The patchwork method is an ancient memory training method that involves visualizing a familiar location to memorize a list of items, such as a shopping list, a list of names, or any other list.
The basic idea is to find a familiar location (like your home, your garden, or your favorite spot in the park) and imagine the things you want to remember in that location.
If you still have trouble getting your bearings, use the example below.
Let's say your grocery list consists of peaches, a hot dog, shaving cream, ketchup, and ice cream.
Picture your home with a layer of shaving foam on the front door. This means you don't just have to think of the word "shaving foam," you have to picture yourself pressing the button on the canister and spraying the foam all over the door.
Focus on the sound of the foam being sprayed, its smell, and other details.
Now, when you open the door and enter the hall, you need to imagine a large peach rolling down the steps right at you.
Then "walk" into the living room and imagine a large hot dog in a cowboy hat, relaxing by the fireplace.
After this, “go” to the dining room and visualize a bottle of ketchup in the shape of a maid setting the table for dinner.
Finally, “enter” the kitchen and imagine a container of ice cream, the sweet contents of which have melted and begun to leak onto the floor.
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