mind palace
Imagined memory building
A mind palace is a memorization technique where you mentally place items to remember within an imagined physical space—a building, route, or room you can visualize walking through.
Also called a memory palace or method of loci.
The technique dates to ancient Greek orators.
She stored the entire periodic table in her mind palace.
Group with shared aim
Forming mental or graphical images
- imageryVivid descriptive language
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- focusConcentrated attention point
- retrievalAct of getting back
recall · encoding · storage · association · attention
association
Group with shared aim
visualization
Forming mental or graphical images
- imageryVivid descriptive language
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- focusConcentrated attention point
retrieval · recall · encoding · storage · association · attention
visualization
Forming mental or graphical images
Sherlock
Iconic Victorian-era investigator
- HolmesFictional London investigator
- BBCBritish public broadcaster
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
Hannibal · deduction · crime-solving · savant · eidetic
- memory aidsmnemonics, mnemonic, reminders, reminder, cue cards
- Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes, Watson, Baker Street, Moriarty, Mrs. Hudson
- mind tropesmad scientist, mental breakdown, multiple personality, nervous breakdown, padded cell
- mind museums
- imaginary placesfictional cities, imaginary landscapes, wonderland, enchanted forest, fantasy world
- future habitatsarcology, biodome, domed city, space station, lunar colony
mind palaceexternal hard drive
Removable digital storage device
notebook · filing cabinet · sticky notes · spreadsheet · cheat sheet
mind palaceamnesia
Pathological loss of recall
forgetfulness · memory loss · dementia · blank mind · absent-mindedness
mind palacescattered thoughts
Unfocused, disorganized mental activity
mind like a sieve · mental clutter · thought disorder · racing thoughts
mind, palace, mindful, mindfulness, palatial, mindlessly, mindlessness, memory palace, memory palaces