palaces,	each	with	its	own	purpose. 	Some	people	designate	a	room	or	a	discrete section	of	their	mind	palace	(such	as	a	single	building	in	a	large	city	for	a	city-sized	palace),	for	a	specific	topic,	and	then	it	becomes	one	huge	filing	system. Again,	it's	all	about	what	works	for	you	and	you	alone. 	Your	mind	palace (or	in	this	case,	your	mind	kingdom)	 is	all	yours. 	I	can't	tell	you	exactly	how	to run	it,	but	I	can	give	you	suggestions. 	 STORING	THE	DATA The	information	that	will	be	stored	in	your	mind	palace	will	be	represented by	images	that	you	will	have	to	come	up	with. The	more	bizarre	or	comical	your	connections,	the	easier	they	are	to remember. 	Again,	nobody	else	will	ever	have	to	know	what	exactly	is	going	on in	your	mind	palace,	so	there	is	no	need	to	be	embarrassed. For	 an	example	of	an	absurd	connection,	here's	the	image	I	use	to	remember what	pitches	exist	in	what's	called	a	German	augmented	sixth	chord. 	The	solfege pitch	“me”	(pronounced	“may”)	is	what	makes	this	chord	different	from	others of	its	kind,	and	May	is	a	month	in	Spring. 	After	associating	Germany	(it's	the German	chord)	with	Nazis,	I	now	I	have	my	full	image	for	this	musical	sonority: Springtime	for	Hitler	(from	The	Producers). 	A	poster	of	a	blonde	John Barrowman	singing	joyfully	about	Nazis,	or	even	just	imagining	hearing	the song	may	be	a	rather	absurd	connection,	but	I	will	never	forget	it. For	some	people,	a	ridiculous	comparison	or	memory	tool	is	not	always necessary. 	 Let's	suppose	you	are	trying	to	remember	a	short	shopping	list	a	few days	in	advance,	that	consists	of	a	few	things	(let's	say	eggs,	milk,	and	bread). You	may	find	it	helpful	to	imagine	large	versions	of	those	items	inside	the palace	(for	example,	imagine	a	huge	egg	in	the	living	room,	a	huge	carton	of milk	in	the	kitchen,	and	a	giant	loaf	of	bread	by	the	stairs). 	Placing	them	near	the entrance	may	also	be	helpful,	since	it	is	a	short	term	list. Some	people	have	found	that	simply	mentally	spray-painting	large	words	on walls	is	sufficient	for	reme mbering	a	piece	of	information. There	are	many	ways	to	remember	an	image,	but	the	key	 to	storing	your data	is	that	it	is	memorable.