Memorizing a dictionary (partially) for language acquisition

I’ve reworked my “copy” or “instance” of the Mind Palace because the basement strategy wasn’t working for me.

Before

  • A “spicy”/“firey” version, vertically positioned as a basement

After

  • Two Taco shops positioned side-by-side, as competitors
  • One has “Female” vibe, and another one has “Male” vibe, for example:
    • the left one has a grafitti of Frida Khalo, the one to the right has a grafitti of a Salvador Dali
    • left is called “La Santa”, right is called “Lo Santo”
    • left has a female waitress, right has a male waiter.

Now it feels like two different places.

  • A bit because it’s more natural to navigate horizontally
  • Also because of the story that they are competitors
  • And the fact that the concept of “masculine” vs “feminine” is a bit easier to memorize. My native language (pt-BR) gives genders to every object (uma mesa vs. um copo)

I’ve practiced the route and re-drew it for later reference.

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