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Re:The Method of Loci: Build Your Memory Palace by aomml on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @02:54PM (#27692189)
Aphantasia alone won't stop you from using memory palaces. If you can remember what you did this morning and where you did those things, you can use a memory palace. It's more about locations and events than visualizing pictures. There are some discussions and examples here:

https://artofmemory.com/wiki/Aphantasia_and_Memory

https://forum.artofmemory.com/tag/aphantasia

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Re:The Method of Loci: Build Your Memory Palace by LordGrey on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @03:22PM (#27692477)
Thank you for the link.

I have tried to use memory palaces. The result is that now I have to remember two things rather than one (the memory palace location and the thing I'm trying to remember).

To be fair, I also seem to have Severely Deficient Autobiographical Memory (SDAM) and that will impact personal memory recovery quite a bit. SDAM is common in conjunction with Aphantasia, and perhaps the two combined are conspiring against me in this instance.

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Re:The Method of Loci: Build Your Memory Palace by mdswanson on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @07:47PM (#27694852)
Same with me. Full aphantasia and SDAM.
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