# Finwings training journal: Combining memory sports and knowledge learning **URL:** \ **Category:** Memory Training Journals\ **Created:** [July 12, 2019, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/finwings-training-journal-combining-memory-sports-and-knowledge-learning/39836 "2019-07-12T16:34:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 15
**Author:** ![Goldfish](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/goldfish/32/30371_2.png) [@Goldfish](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Goldfish)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/finwings-training-journal-combining-memory-sports-and-knowledge-learning/39836/15 "2026-06-17T17:21:24Z")
yep, that’s me! i journaled my whole process, so if you’d ever like to compare benchmarks after X months or whatever you can do it here, i think my rate of improvement was honestly not very special, i just sat down and got a little better every day: [Zero to USAMC in 7.0? (months) - John L's Training Journal](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/zero-to-usamc-in-7-0-months-john-ls-training-journal/99040) . Looking back, I think the most interesting thing is how much i struggled with words at first, and as i slowly took away over-configured parts from it and let my brain latch on more to what’s immediately memorable i started to skyrocket; words is now my best event by a mile and i’ve started to see that effect on numbers too as i get away from strict person-action-whatever. with numbers i just XXX XXX a set of 6 digits (using 000-999) and immediately get two words, giving myself the freedom to do whatever immediately comes to mind as an image/concept for them. Here’s my post about the hitman map. much like you’ve discovered with Leaf, i think, having a route you know through the stations and not having to guess where to go next is what’s critical: [Have you ever used CS2 maps as memory palaces? - #6 by Goldfish](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/have-you-ever-used-cs2-maps-as-memory-palaces/99495/6) --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/finwings-training-journal-combining-memory-sports-and-knowledge-learning/39836)._