but instead of the picture I used to remember that particular play, there was just a blank spot. I knew I'd forgotten because it was literally missing from the structure. It sounds far more complicated than it is - I promise it's very simple and straightforward. It does take practice and a little discipline in the beginning. But once you get through the "building" phase - everything you need to remember starts to fall into place.
The author walks readers through a technique to memorize the titles of Shakespeare's plays in the order they were written. I had to adapt it slightly to fit my neighborhood (you'll have to read it to understand that, I'm afraid), but it worked. I memorized it about half an hour. I can still remember them months later because I routinely visit the memory structure I built around it. It really is an amazingly useful method.
The true brilliance of it though, I only discovered later -- with a memory structure you can more easily see when something is missing. That's been my biggest anxiety about memory - how do I know if I've forgotten something, if I've already forgotten it? When I returned to my memory structure for the Shakespeare list after about a month of not visiting it, I realized there were three plays missing. I could see/remember where they were supposed to be, but instead of the picture I used to remember that particular play, there was just a blank spot. I knew I'd forgotten because it was literally missing from the structure. It sounds far more complicated than it is - I promise it's very simple and straightforward. It does take practice and a little discipline in the beginning. But once you get through the "building" phase - everything you need to remember starts to fall into place.
October 7, 2013
As a concise demonstration of a powerful memory technique, this book is useful and interesting.
For me, a great weakness is that I have absolutely no desire to memorise Shakespeare's plays, which meant I found myself skimming through and couldn't really be bothered to try applying the technique using the author's example, which occupies most of the book.
This problem may have been unavoidable, of course, since there is probably no list of information that everyone, or even almost everyone, might wish to memorise. Something more practical or with greater curiosity / general interest value would have been nice though.
Another limitation is that many of the references will only resonate with relatively few readers.
In this context, a little more discussion of these points, and some exercises for helping readers to start building their own images, would have been more useful as a practical introduction to the topic of the memory palace.
For me, a great weakness is that I have absolutely no desire to memorise Shakespeare's plays, which meant I found myself skimming through and couldn't really be bothered to try applying the technique using the author's example, which occupies most of the book.
This problem may have been unavoidable, of course, since there is probably no list of information that everyone, or even almost everyone, might wish to memorise. Something more practical or with greater curiosity / general interest value would have been nice though.
Another limitation is that many of the references will only resonate with relatively few readers.
In this context, a little more discussion of these points, and some exercises for helping readers to start building their own images, would have been more useful as a practical introduction to the topic of the memory palace.
January 28, 2014
I've heard it's better to read "Moonwalking With Einstein" before reading this book. Why? I'm trudging through the former at the moment and it's mostly unnecessary information one doesn't need in order to put the Memory Palace into practice. This simple, straightforward book teaches you how to do it, gives you one fully-blown example, and another kick-starter, and lets you go from there. I learned the titles of Shakespeare's plays in under an hour (in the order he wrote them) and the same with Dickens -- and the images are so vivid, I'll never forget them.
If you don't care about the history of the Memory Palace and just want to learn it, this is the right book for you. But it only works if you actually commit the practice techniques to memory. Don't want to learn Shakespeare titles? Tough. It's practice. Do it anyway. It's essential in learning how your mind processes information and stores it.
If you don't care about the history of the Memory Palace and just want to learn it, this is the right book for you. But it only works if you actually commit the practice techniques to memory. Don't want to learn Shakespeare titles? Tough. It's practice. Do it anyway. It's essential in learning how your mind processes information and stores it.
December 28, 2015
I am dyslexic and suffer with poor short term and sequential memory. After reading this I now know all 37 Shakespeare plays and 20 Charles Dickens titles in chronological order.
A fantastic introduction to mind/memory palaces. I am dyslexic so remembering singular pieces of information (especially in order) is almost impossible for me as I struggle badly with sequential memory. This book teaches you how to make the details you want to remember visual which has helped me immensely. I am now going to see how many other things I can teach myself to remember!
A fantastic introduction to mind/memory palaces. I am dyslexic so remembering singular pieces of information (especially in order) is almost impossible for me as I struggle badly with sequential memory. This book teaches you how to make the details you want to remember visual which has helped me immensely. I am now going to see how many other things I can teach myself to remember!
June 3, 2012
The "memory palace" technique isn't anything new, but I liked this author's attempt at teaching it through the use of humor and outlandish visuals. While I liked some of the more modern references (like Ron Weasley), there were quite a few I had more difficulty picturing (such as Richard Gere).
All in all, I felt like it did a good job with showing how the technique works.
All in all, I felt like it did a good job with showing how the technique works.
April 14, 2015
A great short read
Not a definitive guide to memory palaces, but a simple and straightforward exposition of what's possible using modern memory techniques. Worked for me! Might not work well for you if you are not good at special memory.
Not a definitive guide to memory palaces, but a simple and straightforward exposition of what's possible using modern memory techniques. Worked for me! Might not work well for you if you are not good at special memory.
October 5, 2012
يتكلم الكاتب عن طريقة واحدة من طرق الذاكرة المعروفة.
في هذه الطريقة يقوم الشخص بربط الاشياء برحلة في مكان تعرفه جيدا (مدينتك، طريق العمل، منزلك.... الخ) وبالتالي ستحفظها بالترتيب.
في هذه الطريقة يقوم الشخص بربط الاشياء برحلة في مكان تعرفه جيدا (مدينتك، طريق العمل، منزلك.... الخ) وبالتالي ستحفظها بالترتيب.
January 20, 2016
Holy smokes!
That was a lot of fun. Now if I can just remember to use it...
But seriously, this was one of the most enjoyable hours I have had in a long time.
That was a lot of fun. Now if I can just remember to use it...
But seriously, this was one of the most enjoyable hours I have had in a long time.
October 8, 2024
I first read this book during the COVID-19 pandemic, probably around 2020-2021. I decided to revisit it quickly to see if, by some irony, my memory still holds onto its core ideas. 😅
The premise of "The Memory Palace" revolves around, well, memory. But more importantly, it promotes a healthy mindset by treating the mind like a muscle that can be trained. There’s no “toxic hustle” mentality here, such as “stress makes you better.” Instead, the book’s positive message is, “There’s no such thing as a bad memory—only an untrained one.” 😊 If you’ve read Tony Buzan’s "Speed Reading", it carries a similar sense of optimism. 💡
The key technique discussed is the “Memory Palace,” which I’ve rarely used in the past 3-4 years since learning about it. The idea is to imagine a familiar place and a strong memory and “hack” how the brain remembers by associating vivid, colorful images with emotions. This approach helps improve recall of memories, facts, and information.
The book then shifts into a more practical section, though it’s written in prose rather than the usual checklist or structured format you’d expect from self-help or psychology books. Instead of concise steps, the author walks you through how to create vivid mental images to remember things like the chronological order of Shakespeare’s plays. I personally found this method less than optimal. 🤔
All in all, it’s a solid starting point for anyone interested in the Memory Palace technique. While my current practice of it is much simpler, I give the book credit for introducing me to the concept. 👍
The premise of "The Memory Palace" revolves around, well, memory. But more importantly, it promotes a healthy mindset by treating the mind like a muscle that can be trained. There’s no “toxic hustle” mentality here, such as “stress makes you better.” Instead, the book’s positive message is, “There’s no such thing as a bad memory—only an untrained one.” 😊 If you’ve read Tony Buzan’s "Speed Reading", it carries a similar sense of optimism. 💡
The key technique discussed is the “Memory Palace,” which I’ve rarely used in the past 3-4 years since learning about it. The idea is to imagine a familiar place and a strong memory and “hack” how the brain remembers by associating vivid, colorful images with emotions. This approach helps improve recall of memories, facts, and information.
The book then shifts into a more practical section, though it’s written in prose rather than the usual checklist or structured format you’d expect from self-help or psychology books. Instead of concise steps, the author walks you through how to create vivid mental images to remember things like the chronological order of Shakespeare’s plays. I personally found this method less than optimal. 🤔
All in all, it’s a solid starting point for anyone interested in the Memory Palace technique. While my current practice of it is much simpler, I give the book credit for introducing me to the concept. 👍
February 10, 2024
An excellent no nonsense (but also _much nonsense_ iykyk) rapid-fire intro to memorisation through spatially mapped storytelling, a.k.a. the Memory Palace technique.
I love how the book jumps in immediately from page 1 to grab your attention and then work you through some exercises to experience the efficacy of the technique first hand - a very clever strategy.
Docking a star for a couple of reasons:
- I have many questions remaining about the nuances of applying the technique, and it would've been great to have some intro on the other popular techniques out there and when they might be more or less effective - just a chapter would've been great.
- The exercises are essentially elaborate examples to demonstrate that the storytelling technique works, but the author doesn't offer much advice for how to create good stories yourself, and what characteristics to aim for to make them effective.
I love how the book jumps in immediately from page 1 to grab your attention and then work you through some exercises to experience the efficacy of the technique first hand - a very clever strategy.
Docking a star for a couple of reasons:
- I have many questions remaining about the nuances of applying the technique, and it would've been great to have some intro on the other popular techniques out there and when they might be more or less effective - just a chapter would've been great.
- The exercises are essentially elaborate examples to demonstrate that the storytelling technique works, but the author doesn't offer much advice for how to create good stories yourself, and what characteristics to aim for to make them effective.
May 21, 2019
Promising book that does not deliver
The book starts with a very interesting chapter in which the author is explaining the mechanics of the memorization method he proposes, but when he starts the exercise with memorization of Shakespeare plays, then Charles Dickens, it simply becomes a waste of time to continue reading the book. I think every reader will understand the concept and the instructions behind this memorization method. We do not need to go through the author's path of memorization of the things the reader does not necessarily want to remember.
The book is also relatively short. I don't know. I feel like most this book has to offer was at the beginning but then it did not go into greater detail about why and how it works, or specifically what science may lay behind it.
The book starts with a very interesting chapter in which the author is explaining the mechanics of the memorization method he proposes, but when he starts the exercise with memorization of Shakespeare plays, then Charles Dickens, it simply becomes a waste of time to continue reading the book. I think every reader will understand the concept and the instructions behind this memorization method. We do not need to go through the author's path of memorization of the things the reader does not necessarily want to remember.
The book is also relatively short. I don't know. I feel like most this book has to offer was at the beginning but then it did not go into greater detail about why and how it works, or specifically what science may lay behind it.
July 9, 2019
Clear, Effective Intro to the Memory Palace Technique
This type of memory system is very useful for lists of information. The only challenge is coming up with imagery that is both relevant to the item to be remembered and sufficiently wild. Despite the author's assurance that there is nothing wrong with our imaginations, I'm guessing he took quite a while coming up with all of the memorable images for the main example here, the plays of William Shakespeare, in chronological order. Yes, this is a very useful approach, but it will still take time to create all your memory tag images.
The author does a good job of making the technique clear enough that the reader immediately applies it himself, this time to the novels of Charles Dickens.
All in all, a concise and effective presentation.
This type of memory system is very useful for lists of information. The only challenge is coming up with imagery that is both relevant to the item to be remembered and sufficiently wild. Despite the author's assurance that there is nothing wrong with our imaginations, I'm guessing he took quite a while coming up with all of the memorable images for the main example here, the plays of William Shakespeare, in chronological order. Yes, this is a very useful approach, but it will still take time to create all your memory tag images.
The author does a good job of making the technique clear enough that the reader immediately applies it himself, this time to the novels of Charles Dickens.
All in all, a concise and effective presentation.
January 24, 2023
Personally I find this method difficult to memorize I've tried several times and it doesn't stick. The time and effort I would rather just learn the list.
My biggest problem with this book is that it doesn't cite it's sources.
As of 2023 since of the information is demonstrably wrong.
The chronological order of Shakespeare did not agree with the RSC (I think they might have the correct timeline).
The president's list is missing two presidents.
The size of counties and longest rivers lists are incorrect.
The population data should cite a source and year as it does not agree with current data.
This is not a book, really, is more a magazine and I'm glad I borrowed it rather than purchased it.
My biggest problem with this book is that it doesn't cite it's sources.
As of 2023 since of the information is demonstrably wrong.
The chronological order of Shakespeare did not agree with the RSC (I think they might have the correct timeline).
The president's list is missing two presidents.
The size of counties and longest rivers lists are incorrect.
The population data should cite a source and year as it does not agree with current data.
This is not a book, really, is more a magazine and I'm glad I borrowed it rather than purchased it.
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June 9, 2020Beauty lies in the eyes of beholder
This book is not exactly how to book for mind palace but it was like observing master at work and you are his understudy. After reading this book and with help of few apps i love making memory palace and connecting various elements is like having a cartoon channel in my head, all cartoon shows in the childhood are now being helpful.
I will recommend this book only for those who like to see things done and figure out the method by themselves. Not for those who want step by step guide.
Apps used to develop memory palace habits are 1. MNemonist 2. Mnemonist Numbers
This book is not exactly how to book for mind palace but it was like observing master at work and you are his understudy. After reading this book and with help of few apps i love making memory palace and connecting various elements is like having a cartoon channel in my head, all cartoon shows in the childhood are now being helpful.
I will recommend this book only for those who like to see things done and figure out the method by themselves. Not for those who want step by step guide.
Apps used to develop memory palace habits are 1. MNemonist 2. Mnemonist Numbers
December 3, 2020
Awesome, I do love a book that makes me feel clever
I really enjoyed the way this book was written. Funny and engaging and most importantly- highly effective! I picked up the book this morning, memorised the 37 plays of Shakespeare, walked my dog (whilst checking I had remembered all the plays, I did). Came home and memorised the 20 novels of Charles Dickens. Then topped it off by learning the 7 ancient wonders of the world using my bookcase and the 10 longest rivers in the world using my fridge. Not bad for a days work and my first ever attempt at using a mind palace. Now to sign up for some pub quizzes!!
I really enjoyed the way this book was written. Funny and engaging and most importantly- highly effective! I picked up the book this morning, memorised the 37 plays of Shakespeare, walked my dog (whilst checking I had remembered all the plays, I did). Came home and memorised the 20 novels of Charles Dickens. Then topped it off by learning the 7 ancient wonders of the world using my bookcase and the 10 longest rivers in the world using my fridge. Not bad for a days work and my first ever attempt at using a mind palace. Now to sign up for some pub quizzes!!
April 30, 2022
A very short, but to-the-point book on how to learn something forever.
This is not a new concept, and a very good detailed account of how to do this with a lot of interesting backstories is Moonwalking With Einstein. Must read if interested in how to memorize. This book gets right to the point, by showing the reader how to memorize all of Shakespeare's plays' titles in order as their example of how to do this.
Plus he has many worthwhile lists to memorize if you want.
You can sound smart and memorize more than you ever thought possible.
This is the barebones, get started book. But pretty good.
This is not a new concept, and a very good detailed account of how to do this with a lot of interesting backstories is Moonwalking With Einstein. Must read if interested in how to memorize. This book gets right to the point, by showing the reader how to memorize all of Shakespeare's plays' titles in order as their example of how to do this.
Plus he has many worthwhile lists to memorize if you want.
You can sound smart and memorize more than you ever thought possible.
This is the barebones, get started book. But pretty good.
July 7, 2017
Livro curto, bem introdutório no assunto. Basicamente é um capítulo discutindo a técnica e dois capítulos de exemplos (ensinando a decorar nomes das peças de shakespeare e livros do Dickens), que são até legais, apesar de um pouquinho machista.
O principal problema para mim fica na falta de uma bibliografia e citações mais trabalhada, dando legitimação ao texto. E seria excelente se o autor passasse um exemplo de como utilizar a técnica para aprender coisas menos organizadas - que a ordem cronológica das peças de Shakespeare - como por exemplo, memorizar teorias ou cálculos matemáticos.
O principal problema para mim fica na falta de uma bibliografia e citações mais trabalhada, dando legitimação ao texto. E seria excelente se o autor passasse um exemplo de como utilizar a técnica para aprender coisas menos organizadas - que a ordem cronológica das peças de Shakespeare - como por exemplo, memorizar teorias ou cálculos matemáticos.
November 20, 2019
This book shows quickly and easily the technique of memory palaces. You read through a remarkably short book, and suddenly you know the names of all of Shakespeare's plays, forward and backward.
While I don't really care about those plays one way or the other, the technique used to memorize them is valuable to those who want to quickly understand memory palaces and how to use them. Those who are fine with the theory, but need one really good practical example to master the technique.
This is a useful book for those who want to improve their ability to memorize information.
While I don't really care about those plays one way or the other, the technique used to memorize them is valuable to those who want to quickly understand memory palaces and how to use them. Those who are fine with the theory, but need one really good practical example to master the technique.
This is a useful book for those who want to improve their ability to memorize information.
May 20, 2025
Non-fiction books that I enjoy generally get 5 stars by default because I just think the measurement metric doesn’t convert well from fiction. Right then.
The memory palace works that’s CRAZY. It seems like it’s excessively convoluted but I think it’s just convoluted enough that it’s stored in your long term memory. I now have 37 Shakespeare plays and 20 Dickens books in my head in (questionably) chronological order. The fun thing is you don’t need to exercise any additional brainpower to remember it backwards. Wild.
The memory palace works that’s CRAZY. It seems like it’s excessively convoluted but I think it’s just convoluted enough that it’s stored in your long term memory. I now have 37 Shakespeare plays and 20 Dickens books in my head in (questionably) chronological order. The fun thing is you don’t need to exercise any additional brainpower to remember it backwards. Wild.
July 17, 2017
A good theory for engaging your brain when it comes to trying to remember any given set pieces of information. As other reviewers have mentioned, I found myself flicking towards the end rather than than taking everything in as I didn't have much desire to be able to recall all of the plays, but I did really enjoy how the story creation adds to understanding how our brains retain information, and it was an enjoyable story!
July 6, 2024
This is a very short book giving two examples of memory palaces, one for Shakespeare's plays, and one for Charles Dickens. It doesn't really explain the theory or anything but just gives the examples, and then challenges the reader to remember some other lists of things. The examples however are not very perennial and are dependent on knowing the actors he refers to. But yeah, I was hoping for more of the theory behind making memory palaces but okay. It is what it is.
April 3, 2019
A great way to improve your memory
I learned everything on a school in a hard way: with boring repetition.
As I became old the old method became unbearable and zi found hard to remember newly learned things. However, my job demands me to learn new stuff continually so this book was the answer to my prayers.
You will enjoy learning how to memorize with this book.
I learned everything on a school in a hard way: with boring repetition.
As I became old the old method became unbearable and zi found hard to remember newly learned things. However, my job demands me to learn new stuff continually so this book was the answer to my prayers.
You will enjoy learning how to memorize with this book.
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