Let’s Talk About the Method of Loci (Mind Palace Technique) & Mnemonics Devices

Hello beautiful reader, Today, I want to discuss a topic that has helped me Ace (and Bce?) exams and give spectacular presentations (if you don’t take into account my fear of public speaking). That topic is called The Method of Loci or, as it’s more commonly referred to, the Mind Palace Technique. According to dictionary.com,

somebody

January 28th, 2020: Once upon a time, when I was in middle school, a boy called me a bitch. I asked him to stop, but he just kept repeating it with a smile on his face. I, then, told him to stop in a more assertive tone, but that didn’t faze him. So, I went

Teen Vogue-Inspired “Playlist of My Life”…so far

GIF courtesy of giphy.com Hi there! I think we all have songs that act as the soundtrack to our lives and I’ve been loving watching Teen Vogue’s “Playlist of My Life” series so much that I wanted to share mine. Welcome to the Playlist of My Life…so far (with some amusing memories associated with some

THE RIGHT WAY

Saturday, March 28th, 2020: Attending five different schools between the ages of three years old and seventeen years old taught me a lesson that many people have to move away from home to learn: there is rarely a right or wrong way to do something.  The truth is there are infinitely different ways to do

Why I Love This Blog

I recently took an English class and one of the requirements for the class was that we had to create a blog and post blog posts with argumentative content that pertained to our class discussions, each being a minimum of 500 words. Come to find out the structure was far less like blog posts and

I Still Believe In Santa Claus?

Today’s Theme Song: “I Believe” by Tiffany Thornton Hot chocolate milk, my mom’s world famous Christmas cakes filling the air and Christmas music playing while we decorate the tree, ABC Family’s 25 Days of Christmas, Hallmark’s Christmas movies (usually watched when no one wants to watch whatever is playing on ABC Family at the time),

Taking Moments For Granted

Today’s Theme Song: “Seventeen” by Alessia Cara Easily accessible food, adjustable room temperature, the smell of my family’s bathroom soap, my comfy desk chair…all things I took advantage of while I was living at home. They were normal, everyday things that slowly became white noise. I didn’t even realize how much I missed such little

Tagtober: The Childhood Tag

1. Where did you grow up? Miami, Florida. 2. Were you a good child? Yes. How I acted as a child actually concerns me. I was far beyond my years. 3. What did you use to do in summer? My grandma would basically hold a mini summer camp for my cousins and me. We would practice

Cherish The Moment!

Alright. So, a few nights ago, I discovered that Bearville has been shut down. Once I heard this, the nostalgia hit me. As a child, like most children, I was teeming with excitement at the prospect of growing up and becoming a “big kid” and now that I am a “big kid”,  I don’t think I would trade my childhood for anything.