How to place a PAO system in a memory palace A PAO memory palace combines six digits into one vivid Person–Action–Object scene, then places that scene at a distinct location on a familiar mental route. For a six-digit example such as 71–39–04, use the person associated with 71, the action assigned to 39, and the…
Major System mnemonic: the quick answer The Major System is a number-memory technique that turns digits into consonant sounds, then into memorable words and images. For example, 32 → m-n → moon because 3 represents an m sound and 2 represents n. To remember a longer sequence, convert number pairs into pictures and link the…
Are you ready to take your memory to the next level? Meet the PAO memory system, a powerful technique that has been used by memory athletes worldwide to achieve extraordinary feats of recall. PAO stands for Person-Action-Object and it’s a powerful method that utilizes the natural human ability to remember people, actions and objects, to…
How I started learning memory techniques This is a personal account of how a talk about competitive memory inspired me to try mnemonic techniques in everyday teaching and learning. If you are beginning the same journey, you do not need special natural ability: begin with a short list, build memorable associations, test yourself without looking,…
Early MKUltra The CIA started Project ARTICHOKE on August 20, 1951. They wanted to see if participants would unwillingly attempt to assassinate others. Also, the CIA ran several experiments to determine the usefulness of hypnosis, forced addiction, withdrawal, and LSD during interrogation. Eventually, ARTICHOKE turned into MKUltra in 1953. The name MKUltra came from MK,…
What is the link method memory technique? The link method, also called the chain method or memory chaining, helps you remember a list in order by making a vivid mental connection between each pair of neighboring items. For milk → keys → umbrella, imagine milk pouring out of a giant key, then the key opening…
This is from the Nuira Black Book, Chapter Two: The New Recruit You are the new recruit. You will work in secrecy. No one will know that you are a part of this organization. As a new recruit, you will be called upon to perform tasks that the Acheulians require of Nuira. Failure to complete…
We’ve all set down keys, glasses or a phone and then struggled to remember where they went. The useful question is not whether a lapse means your memory is “bad,” but how to retrace the last time you used the object and make its location easier to remember next time. Here are practical steps for…
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This is from the Nuira Black Book, Chapter One: Preface Past, present, and future: words that assume the presence of time. In schools, we were impregnated with this archaic idea, handed down by the Roman, Marcus Aurelius. His assumption that, “time is like a river made of the events which happen along a stream,” is…