As I got older (into retirement age) I started noticing that my short-term memory was becoming a very annoying problem. For example, I could be in the kitchen, reading through a blueberry scone recipe. I am not sure if I have one particular ingredient for the recipe, so I turn around, take two steps to the pantry, and >BANG< I can't remember what ingredient I was looking for!! I needed to fix this problem.

In the fall of 2025 I started working with a speech therapist (Yay Juli!!). In addition to short-term memory we covered areas of concern such as word retrieval, getting lost in conversations, and trouble focusing on tasks. Juli introduced me to a wide number of skills and activities that could help me regain some of the cognitive abilities that I had been losing.

Method of Loci for Memorization

One of the memorization skills that really caught my attention was titled "Method of Loci for Memorization", authored by Esther Heerema. The method is fairly simple and can be a lot of fun. As a software developer, I immediately saw an opportunity to build a web-based micro-app that would make it easy to use on your mobile phone, laptop and desktop.

Use the links below to read the full description of the Method of Loci, to get instructions on how to use the micro-app, and the link to the micro-app:

Method of Loci for Memorization document

App User Guide Start App