What are the most common systems for memorising images?
What Image system are you using to memorise Images at the Memory League?
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I use Memory Palaces, and I have five I regularly cycle through when training for this, each with 15 loci. I store two images on each locus, and try to make the images interact in some way. For example, if image one is a dog, and image two is a boat, I’ll quickly imagine the dog biting the boat, or something like that. The last four images I just vocalize like Cat, Man, Car, House. During recall I quickly put those four in place, then start working on the others. I’ve got my PB down below 16 seconds.
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Simon’s peg system is another interesting way to do it.
I hadn’t thought to use a peg system. I just assumed journey. Interesting!
That peg system is amazing. I don’t know if it’s faster than a memory journey, but it has led to more experimentation with peg systems. I’m converting my 3-digit system into pegs and will see what that does to my thought process, since my main number system will soon have permanent facts associated with each number.
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Thank you Josh.
I am in fact using a similar method, I use my own number shapes from 1-30.
I use the images as the loci itself, I place the number shapes that matches the number order of the images, each of my 1 and 2 digits number shapes has an action, so when I place the number on the image I create an action with the number shape on a part of the image.
As an example;
First image = number shape 1 = A Lighter.
I burn a part of the first image and make a mental note of the part I burn.
and so on with my other number shapes with their own actions in the same order as the images.
I practiced Images at the Memory League with my number shapes system and I got to level 10 within a few hours.
I did it in 56.17 seconds to memorise it, and that score is my best so far.
My next goal is to beat 56 seconds. But I’m still happy if I can regularly get 30 images in a minute.
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Nice, that sounds like the same basic technique, except using different pegs. Works great. 
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It’s all very interesting! I see that everyone has their own method. I used a journey as well as @LynneKelly. I didn’t think to use any method and simply tried to connect images in a particular order. Now I’ll try method of loci to do that.
But as you guys are more experienced I have a question for you.
Can I use one memory palace for all of these exercises and for different things? Or should it be something like training palace used only for this (exercising) purpose?
It’d better to make at least 10 memory palaces that will be used for training purposes only. I’ve been using 15 MP for a long time applying them to all disciplines. It’s more than enough for training imo
How much loci do have your memory palaces?
Although I stack my permanent memory palaces with up to 5 different sets of data, I keep the palaces for training empty.
Daras asked how many loci do we have in our memory palaces. I set them up for whatever I need. So for cards, I have three dedicated palaces each with 17 locations for PAO. But I am not doing great times and huge numbers of decks like better memorisers. Two palaces is enough for competition for me!
But my permanent palaces (for data I want to remember forever) are huge. A few have about 200 locations. In total, I have well over 1000 locations in constant use and a ‘ceremonial cycle’ to ensure I keep checking them. Because they are physical palaces in my neighbourhood, they total about 10 km now. I like getting exercise brisk walking while I do memory work so they need to be big. Some only get checked every six months or so because I know them well. Some more often as I add more data.
It really depends on what you are using your palaces for.
Lynne
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