I was wrong.
I now agree with everything @MimKoRn said. (Although, I personally prefer SuperMemo.)
My current Memory Palace work flow is:
1.) Make memory palace in Google Sheets
2.) Use a script to automatically download an Anki card of each loci with a still image of the location.
3.) Make one single card that says “REVEIW ENTIRE PALACE.” The loci are on the back of the card. I’ll just scroll through and glance at whatever feels wonky.
The problem with my previous, delusional, crazed, non-Anki/SRS testing method: - it really is a drag to manually test an entire large palace. It is much better to put each loci as a separate item in Anki/SuperMemo. Much better. The software attempts to only test you on the individual loci you are about to forget. No other testing is necessary.
Contrary to what I thought would happen - I now have EXTRA motivation for practicing my palaces. I know that by virtue of practicing them I will reduce my overall Anki/SuperMemo repetition burden (as each loci will eventually come up in review). Practicing the palaces reduces these items from “hard” to “very easy.”
@Maxsterwesh I would not worry about how you approach memorizing key shortcuts. I use Anki for that too and I also believe that using a palace is not necessary in this case, nor it does not seem to me to bring much benefit.
I too have found that is often faster to just put some information into SuperMemo without a mnemonic.
Now I only place in a memory palace:
1.) The 5% of information that seems to be the most critical.
2.) Items that become a leech in SuperMemo
3.) Chronologies
4.) Enumerations (Lists)
5.) Information I can tell will be tough - information that is similar to other information I am learning at the moment.
In practice, this means pretty much only making mnemonics when an item becomes a leech. This is basically what is recommended by the creator of SuperMemo. I guess he was right.
Something else…
I have also found it helpful to take the top 5 hardest items from my morning SuperMemo reptitions – and place them in a temporary memory palace. Then try to review this “micro” memory palace occasionally throughout the day.
I am excited about this hybrid memory palace/SRS method.
Best, Luke
P.S. To answer your question:
The order does not really matter. It’s nice to have a tidy memory palace - but the mnemonics are just a backup. Practicing the palace transfers the information to normal, natural memory. I certainly don’t have to walk through the palace to remember the commands.
P.S.S. I too love Vimium