How to Make an Awesome Mind Palace: A Crash Course to a Better Memory

by Benjamin Branfman

This is a short 8-page crash course on the basics of how to make a mind palace. I am a former student of psychology from Northwestern University, and I have successfully used the mind palace to improve my memory greatly. All of the techniques that I discuss here are accurately based in mainstream psychology, and written to be easy and accessible to anyone. This is not a doctor's treatise—I am someone who is especially knowledgeable of mind palaces through academic studies and personal experience.

Genres: Nonfiction

11 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 4, 2015

Reviews

[Leon L. Peterson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and Sweet

Very useful and effective overview of the mind palace memory method. Does not attempt to describe the universe of the method but does a good job with what it does do.

[Tim Long · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful

Would be nice if more detail and examples were given. Overall a good way to start and build your own.

[David Sandoval · Rating 5 out of 5]

Memory :

It really help me understand the basics on building my memory. I like that I can use any place to build my memory.

[Akshay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short crisp and to the point

A good, fun read to reaffirm if you already know about mind palaces. If not you should go for elaborate books first and then come to this.

[Albert M Woods · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick read

Very short sweet and to the point. I like his description of his palace and little helpful hint to make it seem real.

[James J. Lynch-Burwell · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not worth reading

The book is very short (11) pages. Of the 11 about 9 a
Seem to have been spent on one example of how it works.

[Josue · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a great intro for anyone who wants to learn what a mind palace is and it's basics. For someone like me who was looking for more techniques and tricks to help create a mind palace, I would say to look elsewhere. Overall this is a great book and a quick read.

[Darlene Hull · Rating 2 out of 5]

A very quick read - 10 minutes? - and a very basic introduction to the art of creating a mind palace. You could probably get the information in this book from a quick Google search. Not badly written, just not a lot of detail or different methods, etc.

[Tom · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good quick overview of using mind palaces to improve your memory

This more of an overview than a crash course. I think I need to read some more before I would jump into this. But it is an excellent overview that gives you a strong understanding of the concept.

[Clarissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Helpful guide

This is a short and sweet guide. It is helpful advice but not rambling on how to make your own mind palace.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good book for beginners who aren't familiar with the concept. It was a good intro into the subject, but very basic and nothing you couldn't learn with a few Google searches. It could have gone into much greater detail and still served its purpose as an introduction.