How to Build a Memory Palace

The Method of loci (loci being Latin for “places”), also called the memory palace or mind palace technique. It is one of the most widely-used mnemonics (or memory aids) in which one creates a place, or series of places, in the mind where they can store information they need to remember. With time and practice, anyone can build a memory palace. Many memory contest champions claim to use this technique to recall faces, digits, and lists of words. These champions’ successes have little to do with brain structure or intelligence, but more to do with their technique of using regions of their brain that have to do with spatial learning.

(Source: Wikipedia—Method of Loci, Images—Robin F Hunter, Wikihow—How to build a memory palace)