Memory palace: the technique, the apps and a free generator
What a memory palace is, how to build one for studying, a speech or a language, examples to try, how the memory training apps compare, and a free generator that builds a palace from your own list.
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Memory palace apps compared (2026): which memory palace app fits you
An honest comparison of memory palace apps: memoryOS, Mnemorium, Art of Memory, Sherlock's Memory Palace, Mind Palace, Palace Walk and Anki. What each one does, the price as stated by the maker, platforms and who it suits.
Mind palace: how Sherlock's technique really works (and how to build one)
The mind palace from Sherlock is a real technique: the method of loci, more than two thousand years old. Where the term comes from, Conan Doyle's brain attic, what the research shows and how to build your own mind palace in six steps.
Memory palace examples: 10 ready-made palaces to try
Ten ready-made memory palace examples, each with a list and a route: a packing list, the planets, a speech, the first ten elements, a wedding toast, a weekend with friends, a recipe, vocabulary, birthdays and a reunion story. Each one opens in our free generator.
Memory palace for learning a language: vocabulary that sticks
How to learn vocabulary with a memory palace: the keyword method from a 1975 Stanford study, how to combine sound-alike images with one palace per language, worked examples for Spanish and French, grammatical gender, and a review schedule.
Memory palace for a speech or presentation: speak without notes
How to memorize a speech or presentation with a memory palace, the way Roman orators did: from outline to route, a worked five-point talk and a birthday toast for a friend, a rehearsal schedule, and what to do if you go blank.
Memory palace for studying: how to use it for exams
How to use a memory palace (method of loci) to study for an exam: what it is good for, how to turn a chapter into a route, three worked examples, how to review, and where it does not help.
Memory palace: how to build one, step by step (with exercises)
A memory palace, or method of loci, ties what you want to remember to places you know well. Where it comes from, what the research shows, 5 steps, a worked example, exercises and the mistakes to avoid.
The Psychology of Memory: Why We Remember What We Do
Why can you remember a childhood smell but forget yesterday's lunch? Understanding how memory works reveals why some moments stick and others fade, and how to preserve the ones that matter.