A thought just occurred to me. What if we try repeating mental images in our mind palace? Picture this: an apple falls from a table to the ground. Instead of just visualizing this once and moving on to the next locus, let’s reinforce the image by going over it several times. Imagine the apple falling from the table to the ground… Now, do it again quickly. Repeat the image a few times, maybe three or four, though there’s no hard rule. Just repeat it as many times as feels right before you move to the next locus.
In traditional memorization, repeating material until it’s memorized works well because repetition strengthens neural pathways in the brain. So, I’m wondering, what if we apply this same principle to mental images? Our visual memory is already pretty powerful. Could combining it with repetition add even more value?
Hi. I used something like that when I studied. Watch the Image slowly a lot of times in the mind while was very relaxed. It worked for me. And give comfidence.
If memory serves, similar exercises are discussed in books by Stenger and Channon.
I’d suggest moving on quickly from generic apples and the like to more dynamic images… and then just applying them to info you want to remember once you’ve understood the theory.
That will give you the same repetition benefits with the bonus of actual encoding.
For those without images/aphantasia/not wanting to use the visual mode, the principle is the same with any combination or isolation of encoding paradigms. Using the techniques is the repetition of the encoding properties.
Finally, I would add that deliberate practice, as an actual principle, can be refined from mere repetition to including interleaving effects and approaches used in music. Both avenues are long and broad and well-worth traveling.