The art of remembering.

1. Method of LociTHE ART OF REMEMBERING.
RAFAQAT ULLAH PANEZAI.
REG NO. FA15-BBS-037.

2. Intro:
 Ancient memory technique
 Use of spatial memory
 The Greek poet named Simonides invented it
 Uses a memory palace

3.  Shown in some TV series
 Doctor who
 Sherlock
 The Mentalist
 Criminal Minds
 Hannibal
 Leverage

4. Demonstration of Sherlock’s memory palace

5. 8 Times world memory champion
Dominic O'Brien
 He uses the same memory palace technique
 He has done some modifications in it
 The modifications include
 Linking a sound with images
 Linking time and date with images

6. How memory palace works
 The first step is to imagine a place (Memory palace)
 Pick something you want to memorize
 Let say a list
 Banana
 Shaving cream
 Ketchup
 And your memory palace is your house
 Shaving cream is sprayed all over the door
 Then you walk in the room and there is a huge ketchup
bottle reading a newspaper
 While there are 3 minions fighting over a banana

7.  When you want to recall the list just imagine walking
into the house
 It becomes difficult when you want to remember a
large number of objects or details
 For every different type of data, the way you
visualize and imagine, it can be different
 Speech: To remember a speech you should take in
account that it should include a beginning, middle
and end.
 Objects/Special names/Images: They can be
placed on furniture turned into moving objects, or
maybe marked on different objects/fused with
different objects and so on.
 There’s no rule for what to use and imagine you can
use whatever you feel like is easy to remember

8. Some key points
 Use a familiar place
 Use strange (striking) but relevant images
 Review the scenario (mental images) again and again in your brain
 While trying to remember you can actually use the real place to wander and imagine
placing objects etc.
 You can color the objects or imagine their color that will really help later
 Start with a small place to get used to it. Then use a bigger place to make literally a
memory palace till then use a memory road
 You can imagine real human beings but yes don’t use any Asians in your imagination
cause they will look all same and will confuse you.
 Mark some well defined parts (more prominent) in room and use them later to store things
example: bed, light bulb fan etc.

9. Dominic O’Brien using method of loci

10. Any Questions

11. Thank you