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I just learned the mind palace technique to memorize stuff and wanna put it to use.

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Powers of two, squares and cubes up to 20 and the NATO phonetic alphabet.

[โ€“] ohlaph@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Harlow is in the fireplace, Adobo is in the window, and Sesqua is on the couch.

For some reason, I used the memory palace to remember that several years ago when I first heard about it and I still remember it.

[โ€“] abbadon420@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] ohlaph@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Pure randomness. Just wanted to try and memorize random things to see if it works.

[โ€“] torknorggren@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Baseball-reference.com

[โ€“] sequential@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

countries and facts about countries!

[โ€“] NegentropicBoy@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Tigbitties@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I'd do the sonnets first. Less cliche and you can learn one a day.

[โ€“] Kittiesmom13@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Just for fun -

Once a molicepan met a bittle lum Sitting on the sturbcone eating gubber rum Mmmm said the molicepan, simme gum Not on a sam dight said the bittle lum

Growing up in the 1930s, mom said the was the girls favorite pastime - swapping letters of different phrases.

I know you were looking for more serious things, but this was fun for me to memorize years ago and try to put into play with other phrases.

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