Take the 2017 Advent “Rewrite Your Past” Memory Palace Challenge! Create a simple memory palace, and add one favorite memory from your ACTUAL LIFE each day.
Hey! So I’ve got this memory idea that could change our lives.
Mine too, I’m not kidding.
Also, it’s tied to Advent calendars, and since it’s already December, it’s good you’re reading this now.
This idea’s been lurking in my mind for years, ever since I heard of a study where researchers had depressed people stock a simple memory palace with good memories.
Isn’t that brilliant? Depression, they explained, makes it harder to remember “self-affirming autobiographical memories.
An epic list of Ankisolutions for the problems that plague the serious flashcard user. (Or, the long-awaited followup to How Flashcards Fail: Confessions of a Tired Memory Guy.)