Can You Memorize Your Recovery Phrase?

[Don Pedro Dinero]

For me this would only make sense for a specific case of danger and for a specific period of time. Like you have to flee your country and maybe cross borders where you don't want them to find anything that could smell like bitcoin, like a HW or a paper with the seeds written on it. As a method of 'storing' the seeds for an indefinite period of time instead of having them hidden somewhere, there is too much danger of forgetting them, no matter how much memory you have.

[tranthidung]

For me this would only make sense for a specific case of danger and for a specific period of time. Like you have to flee your country and maybe cross borders where you don't want them to find anything that could smell like bitcoin, like a HW or a paper with the seeds written on it. As a method of 'storing' the seeds for an indefinite period of time instead of having them hidden somewhere, there is too much danger of forgetting them, no matter how much memory you have.

You jot down a good case study and I agree that when you move to a nation that is not friendly with Bitcoin and cryptocurrency, you must be more careful. Like you said, trying to remember your Bitcoin or cryptocurrency wallet seed phrase is one of options.

I wonder two more things.

• In such countries, do we actually need to carry our bitcoin, cryptocurrencies in? It is risky and it might be better to have local cash for using or bring your credit cards around.
• Even that nation has rumor is unfriendly but Bitcoin, cryptocurrency are not illegal there, you can bring your wallets together for using, but it should only be your hot wallet. A hot wallet with small part of your capital in either hardware wallet, in your laptop, phone or in your brain. Don't take high risk to bring your fortune around.

[Cryptomultiplier]

Am going to speak freely and say that some of us stopped at memorizing the names of the them, nine planets, before we knew it and while some have exhibited great prowess in memorizing great speeches and essays, it is very possible to memorize your sees phrases if you think that's the best way to keep your wallet safe and prosperous.

One of the reasons why it is recommended to keep it or etch it or write it sometimes is safer, is due to the ability of some investors and traders to own multiple wallets, both online and offline wallets for their personal benefits, otherwise, it is very possible to memorize your recovery phrases and be safer than most.

[taufik123]

It looks very difficult if you think about it superficially, how to remember a recovery phrase with 12/24 words, But it is still possible to remember the phrase quite well.

You can use the Mnemonic method such as the Chunking technique by grouping phrase words into parts, so it will be easy to remember.
And also uses the Loci Method to mark each word with an image so that each word will have its own visual as a marker.

I once did a memory trick like this when playing Rubik's with my eyes closed.
All steps are memorized, and each number symbol will indicate every move to be performed.

Using Chungkin's memory trick and developed by visualizing each group of words with a familiar image or place using the Loci method

Examples of 12-word recovery phrases
"1.Witch 2.Collapse 3.Practice 4.Feed 5.Shame 6.Open 7.Despair 8.Creek 9.Road 10.Again 11.Ice 12.least"

I group them into 3 Parts
Part 1. "witch collapse practice feed"
Part 2. "Shame Open Despair Creek"
Part 3. "Road Again Ice least"

Each word has an image or place, and each section will be converted into a sentence that is quite easy to hear.
So there will be a sentence that is generated from each part that shows the true meaning of the initial phrase of the restoration.


It is quite difficult, and this will depend on how strong your memory is to remember in the long run.
Because I myself use this trick to play rubik with my eyes closed for a period of about 5–10 minutes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method_of_loci
https://www.mindtools.com/a8u1mqw/chunking

[abel1337]

Just remembered that I have written the recovery seed phrase of my Electrum on a piece of paper somewhere in my place. I'm wondering what could go wrong since my place isn't too secured.  How about trying to memorize it? Is it possible?

Would you try?
What are the benefits? ... and the setbacks.

I guess you can memorize your recovery phrase since it only consist of 12 - 24 words. If you are feeling threatened with your environment not being safe, I think you should try to memorize it and engrave it to your mind. One downside here is when you forgot or jumbled with words in your mind, it will be a disaster. if I am in your situation, I would still make a back up and store it to somewhere unexpected, on somewhere in your place that no one knows about crypto.

[coolcoinz]

Yes, I can do that, but I won't.

You always have to decide whether something is worth the time, the risk, the money invested.
You could technically get double doors to your apartment and lock each of them with 3 independent locks, but is it worth the time and money? Probably not.

It's the same with remembering a pass phrase. You can keep it engraved on a metal plate and it will never be destroyed and very hard to lose, especially if you put it somewhere really safe like under the floor board, or in a security safe.

[dunfida]

Yes, I can do that, but I won't.

You always have to decide whether something is worth the time, the risk, the money invested.
You could technically get double doors to your apartment and lock each of them with 3 independent locks, but is it worth the time and money? Probably not.

It's the same with remembering a pass phrase. You can keep it engraved on a metal plate and it will never be destroyed and very hard to lose, especially if you put it somewhere really safe like under the floor board, or in a security safe.

Yes, everyone could memorize but not all would really be that good when it comes on remembering on which there would really be those individual that after they had put up into their minds but several hours or even on days they would really be able to forget. Impossible? No its not. This is why if you cant be able to trust up your memory specially if its a wallet that would be hold up for long term then it would be better that you should really be sticking into those good alternative methods on which same as you had mentioned on here that metal plate is something that more considerable but of course you would really be still needing up to consider on taking it away into other peoples awareness which it would really be just that a normal thing to be done.

If you are really that confident with your memory then go ahead but if its not then it would really be better not to do it because it will really be just giving out that very high chance
that you would really be able to forget those phrases on which we know on whats the risks on losing on here on which it is something that has value or simply money. 

[Fiasem20]

Memorizing your seed phrase is absolutely an uncalculated risk.Seed phrase are to be written on several pieces of paper or encrypted on a steel and kept in a safe place.What do you think should be the essence why crypto wallets generate seed phrase,the reason is seed phrase that is also known as recovery phrase are mixed words it could be 12 or 24, they are used to recover wallet in case a user lose hold of his/her digital asset and crypto wallet.The best way to store your seed phrase is by keeping it safe offline(on a paper)and not online.Memorizing your seed phrase is nothing but stressing the brain that's meant to store other vital informations.

[eightdots]

Just remembered that I have written the recovery seed phrase of my Electrum on a piece of paper somewhere in my place. I'm wondering what could go wrong since my place isn't too secured.  How about trying to memorize it? Is it possible?

Would you try?
What are the benefits? ... and the setbacks.

Investing brings with it many responsibilities. One of these responsibilities is to protect and not lose recovery phrases. There are many methods for saving phrases, some are memorized, but I think this is risky because there is a possibility of forgetting. Some people keep their rescue statements in a safer place.

It is necessary to be careful about security because it is as important as the appreciation of the investment. If you decide to memorize, you should remember this; After a while, things that are not repeated can disappear from our memory.

[Vinaa77]

Memorizing your seed phrase is absolutely an uncalculated risk.Seed phrase are to be written on several pieces of paper or encrypted on a steel and kept in a safe place.What do you think should be the essence why crypto wallets generate seed phrase,the reason is seed phrase that is also known as recovery phrase are mixed words it could be 12 or 24, they are used to recover wallet in case a user lose hold of his/her digital asset and crypto wallet.The best way to store your seed phrase is by keeping it safe offline(on a paper)and not online.Memorizing your seed phrase is nothing but stressing the brain that's meant to store other vital informations.

Indeed, it would be better if we wrote it down and kept it in a safe place, because by memorizing it we will not necessarily be able to remember it well and it could be that after memorizing it and rarely opening it, it is very likely that we will not be able to remember it well. I think it would be better if we wrote it down. and save it in the right way that we can easily remember and also have to tell people we really trust and it's better if we save it in several parts so that we can remember well where we keep the wallet key, because if we don't remember where we save it then the assets What we have collected will be lost along with the wallet key that we have saved.