i memorized 3,141 digits of pi to prove a point

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  • Опубликовано: 30 янв 2025

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  • @answerinprogress
    @answerinprogress  Год назад +882

    Hope you liked that video! If you want to try a similar memory challenge, check out Nelson's video where he walks through the process in more detail :)
    ruclips.net/video/UB84hdysF_M/видео.html

    • @mabelbritt7215
      @mabelbritt7215 Год назад +15

      Have you considered sharing the pi website you made? ❤❤

    • @2Links
      @2Links Год назад

      ​@@mabelbritt7215Came here to say the same thing!

    • @juansinaga6470
      @juansinaga6470 Год назад +2

      23:41 there's saif watching hahaa

    • @arkemis0
      @arkemis0 Год назад

      @@mabelbritt7215 yeah I'd really like this too

    • @hehechal
      @hehechal Год назад +1

      😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

  • @NelsonDellis
    @NelsonDellis Год назад +8373

    It was so much fun coaching you for this project!! Congrats on getting all 3141!

    • @Checkmate_Edits
      @Checkmate_Edits Год назад +93

      That's alot of Pi(e)......

    • @murmeldin
      @murmeldin Год назад +33

      That was two of my favourite YTers making a colab... That came unexpected. ❤

    • @johnnychang4233
      @johnnychang4233 Год назад +9

      DDRS is a new standard of memory in the namesake of a fast learner called Sabrina.

    • @SecretMoose
      @SecretMoose Год назад +17

      @NelsonDellis any thoughts on improving memory for us with aphantasia? (Inability to visualize). I have a great memory, but retrieving the way most do just isn’t possible.

    • @gloriouslumi
      @gloriouslumi Год назад +11

      What about those of us with Aphantasia? We can't form visualizations in our minds like most people can. When I say, "picture a bouncing red ball", you can probably see a red sphere bouncing on the ground. But I don't see anything. I can hear the bouncing, and I can feel something round going up and down, but visually, it's just static.

  • @bruceguy247
    @bruceguy247 4 месяца назад +109

    Doing this over the course of a month in its own right is fantastic. Complete with the subtle flexes of writing code, designing a poster, and story blocking this whole project with incredible cinematography

  • @markman278
    @markman278 Год назад +7139

    Sabrina is that chaotic friend that will randomly disappear because she is doing some crazy project and then surfaces to tell you all about it.
    And we love her for it.

  • @gabriel-pavao
    @gabriel-pavao Год назад +84

    Honestly, if ALL my internet would load were Answer in Progress videos, I would still pay for it because it's 100% great content

  • @jennarhodes2724
    @jennarhodes2724 Год назад +3330

    The idea of that audience being so supportive and gracious has me near tears

    • @JBBell
      @JBBell Год назад +170

      It's funny how people respond to arbitrary difficult undertakings. Or maybe I should just say "quests". I went on a long bicycle tour years ago and I got the wildest cheerleading and support for it from random strangers. As soon as I shared this thing I was doing, they were cheering me on, wanting to know why I was doing it, and just being excited. I think it's a happy part of human nature that we do this. I thought Sabrina's theatre recitation would be kind of meh, yet that audience (and of course, Sabrina's imperfect struggle) made it positively electric. Deep down we want to see each other achieve and improve, and I think that's pretty beautiful.

    • @КрысаСовинских
      @КрысаСовинских Год назад +86

      Same. People in the room tracing numbers on their own little cards is so wholesome

    • @mot3600official
      @mot3600official Год назад +3

      Nu uh

    • @Nekonaut_aka_Jebus
      @Nekonaut_aka_Jebus Год назад +20

      It gave me full tears

    • @DaClipPlugg
      @DaClipPlugg 11 месяцев назад

      :(@@mot3600official

  • @FrostMonolith
    @FrostMonolith Год назад +33

    "It wasn't pointless" was the BEST followup I've seen from you so far, it's pretty memorable.

  • @namunaama
    @namunaama Год назад +2498

    as a linguist, i can tell you that the skill you were practicing would certainly be harder to map with verbal recitation, esp in front of a crowd. the interesting thing about working memory and language acquisition is that while we may remember both form and meaning, we store them differently/at different speeds (especially after a certain age). You knew the meaning of each digit of pi, but their form (spoken out loud) was not something you practiced. still, being able to remember pi is just as impressive to me as being able to *say* pi. awesome vid

    • @AltanStray
      @AltanStray Год назад +43

      As someone struggling with trying to learn 3 foreign languages: What do you mean by "you haven't practiced their form"?

    • @EcceJack
      @EcceJack Год назад +3

      Very interesting!

    • @PunkHerr
      @PunkHerr Год назад +9

      @@AltanStray second that.

    • @ultraprincesskenny6790
      @ultraprincesskenny6790 Год назад +125

      ​@@AltanStrayLike, you can read a word (or see the symbols) in another language, understand it in your mind, but not quite say it out loud or speak to another person.

    • @Blex_040
      @Blex_040 Год назад +131

      ​@@AltanStray If I understood namanaama correctly, she means the act of actually pronouncing the digits. It's kinda like when having to sing your favorite song a cappella on a stage, it's significantly harder to recall the lyrics because your memory of the lyrics is tied to listening to the instrumentals and the rhythm of the song. But in this case, it's saying the digits out loud on a stage that Sabrina hasn't trained, and that takes mental capacity away from her.

  • @hollo7104
    @hollo7104 11 месяцев назад +16

    15:08 " A person who's burdened by competence".
    Love that line, it's such a flex. And she can back it up by doing something very cool.

  • @prernaish
    @prernaish Год назад +2070

    This is the content I pay my internet bills for. I have been waiting for this video since she put up the website and art work in her insta story. I just want to be as cool as Sabrina, that's it.

    • @TetraTerezi
      @TetraTerezi Год назад +3

      in someplaces you can apply to get free internet if your low income

    • @MaxDev
      @MaxDev Год назад +26

      @@TetraTereziI think he meant that Sabrina alone is worth the bills, basically Answers In progress makes good content, and I agree

    • @TetraTerezi
      @TetraTerezi Год назад

      @@MaxDev cool i was offerign the advice that some internet companies offer low income help \

    • @MaxDev
      @MaxDev Год назад +1

      @@TetraTerezi ye, Ik it’s all good

    • @TetraTerezi
      @TetraTerezi Год назад +7

      @@MaxDev thanks man dude man o matic 5000

  • @christopherdriesenga4156
    @christopherdriesenga4156 Год назад +62

    I love how supportive humanity can be and how we can all glory in someone else's victories. Well done.

  • @pokkiheart
    @pokkiheart Год назад +819

    "a person who is burdened by competence"
    You're developing massive Brian David Gilbert energy (along with your own brand of chaos) and I'm all for it

  • @LuizAngioletti-kb4sc
    @LuizAngioletti-kb4sc 3 месяца назад +6

    I can't point out why I'm so addicted to this channel. Wait, I can: Sabrina is awesome, the content is great, the pace is perfect and humor is spot on!

  • @CoryDAnimates
    @CoryDAnimates Год назад +1733

    I love the part that goes from skeptical optimism to full blown manic believer of the process.

  • @anotherrandomperson9174
    @anotherrandomperson9174 Год назад +12

    This might be the most iconic video of 2023. Holyyyyyy hell bells Sabrina.

  • @aayushyadav3365
    @aayushyadav3365 Год назад +2392

    Literally giggling like a middle-schooler at you getting the last digits. Great job Sabrina!!!

    • @rachaelregier8442
      @rachaelregier8442 Год назад +15

      I teared up. What a sight to behold!

    • @jparuo
      @jparuo Год назад +10

      As a middle schooler, I am offended

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Год назад +4

      I can only imagine the vibes among the people seeing it live.

    • @CYXXYC
      @CYXXYC Год назад

      @@jparuo cope with it

    • @selliterallydies
      @selliterallydies Год назад

      @@jparuo as a middle schooler this is incredible

  • @spencerkatty
    @spencerkatty 11 месяцев назад +5

    That was amazing to watch. I've always had memory issues (due to a brain tumor in middle school), so out of pure spite, I memorized the first three-ish sections of The Cadeic Cadenza and recited some in my high school class. In case you don't already know, it encodes pi in words where the length of each word is a digit of pi.
    I can't imagine getting to to 3141 digits not to mention reciting them under stress like that.

  • @PrettyTranslatorSarahMoon
    @PrettyTranslatorSarahMoon Год назад +495

    Using the littlest cues to remember the biggest things really works. My sweet kitty passed away suddenly a few months ago. I had *one* moment with her that morning where we were sitting at the window and I kissed the top of her head and she purred and mewed up at me. I remember exactly what that moment felt like, and whenever I think of that memory, I can remember all sorts of things about her. In the horrible first few days after I lost her, the thing that scared me the most was that my memories of her would dull, like the memories of my other lost kitties had dulled. Holding onto this key moment has helped me remember lots of other things about her, though.

    • @KingBobo7
      @KingBobo7 9 месяцев назад +3

      Pi is actually 3.141… !

    • @lawschuelke
      @lawschuelke Месяц назад

      That's such an amazing memory. I had something similar when my orange kitty died last year from kidney failure. We knew on Friday that his last day was going to be the next Monday, so all weekend we got to do all the things that weren't allowed before... Raw chicken, so much fish, very fatty meat, going outside to explore the yard... It was so nice to finish with a few really sweet memories. Thank you for your story and reminding me how great those furry little monsters can be.

  • @primaveral-s8s
    @primaveral-s8s Год назад +594

    i feel like aphantasia has a huge role on the "memory palace" approach. it's kind of really hard to "imagine" objects in a familiar place when you can't imagine that place at all :/

    • @Eli-el7mr
      @Eli-el7mr Год назад +182

      It does make certain aspects more difficult, but it isnt as big of a handicap as you may think. I have grade 5 aphantasia, meaning I see nearly nothing at best and usually nothing at all. But theres a dramatic difference between the capacity to "see" with the minds eye vs "know" theres something there.
      What I mean by that is that your spatial memory is likely still healthily intact, otherwise you couldnt navigate your home in the dark, you'd have difficulty remembering general layout of a home, you wouldnt know where you keep food in your pantry, and so on.
      In the same way you may not "see" your bed in your mind, you know where it is in the house, where it is in the room,roughly where its near other furniture and you know what face of it is closest to the door. All without "seeing" it in your mind.
      You can apply the same thing to building locations in your mind and creating mnemonic images to store information there. You may store less images per location or require more time to build the skill, but as someone with aphantasia who built 5 palaces, a 100 person/action/object system over just the last 2 weeks, I can promise you its possible.
      Please try your best to build the skill, and focus on a multi-sensory experience to add detail over just visual. You may not see the couches fabric, the grain patterns of wooden furniture or even the exact shape of the room, but you likely can "feel" the fabric, "smell" the wood" and "hear" if the room is tile or carpet/big or small. Details make things stick, and the more you practice now, the faster youll get :)

    • @jdot_fightme7770
      @jdot_fightme7770 Год назад +34

      @@Eli-el7mr i also have aphantasia, but the difficulty comes with with assigning things in places and remembering them later, especially when what i'm trying to remember isn't something i'm already familiar with
      also, while my visual "imagination" is nearly nonexistent, my spatial "imagination" is still very elusive so doing this is quite difficult for me
      i mostly experience my spatial imagination in dreams rather than when i'm awake and in the few times i do it consciously it slips out of my control a lot

    • @Joemama-mx3kc
      @Joemama-mx3kc Год назад

      Weirdo.

    • @PIXELGamerzXvlogs
      @PIXELGamerzXvlogs Год назад +10

      I was literally thinking about this the whole time i was watching this video, it truly sucks to have aphantasia.

    • @PIXELGamerzXvlogs
      @PIXELGamerzXvlogs Год назад +6

      @@Eli-el7mr No actually, I can't feel any fabric, smell any wood, or hear any sound..

  • @MC-be5gg
    @MC-be5gg Год назад +1041

    This lady is a freakin super hero. Like she’s said she didn’t feel like she could remember things well so she learned how to competitively remember things, wrote a code to encode the digits of pi, created a mind palace, created an app, and then did a legit photo shoot for her presentation.

    • @seva7500
      @seva7500 Год назад +3

      I wouldn’t say superhero…

    • @krakmynutz
      @krakmynutz Год назад

      Batman is Superhero & so is Sabrina@@seva7500

    • @maestro3887
      @maestro3887 Год назад

      @@seva7500ok seva

    • @SketchyCosmos
      @SketchyCosmos Год назад +54

      @@seva7500 try memorizing how to be a good person

    • @Dylangriff57
      @Dylangriff57 11 месяцев назад +4

      @@SketchyCosmos shiver me timbers

  • @MeowMeowKapow
    @MeowMeowKapow Год назад +112

    My ADHD was diagnosed because I went to the doctor distraught by having realized how bad my memory is. You may also find fulfillment in investigating coping techniques that tend to vibe with neurodivergents. Desperate to figure out how to best adapt, I learned a lot about multiple different neurodivergencies. It turns out, I'm not just ADHD, but also autistic. Leaning into adapting my life specifically for myself has made everything way better, and way more manageable.

  • @unknown-otter
    @unknown-otter Год назад +842

    Oh, back in the 9th grade when I learned about mnemonics, I set a goal for myself to memorize the first 1000 digits of pi and I achieved it, actually!
    I mentally walked around my neighborhood while reciting the digits. Unfortunately, I forgot it almost completely, and I'm starting to forget some details of my childhood neighborhood too... It's been only 8 years

    • @mike3667
      @mike3667 Год назад +95

      Well, that's because our brains generally set aside stuff that it hasn't used in a while. Sometimes it is use it or lose it

    • @bornach
      @bornach Год назад +37

      Well 2020 was in those last 8 years. That pretty much wiped the events of 2019 and earlier from a lot of people's memories

    • @avoatlaw
      @avoatlaw Год назад +4

      ​@@bornachi wish it did to me lmao

    • @charlieleseman7847
      @charlieleseman7847 Год назад +2

      Impressive! I memorized like, 40 digits when i was 14 to try to win a competition, and I can only remember, like, 12 now, lol.

    • @madladdie7069
      @madladdie7069 Год назад +5

      @@bornach bruh, 2020 wiped itself out of my memory. the few things I remember are the first time I got a trailer for genshin impact and me taking selfies to remember how long my hair was getting.

  • @learningisfun2108
    @learningisfun2108 Год назад +32

    As your former Reach for the Top coach, I can say, Sabrina, that you’ve always had a very good memory (and oh, so smart!!). Great video and impressive number of views and subs. I miss the good ole days of Reach practice. Your voice reminds me of all the fun and laughs we had, Sabrina.

  • @icaroferracini
    @icaroferracini Год назад +189

    16:16 - that feedback from Taha just shows true friendship.
    The whole video was incredible, Sabrina! You are awesome!

  • @TejasHullur
    @TejasHullur Год назад +4

    INCREDIBLE JOB SABRINA!!!!!!

  • @newbie4789
    @newbie4789 Год назад +634

    THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.
    It's not that she recited 3141 digits of pi, but it's the pace, efficiency and quality at which she can learn stuff and do research in different topics 🙆
    Amazing.

    • @redmatrix
      @redmatrix Год назад +6

      I can't believe I didn't notice before reading your comment, that 3141 is the beginning of Pi w/o the decimal point.

    • @DanteBreaux0
      @DanteBreaux0 Год назад +5

      ​@@redmatrixyeah man thats the reason she chose to memorize that specific number of digits

    • @Camochii
      @Camochii Год назад +1

      @@redmatrixlmao

  • @spiral32
    @spiral32 Год назад +2

    I bought a poster! I don’t know if you are going to see this but I live in the UK so shipping was _very_ expensive but you guys are the best people, legitimately, on RUclips. You deserve it!

  • @vanchaser
    @vanchaser Год назад +171

    I have been a fan of your channel for YEARS. However I have to say, I was the MOST impressed by not only the subject matter. But your ability to actually accomplish, fail and yet still ACCOMPLISH. Very very impressed Sabrina!

    • @et12345
      @et12345 Год назад +7

      ^^^
      True success is not in the absence of failure but in continuing on after it.

  • @PerryWagle
    @PerryWagle Год назад +6

    Way back when I was a sophomore in high school, my best friend memorized 103 digits of pi. In response, I memorized 150 digits by breaking it up into blocks of 10, where they almost, but not quite repeat, kinda sorta, but enough to facilitate recall. In response to that, he memorized 2 more digits. Decades later, I still recall 30-50 digits depending on the weather, or something. Back then, he won a bet that he couldn't repeat it twice, and got two pieces of chewing gum, which seems better than two chili's, I think?
    I like your significant resettings of my goalposts!

    • @Fensmiler
      @Fensmiler Год назад

      i remember 200 digits of pi

    • @PerryWagle
      @PerryWagle Год назад +1

      @@Fensmiler It seems to be time for us to get crackin'!

  • @RiversInTheSky.
    @RiversInTheSky. Год назад +157

    Love that this channels shows people exploring the minutiae of our lives, using research and science to improve them, and reminding us that we are always going to struggle and shouldn’t pretend we will live perfect lives yet can make ourselves prone to happiness where it counts. Thanks for the pi!

  • @francescof3267
    @francescof3267 Год назад +2

    I'm not even 3 minutes into the video and I cannot focus on what you are saying
    because I'm impressed and amazed by the amount of details and transitions and little vidual tricks you are using to make your video smooth, interesting and engaging
    😱🤩

    • @francescof3267
      @francescof3267 Год назад +1

      Btw, the video is AMAZING.
      Instantly subscribed.

  • @CreatedwithHeart
    @CreatedwithHeart Год назад +181

    I am in so much awe of you right now Sabrina! What a massive undertaking this is... going in front of people and reciting 3141 digits of pi... the confidence and the dedication you've shown is really magnificent. I am amazed! you pulled through your vulnerabilities and emerged a champion that you are!
    Much power to you :) Thank you for creating such inspiring content!!!!!!

    • @privpi
      @privpi Год назад +3

      I can barely stand in front of people

    • @CreatedwithHeart
      @CreatedwithHeart Год назад

      @@privpi same😅😂

  • @damori3604
    @damori3604 Год назад +23

    Everyone is like I'M GONNA BE THE ONE TO GET PERFECT MEMORY, and then forgets about the video 10m later

  • @_kikyu
    @_kikyu Год назад +398

    sabrina is like your sister who barges in to your room to tell you about some crazy stuff she's been up to for the last month

    • @doctoonn
      @doctoonn Год назад +10

      *i now discovered how space tastes like! take a look at my 100 research papers and this spoon of space taste*

    • @breadbird
      @breadbird Год назад +7

      *slams door open* “i just found out the secret to immortality”

  • @DevanSoni
    @DevanSoni Год назад +1

    Among a sea of content, you created an incredible and vivid story! All puns aside this is a video I won’t forget easily and I look forward to applying the what you shared in my own life. Thanks for being bold and vivid Sabrina!

  • @moonpalace.mp3
    @moonpalace.mp3 Год назад +89

    I'm so glad I went to the event, it was so much more chaotic than I could've anticipated lol
    Also, thank you for signing my postcard and drawing the little duck :))

  • @TheTerranInformed
    @TheTerranInformed Год назад +1

    Amazing!!!
    This is so cool!!!
    (the descriptions of memory in this video actually make a lot of sense to me, and I definitely now have some research to do!!)
    Thank you!!!

  • @thelastfruitcake
    @thelastfruitcake Год назад +88

    A huge accomplishment! Minor errors hardly matter compared to the fact that you know 3141 digits of pi. Perfect recital is the hardest part, that's why actors always have to take so many takes, no matter how well they remember the lines. Great job!

  • @jupitermonkey5687
    @jupitermonkey5687 Год назад +10

    This is always my favorite channel to watch because the way you present the journey is so entertaining, and this time especially I loved the video. Great work!!!!

  • @anniewang3300
    @anniewang3300 Год назад +74

    As someone who went to the showing it was such a great time!! Hopefully more projects like these'll come out, I loved being in the audience

  • @ezekielmtzev
    @ezekielmtzev Год назад +1

    You are incredible. All of Answer in Progress is! The amount of dedication, the quality content... You are amazing

  • @vaughnc5363
    @vaughnc5363 Год назад +82

    I just had spinal surgery yesterday, and I just wanted to let you know that while I'm in pain, your video made my day a lot better. :)

    • @YumnuP
      @YumnuP Год назад +10

      Wishing you a speedy recovery!

  • @bottleface
    @bottleface Год назад +2

    I ran into this channel about a year ago and I've been really enjoying it. It's become one of the few channels I actively watch..though it sometimes takes me a week or a few to get around to the video. I really enjoyed this one and not just because of the amazing feat you accomplished with memory. I can definitely relate to the oh here's a thing that I want to do *one year later* oops, I should do that thing.

  • @osanneart9318
    @osanneart9318 Год назад +51

    It was not just the people in the audience rooting for you this much! I literally cheered for you, sitting behind a laptop. I do not think i'd want to go for 3141 digits, but learning how to memory palace does seem like a fun activity to try.

  • @SunnySkydUp
    @SunnySkydUp Год назад +3

    As someone also memorising pi, your web app is the perfect thing I wish I found earlier ❤

  • @Thoughtspresso
    @Thoughtspresso Год назад +104

    This was one of your best videos and one that I'm sure would be memorable for you for years to come. I hope you had a ton of fun making this one, guys!

  • @aisharane
    @aisharane Год назад +1

    This is absolutely incredible work you’ve done. A true testament to the human experience

  • @alexbanks9510
    @alexbanks9510 Год назад +86

    The storytelling never misses in these videos but you really went above and beyond this time

  • @loveeli777
    @loveeli777 Год назад +5

    I've never been more proud of a complete stranger until now. Congratulations, Sabrina! 😭 I learned so much through this video

  • @floramew
    @floramew Год назад +103

    I've heard of the memory palace thing before, and the ideas on why it works well. And it's always mystified me... I can't tell you where my sock drawer is, I can only show it to you. I can't navigate around my space which I've been living in for nearly a decade unless I'm physically there, with all those visual cues. And I know this for a fact, because of how many times someone has asked me, "where is your [thing]?" And it wasn't just that I couldn't put it to words, it's that I literally could not remember until I had gotten up and walked over, at which point I could lay hands on it immediately. And folks always tell me, "oh you didn't have to get up, if you just told me I would've got it for you!" But I literally couldn't.

    • @Saad-A16
      @Saad-A16 Год назад +27

      I'm guessing then that it's likely that you have some form of aphantasia, which is a spectrum and can be selective if I'm not mistaken (I know the former, unsure abt the latter), which is where it's harder or basically impossible for people to picture things in their minds, especially with detail. That or maybe it's some sort of spatial memory thing I'm unaware of?

    • @mikeciul8599
      @mikeciul8599 Год назад +12

      I think I have a similar problem, the whole idea of memory palaces terrifies me. I can remember whole songs and long passages of text when I try, but I'm awful with places. My mind is always skipping over details and missing turns. I don't play 3D games a lot, but when I do, I usually get lost.

    • @megawonszrzeczny9
      @megawonszrzeczny9 Год назад +7

      I think I also have aphantasia
      I can remember whole songs, but physical things? Not happening.
      Like
      I *know* what an apple looks like. I can recognize an apple if I see it irl, but if you told me to imagine it I wouldn't be able to. I can't see anything when I close my eyes.
      The idea of it doesn't terrify me, I've just never been able to do it (as far as I remember which tbh my memory isn't that good)

    • @PhotonBeast
      @PhotonBeast Год назад +5

      It could be a result of natural aptitudes in certain areas. I generally also have not-great memory, but since I have really good 3D spatial awareness, if I can translate things into physical actions or spaces or whatever, I can recall it far better. Like, for some of my passwords, I literally could not tell you what they are... but I 'know' them because my fingers remember the motions and can tell when I'm inputing them in wrong.

    • @floramew
      @floramew Год назад +3

      Lots of interesting replies! I never considered aphantasia, since I can visualize scenes from fiction, etc. Once, during an online tabletop session, while I was listening to description and rp after the combat part stopped, I switched tabs for a moment to check something, then came back and was startled that we went "back" to the battle map-- then I realized we'd never left, I had just imagined what the gm had described.
      But also being autistic and going nonverbal only sometimes, I know selective isms are very much possible, hah.
      I think it's also relevant to note I have a terrible memory otherwise, though, between ADHD, migraines, and depression since childhood that was only first treated starting in my mid 20s.

  • @izzielazickas
    @izzielazickas Год назад +2

    This channel is so inspiring. Sabrina really is a brilliant person. I admire her :)

  • @benjamingoossen
    @benjamingoossen Год назад +22

    My memory "sucks" too. This video is so cool. Also blown away about how many sidequests you guys are doing. A literal hand illustrated poster, with a studio photos? Absolutely ridiculous. Yall are amazing.

  • @Indecisiveness-1553
    @Indecisiveness-1553 Год назад +1

    Congratulations on completing this absolutely bananas project!

  • @Nathen111
    @Nathen111 Год назад +46

    This, is honestly the most wholsome channel I've ever watched on RUclips. I love your energy and the way you present things so much!! This video was sooo amazing and fun to watch! It also taught me a lot of stuff since Im having the same problem of forgetting, A LOT.

  • @michaelogbole7369
    @michaelogbole7369 Год назад

    Not done with the video yet but my God what makes this much more impressive to me is the fact that you’re using code to make the process so much more efficient! I remember trying to do this in 2019 and giving up along the way😢 but as a CS grad (BSc and MSc) I can’t believe I didn’t think of this 😢😢😢
    Amazing!

  • @witchingstar
    @witchingstar Год назад +25

    You are SUCH a good science communicator and I relate to so much of the feelings you explain when I am desperately trying to memorize all of my Science Facts (TM) and recite them on a 45+ minute tour for my museum job. Thank you for this gem of a video!

  • @kingderper928
    @kingderper928 Год назад +1

    Yo i feel you, I can’t even remember what i had for breakfast yesterday, much less anything important.
    Memory problems suck like hell.

  • @mansee6023
    @mansee6023 Год назад +50

    The audience was great; they embodied the true spirit of nerdiness!!

  • @pablorepetto7804
    @pablorepetto7804 Год назад +390

    Please commit to a follow up! While this was cool, it would be _way_ more interesting to hear from 2025-Sabrina whether this ended up integrating well into daily life.

  • @ms_ch
    @ms_ch Год назад

    so... i procrastinated watching this video because one of my *biggest* fears in life is memory loss, not only it already affects me but the constant need of reference to remember important stuff, also degenerative stuff that happens when you old is a certainty.
    the recital part had me in the tip of the chair, then standing, and i cheered for Sabrina.
    it can be done, we can build rememberance!
    congratulations to Sabrina and i hope your palace holds your memory safe and neat

  • @robbyfarrell7869
    @robbyfarrell7869 Год назад +7

    This is one of the reasons why I love photography. I can take a picture of a place or person and then print it out. With the pictures on the wall when I look at them, I can recall the memory's associated with the photo.

  • @jordyb4862
    @jordyb4862 6 месяцев назад

    This video is the saviour that I needed. I've heard about memory palaces many times and have tried it but never in this detail. I deeply struggle with memory and I think that this will really help me

  • @akshayakulasekaran219
    @akshayakulasekaran219 Год назад +17

    Congratulations! I didn't think that you could write a story to remember numbers, but the more you know! Will definitely be using this to remember years and dates from now on - oh, if only I knew this trick when I still had History as a subject!

  • @emilyjanet455
    @emilyjanet455 Год назад

    The motivation and joy this is giving me as I work on memorizing an opera is truly wonderful.

  • @jag4rok
    @jag4rok Год назад +28

    This was lowkey emotional and highly inspiring to watch!

  • @incendiaire_
    @incendiaire_ Год назад

    ugh i can't get enough of the way you film and edit your videos i love it so much

  • @AdithyaRamki
    @AdithyaRamki Год назад +30

    Dude THESE are the videos I come to watch on RUclips. YOU KILLED IT!!! Also shoutout to the audience for being so wonderful

  • @stellamcwick8455
    @stellamcwick8455 Год назад

    I first encountered Sabrina when my daughter started watching Crash Course Kids on an endless loop during lockdown. Her personality really makes watching dry subject matter so much easier.

  • @zaneb3932
    @zaneb3932 Год назад +66

    I have no clue if you'll ever read this, but this was genuinely the best youtube video ive ever watched! every part of it was genuinely just phenomenal from content to production and even the sound. Thank you so much for making it!

    • @SuhbanIo
      @SuhbanIo Год назад

      Yo, Romania flag 🗣🗣🗿🛢

  • @nsiepmann
    @nsiepmann 5 месяцев назад

    Oh man, that novel cues tip is SO handy. I've realised it's a thing I do a bit already for remembering song lyrics, but actually having that framework around it is going to make it so much easier to implement consistently!

  • @footballcatsmiley
    @footballcatsmiley Год назад +208

    Still remember pi day in middle school, and the student who recited the most digits got prize pie 🥧 😅 32 digits is my max

    • @ItsDeveloper_
      @ItsDeveloper_ Год назад +6

      wow who won it

    • @footballcatsmiley
      @footballcatsmiley Год назад +22

      @Its_A_Developer 7th grade the winner was me and I got apple pie and then by 8th grade ppl were getting to 100 digits of pi. the winner of that year got Banana cream and her name was Gabby 🏆

    • @milesmartin9624
      @milesmartin9624 Год назад +8

      My school (K-9) apparently had enough pie lying around that anyone who could remember more than a certain number of digits based on what grade they were in got a slice of apple pie.

    • @teally-bop
      @teally-bop Год назад +4

      That sounds so fun!! Agh I'm a little jealous lol
      (I might be biased because I love pie, though...)

    • @footballcatsmiley
      @footballcatsmiley Год назад +3

      @@teally-bop hard agree, pie is the best!! Some ppl don't appreciate warm fruit

  • @lorenatorresloaiza
    @lorenatorresloaiza Год назад

    I thought there's no way i could care about pi, but I was wrong. This is fascinating and I'm gonna try out some of the (easier) techniques for sure. This channel is out there legitimately improving my life, so wonderful, thank you

  • @fntthesmth423
    @fntthesmth423 Год назад +5

    Wow, gotta love how the halfway point of the video is such an inversion on the usual format for these videos! Usually that's the point where you realize that you've bitten off far more than you can chew
    I expect this to be subverted later on but still, it's so heartwarming to see you so enthused :)

  • @frankendress7795
    @frankendress7795 Год назад +1

    tbh i think this is why drawing in class is such an actually helpful tool for those of us with adhd! i have shows running in the background when i sew and when i look at garments i've made, i can remember scenes from those shows that were playing when i put in this stitch or sewed on that button.

  • @Chickaqee
    @Chickaqee Год назад +27

    I haven't gotten second hand embarassment from a video in so long until that theater ending. I would've ran out so fast. Love how you persisted though and ended up doing it!

  • @Bit-0
    @Bit-0 Год назад

    I had a goal of memorizing 45 digits of pi a long time ago and this video has inspired me to go further and try and get to 200. Thank you so much for the inspiration and keep up the good work!

  • @estrellarouge
    @estrellarouge Год назад +14

    There was something beautiful about this. Especially the last line! So sweet! Thanks Sabrina and team. And wow!

  • @Jonathan-sn7bi
    @Jonathan-sn7bi Год назад +1

    Absolutely mental that you did this! It's absolutely amazing!

  • @amysky2199
    @amysky2199 Год назад +6

    This video made me emotional for some reason? Sabrina is truly an icon and this video was 10/10 in quality and enjoyability

  • @gerbilnan
    @gerbilnan Год назад

    Woah impressive memorizing Sabrina ! So fast too! Finally an endeavor that shows amazing results in a short amount of time (with a lot of prep, haha). This reminds me a bit of a Jonny Harris RUclips video on "How to remember your life". I feel like some principles cross-over, here except he's simplifying the images he chooses to take and keep to remember moments.
    Also that poster! Dang t is wonderful! You fit in the numbers in the pie filling! Genius implementation.

  • @Lutoures
    @Lutoures Год назад +4

    I had heard of memory palaces for years, but haven't been able to really get to them. This video made me realize why!
    I tried to put the "actual information" on the palace, while I had to be putting this key to the information.
    Thanks Sabrina!

  • @Hikerbug
    @Hikerbug Год назад

    Why am I crying like what?? did not expect this 😭 well done Sabrina 👏

  • @nanothrill7171
    @nanothrill7171 Год назад +198

    before i knew what hypophantasia/aphantasia was, i tried to make a mind palace I just assumed everyone else could only see vague dark shapes in their brain like me. turns out it's a major difficulty to associate images with words if you can't really picture images

    • @Alice_Wnderland
      @Alice_Wnderland Год назад +21

      I too have a high degree of mental 'blindness' and have never achieved an "image" when told to imagine. For me it is rare to see the 'dark shapes' and I have never been able to lucid dream or have in head visuals from psychodelia. This is a trauma response from my brains need for survival, i.e. I have DID and this is one way it manifested.

    • @PeterGravelle
      @PeterGravelle Год назад +11

      Same. I wonder what memory techniques could work for people like us.

    • @anonymouswhite7957
      @anonymouswhite7957 Год назад +12

      @@PeterGravelle I feel like in its core all of this techniques are just conditioning. You can anchor the memories to a real physical object instead, or maybe bodily actions, an aroma/scent, taste, melodies, colours, basically anything that isn’t tied to imagining inward into the mind. Do enough repetition and it might stick and are able to be retrieved easily

    • @anonymouswhite7957
      @anonymouswhite7957 Год назад +1

      but watch out

    • @Rickrollmachine23
      @Rickrollmachine23 Год назад +1

      Same

  • @styleandtheman4333
    @styleandtheman4333 Год назад +3

    I hope this gets more views, the quality of this video and the work you invested is excellent

  • @MegaLokopo
    @MegaLokopo Год назад +28

    The real fun part is when you can start dreaming or daydreaming or both, while walking around in your memory palace, then you effectively do have photographic memory but only while you are atleast somewhat asleep.

  • @adastraperaspera324
    @adastraperaspera324 6 месяцев назад

    I am very enchanted with your channel! I am from Brazil and actually I study English. Your videos get my attention, I like all that saw. Thank u for your job!

  • @hazelisonline
    @hazelisonline Год назад +15

    This is so wild because I LITERALLY just went through this exact thing, had a breakdown about how bad my memory was, vowed to fix it, started learning about mnemonics, but I just haven't known if it will work yet.

    • @williamjenkins4913
      @williamjenkins4913 Год назад +2

      As someone else that has been through the same dont get your hopes up that it will "fix" anything but you should learn some good tools that will help.

  • @ocristianoalmeida
    @ocristianoalmeida Год назад +2

    OK. This is nuts!
    Sabrina, you rock. Congrats for retrieving Pi out of your memory. Amazing vídeo, wonderful poster, and what a beautiful experience with that audience.
    I've watched some of your videos, but now you got me subscribed.

  • @Orange_Pith
    @Orange_Pith Год назад +9

    I did a paper round for 4 years as my first job. Ended up being able to recite about 150 digits without breaking a sweat by just running the route in my mind. Useless but cemented this technique for me

  • @cameronvanhook7388
    @cameronvanhook7388 Год назад

    This is awesome, and I love that you had an audience rooting for you!

  • @ZedaZ80
    @ZedaZ80 Год назад +107

    *edit:* I forgot to mention how freaking cool you are!
    I have aphantasia, so tricks that work with imagery fall flat. Luckily, I have the mechanisms and mental duct tape to make it work!
    My memory (presumably like most peoples') is very relational, so I am connecting qualities/information instead of "seeing" it. I still have a sense of how connected things are ("distance") which is probably all that is really needed to get the method to work.
    So for me, I know "this chunk of 5 digits [which has these cool properties] is a neighbor to these 8 digits [which have these other properties], and they are part of this neighborhood of chunks." The imagery for most people is replaced by "cool properties" for me.

    • @halicusnguyen8864
      @halicusnguyen8864 Год назад +1

      Wait thats so fascinating! :O

    • @luxill0s
      @luxill0s Год назад +11

      I have basically the opposite of aphantasia. I can rotate entire 3d objects in my head, imagine models of houses, remember vivid imagery and dream vividly, etc.
      …but I can’t for the life of me remember numbers… I can’t tell you my numerical passwords, I remember them via muscle memory. I can’t remember phone numbers or birthdays. It’s difficult for me to remember room numbers of hotels, addresses, etc. And you really don’t want to know how long it took me to memorize my own phone number (multiple months). I’ve always wondered if these two things were related somehow, but I’ve never been able to find an explanation.

    • @ZedaZ80
      @ZedaZ80 Год назад +12

      @@luxill0s Hyperphantasia! My partner is the same way; that's actually how I realized I had aphantasia-- my partner is an artist and was describing their thoughts, and I realized "picture ___ in your mind" wasn't just a figure of speech. People *actually* see things, they aren't asking you to think about the description of an object -_-
      Your dreams must be wild if they are anything like what my partner describes!

    • @reeyanchoudhury6014
      @reeyanchoudhury6014 Год назад

      Could you give a bit more detail, maybe an example?

    • @ZedaZ80
      @ZedaZ80 Год назад

      @@reeyanchoudhury6014 if that is directed at me, I'm not sure I could give an effective example. I really like numbers to an abnormal degree (I've changed walking routes in order to walk by parking lots so that I could look at numbers). When I see numbers, I like to apply operations to them to sus out qualities (factor, multiply, check divisibility, etc.) or recognize them from elsewhere.
      As an example a few days ago I was riding in a car and the car ahead of us had a license plate whose numeric portion was 2184. There is someone in our village with the same numbers, rotated (8421), so that's a connection, but it's also really satisfying because 84 is a multiple of 21, which in turn means 2184 can be easily factored to 104*21. And you may be saying, "hey, I recognize 104, that's the number of whole weeks in 2 years" and that means 13 divides 104, so 2184 = 8*13*21, and then you think "well heck, those are Fibonacci numbers, and in sequence!" And suddenly the weird little number is pretty cool.
      I've been doing this for at least 25 years, so I've interacted with a lot of numbers, and some are more familiar than others. This makes number sequences kind of a cheat since my equivalent to a "story"/"palace" is composed of numbers in sequence:P
      Example from early on in Pi (which I've mostly forgotten): "4197 is connected to 16 is connected to 9399375 which is connected to 1058 which is connected to 2097, to 4944, to 59, to 2307,..."
      - 4197 reminds me of a cooler version of 4096 (2^12, a number I used a lot as an assembly programmer)
      - 16 is everywhere in my programming life, and is a power of a power of 2 (2^2^2)
      - 9399375, though 93993 is just plain fun, the 75 makes my heart sing. When dividing integers by powers of 2, the decimal expansion often ends in "375" (i.e. 3/8 = .375), and even 9375 which is particularly pleasing (e.x. 15/16=.9375)
      - 1058 was the last 4 digits of a phone number I once knew
      - 2097 looks somebody Frankensteined 2047 (one less than a power of 2) and 4097 (one more than a power of 2)
      - 4944 I dislike this, number, I don't remember why. Still cool, 24*206, both of which are memorable numbers (hours in a day, bones in a body)
      - 59, also dislike this, but to be fair, it is prime, and one less than a product of consecutive primes (2*3*5-1). I have not found a pleasing niche for this number
      - 2307, I just like it, like an improved version of 1807.

  • @Cer0_
    @Cer0_ Год назад +1

    I have had the same memory problems that you have for my whole life and it's so annoying. I hope this video can help me to somehow remember things at least a little more!

    • @rylenstuffsv2
      @rylenstuffsv2 Год назад +1

      I shall support your journey on remembering things better although I probably won't remember typing this in the next few days myself lol
      For a boost of motivation always remember to not doubt yourself and know your limits so you won't burnout all your brain juice

  • @gaafts
    @gaafts Год назад +4

    This is one of the greatest videos I have ever seen. Permanently changed how I think and recall without even trying the techniques. Holyshit. I will remember the cues to access this video forever.

  • @kaushiksrivatsan6550
    @kaushiksrivatsan6550 Год назад

    one of the best videos i have seen in a while, Sabrina you go crazyyy!

  • @its-sirap
    @its-sirap Год назад +16

    as a dancer with a cemented pattern of forgetting choreography immediately after i perform, watching this whole process has been inspiring. hopefully i can learn to apply some new techniques for remembering movements.

  • @sircrashtonii9718
    @sircrashtonii9718 Год назад +2

    This was absolutely outstanding! Great job persevering and doing such interesting stuff!

  • @ZTimeGamingYT
    @ZTimeGamingYT Год назад +9

    Pi is one of those mathematical constants that can be memorized to some finite extent. Amazing work on memorizing!

  • @catherinenguyen_
    @catherinenguyen_ 3 месяца назад

    I got chills at the end. I love this channel

  • @jonola
    @jonola Год назад +8

    Absolutely bananas that you were able to remember that many digits of pi. Well done Sabrina!

  • @Beautiful_Serenity_00
    @Beautiful_Serenity_00 Год назад

    Thanks Sabrina, I feel motivated to go out there and just do some learning and gain a new experience.