Synopsis
Exploring easy, no-nonsense accelerated learning.
Episodes
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MMem 0468: Memorizing Socratic questions to use in conversations
23/12/2015 Duration: 03minCharndra wants to remember Socratic questions to be used in discussions. I present some conversation mnemonic ideas for memorizing important Socratic questions. What do you want to learn? Leave your question at http://MasterOfMemory.com/. Music credit: Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet, 2nd movement, performed by the US Army Band.
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MMem 0467: Preparing for a college semester by “front-loading”
22/12/2015 Duration: 04minChris is looking ahead to the next college semester and wonders what the best way is to “front-load” and prepare for classes ahead of time. Is it possible to create memory palaces before the classes start, and then just fill them out throughout the semester? What do you want to learn? Leave your question at http://MasterOfMemory.com/. Music […]
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MMem 0466: Memorize Proverbs of the Bible
21/12/2015 Duration: 03minWaverly wants to memorize the book of Proverbs. I provide suggestions for tactics to use when memorizing this particularly difficult-to-memorize book of the Bible. What do you want to learn? Leave your question at http://MasterOfMemory.com/. Music credit: Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet, 2nd movement, performed by the US Army Band.
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MMem 0465: Memorize 200 countries in alphabetical order
18/12/2015 Duration: 07minBenson wants to memorize the names of the countries in alphabetical order. I give him a strategy for storing the countries in a memory palace, using stressed-syllable mnemonics. What do you want to learn? Leave your question at http://MasterOfMemory.com/. Music credit: Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet, 2nd movement, performed by the US Army Band.
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MMem 0464: Jiu-Jitsu moves in a memory palace
17/12/2015Andy wants to memorize Jiu-Jitsu moves, but he’s concerned that storing them in a memory palace might make the access process take too long. Is it possible to store combat skills in a memory palace without worrying that the “journey” to the memory palace will take too long? What do you want to learn? Leave your […]
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MMem 0463: Memorize 1 Peter using a memory palace
16/12/2015 Duration: 08minGene wants to memorize the book of 1 Peter. I present mnemonic examples that I myself would use to memorize 1 Peter, emphasizing the storage of key verses in a memory palace. What do you want to learn? Leave your question at http://MasterOfMemory.com/. Music credit: Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet, 2nd movement, performed by the US Army Band.
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MMem 0462: How to teach “gifted” children
15/12/2015 Duration: 04minKai has a 4-year-old daughter in a “talented and gifted” program, and she asks about how to teach her daughter how to learn. In my response I talk about the value of learning about the child’s own learning methods first. What do you want to learn? Leave your question at http://MasterOfMemory.com/. Music credit: Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet, 2nd […]
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MMem 0461: Re-using mnemonic items to mean numbers, months, and other things
14/12/2015 Duration: 03minAndy asks about using mnemonic pegs for the 12 months. I talk about the value of re-using number pegs in various categories of information. What do you want to learn? Leave your question at http://MasterOfMemory.com/. Music credit: Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet, 2nd movement, performed by the US Army Band.
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MMem 0460: Memorizing transitions for English writing using a mental “toolbox”
11/12/2015 Duration: 05minJason is working on English writing and wants to work on memorizing transitions such as “however” and “therefore”. I give some suggestions for creating a mental toolbox of words and phrases that can be recalled easily in writing and in conversation. What do you want to learn? Leave your question at http://MasterOfMemory.com/. Music credit: Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet, […]
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MMem 0459: Specific mnemonics for memorizing Colossians
10/12/2015 Duration: 11minGene wants to memorize the book of Colossians and specifically requested mnemonic examples for how I myself would memorize Colossians. I present mnemonics for key verses of Colossians and how to store them in a memory palace. What do you want to learn? Leave your question at http://MasterOfMemory.com/. Music credit: Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet, 2nd movement, performed by […]
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MMem 0458: Can a memory palace just be a chest of drawers?
09/12/2015Bobby asks a technical question about memory palaces: If he’s using a chest of drawers as a mental storage space, is this inferior to a proper memory palace? In my response, I challenge typical conceptions of memory palaces. What do you want to learn? Leave your question at http://MasterOfMemory.com/. Music credit: Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet, 2nd movement, performed […]
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MMem 0457: Learning world history: Where to start
08/12/2015 Duration: 07minGretchen asks about memorizing overall world history. What is the best starting point for learning a general historic timeline of the whole world? I describe why starting by memorizing landmark wars is the best place to start in memorizing history. What do you want to learn? Leave your question at http://MasterOfMemory.com/. Music credit: Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet, 2nd […]
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MMem 0456: Memorize Galatians in one month
07/12/2015 Duration: 05minShane wants to memorize the book of Galatians. I use the episode to present some mnemonics for memorizing key verses of Galatians. What do you want to learn? Leave your question at http://MasterOfMemory.com/. Music credit: Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet, 2nd movement, performed by the US Army Band.
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MMem 0455: Memorize molecular structures for amino acids
04/12/2015 Duration: 05minAn anonymous listener is memorizing molecular structures for the 20 amino acids. I describe a basic memory palace organization and some mnemonics for this project. What do you want to learn? Leave your question at http://MasterOfMemory.com/. Music credit: Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet, 2nd movement, performed by the US Army Band.
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MMem 0454: Memorizing essential global geography
03/12/2015 Duration: 09minGretchen is working on memorizing geography facts and asked about memorizing overall world geography. I go through the top global landmarks that I would recommend memorizing in order to make world geography an easy subject to learn. What do you want to learn? Leave your question at http://MasterOfMemory.com/. Music credit: Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet, 2nd movement, performed by […]
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MMem 0453: New Testament Greek: Some grammar hacks with mnemonics
02/12/2015 Duration: 03minIrena is working on learning New Testament Greek and is struggling to learn the verb endings. I present some mnemonic ideas for making the project easier and more straightforward. What do you want to learn? Leave your question at http://MasterOfMemory.com/. Music credit: Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet, 2nd movement, performed by the US Army Band.
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MMem 0452: Difficulties memorizing Major System sounds
01/12/2015 Duration: 03minGretchen is having some trouble with certain sounds from the Major System, particularly the sounds for 7 and 8. I talk about ways to work on remember Major System sounds quickly. What do you want to learn? Leave your question at http://MasterOfMemory.com/. Music credit: Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet, 2nd movement, performed by the US Army Band.
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MMem 0451: Hacking French with a memory palace
30/11/2015 Duration: 06minMike wants to create a system for hacking the French language like we have done with Spanish at Accelerated Spanish. How should he structure his palace so that it’s easy to remember important grammar aspects such as verb conjugations? I describe some exclusivity and mnemonic tactics, mentioning the importance of prioritizing the most frequently used conjugations of […]
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MMem 0450: Memorizing Romans in Central Park (memorize the key verses of Romans)
27/11/2015 Duration: 08minDave wants to memorize the topics of the book of Romans. I present the methods and some sample mnemonics for memorizing all the topics covered in each chapter of Romans, including how to memorize the references of all the key verses. What do you want to learn? Leave your question at http://MasterOfMemory.com/. Music credit: Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet, […]
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MMem 0449: Memorize the book of Titus: First steps
26/11/2015 Duration: 08minKina wants to memorize the book of Titus. I present the tactics and some mnemonics for the key topics and key verses of Titus. What do you want to learn? Leave your question at http://MasterOfMemory.com/. Music credit: Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet, 2nd movement, performed by the US Army Band.