Sometimes Learning Is As Simple As Asking The Right Questions
Were you one of those students?
You know the kind I'm talking about.
The kind of student whose mind is brimming with questions.
And yet …
You never asked any of them.
Instead, you sat behind your desk, gripped by curiosity, but forever reason, kept quiet.
How To Train Your Memory To Memorize Any Word
It all begins with getting out of your comfort zone and asking those questions.
But before that, you'll need to read and test how well you've understood something on your own.
And that's what I admire so much about Jordan.
He sent in this question and really took his time to think things through.
Because here's a little-known secret for you …
The Answer Is Almost Always In The Question!
To prove this point, take a moment to go through the following question. Note just how many times Jordan's fantastic questions create the basis for a powerful answer.
You should do the same whenever you have questions. Write to explore and you'll find that you know so much more than it might at first seem.
Hi Anthony,
Everything about your associative memory methods is exceptionally clear. I actually developed a near-identical memory system for myself to learn basic Hebrew and Farsi, years ago …
However, what I didn't include at the time was my own "spatial / palace" dimension. My images were going 'into the void.'
For that reason, I'm having a bit of trouble understanding just how it is you use your Memory Palace – in combination with your Excel sheets etc. – when learning a new language.
I'm now learning Russian, so let's use that as an example here. Sorry for the questions to follow. Just bear with me a moment, and maybe this can help you clarify your method to other future learners.
I'm curious how it is you build your palatial repository, sequentially speaking. Here's how i understand it… please let me know if I'm getting any of these steps wrong or missing out something crucial.
1) Create one Memory Palace for your new target language (e.g., Russian), and begin by subdividing into 33 'locations' within that Memory Palace (i.e., one location per letter of the alphabet).
The path you walk through the palace at any point in the future will now be by location, by alphabetical order. (I.e., start with 'A' location, then 'Б' location, then 'B' location, etc., linearly, without crossing or doubling back or boxing yourself in)
2) For each 'location', identify at least 10 'stations' (i.e., sub-locations?) … These stations are where you're going to store the associative images for your first 10+ vocabulary words. Respectively, each of which starts with the respective letter of the alphabet corresponding to the location. For instance, in my 'A' location I have 10 stations, where I store the words 'арка,' 'афиша,' 'аптека,' etc. (i.e., one word/associative image combo per station).
3) I continue to populate all my locations and stations this way, i.e., organized by initial letter.
4) I write each of my vocab words down in an Excel file, noting the words itself. Plus, the location, the station and/or the image … ? (please advise if I understand this correctly)…
5) Continue ad infinitum and practice my walk through regularly…
Assuming I have that right, above (please correct me if not), I have a few questions: i) As you learn any new word, you must create a new station within the appropriate location, and store it there for organizational purposes and ease of access … correct? … So, theoretically, each 'location' grows in terms of volume of 'stations', infinitely (i.e., it grows by one newly invented station every time you
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