A user was asking about using an emotional memory palace to build confidence when public speaking.
*note: fixed your links.
Glad you’ve read the post and thought of it 
I’ve recently(2 days ago) started reading a book, called “A New Rational Guide To Living”, upon recommendation by someone. Definitely a top 10 book(for me). #1 Book for emotions. I highly recommend it. My notes for the first 2-3 chapters:
"People can live the most self-fulfilling, creative and emotionally satisfying lives by disciplining their thinking.
Human emotions don’t just magically appear from unconscious desires; rather, they almost always stem from ideas, thoughts, beliefs and attitudes, and can be change by altering the thinking process.
Rational thinking is thinking that:
- Bases itself on objective fact, not subjective opinion.
2)If acted upon, will result in preservation of life and limb
3)If acted upon, produces your personal life goals most quickly
4)If acted upon, prevents undesirable personal or environmental conflict
5)Minimizes your inner conflicts and turmoil."
Even this doesn’t do it justice though. Basically; before you feel an emotion, you tell yourself a story, ie: "This person is SUCH an *******, He’s COMPLETELY WRONG, and his wife… " Et cetera. This causes you to feel emotion. There is a window of time when you ‘feel’ the thoughts coming, you know what emotion they will induce, and you can stop or alter them. There are healthy emotional responses to stimuli, and there are unhealthy responses to stimuli.
To stop something like stage fright, you would tell yourself that you’ve done this hundreds of times, the audience will laugh, be happy, you’re going to teach them valuable information, etc. Again, I recommend the book.
I’ve actually since that time done a complete 180 on Erik Thomas, speeches, and motivation in general. This post linked to this book, I would recommend it. Basically, and I’ve found this true in my own life, teach yourself to act even when you ‘don’t feel like it’. ‘Pump’ motivation, like ‘WOO! I FEEL SO GOOD’ is useless. It doesn’t teach you anything, has nothing actionable about it. You just ‘feel good’ for 5 minutes. Instead, you should form habits that you do every day, no matter what. When you’re going towards a goal, you keep gaining motivation with each step. This is another fantastic post(a guide to motivation).
I’ve since then(never wrote about this) switched to a different ‘motivation palace’. One that holds all my values as a human being. Basically, the truths that I accept deep down. If I’m ever unsure of a decision, or what to do, I return to them. They hold me steady. It’s a fantastic technique. Here is a podcast on it. Notes:
"Summary: Values are what you live everyday. Your values become your standards.
If you don’t have values, you don’t have standards. You float through the world, like a piece of garbage.
Having no values always catches up with you.
Notes:
So, how do you find you values? You look at 3 types of people.
1. Peers
Which of them are going to be successful? What traits guarantee that? Which of them are going to end up in jail? What traits guarantee that? What values do they live?
Pick a couple people, and pick one thing about them that stands out. Decide which values you are going to adopt.
2. Aspirational people.
What are they doing? Why? What values do they exhibit?
3. Scumbags
You look beneath you. What values do these people have? Look at those values, and they become your standards, because you will not be like them.
The work is on you. Who are the peers that you admire? Who are the people you aspire to become? Who are the scumbags? What are their values?
Which ones do I want to live, and why?"
Anyway, great post, thanks for starting it. Hope I didn’t steal your thunder.
Best,
Bateman