As you may have guessed, these first two (2) posts give you the building blocks of mnemonics. The final post will polish some theories I've developed, refine the process in building personal mnemonic techniques, and finally: how to acquire a photographic memory.

As was the case with my first post, I invite suggestions and constructive criticism. Thank you to @Brendan Long for helping me there.

Techniques covered: Sirianni, Sirianni-Soul, Dark Room, Memory Board, Shaper System, Association System. Alongside this, a brief summary of tools; Spreeder, Notion, Anki, Trello, Obsidian, Bionic Reading, arXiv Vanity, and ChatGPT. (Credits to @Algon for suggesting this.)

CHAPTER II: UNORTHODOX TECHNIQUES

I've called these three (3) techniques 'unorthodox' because there is not substantial research behind them, nor is there widespread use. While my first post dealt with techniques that had studies directly dedicated to them, these are backed by indirect conclusions drawn by a cluster of vaguely related studies. These three (3) seem to be effective for the same reasons that 'orthodox techniques' work (I've dedicated a section in this post listing those reasons titled 'foundations of memory'.) Importantly, these follow the general rule of thumb: it shouldn't be more difficult to remember the memory tools, than it is to remember in itself.

(1) SIRIANNI

The Sirianni technique was created by youtuber 'State of Mind'. It falls under the 'library' category.^[1] Those familiar with the Zettelkasten technique, will recognise that this is heavily inspired by it.

While this technique is effective, it has several biases. As a result, I'll explain some of those. After, I'll explain why (and probably against all your rationality ringing bells) some biases are beneficial when it comes to memory. Last, I'll propose what I think is an even better working model: 'SIRIANNI-SOUL'.

I'm outlining this process (a)-(c) so that you understand how I invented the technique for photographic memory. It's always been; know the problems with memory, understand the anatomy of other memory techniques, and give your own theories a nice title like 'SIRIANNI-SOUL'. The Solakios technique is just the magnum opus of refining this analytical process.

(a) PROBLEMS WITH MEMORY

Our memory isn't perfect, as you've probably discovered. Either through overwritten child memories with displaced people a...

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