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Memory Question

I already know the Shape System and Rhyming System (1–20), and I want to use them to memorize large amounts of information.

For example, can I use the same 1–20 shape pegs to memorize multiple different lists, such as:

  • 10 highest mountains
  • 10 governors
  • List of ministries
  • Constitutional articles
  • Rivers, dates, places, historical facts, etc.

Or is a Shape/Rhyming System basically limited to memorizing one list of information at a time?

Whenever I try to reuse the same shape peg for different lists, I get confused and experience interference. What is the correct way to reuse the same 1–20 pegs for multiple categories without mixing them up?

What is the maximum and most effective way to use the Shape + Rhyming System? Can experienced memory athletes use the same pegs repeatedly for different subjects, and if so, what technique do they use to prevent interference?

I would especially like to know how to build a system that lets me memorize many different lists using the same 1–20 pegs while keeping each list completely separate and easy to recall.

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first - one at a time. start with highest mountains.

you have essentially built “pegs” but not loci by your description. these pegs can be associated with information but are not necessarily a good “place” for the information to go.

But this is, in fact, the way I work. without loci. So I suggest you use what you have created here - an index.

after attaching the names of the 10 highest mountains to their respective numeric symbols to remember them in order - run this list in “recall rehearsal” using the “spaced repetition” technique. Do this until you feel you know the list intuitively.

then begin the 10 governors.

dont think of your pegs as places. think of them as “stamps” that let you know in which position the information is stored.

a loci system, or memory palace, might serve you best if you intend to quickly ingest this material. And your pegs can be used in conjunction with a loci system to create a loci/index, which is essentially as strong as a memory system gets as far as a “place” for information to be.

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