Briefly explained: memory techniques

The essentials of memory technique, summed up in a few minutes.

We go quickly through the main idea: why the brain remembers images and places far better than numbers and symbols, what a memory palace is, and how it makes it possible to remember something as demanding as an entire deck of cards.

If you want the full walk-through with the systems and the exercises, you will find it in the Learn something new episode on the same subject.

Main topics

• Memory technique
• The memory palace
• Encoding things as images

Questions this episode answers

• What is a memory technique, really?
• How does a memory palace work, explained in five minutes?
• Can anyone learn to memorise a deck of cards?

Key points

• The brain remembers images and places far better than numbers and symbols.
• Memory technique is a system you can learn, not an innate ability.