That's the 'Memory Palace' or Method of loci, it's a well known memorization technique that has been around since ancient Greece. Some memory champions use it even today. Any of you interested in memory feats can check out the link below for Pi memorization. This guy recited 70,000 pi decimal places blindfolded, it took him 10 hours to do it. I remember in an interview some years back, a Japanese guy who memorized Pi to 40,000 decimal places said he used this visualization technique to achieve his feat.
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-pi-places-memorised
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This is true, anyoneone can remember their pass phrase with focus.
But when youre stress you will likely forget a part of the phrase.
Very informative topic, not just for storing keys to your memory but for enhancing memory too.
But when youre stress you will likely forget a part of the phrase.
Very informative topic, not just for storing keys to your memory but for enhancing memory too.
Did anyone tried out this method? Let me know if it works for you.
Nowadays passphrases are more preferable towards passwords, because it's easy to memorize.
Nowadays passphrases are more preferable towards passwords, because it's easy to memorize.
I tried it last night (before the morning
) but when i wake up i could remember completely the phrase, so i wouldn't risk to only save on my brain unless i have saved it anywhere physically. 
Did anyone tried out this method? Let me know if it works for you.
Nowadays passphrases are more preferable towards passwords, because it's easy to memorize.
Nowadays passphrases are more preferable towards passwords, because it's easy to memorize.
I know someone who did this a few years ago i was rather amazed, however i don't have the patience. Nothing wrong with printing it out 
sure, but remember everything physical is public, and anyone can read it, unless you hide it very well
I know someone who did this a few years ago i was rather amazed, however i don't have the patience. Nothing wrong with printing it out
I thought that seed was only a mnemonic phrase for backup. Yes it is a backup but I didn't know that it was the private key. Hahahaha its been a long time since I used an offline wallet.
It is not technically a private key, but it's the source of the private keys, that if it's compromized, all private keys can be derived from it that are in that wallet.
So yes it's the source entropy of the private keys in that wallet ,and it's confidential.
I thought that seed was only a mnemonic phrase for backup. Yes it is a backup but I didn't know that it was the private key. Hahahaha its been a long time since I used an offline wallet.
I thought no one could remember it
Perhaps it's easier if only 1 class of items is listed like animals.
You could do that for example assign 1 letter to an animal, and then only memorize a list of animals in order, and keep your reference list with many backups because that translates the animals to the letters.
You could make the reference list public too, because it's technically not confidential, but better keep it private for better security.
For example:
Elephant -> A
Dog -> a
Mouse ->B
Cat ->b
Zebra ->C
Cow -> c
Eagle ->D
.....
So if the private key is something like this: HUQuihAYF745I4h8H81HUq546sg2
It can be reconstructed as a list of animals with the method mentioned above.
You could do that for example assign 1 letter to an animal, and then only memorize a list of animals in order, and keep your reference list with many backups because that translates the animals to the letters.
You could make the reference list public too, because it's technically not confidential, but better keep it private for better security.
For example:
Elephant -> A
Dog -> a
Mouse ->B
Cat ->b
Zebra ->C
Cow -> c
Eagle ->D
.....
So if the private key is something like this: HUQuihAYF745I4h8H81HUq546sg2
It can be reconstructed as a list of animals with the method mentioned above.
Nice, but the memory of different people work in different ways.
Not everyone has the visual memory required by this.
Not everyone has the visual memory required by this.
Everyone can do this, it's not hard. Just practice it 15-20 minutes and it will be easy.
I can memorize a seed in 5 minutes.
Nice, but the memory of different people work in different ways.
Not everyone has the visual memory required by this.
Not everyone has the visual memory required by this.
I dont think most of them will make it with your tutorial to memorize a private key or passphrase the easiest way is to store it in a pendrive, write down in a safety book, store it in online or email. this are some ways which i am preferring to store my important documents the email id which is used only for this purpose and nothing else.
dude, just write them on a paper or something. it's easy to forget stuff when you don't think about them for a while. so if you got sick for, say, a week you'll most likely forget a word or five.
I have seen first had what Dementia can do to the brain, and most of the times Alzheimer too... so I will be very hesitant to do this for large quantities of Bitcoins. If
anything like this happens, I want my family to have access to my coins, and if this was committed to memory, they would not be able to use it, and it will be lost
forever. The old trusted methods of printed documents, protected with lamination, is still my preferred method of storing my private keys.
{multiple copies}
anything like this happens, I want my family to have access to my coins, and if this was committed to memory, they would not be able to use it, and it will be lost
forever. The old trusted methods of printed documents, protected with lamination, is still my preferred method of storing my private keys.
{multiple copies}
This is a good guide to memorized the sentence from seeds.. But some people has a low IQ so that they can't memorized it fast..
I suggest to try also convert letters into numbers just rely in cellphone nokia 3310 or buttons of old landline telephone that has alphabetical letters..
then save the number's in cellphone as your phone book number.. so that you can remeber it fast..
I suggest to try also convert letters into numbers just rely in cellphone nokia 3310 or buttons of old landline telephone that has alphabetical letters..
then save the number's in cellphone as your phone book number.. so that you can remeber it fast..
Very good tutorials but I am good at keeping things safe on place that are hard to find,with so many thoughts rushing on my mind I can make a mistakes somewhere along the way so I prefer where I am good at..
Wow. mind blown. Great tutorial, but after reading this whole thing I think i'll stick to printing 10 of those words out and storing 10 copies in my cloud drive and hdd. Really helpful for things other than a passphrase Not smart enough unfortunately
Not smart enough unfortunately 
Nice information in that tutorial but i thing we can write it on piece of paper and keep i save. Or maybe email it to our address and use it when require. But still its good information for those who want to remember private keys in their mind.
So did anyone tried out this technique.
You can memorize any seed in like 15 minutes, and it stays there in your mind for a long time.
Just refresh you memory once a week and it should be impossible to forget.
You can memorize any seed in like 15 minutes, and it stays there in your mind for a long time.
Just refresh you memory once a week and it should be impossible to forget.
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