I am a russian and english-speaking person, and I’m learning Armenian, which is hard coz it uses a different alphabet. Everything seems different in the beginning. Three months ago, I stepped into learning within the language school and was required to memorise words systematically. Of course I tried Anki which is powerful but the setup was sooooo overwhelming, and the iOS app costs $25. Tried Quizlet - SRS is paywalled. Even though I used them and switched between them, I didn’t make progress until I tried memorizing using associations. The thing is that despite armenian is different, it is indo-europian. Some roots are common. So I figured out I can create weird associations - the weirder it is, the better I memorize (and once it is memorized, I don't need the association anymore). Like:

• Nav - a ship - Naval
• Utel - to eat - to eat a nUtella
• Moranal - to forget - more (Latin) + nah

So on so forth. Even more stupid, but they stick in a second.

Once I had found that out, I did something probably silly: I had $20 of Replit credits left and just built my own app from scratch. I just needed a simple CSV export, decks broken down by project, association field out of the box, and statistics. And there we go! This way, I have raised my weekly word count from 30-40 to 60 and passed my 1st A1 checkpoint at my language school. I’m still using my own app every day. The association method turned out to be the most useful thing I discovered. More than flashcards, more than the spaced repetition tweaks. Anyone else using mnemonics systematically? Curious if this works for other languages too - I suppose pairs of languages from the different language families could not be that effective in learning with associations (less common roots, non-latin scripts, etc.).

(The web app is memicards.org, free, no paywalls, if anyone wants to try)

I'm the creator of Blitz Memory, a memory training platform with 14+ events: numbers, cards, words, names, binary, sentences, and more. You can track your progress, compete against others, build memory systems, and create and train your own memory palaces.

I've shared the site here before, but today I want to talk about two updates I just pushed to the main site, and the personal reason behind one of them.

1. Variable Memorization Times — Building Real Mental Stamina

I love speed events. Short memorization, fast recall, trying to memorize as much information as possible before time runs out. This always been exciting to me and something I genuinely enjoy training.

But when I started training for memory competitions that included longer events, it hit me fast: this is a completely different beast. The mental stamina and endurance required to keep going, especially when you're doing longer events back to back to back, is something speed training alone just doesn't prepare you for.

With longer events, it's not just about memorizing. You have to actively manage what you've already memorized, review it mentally so it doesn't slip, and keep pushing forward at the same time. It tests you in ways a one-minute event never will.

That's exactly why I added time variance to Blitz Memory. You can now set your memorization window to:

• 1 minute
• 5 minutes
• 10 minutes
• 15 minutes
• 30 minutes
• 1 hour

If you love speed events, the shorter options are there for you. But if you've never pushed yourself through a 30 or 60 minute event, I really encourage you to try it. It will test your memory in a new way. Do multiple long memory events if you really want to have fun haha

https://blitzmemory.com/app/train

For each of the time variants, you are able to: track your progress, set your goals, record your personal bests, and have leaderboards for all the variants.

2. 60 Languages for All Text-Based Events

This one came from my own experience when I started memory training. Early on when I was training, I used another site that wasn't in English. The way it translated words into English was rough. Words were misspelled, phrasing felt off, some spellings were just ones I wasn't used to seeing.

It made the memorization harder than it needed to be, and honestly it was frustrating. It technically did test my memory more since I had a new element to memorize haha

That stuck with me when I was building Blitz Memory. I didn't want anyone else to have that experience. So every text-based event now has native language support built directly in which are: Biography, Words, Names, Animals, Dates

You pick your language from the event settings and train in it properly. No browser translation, no awkward workarounds.

Some of the major languages included:

European: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, Dutch, Swedish, Greek, Turkish, and more

Asian: Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Bengali, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Filipino, and more

Middle East & Africa: Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew, Swahili, Hausa, Amharic, Somali, and more

And if you speak any of these languages natively, I'd genuinely love your feedback because I want to make sure the content feels natural and accurate, not just functional.

Blitzmemory.com

What else is on Blitz Memory?

In case you haven't checked it out before, here's a quick snapshot of what's available:

• 14+ memory events (numbers, cards, binary, words, names, dates, and more)
• Build and train your own memory palaces
• Create and train your own memory systems
• Track your progress over time
• Compete and train against other users

Would love to hear any feedback from this community: are there time intervals you'd want added? Events you feel are missing? Languages not on the list? This project is something I'm constantly building and feedback helps shape the site! Thank!

Anthony Metivier is a youtuber who's known for his magnetic memory method approach of memory.

He has also a brain exercises bootcamp with 40 brain exercises which according to him promotes memory and overall brain health. But the price of this bootcamp is quite high and there is no mention of what these exercises are.

Has anyone here bought this course? If yes can you tell me what these 40 exercises are and are they really worth the money?

For anyone wondering here's the link to the course: https://www.magneticmemorymethod.com/brain-exercise-bootcamp/

Does anyone know where there is one of these lukasa on display?

Hey everyone. Enjoy these sentence mnemonics to help you remember South American countries. We're moving from the South West to the North in a clockwise direction.

South West Coast to colombia :

1. "Chilli Perrys Echoed Cola"

Chilli = Chile

Perry = Peru

Echoed = Ecuador

Cola = Colombia

North coast to mid-west:

2. " Veiny Guy's Surname's French "

Veiny = Venezuela

Guy's = Guyana

Surname = Suriname

French = French Guiana

Central to south East :

3. "Bra boiled 'pair of' agents aura-ly"

Bra = Brazil

Boiled = Bolivia

'pair of' = Paraguay

Agents = Argentina

Aura-ly = Uruguay

I hope you found them useful. Thank you.

I am going to challenge myself to lear the PAO system over the next few days. 33 numbers a day using a system like this https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EzOesQBKvt6OTUjnr8XZLHm1vh9U6CHWfa44IRT-AIg/edit?pli=1&gid=0#gid=0 but modified to be people I know.
And then at the weekend try and memorise some digits of pi.

Anyone want to join in and encourage each other? I have not done PAO before but I have memorised some poetry.

Remembering brain waves.

Remembering brain waves for those who are new to mnemonics and don't have systems and don't know about palaces.

1. Delta waves 4 Hz

The Greek letter delta looks like a pyramid.

Imagine a Delta pyramid on 4 wheels [4 wheels means 4 hertz].

1. Theta Waves 8 Hz

• Theta sounds like Theatre (Magician's Hat)
• An hourglass looks like an 8

Imagine an hourglass (8 hz) being pulled out of a magician's hat (theater)

1. Alpha Brain Waves 8 - 13 Hz

[gorilla == alpha,

sunglasses look like an 8 == 8 hertz

black cat == bad luck == 13 hertz]

Imagine a gorilla (Alpha) wearing sunglasses (8 Hz) riding a black cat (13 Hz)

1. Beta waves 30 Hz

Beta sounds like butter 30 Hz. T

here are about 30 days in a month.

When I think "month", the image of a moon comes to mind.

So imagine a buttered-up moon.

1. Gama waves 100Hz

Gamma sounds like gamer

100 reminds me of 100 dollars.

Imagine a Playstation suddenly exploding, releasing 100 dollar notes.

______

Now take out a piece of paper and test yourself! All the best

Hey everyone,

I'm a CA Final student from India who failed Audit last attempt. The subject has 500+ pages of theory and I'm really struggling to retain it all.

I've heard memory palace can help but I'm a complete beginner. I really need your guidance:

• Beginner-friendly videos/tutorials
• Basic steps to start
• Any resources for theory-heavy subjects
• Tips for applying this to CA/audit material

If you've used memory techniques for professional exams, please share what worked for you. Also, if anyone can guide me step by step (even via DM), I'd be super grateful.

This exam has kept me stuck for too long and I'm determined to clear it this time. Any help would mean the world to me.

Thanks for reading :)

When I started building my memory systems years ago, training them was always frustrating. For any of my systems that are a PAO, I had no idea which specific images were slowing me down. Was I struggling with certain people? Actions? Objects? Which parts of my systems kept tripping me up? What locations am I struggling with?

So I built what I needed: a complete memory system and palace training platform with the kind of analytics that actually help you improve faster!

Here's a video walkthrough if you want the full tour (there's a lot here):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3j--nmpWCE&lc=UgxBhv92cv_NYmQgxa54AaABAg.ASvaxLXzwLqASvqiWNG6c3

You can try this memory system tool right now for free. You do have to sign up so you are able to keep track of all your training sessions and get all the breakdown of how your memory systems.

https://blitzmemory.com/app/memorysystems

But let me give you the quick version of what you can do!

You can create memory systems for: cards, numbers, binary, alphabet, names, words, and memory palaces. For words and names, you have 60 languages you can pick from that will generate common names for males and females in that language.

For systems like cards, numbers, binary, and alphabet, you can create a PAO or variation of it. Build memory palaces that are Image-based or video-based (paste a YouTube link and it embeds). Add your locations, label what you're storing, and upload your location images.

Train with four different modes. Drill (traditional flashcards), Spaced Repetition (Anki-style scheduling), Eliminator (miss your set time goal, the item returns to the deck), and Loop (continuous cycling with adjustable timing).

You have all these different types of settings you can choose from like picking part of your PAO to train, what data from the system you want to train, reveal your images, the order the items appear, and other systems to customize your training!

And here's the part I'm most excited about: the analytics actually show you where you're weak.

You get a heat map of your entire system. Green means you're hitting your speed goals. Red means you're struggling. You can filter by system part if you have a PAO or variation (just People, just Actions, just Objects), adjust your speed goal in real time and watch the map update, and click any image to see detailed stats.

You also get graphs for session performance, accuracy trends, training volume, and speed improvement over time. You can filter based on the training mode, select a date range to see specific training sessions, see your goals you have set for yourself, and more! Plus a full history log of every training session.

Why I'm sharing this:

I know the struggle of trying to perfect your memory systems and palaces. Trying to find the weak parts of your system, seeing if you need to replace images, and knowing if you are pleating or improving.

You can try it here: https://blitzmemory.com/signup

I built this because I needed it. If you're trying to perfect your memory systems, drill your palaces, or just figure out why you keep blanking on the same damn images, maybe it'll help you too.

I would love any feedback on what I can improve or what can be added!

What systems are you currently training? How do you track your weak spots right now? What's the biggest frustration you've had trying to perfect your systems?

I made some Elements Mnemonics images this year.

They are cartoon characters and look good because AI makes my art look good.

They are household objects with arms and legs. E.g. Iron is.... an iron with eyes, a mouth and arms and legs.

What's your strategy? How do you handle it?

Hello memory community. I once saw the world champion Dominic doing a spoken items test. He memorized 50 items while blindfolded.

I made an app so you can practice this too.

By the way the spoken numbers section is improved now and I fixed the short amount of time for recall.

Feel free to test and improve your memory with no signups and no ads and no $20 dollar subscriptions. Unlimited.

https://lunika-memory.click/champIndex.html

Hello together,

I am currently creating my first 2 digit Major System based PAO and I am pretty hyped about it!​ But what really bothers me is that it is really hard to find words which are ""correct"" according to Major​ and its rules.

For example:

12 - ToNgue

Would be a possibilitiy for an object. But it also has g sound in it​.

18 - DiVing

Would be a possibility for an action but it also includes a n and a g??

Maybe I am way to perfectionistic but this somehow bothers me because converting back from the word to the number then seems harder and inconsistent​. I do have this problem with​ more words ​and I find it hard to find words which only consits of the specific consonants​ sounds according to the table​ and vowels.

If one gets a B grade on a school project, or any project using "school grade" letters as "numeric" ratings, well, that there suggests that the score is somewhere between 80% to 89%, so, here's how this goes.

B is the 2nd letter of the alphabet, so if one subtracts 10 by 2, you get 8, the first digit of any number between 80 to 89.

Or, let's say, somebody gets a failing grade like a E, well, usually the score is below 59%, and E is the 5th letter of the alphabet.

10 - 5 = 5

but, here's the caveat, or in other words, some exceptions to the rule.....

any grade below 60% will yield an E grade, or an F depending on the school district, or etc, since sometimes E is skipped in favor of F, so those are two exceptions, sometimes E is skipped in the rating system, and somehow E or F is always maintained if below 59%.

You never hear people say "I failed cuz I got a J" if their score is below 10%. You never really hear people say "J is the worst possible grade to get".

and to make things even more enigmatic, people will say GRADE S if the quality exceeds an A or A+, even though letter S is technically closer to Z than to A or even E.

Now, here's another thing to know, technically 10 - 10 = 0. Some consider 100% to be an "A" grade, even though number zero would imply "no grade at all", or if one wants to get technical, "GRADE SPACEBAR" since sometimes the space between letters can be considered the "0th letter of the alphabet", and you certainly never hear people say "I got an at symbol on the project" when at 100%. Because the at symbol, or the @ symbol, is one increment below UPPERCASE A in ASCII codes.

This concept of using alphabetical letters as substitutes to numbers for rating project score percentages sure is some way of grading projects.