Art of Memory Blog Posts - Page 14 of 24
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2011 Lernu Meetup in Slovakia
Here is some information about the 2011 Lernu Meetup in Slovakia. There's also an article on how to learn Esperanto.
Links About the Brain: Music and Meditation (and an update)
Sorry for the lack of blog posting recently. I’m working out my plans for the future, which is a time-consuming process. I'm in the Cyclades at the moment.
Journey to Crete
I’ve been traveling for about two weeks and am very behind on most of my memorization projects. I left the island of Paros and spent some time back on Naxos camping out.
2011 World Memory Championship Dates and Info
The dates for the 2011 World Memory Championships are December 6 to 11. It will be in China again, but in Beijing instead of Guangzhou.
The Town of Ioulis: Simonides' Birthplace
After I arrived on the island of Kea (Ceos) last night, I learned that the buses don’t run on the island until June.
Arrival on the Island of Kea (Ceos)
I just arrived on the Greek island of Kea, where Simonides of Ceos was from. According to a legend written about by Cicero and Quintilian, Simonides of Ceos was the inventor of the method of loci.
Creating Presentation Slides of My Mnemonic Images
I’ve started putting my mnemonic images into OpenOffice LibreOffice presentation slides. I prefer this method to Mnemosyne, because I know all the images already but just want to get stronger visual impressions.
Stream Capture: Taking Control of Thought Triggers with Visualization Techniques
My post yesterday was about how I think about mnemonic images. The purpose of that post was to lead into this one.
Thought "Triggers", "Streams", and "Deltas"
As I mentioned in another post, when I don’t know the name for something, I make up a temporary name for it.
Techniques for Memorizing Greek Grammar
I’ve visited Greece many times, but have never learned the language beyond a few basics and some vocabulary.
