Is it advisable to memorize seed phrase? - page 5.

Asiska02

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Quote from: sokani on January 05, 2023, 11:23:12 PM

I believe we must have seen or heard about fire outbreaks, where buildings are completely erased by fire. Imagine if the owner or occupant of such a building has some Bitcoin assets, and has his/her phone, tablet, laptop and the seed phrase piece of paper in the building and everything was lost to fire.

In the event of a fire in your home, a steel plate is recommended because it can keep the fire from destroying what you've saved inside. This is just another option for keeping your seed phrase safe. I believe that having multiple ways to save the seed phrase is preferable to having them all in the same place in case of fire or other disaster that causes you to lose them all or access to them all at the same time.

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Now, this brings me to the question... Can seed phrase be memorized? It's advisable to memorize seed phrase?

I don’t think memorizing a seed phrase will be easier than said. That’s a whole lot of random numbers generated and are not in accordance to any numerical or alphabetical order. Memorizing the seed phrase will be hard to keep long in the brain especially as you’re getting older by the day. Although, people’s brain functions differently, yours might hold for eternity while some can’t hold for even up to a month.

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Quote from: sokani on January 05, 2023, 11:23:12 PM

I read that one of the best ways to preserve a seed phrase is to write it on a piece of paper and keep it in a safe place... Somewhere safe could be in your home out of the reach of family members and friends, it could also be a safe deposit box. But not everyone are financially buoyant to afford the services of a deposit box.

I believe we must have seen or heard about fire outbreaks, where buildings are completely erased by fire. Imagine if the owner or occupant of such a building has some Bitcoin assets, and has his/her phone, tablet, laptop and the seed phrase piece of paper in the building and everything was lost to fire. Now, this brings me to the question... Can seed phrase be memorized? It's advisable to memorize seed phrase?

the good thing about keys are. you can have many copies

its not a either/or.. its an and situation

if you want to try and remember the word go ahead. but also have a physical backup just in case

some people even go to a DIY store get a thin sheet of metal and etch/drill holes in it to mark a seed key in

some etch with a drill tip.. this per word
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and then simply drill a hole for the first 4 letters
(repeat 12 times)

knowing metal will probably last longer than paper/microchips

there are many ways of doing backup. you are not stuck with one choice/location

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Quote from: sokani on January 05, 2023, 11:23:12 PM

I believe we must have seen or heard about fire outbreaks, where buildings are completely erased by fire. Imagine if the owner or occupant of such a building has some Bitcoin assets, and has his/her phone, tablet, laptop and the seed phrase piece of paper in the building and everything was lost to fire.

The solution is very simple, you change the medium. For example use a metal plate instead of paper.
Take a look at this topic that contains useful references and information about a custom setup: Securing Your Seed Phrase with Washers

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Now, this brings me to the question... Can seed phrase be memorized? It's advisable to memorize seed phrase?

It can be memorized but it is not supposed to and it is not recommended.
Over long term, it is so much easier and more likely for the seed phrase to be forgotten than your physical storage be lost to something like fire. Forgetting some of the words or their order could lead to complete loss of your funds.

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Quote from: sokani on January 05, 2023, 11:23:12 PM

Can seed phrase be memorized? It's advisable to memorize seed phrase?

You can memorize your seed phrase, but how long you can memorize it if you're not practice everyday to repeat over and over? I believe 2-3 days you will forget since memorize 24 random generated words are hard to remember.

If you scare a piece of paper get burned or anything that will destroy it, that's why you need to use better media like steel plate that resist against fire, corrosion, etc etc. This is one of the steel plate Coinplate Steel Seed Phrase Saver

sokani

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I read that one of the best ways to preserve a seed phrase is to write it on a piece of paper and keep it in a safe place... Somewhere safe could be in your home out of the reach of family members and friends, it could also be a safe deposit box. But not everyone are financially buoyant to afford the services of a deposit box.

I believe we must have seen or heard about fire outbreaks, where buildings are completely erased by fire. Imagine if the owner or occupant of such a building has some Bitcoin assets, and has his/her phone, tablet, laptop and the seed phrase piece of paper in the building and everything was lost to fire. Now, this brings me to the question... Can seed phrase be memorized? It's advisable to memorize seed phrase?

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