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The Major System

The major system allows you to convert numbers into sounds and thus words, thereby making them memorable. Each number keys to a certain kind of consonant, and vowels and some other sounds are unassigned. 1 is T or D. 2 is N.

The Major System is based not around letters but sounds, so “enough” and “knife” would both code for 28. “Knife” would probably be easier to remember visually though. No matter what letter you choose, each number corresponds to essentially the same position for your mouth.

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How To Recall Better: Chunking

How To Recall Better: Chunking

Chunking simply means dividing one string of information into several.

Can you remember 1117200112241999 just by looking at it once? Most people can't; but we can remember 2 dates in a row: 11/17/2001 and 12/24/1999.

By creating 2 chunks of differently forma...

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Memory Isn't Fixed

Memory Isn't Fixed

However, just because our memory sucks now doesn’t mean we can’t improve it. We know that the average number of list items we can store in our short-term memory is seven, though that can be increased with practice.

Through repetition, practice and becoming an expert in certain field...

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How To Recall Better: The Memory Palace Technique

How To Recall Better: The Memory Palace Technique

The memory palace is a technique where you walk along a route you know really well, and put memories in certain locations along the way.

For example, you could go through your childhood home and place the items from your shopping list on the kitchen table. Then, when you’re in the groce...

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Memory Is Not Fixed

Memory, and indeed most intellectual skill, is not fixed. Anyone, by using the right techniques and practising, can expand their mnemonic capacity beyond what many people would even think possible—an excellent party trick, or simple a useful tool to remember phone and credit card numbers

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The History Of Declining Memory

The History Of Declining Memory

Anything that was written before 200 BC had no punctuation, all texts were basically just word strings. If you didn’t already know what you were reading, reading was useless.

In 1440, Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press, and it was all downhill from there.

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The Memory Palace In Detail

The Memory Palace In Detail

Before the invention of writing or electronics, people used to keep palaces devoted to memory. Not physical palaces, but mental ones!

1. Think of a place you know well… a childhood home, perhaps, or where you live now.

2. Imagine walking up to that place, and putting ...

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Memory Has Become Less And Less Important Throughout History

Memory Has Become Less And Less Important Throughout History

We didn’t always have the attention span of a goldfish, but today it sure seems that way.

Imagine our memory had been so bad, once we finally became old enough to pass on knowledge from generation to generation.

We wouldn’t be here today, had the elders not remembered a few important ...

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JOSHUA FOER

Regular practice simply isn’t enough. To improve, we must watch ourselves fail, and learn from our mistakes.

JOSHUA FOER

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The Three Stages Of Learning A Skill

The Three Stages Of Learning A Skill

The cognitive stage: The skill is performed consciously and manually. This is when the brain is developing new strategies to do it more effectively. At this stage, there is improvement in fits and starts because the brain is monitoring performance and removing errors.

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