Ur just describing sketchy man which also requires a bit of repetition that’s why I use anking deck with sketchy as well but it DOES make it much easier 😅
They are similar, in the sense that both are visual retrieval cues, but memory palaces and visual links are 2 different techniques. Its like saying that taking notes and making flashcards by hand are the same just because they are both written study methods. There is an awesome compendium of research on the matter called "learning and memory a comprehensive review" that reviews this topic and shows how retrieval by story and by mental palaces is stronger than by visual cues.
@@SantiagoAQ huh I try to add some pictures that is realted to me, is it weird I find myself a very imaginative person but when it comes to something like studying it requires such a huge amount of concentration I kind of get tired of it but thinking about it, I'm gonna try to combine the two but I'm not sure, perhaps I'll give it another go and try not to complicate it
The problem with method, which is why I don't like tools like Sketchy, is that you need to be familiar with the characters, places, references etc that are used to create the palace or the story you are gonna use, which just adds anther layer of difficulty, for example in this video I only know who Maradona is, I don't know the other stuff, it becomes too much work to keep that straight then use it to remember the things you are trying to learn. You need to use potentially hundreds of stories and characters etc, and unless you made all of them yourself, which is practically not realistic, it will be too much that it's just not worth it. I would rather use Anki and repeat the facts which takes only a couple of seconds each time, rather than have all this mess of stories and places in my head. Also, I still use mnemonics and mental clues, it's not that hard to keep a fact like "this group of drugs ends with (xyz)" because each time you see one of those drugs during questions or whatever you are gonna be reinforcing that fact. That's my take on it and hope to hear from Santiago or anyone especially if you have counter points to what I said.
Agree with the first point disagree with the second one. The ideal is always to make the palaces yourself. I myself don’t use sketchy but that’s because visual cues work better when self made (that way you don’t have to memorize another layer, it’s there from the get go). In addition I don’t necessarily think you need to make hundreds of stories. I still believe you can learn medicine mostly through reasoning and deduction not memory. But for the topics that rely strictly on memory I do believe this is a far superior method. If you compare the upfront cost of making a palace vs a flashcard a palace is obviously more effortful, but it pays in the sense that you don’t have to repeat it as often. In the real world I find this solution much more practical because you have to keep in mind that most people repeat flashcards only up to a certain point (how many people continue doing flashcards after an exam is over?). In these cases you have to consider not only the cost of doing and repeating the flashcards but also the cost of re-studying the topic. I for one studied the antiretrovirals up to 4 times with the traditional methods, but after a few months I inevitably forgot them. Then made one mental palace and have been able to remember them ever since without further restudy.
I was gonna correct you on the Zelda example, because that's Link, lmao. But then I understood what you meant. Also, great video. Essentially, memorize through association with quirky/funny/colourful illustrations/unusual mental situations. Kinda like Sketchy, Pixorize, Draw It, etc.
Hey Santi!, Great video but I wanted to let you know that the guy from Zelda is actually Link, Zelda is the princess 😅, any gamer will be triggered by that just letting you know 😁
This is an old study technique, I knew it since at least 10 years ago, I saw it in a book called "Desarrolla una mente prodigiosa" by Ramón Campayo, this technique is ridiculously strong, as I must to say I still remember the things I learned through this method, almost 13 years ago! but it has a lot of limitations and requires a lot of mental work which made this technique sometimes unpractical to apply. I'm developing a new learning technique trough feelings cause learning, memory and behavior is one of the topics that passionate to me, if you want to talk about this hit me back. Best regards.
I was just saying this that it is difficult to concentrate on, I make up new ones for the same thing but it doesn't feel right and I don't want to waste time (ofc I'm not solely dependent on it either)
@@nope4309 Yes, it requires a lot of mental work, of course, as much you practice it as much it is becoming easier by far, but definitely it is gonna take its time.
I still try to learn most things through logic and deduction, so I see no need in having hundreds of palaces. But yeah I do have a handful of palaces in my house to remember the topics I struggle with the most
The side-effect of doing this is While creating these mental formations. One will easily gets to sleep. I always go to sleep after constructing 2 such formations. Anyway to overcome this side-effect?
